A & B Driving School Final Test

The minimum financial responsibility requirements in Pennsylvania are bodily injury liability coverage of $_____ for any individual, and $______ minimum in bodily injury for any one accident

$15,000, $30,000

If you fail to comply with PennDOT's required financial responsibility, you are deemed to have committed a summary offense, and upon conviction you will be subjected to a fine of a minimum fine of $____

$300

Under Pennsylvania law, you must signal _______ feet before executing your turn if you are driving less than 35 mph

100

A learners permit is valid for ______ months

12

If you change your address you must notify PennDOT within ____ days

15

The crash rate for 16 year old drivers is _____ times that of 20-24 year old drivers

15

Under Pennsylvania Vehicle Code 1515, you are required to notify PennDOT of any address or name change within _______ days even if its moving out of state

15

Within the first 90 days, unless accompanied by a parent or guardian, a licensed 25 years of age or older or a certified instructor, you cannot transport passengers under the age of ____

18

If you have an emergency on the roadway, you should place the emergency flares or triangles _______ to ________ feet behind your vehicle

200, 300

Suspension of registration would be waived if the owner or registrant proves to the satisfaction of PennDOT that the lapse in financial responsibility coverage was for a period of time less than ____ days and that the vehicle was not in operation during the period of lapse in financial responsibility

25

You can see an oncoming vehicle without headlights only from _______ feet away

2500

You can take your road test any time within ________ years after your physical examination date

3

You can take your road test anytime within _______ years after your physical examination date

3

If your vehicle is no longer covered by an insurance, you must return the registration plates, stickers and cards to PennDOT, and must be received by PennDOT not more than _____ days after your insurance has been cancelled

30

The focus vision area has _______ degrees of information

30-36

Oil changes for your vehicle every ______ miles to ________ miles helps you drive your car economically by providing increased mileage, lower oil consumption and improve trade-in value

3000, 5000

Children under ______ years should ride in a federally-approved child passenger restraint system (child safety seat) no matter where they ride in the vehicle (front or back seat)

4

_______ seconds provided the driver time and space to steer out of problems at all posted speeds on dry surface and brake out of problems at speeds up to 70 mph

4

A Pennsylvania driver's license is valid for _____ years on the day _____

4, after your birth date

If you damage your registration plate. You are given ____ hours to apply for a new one

48

A battery should be replaced every ______ years

5

What is the number of hours of behind the wheel supervised training you will have to undergo before taking your road test?

50 hours

You must (a) dim your high beams for oncoming vehicles by the time they are within ______ feet of your vehicle and (b) dim your high beams when the vehicle you are following is within _____ feet

500, 300

If you have a learner's permit, you have to wait ______ waiting period and undertake ___________ before you can take the skill or road test

6 months, 30 hours behind-the-wheel training

If you are under 18 and fail the road test, you will have to wait ____ days before being allowed to take the test again

7

Back-up lamps should be so directed as to project a white light illuminating the highway to the rear of the vehicle for a distance not more than _______ feet

75

Statistical Reports from the NHSTA showed that ____ percent of drivers were engaging in eating or drinking, or taking their attention away before/during a crash

81%

When you have an air bag installed your had position should be in the ______ and _____ o'clock position and your seat should be _____ inches away from the center of the steering wheel

9, 3, 10

What is not proof of identity when applying for a drivers license?

A birth certificate with no seal

Before you are allowed to take the road test, what are some of the documents you need to take a long with you?

Your proof of residency and social security card

Who among the list below need not to apply for a learner's permit?

a new resident with a drivers license from another state

As a class B license holder you are entitled to drive _________

a single vehicle in excess of 26,000 pounds

Allowing a space cushion is important because it:

allows you time to react to situations

Inside the steering box, the turning motion of the steering column is translated into a lateral motion, which is passed on to the wheels through a series of components which include _______, the _______, and the ______

ball joints, steering arm, and steering knuckle

A class C license allows you to drive the following vehicles

cars, vans, pickups

The purpose of fuses is to disable a _____ that is drawing too much _____ so as to prevent a _______ and protect the components that the circuit serves

circuit, current, a fire

In a car engine, the _____ us a mixture of _____ and _____ that protect the cooling system from ______, lubricate the water pump, and prevent ______

coolant, water, chemicals, corrosion, freezing

What is one of the three functions of the focus vision area of a driver?

establishing vehicle to roadway reference

Attention is a ______ process by which a person focuses on a given target, while maintaining an awareness of background events

fluid

A driver reading and interpreting road signs uses his ____ area of his vision

focal

It is best to keep a space cushion:

on all sides of the vehicles

The focal area is used to _____ and _____ distinct objects

read, identify

Yield means _____

to let other drivers, pedestrians, and bicycles have the right of way before you proceed

How many times a year should you have a comprehensive inspection check for your car?

twice a year

What is one of the three functions of the central vision area of a driver?

viewing line of sight to target area

If you want to turn left and there are oncoming cars going straight, you should:

yield

Even if a sidewalk is not provided, it is illegal to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway

False

If you are going beyond an intersection, it is all right to signal before you are in the intersection, as it will give fair and early warnings to cars following behind you

False

If you have a learner's permit, once you reach 17 years you do not need to have a driver who is licensed in Pennsylvania and who's at least 21 years of age, or a spouse, guardian, or parent who is at least 18 years old ride in the front seat with you

False

If you have a lien on your vehicle, you cannot apply for a duplicate copy of you vehicle's certificate of title

