Driver's Permit Quiz #3

Properly adjusted seat head restraints:

• Are designed to prevent whiplash if hit from behind
• Should always be at at a level even with the back of head
• Both answers are correct

When adjusting the driver's seat for best driving posture, set the seat in an upright position where your body is about how far from the steering wheel?

• 6 to 8 inches
• 10 to 12 inches
• 18 to 24 inches

The driver should drive with both hands on the steering wheel approximately in the:

• 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock positions
• 11 o'clock and 6 o'clock positions
• 7 o'clock and 5 o'clock positions

A child in a child passenger restraint system (car seat) should:

• Be facing the rear of the car if weighing less than 20 pounds and under 1 year old
• Be facing forward if the child is one through three years old, and weighs more than 20 pounds
• Both answers are correct

The lap belt should be worn:

• at the abdomen for extra comfort
• Above the pelvis so it doesn't touch the top of the thighs
• by pregnant women below the abdomen and the should belt above the belly

The safest place for children 12 and under to ride in a vehicle equipped with air bags is:

• The front seat
• The back seat
• The bed of a pick-up truck

What does a traffic signal with a yellow left arrow indicate to the driver?

• Prepare to yield to concoming traffic
• Protected left turn is about to end
• Both of the above

The center of the roadway is marked with one solid yellow line and one broken yellow line. If the broken yellow line is on the right of the solid yellow line (your side) it means:

• You are not allowed to pass in this area
• You are in a "passing zone" and it is safe to pass other vehicles if not oncoming traffic is present
• You are only allowed to make right turns in this area

The two-second rule for following at a safe distance will hold true at:

• Speeds up to 30 mph
• Any speed
• Speeds up to 55 mph

Which lane must you be in before making a left turn from a one-way street?

• The lane nearest the left curb
• The lane nearest the center of the street
• The lane nearest the right curb