Driver's Ed Segment 1 Final Test - Michigan
1. Which steering technique is correct when backing?: Steer in the same
direction you want to move the car.
2. After starting the engine, but before shifting into drive you should:: Keep
your foot on the brake pedal.
3. Before moving a car in reverse, safe drivers:: Check to see that the area
behind the vehicle is clear.
4. After you have stopped at the curb to park your car, the last of these
things you should do is:: Remove key from ignition switch.
5. What is one of the last things a driver should do just before entering the
roadway from the curb?: Check the side mirror blind area.
6. What position should you place your hands on the wheel when driving?:
9 and 3 o'clock.
7. Hand-to-hand steering is well suited for:: Steering through curves.
8. Which method of steering provides less chance of injury in a crash when
a vehicle is equipped with an air bag?: Hand-to-hand steering.
9. When backing straight, how should you position your body?: Turn right
with right arm over back of seat.
10. How should the driver grip the steering wheel?: From the outside of the
rim.
11. When properly seated behind the wheel of a vehicle, the driver should::
Sit a minimum of 10-12 inches from the steering wheel.
12. If the head restraint is adjusted properly, it should:: Be behind the middle
of the person's head.
13. Which of these controls on the vehicle is an option (not required) that
can be purchased?: Power window switch.
14. The primary purpose of the parking brake is to:: Hold the vehicle in place
when parked and protect the transmission.
15. When the driver is properly seated, the top of the steering wheel should
be:: No higher than the top of your shoulders.
16. When using a front reference point to determine where the front of your
vehicle is when perpendicular parking, the curb or line should appear
to:: Run under the driver or passenger side view mirror.
17. The primary purpose of traffic laws are to:: Better enable highway users to
predict the actions of other users.
18. Right-of-way laws are written:: In terms of who must yield the right-of-way.
19. Which line is used to mark the right edge of a road?: Solid white line (fog
line).
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20. What must you do at a flashing yellow light?: Slow down and proceed with
caution.
21 The purpose of a diamond-shaped yellow sign with black markings is to::
Warn of hazards ahead.
22. A flashing red light at an intersection means that you must:: Make a
complete stop and proceed when the way is clear.
23. The purpose of traffic signs are:: To regulate, to warn, to guide.
24. What does searching for threatening objects or conditions in traffic
depend on most?: Keep your eyes moving.
25. When you look far and near and side to side, you are:: Searching.
26. The best way to keep from getting involved in emergency driving
situations is to:: Continually search for threatening objects or conditions.
27. Which step of the decision process has a driver just taken when he
determines what will probably happen in a driving situation?: Evaluate.
28. Managing the space when driving means managing the distance
between a driver's vehicle and the vehicle:: Ahead, behind, and to the
sides.
29. The reason for making visual checks to the left or right before changing
lanes is because:: It covers areas not visible in the mirrors.
30. Sudden braking or swerving in traffic indicates that a driver:: Is not
searching far enough ahead.
31. Detecting potentially threatening objects or conditions in traffic mostly
depends on:: An organized, aggressive, visual search.
32. Managing space to the front of your car requires a following distance of
at least:: 3-4 seconds.
33. Which is not a visual search category when driving?: Passengers in the
car.
34. If you must turn your car around on a narrow street and most of the
traffic is coming toward you, the best type of turnabout would be:: 2-
point turnabout using a road on the right.
35. When turning left from a two-way street, which lane should you be in?:
The lane closest to the center line.
36. When parking on the right shoulder of a hill where there is no curb you
should:: Turn the front wheels so they point to the side of the road.
37. When two vehicles arrive at an uncontrolled intersection from different
streets:: Driver on the left shall yield to the vehicle on the right.
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1. Which steering technique is correct when backing?: Steer in the same
direction you want to move the car.
2. After starting the engine, but before shifting into drive you should:: Keep
your foot on the brake pedal.
3. Before moving a car in reverse, safe drivers:: Check to see that the area
behind the vehicle is clear.
4. After you have stopped at the curb to park your car, the last of these
things you should do is:: Remove key from ignition switch.
5. What is one of the last things a driver should do just before entering the
roadway from the curb?: Check the side mirror blind area.
6. What position should you place your hands on the wheel when driving?:
9 and 3 o'clock.
7. Hand-to-hand steering is well suited for:: Steering through curves.
8. Which method of steering provides less chance of injury in a crash when
a vehicle is equipped with an air bag?: Hand-to-hand steering.
9. When backing straight, how should you position your body?: Turn right
with right arm over back of seat.
10. How should the driver grip the steering wheel?: From the outside of the
rim.
11. When properly seated behind the wheel of a vehicle, the driver should::
Sit a minimum of 10-12 inches from the steering wheel.
12. If the head restraint is adjusted properly, it should:: Be behind the middle
of the person's head.
13. Which of these controls on the vehicle is an option (not required) that
can be purchased?: Power window switch.
14. The primary purpose of the parking brake is to:: Hold the vehicle in place
when parked and protect the transmission.
15. When the driver is properly seated, the top of the steering wheel should
be:: No higher than the top of your shoulders.
16. When using a front reference point to determine where the front of your
vehicle is when perpendicular parking, the curb or line should appear
to:: Run under the driver or passenger side view mirror.
17. The primary purpose of traffic laws are to:: Better enable highway users to
predict the actions of other users.
18. Right-of-way laws are written:: In terms of who must yield the right-of-way.
19. Which line is used to mark the right edge of a road?: Solid white line (fog
line).
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20. What must you do at a flashing yellow light?: Slow down and proceed with
caution.
21 The purpose of a diamond-shaped yellow sign with black markings is to::
Warn of hazards ahead.
22. A flashing red light at an intersection means that you must:: Make a
complete stop and proceed when the way is clear.
23. The purpose of traffic signs are:: To regulate, to warn, to guide.
24. What does searching for threatening objects or conditions in traffic
depend on most?: Keep your eyes moving.
25. When you look far and near and side to side, you are:: Searching.
26. The best way to keep from getting involved in emergency driving
situations is to:: Continually search for threatening objects or conditions.
27. Which step of the decision process has a driver just taken when he
determines what will probably happen in a driving situation?: Evaluate.
28. Managing the space when driving means managing the distance
between a driver's vehicle and the vehicle:: Ahead, behind, and to the
sides.
29. The reason for making visual checks to the left or right before changing
lanes is because:: It covers areas not visible in the mirrors.
30. Sudden braking or swerving in traffic indicates that a driver:: Is not
searching far enough ahead.
31. Detecting potentially threatening objects or conditions in traffic mostly
depends on:: An organized, aggressive, visual search.
32. Managing space to the front of your car requires a following distance of
at least:: 3-4 seconds.
33. Which is not a visual search category when driving?: Passengers in the
car.
34. If you must turn your car around on a narrow street and most of the
traffic is coming toward you, the best type of turnabout would be:: 2-
point turnabout using a road on the right.
35. When turning left from a two-way street, which lane should you be in?:
The lane closest to the center line.
36. When parking on the right shoulder of a hill where there is no curb you
should:: Turn the front wheels so they point to the side of the road.
37. When two vehicles arrive at an uncontrolled intersection from different
streets:: Driver on the left shall yield to the vehicle on the right.
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