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DRIVERS ED HAWAII Analytical
Thinking Practice:256 Sample Exam
Questions
A driver of a vehicle with a trailer will need to - ✔ ✔ slow down in advance of turns
A driver with a car towing a trailer is turning right. The driver should - ✔ ✔ move farther from the right curb or edge of the pavement
A driver with a car towing a trailer is turning left. The driver should - ✔ ✔ proceed farther into the intersection than normal
When driving a large vehicle or towing a trailer, a driver should - ✔ ✔ increase the following distance one second for each additional 10 feet beyond 15 feet
When backing a trailer and the trailer starts to jackknife, what should a driver do? - ✔ ✔ stop; pull ahead to straighten out and begin again
What type of equipment is NOT needed to safely tow a trailer? - ✔ ✔ high intensity headlights
When a driver loads a trailer, what percentage of the weight should be placed in the front of the trailer? - ✔ ✔ 60%
When towing a trailer and driving with passengers in the car, the driver should place the heaviest passenger in the - ✔ ✔ front passenger seat
When is the average 'down time' for drivers? - ✔ ✔ 1: PM TO 5:00 PM
What device attaches from the trailer's front and includes the coupler? - ✔ ✔ Tongue
When a driver is in a drowsy, trance-like state and constantly stares ahead blankly to the highway for long distances, the driver may be in a state of - ✔ ✔ highway hypnosis
After a driver completes loading a trailer, besides checking the safety equipment, the driver should check the trailer to see whether - ✔ ✔ the trailer is level after loading
What causes the "whipping" effect of a trailer if it is not properly loaded? - ✔ ✔ too much weight is placed in the rear of the trailer
Which tire condition is one of the main causes of using excess fuel? - ✔ ✔ under inflated tires
Tread wear indicators - ✔ ✔ are found on the base of the main grooves of the tire to indicate that tires need replacing
What kind of speeds damages the tire the most? - ✔ ✔ high speeds
What is the legal minimum tread depth in the United States? - ✔ ✔ 2/
If a driver needs to adjust the PSI in a tire, which is an action that should NEVER be done? - ✔ ✔ deflate tire pressure when tires are hot
Drivers should not rely on gas station tire gauges because gas station gauges are - ✔ ✔ often unreliable
How often should you check the tire pressure of all your tires? - ✔ ✔ every month
How often should your tires be rotated? - ✔ ✔ every 6,000 to 8,000 miles
If the grooves in the tire have almost disappeared from the tire, this condition means - ✔ ✔ the tires will not grip the road
The best way for drivers to assess risk while driving is to - ✔ ✔ Evaluate their own actions and the consequences of their actions
Generally, student drivers have an inaccurate view of the realities of driving because they normally - ✔ ✔ Perceive that there are no risks or few risks while driving
When a driver determines the risks on the road, what elements does the driver need to accurately view, analyze, and understand the risks? - ✔ ✔ The space needed to make the maneuver, the speed and time intervals needed to make the maneuver, and the roadway conditions present to make the maneuver
When a driver evaluates the risks while driving, what is the hardest element to evaluate? - ✔ ✔ The manner in which other roadway users will behave on the road
What are the characteristics of risk? - ✔ ✔ Always present, is shared, can be changed, can be analyzed
What is the best way a driver can reduce risks on the road? - ✔ ✔ By adjusting the speed and lane position
When a driver is properly seated behind the wheel, the top of the steering wheel should be - ✔ ✔ no higher than the top of the driver's shoulders
The driver's air bag is designed to be directed at - ✔ ✔ a driver's chest
Because of the front passenger air bag, children 12 and under are most safely seated - ✔ ✔ in the back seat
When a driver performs a PRE-ENTRY CHECK, which action should be performed FIRST? - ✔ ✔ driver checks for broken glass, mirrors, lights, body damage, objects around the car, direction of the tires
When a driver is seated properly behind the wheel of a car, what area in front of the car CAN the driver see? - ✔ ✔ past the one-car length position
Which if the following is one of the newest car technologies discussed in the lecture? - ✔ ✔ forward collision warning systems
