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Virginia Driver’s Permit & License Part 4
This deck covers key concepts and questions related to the Virginia Driver's Permit and License, focusing on vision, driving rules, vehicle functions, and safety measures.
Ability to see clearly
visual activity
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Key Terms
Term
Definition
Ability to see clearly
visual activity
What you see looking straight ahead and at an angle to the left and right
field of vision
Vision clearest in a narrow cone-shaped area directly in front of you
Area of central vision
The alcoholic content of a glass of wine, a mug of beer, or an ounce of whisky is
about the same
The way to sober up a person who has had too much to drink is to
give the alcohol time to wear off
A regulatory sign that has a red circle with a red slash means
no
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Ability to see clearly | visual activity |
What you see looking straight ahead and at an angle to the left and right | field of vision |
Vision clearest in a narrow cone-shaped area directly in front of you | Area of central vision |
The alcoholic content of a glass of wine, a mug of beer, or an ounce of whisky is | about the same |
The way to sober up a person who has had too much to drink is to | give the alcohol time to wear off |
A regulatory sign that has a red circle with a red slash means | no |
If you come to a stop sign and there is no white stop line, | stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it |
To determine whether or not to suspend a driver's license, most states use | a point system |
A certificate of title proves | who owns a car |
When turning left at an intersection | yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn |
The air conditioner is used to | lower humidity |
The function of an odometer is to | keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven |
You set your car's automatic choke by | pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it |
Locking your wheels in an emergency braking situation | decreases braking effectiveness, can make you go into a skid, increases your stopping distance |
The friction point is | the point where, as you let up on the clutch pedal, the transmission and engine engage |
The first thing to do before changing lanes is | signal your speed |
You should signal for a turn at least | 150 feet before the turn |
A driver turning right | must yield right of way to cross traffic |
When parallel parking you | need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car |
When an oncoming vehicle's headlights are too bright, you should | look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyond the oncoming car |
In a snowfall, you should drive in the tracks of the vehicle ahead of you so you | can get better traction |
Of all the collisions between cars and pedestrians, most | occur in urban areas |
At dusk, there is more danger of hitting a deer because | deer move around to feed at dusk |
After passing a truck, you should not pull in closely in front of it because | you will block the truck driver's vision of the road |
A banked curve is one that | is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside |
The first thing to do in the event of brake failure is to | pump the brake pedal rapidly |
If your engine stalls | your power brakes and power steering won't work very well |
If your engine is flooded, you will probably | smell gasoline |
An advantage to selecting a car with an automatic transmission is | it is easier to drive |
Uninsured motorist insurance protects you if | you are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver |
The wheels that receive the power from the engine are called | the rear wheels |
The function of the differential is to | allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner |
Using a gasoline that has a high octane rating | will not increase engine power |
When you pack your car for a long trip, the heaviest items should be | in the bottom of the trunk |
Ideally, the in-vehicle test should be taken in | the same vehicle you have practiced in |
For the test, your state may require you to present | Your driver's permit, the vehicle's registration, the vehicle's insurance identification card |
To make sure no one is about to enter your driving path, you should always look to the sides at | crosswalks |
While driving look at least _______ down the road | 20 to 30 seconds |
Assumptions are | events you think might happen |
A choice | is the selection between two or more possible options |
Before you can successfully respond to a driving event, you must have adequate | visibility |
The total time needed for a person to determine his or her options and choose one is known as | human-perception time |