DMV VA Section 3.7

When driving in heavy fog, you should always turn on your:

• Low beams

• High beams

• Parking lights

• Windshield wipers

You may not legally park your car:

• Within 50 feet of a railroad crossing

• Within 2o feet of an intersection

• Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant

• All of the above

You have parked your car facing uphill on a road with a curb. In which direction should you turn your front wheels?

• To the right so the front part of your front wheel is into the curb.

• To the left so that, in the event that the parking brake fails, your car will not roll into the street.

• Straight ahead

• In any direction

When driving becomes hazardous due to reduced visibility or when the road surface is covered with rain, snow, or ice, your first response should be to:

• Reduce your speed

• Report the hazardous conditions to your local news station.

• Pull over and let the storm pass.

• Speed up to reach your destination quickly.

Driving in snow is much like driving on dry pavement.

• True

• False

When it comes to crashes, what is the single biggest contributor?

• Not being seen by other drivers.

• Driving too fast.

• Failing to identify a risk.

• Driving too slow.

When you park on a two-way street, park:

• On the right side of the road

• On the left side of the road

• With the wheels turned away from the curb

• You may park on wither side of the road.

Roads are most likely to be slippery when:

• The center lines have just been painted

• Pavement is dry on a hot day.

• Rain begins, during the first half-hour.

• The road surface was recently paved.

When driving, Virginia law requires you to use headlights during inclement weather such as rain, fog, snow or sleet when visibility is reduced to:

• 250 feet

• 750 feet

• 500 feet

• 1000 feet

When backing up, you should turn your body and head to the right and look out through the rear window to see as much as possible.

• True

• False