Emergency Situations — West Virginia Driver's License Practice Test
67 questions in this topic · 30 drawn at random this round
How can you recognize a West Virginia Courtesy Patrol vehicle and driver?
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This West Virginia Driver's License Emergency Situations practice set has 67 practice questions based on the official exam materials, each with an instant explanation. You need 76% on the real West Virginia Driver's License knowledge test to pass.
Sample questions
Three questions from the Emergency Situations bank with the correct answer and an explanation. The practice quiz above draws 30 questions at random from the same bank.
When checking your brakes before driving, how should a healthy brake pedal feel and behave?
- It should not go more than halfway to the floor and should feel like it is hitting something hard — Correct answer
- It should sink slowly all the way to the floor
- It should feel soft and spongy when pressed
- It should bounce back up past its starting position
Explanation: Push the pedal down — it should not go more than halfway to the floor and should feel like it is hitting something hard. A spongy feel means air bubbles may be in the brake line.
Handbook: Emergency Situations — Checking Brakes
How can you check for a leak in your braking system?
- Push the pedal down, count to 10, and watch whether the pedal keeps going down — Correct answer
- Pump the pedal rapidly while the engine is off
- Set the parking brake and rev the engine
- Drive at highway speed and brake hard once
Explanation: Push the brake pedal down and count to 10; if the pedal keeps going down, you may have a leak in the braking system.
Handbook: Emergency Situations — Checking Brakes
How do you check whether the parking brake needs adjustment?
- Set it firmly — if the vehicle moves easily in drive or first gear, it needs adjustment — Correct answer
- Check whether the brake light on the dash stays on
- Listen for a grinding noise when you release it
- See how far the foot brake travels with it set
Explanation: Set the parking brake firmly; if the vehicle moves easily in drive or first gear, the parking brake needs adjustment.
Handbook: Emergency Situations — Checking Brakes