Impaired Driving & Penalties — Virginia

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Questions (44)

1. ____ limit your concentration, perception, judgment, and memory.
  1. Only a blood alcohol level greater than the legal limit can
  2. Alcohol does not
  3. Even the smallest amount of alcohol can ✓
  4. Only a blood alcohol level greater than 0.05 percent can

Answer: C. Even the smallest amount of alcohol can

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2. The effect that alcohol has on your reflexes and judgment:
  1. Is less pronounced when consuming beer instead of wine.
  2. Is less pronounced when consuming wine instead of beer.
  3. Is most pronounced when consuming hard ciders and mixed drinks.
  4. Depends on the amount of alcohol in your bloodstream. ✓

Answer: D. Depends on the amount of alcohol in your bloodstream.

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3. As alcohol builds up in your blood, it:
  1. Slows down your reactions. ✓
  2. Makes you feel less confident.
  3. Begins to metabolize itself more quickly.
  4. Decreases the number of driving errors.

Answer: A. Slows down your reactions.

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4. Alcohol is the single greatest common factor in fatal motor vehicle crashes.
  1. True ✓
  2. False

Answer: A. True

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5. You may drink alcoholic beverages in a vehicle on a public highway:
  1. As long as you aren't driving.
  2. If you are riding in the back seat.
  3. If you are riding in the back of a pick-up truck.
  4. Under no circumstances. ✓

Answer: D. Under no circumstances.

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6. What does alcohol do to your driving skills and judgement?
  1. It helps driving skills but harms your judgement.
  2. It harms both driving skills and judgement. ✓
  3. It has no effect on either driving skills or judgement.
  4. It has no effect on judgement but it harms driving skills.

Answer: B. It harms both driving skills and judgement.

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7. DMV can deny or suspend driving privileges for persons under 18 if the juvenile is found:
  1. Delinquent by a court.
  2. To be in need of supervision.
  3. To have been involved in an alcohol or drug-related offense.
  4. All of the above. ✓

Answer: D. All of the above.

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8. A person's ability to drive can be impaired by:
  1. Alcohol.
  2. Any medication.
  3. A lack of sleep.
  4. All of the above. ✓

Answer: D. All of the above.

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9. If someone has consumed alcoholic drinks, what will help the person overcome the influence of those drinks?
  1. Tomato juice and lime
  2. Hot coffee
  3. Fresh air
  4. Only time ✓

Answer: D. Only time

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10. You may avoid the risks of alcohol-related crashes by:
  1. Deciding before you start drinking that you are not going to drive.
  2. Simply saying, "No thanks, I'm driving," if someone offers you a drink.
  3. Calling a taxi.
  4. Doing any of the above. ✓

Answer: D. Doing any of the above.

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