What is the purpose of HAZARD FLASHERS? - ✔ ✔ to alert drivers when you are stalled on the side of the road or are driving at a very slow speed
When a driver is seated behind the wheel, the areas around the car that are NOT visible to the driver are called
- ✔ ✔ blind zones or blind spots
The PRIMARY purpose of the parking brake is to - ✔ ✔ hold the vehicle in place when parked and to protect the transmission when parked
Air bags are MOST safely used when - ✔ ✔ seat belts are worn in conjunction with them
What must a driver do IMMEDIATELY before starting the engine? - ✔ ✔ make sure gear is in PARK and check whether the parking brake is set
Before placing the gear shift to DRIVE and releasing the parking brake, the driver must - ✔ ✔ place right foot on the brake pedal
The safest time to set the accessories and ventilation is - ✔ ✔ right after starting the ignition
Which hand position allows for a more balanced shoulder strength? - ✔ ✔ 9 and 3 o'clock
What kind of steering should be used for the sharpest turns? - ✔ ✔ hand-over-hand steering
After a driver starts the engine and before shifting into DRIVE, the driver should - ✔ ✔ keep the right foot depressed on the brake pedal
What is the FIRST action a driver must do before entering a roadway from a curb? - ✔ ✔ signal an check traffic to the front, sides, and rear
Just before moving from the road to the side of the road or curb to park, the FIRST action a driver must do is - ✔ ✔ identify a place to park and signal
After the driver has stopped at the curb to park the car, the LAST action the driver should do before exiting the car and locking it is to - ✔ ✔ remove key from the ignition switch
How should the driver grip the steering wheel? - ✔ ✔ from the outside of the rim of the wheel and hands in a horizontal position with thumbs on top of steering wheel
Which steering technique is correct when REVERSING? - ✔ ✔ steer in the same direction you want to move the back of the car
What are the three types of acceleration? - ✔ ✔ engine, light, aggressive
Because of the very large blind spot behind cars, when should a driver check the rear area of the car for objects and people? - ✔ ✔ before entering the car
A car continues moving forward after the driver releases the brake and the accelerator. What kind of car acceleration is the driver utilizing? - ✔ ✔ engine acceleration
Which factor below is the MOST important factor a driver to be able to search well for threatening objects or conditions in traffic? - ✔ ✔ the ability to keep his/her eyes moving constantly
When a driver scans from far to near and side to side, what part of the orderly visual search pattern is the driver performing? - ✔ ✔ Searching
The BEST way a driver can prevent himself from getting into emergency driving situations to - ✔ ✔ continually search and scan to front, sides, and rear for threatening objects and conditions
When a driver manages his vehicle space, it means that he is managing the space between his vehicle and other vehicles
must look for? - ✔ ✔ signs, signals, pavement markings, roadway characteristics, other vehicles, pedestrians, animals
Which driver's vision helps to detect changes in color and movement of objects? - ✔ ✔ peripheral vision
The distance ahead that the driver sees to his target is called the - ✔ ✔ visual lead
Before a driver enters an intersection, the driver must check if the intersection is clear and must search, in order, to the - ✔ ✔ front, left, right of intersection
When should a driver increase the distance between his car and the front vehicle? - ✔ ✔ all of the answers apply
When a driver is tailgated, what should the driver being tailgated do? - ✔ ✔ switch lanes if possible; allow the tailgater to pass; pull off the road if necessary and when safe to do so
A driver needs to create more front zone space when - ✔ ✔ there is bad weather, nightfall, or following a larger vehicle
A driver should adjust speeds when there are - ✔ ✔ all of the answers apply
A driver must change lane positions when encountering - ✔ ✔ parked cars and oncoming cars crowding center lines
The SEE space management system involves what actions? - ✔ ✔ searching, evaluating, executing
One way a driver can manage space to the sides is to - ✔ ✔ avoid driving next to other cards on multi-lane roads
a two-point turnabout, using a driveway on the right - ✔ ✔ You are driving on a narrow, two-way street. Most of the traffic is coming toward you, and you need to turn your car around. Which is the best turnabout for your situation?