False

If you have airbags in your car, you need not wear a safety belt as the air bag will protect you adequately

False

If your vehicle is in storage for 6 months and still has valid registration, you do not need to have insurance

False

Insurance companies are not required to notify PennDOT if an insurance policy is cancelled

False

Is it recommended that drivers observe the 1-second rule in everyday traffic, no matter what your speed

False

Its not our attitudes in how we use our cars that make them more dangerous than guns. Rather it is that cars are made of heavier materials than guns

False

Since air bags can kill a person in a car collision, you should not install an airbag

False

States with night time driving restrictions or curfews for young novice drivers do not experience lower crash rates than states without

False

Teenager's attitude and poor decision-making skills are less serious problems than limited skills. Limited skills are the biggest problems

False

Under PennDOT Vehicular Code, if you kill someone with a car, it is considered only an accident and it was not intentional

False

Under Pennsylvanian law a child younger than 8 years old does not need to wear a seat belt if he is a passenger in the back seat of the car

False

When you are approaching or entering an intersection at the same time as other drivers, you must yield to the right-of-way

False

You should never use your emergency flashers on highways and freeways unless you have to stop

False

If you are involved in a car crash accident where the victim suffers serious bodily injury, you have been deemed to have committed a ______ and if found guilty. It is mandated that your minimum punishment shall be imprisonment of not less than _____ days and a mandatory minimum fine of $______

Felony of the third degree, 90, $1000

What is not a consequence of either over- or under-inflating tires?

Greater handling

When do you have to file a report with PennDOT if you have an accident?

If the accident is not being investigated by a police officer, and the report has to be filed within 5 days

Can the driver of a vehicle be cited for a traffic violation if a passenger in the back seat who is 20 years old does not wear a seat belt?

No

What keeps the springs of your suspension system from bouncing continuously?

Shock absorbers

Pennsylvania Graduated Licensing System engage a systematic, _________ approach to _______ licensing status by developing a ________ process that introduces drivers below the age of _______ years to full driving privileges

Step-by-step, full, three-stage, 18

A flashing red light at an intersection means _____

Stop before entering

Which is not a reason for more teenage accidents

They are curious about experimenting with different styles of driving

What is an open line of sight?

This is the ability to see the center of driver's path of travel

NHTSA sources showed that _______ out of five people killed in vehicle accidents would have survived their injuries had they been wearing their seat belts

Three

16-20 year olds had the highest fatality and injury rate per 100,000 population in 2004

True

If you use a passenger car of more than 26,001 pounds to operate as a transport vehicle for school children, you do not need a commercial license. You only need a Class C license to operate a passenger car.

True

Insurance liability coverage pays for accidental bodily injury and property damage to others

True

Nighttime driving presents increases risk for all drivers irrespective of age

True

No matter how old you are, if you have not had a driver's license before and are above 16 years old you can apply for a Learner's Permit

True

Pennsylvania law mandates that all the passengers of an automobile must wear seat belt

True

What type of injury would you suffer if your vehicle is knocked from behind, and you head restraint is not appropriately adjusted?

You would suffer whiplash

Teens are twice as likely as adult drivers to be involved in fatal crashes

True

The higher the travel speed, the greater the risk of serious injury or death, even with seat belts and airbags

True

The task of the transmission is to alter the speed ratio between the engine and the wheels of the automobile

True

Unless it is provided otherwise by law, a pedestrian upon a roadway should always yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway

True

Collision coverage pays for damages to the vehicle of the other driver

False

During your road test, if you receive an emergency call on your cell phone, you will be allowed to answer it

False

A vehicle is capable of causing extensive property damage, injury and death. You should operate you vehicle with extreme caution because its like handling _______

A loaded gun

Pennsylvania law does not require everyone over 18 years to wear a seat belt when seated at the back of a car. Should you buckle up if you are a back passenger in an automobile

Buckle up for your own safety

Which three gauge indicators are the most important to be aware of?

Coolant temperature gauge, oil pressure gauge, and battery voltage gauge

Which is not a requirement for an unrestricted license before the age of 18 years

Crash and conviction free record for 3 months

A carpool lane will be marked with what symbol?

Diamond

Pennsylvania Vehicle Code mandates that the ______ and ________ passengers in an automobile, light trucks and motor homes must wear seat belts

Drivers, front

As a U.S citizen you have the right to a driver's license, and the PennDOT cannot refuse you a license

False

As a minor under 18 years, if you get into an accident and your vehicle does not have insurance, you are not liable to pay any damages as you are not working

False

At a yellow flashing signal light at an intersection you can drive right through

False

If you cannot stop safely before entering the intersection on a yellow arrow, what do you do?

Watch out for cross traffic and drivers starting right or left turns that might enter the intersection when the light turns green, and go through

What are two reasons for you to use your emergency flash lights if you are driving outside a business or residential district?

When your speed is below 25 mph or you cannot keep up with the normal flow of traffic

Pennsylvania law states that a pickup truck cannot be driven at any speed if there is a child less than 18 years old in the bed of the truck. Can a child therefore participate in a town parade by riding in the bed of a pickup truck?

Yes

Triangular signs are used exclusively for ______ signs

Yield

If there are two yellow lines dividing lanes of traffic, and the line closest to you is broken, ______

You may cross over it to pass vehicles ahead, if it is safe to do so

If there is a "black out" at traffic junctions controlled by traffic lights what should you do?

You should treat the junction like it has a stop sign