When you make a right turn, where do your rear wheels "track" (or follow) in relation to where your front wheels go? - ✔ ✔ The rear wheels track closer to the corner of the curb than the front wheels
You are parking on the right shoulder of a hill with the front of the car facing toward the top of the hill. There is NO curbing on the shoulder. In what direction does the driver turn the car's front wheels? - ✔ ✔ point the front wheels toward the shoulder of the road
When a driver brakes hard and abruptly, the weight of the vehicle noticeably shifts - ✔ ✔ to the front of the vehicle
In a car collision, airbags and crumple zones in vehicles keep people safer because they are designed to - ✔ ✔ help extend the time of impact
When an unbelted passenger gets into a collision, the passenger in the car will - ✔ ✔ continue to move forward at the same speed of the car until the passenger strikes something that stops his/her motion
A car with good "crash worthiness" means that the car - ✔ ✔ has a safety cage that can remain intact after the crash
Without traction, a driver cannot - ✔ ✔ all answers apply
A driver can unbalance the car when the driver - ✔ ✔ performs abrupt, sudden inputs when accelerating, steering, and braking
Before entering intersections, the driver must check the intersection and scan for intersection clearance in which order? - ✔ ✔ to the front, left, right
A STAGGERED STOP is designed to - ✔ ✔ give enough sight and space clearance for large vehicles to complete left turns safely
If a driver who wants to make a turn has a blocked line of sight and doesn't have a clear view of oncoming traffic, the driver must - ✔ ✔ stop once at the stop line for three seconds and roll ahead and stop again to gain a clear sightline
The three-point turnabout should be used ONLY when - ✔ ✔ you are on a lightly traveled, narrow road with no driveways, and a U-turn is not possible
After passing another car, when does a driver know he/she has a safe gap in traffic to make a lane change? - ✔ ✔ when the driver sees the front of the car in the rear view mirror
What are the characteristics of a freeway? - ✔ ✔ high severity rate when there are collisions, multiple lanes, barriers separating traffic in opposite directions, controlled access at interchanges
Which best describes the types of interchanges on expressways? - ✔ ✔ diamond, trumpet, and clover leaf
When a driver exits an expressway, the driver must - ✔ ✔ all answers apply
The area where a driver has to merge with freeway traffic when entering the freeway is marked with what type of lines? - ✔ ✔ broken white lines
What are the characteristics of urban roadways? - ✔ ✔ have more buses, trucks, pedestrians, stop and go traffic; lots of blocked line of sight; blocked path travel restrictions
When a driver drives past parked vehicles on the roadway, to reduce risks of collisions, the driver should - ✔ ✔ move to lane position 2
When a driver drives around a curve that is curving to the right and there are NO oncoming cars, the driver should - ✔ ✔ approach the curve on the left side of the lane; then track to the right side of the lane when an oncoming car approaches; then accelerate out of the apex
When driving on gravel or dirt surfaces, the driver should
- ✔ ✔ reduce speed, increase following distance, drive in wheel tracks of the dirt or gravel
In Hawaii, once a student driver obtains a permit, for how long is the permit valid? - ✔ ✔ One Year
According to Hawaii's Graduated Licensing Law (GDL), what is the minimum age needed to obtain a provisional license? - ✔ ✔ 16 yrs of age with a permit held for 180 days and no violations
During the provisional license phase of GDL, law, a provisional licensee driving alone MAY legally drive between what hours of the day? - ✔ ✔ After 5:00 am and before 11:00 pm
During the legal hours, a provisional licensee may drive alone, how many passengers under the age of 18 may the provisional licensee have in the car? - ✔ ✔ One, not a household member
Under what circumstances may a provisional licensee drive alone during the prohibited hours with an authorized statement? - ✔ ✔ Going to and from a place of employment or school-authorized activity
At what minimum age may a provisional licensee who has no traffic violations obtain a full license? - ✔ ✔ 17 yrs
The mentor who is supervising a student driver must have a valid license, ride in the front passenger seat, and - ✔ ✔ Must be 21 years of age
