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A comprehensive set of questions and answers related to driving, covering various aspects of road safety, traffic rules, vehicle operation, and driving techniques. It is designed to help individuals prepare for driving tests and enhance their understanding of safe driving practices.
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If you want to drive, there are certain things you really need to know about such as: ✔✔1. The laws of the STATE where you live.
How do you as a novice 16 - year-old driver compare with other drivers? ✔✔ 12 times the crash rate of an adult 16 year olds have times the crash rate of an 18 year old ✔✔ 2 What are the four "Ss" of safe driving? ✔✔Search Signaling Space Speed #1 reason for crash for new drivers: ✔✔inexperienced It takes years to be an average driver ✔✔ 5 Graduated Driver Licensing is based on... ✔✔A set of restrictions on new drivers that are gradually lifted as experience is gained. GDL is designed to minimize ✔✔Your exposure to risk The various restrictions that GDL features are directly related to the that new drivers experience. ✔✔Crashes
GDL program ✔✔1. Restricting night driving
Primary controls are responsible for ✔✔the speed the vehicle is moving hand positions on the wheel? ✔✔at the 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock positions ( or 4 and 8 ) primary function of most traffic control devices is to ✔✔act as a referee when deciding which vehicle goes where when you see a green light, what does it mean ✔✔you can proceed when you see a red light, what does it mean? ✔✔come to a full and complete stop if you are approaching an intersection and you see a flashing yellow light, you are required to... ✔✔slow and be ready to stop yellow arrow? ✔✔protected movement in some direction is about to change what are the words of signs usually designed to show ✔✔prohibitions, warnings, directions a single white line that runs across your lane indicates ✔✔the legal stopping point for a red light
shared left turn lanes? ✔✔marked by double lines, found at malls, outside lines are solid and inside lines are broken you are approaching a corner where pedestrians are crossing ✔✔yield to pedestrians the law requires you to yeild at ✔✔crosswalks drivers on a minor road must yield to the traffic on ✔✔a main road if you are driving in a travel lane ✔✔it is restricted to moving vehicles only Before you drive a motor vehicle, you should walk around the outside of it to make sure that ✔✔1. The path you intend to follow is clear.
what are the causes of the seat being too far forward? ✔✔cramped and tiring hard to get to brake in a hurry trouble with steering wheel what are the causes of the seat being too far back? ✔✔can't reach other controls can't steer correctly trouble pressing brake and accelerator Some vehicles will start when the transmission is in ✔✔Neutral When is selected, the transmission automatically shifts through the gears as speed increases. ✔✔Drive The gear is used to back the vehicle. ✔✔Reverse If you put the transmission into the position, the drive shaft is locked. ✔✔Park Putting the transmission into gives you more power. ✔✔Low When you drive a vehicle with a manual transmission, one of the most important things you have to learn to use is the ✔✔Cletch
The most difficult thing to learn when driving a vehicle with a manual transmission is the required ✔✔Coordination why is it necessary to keep the brake pressed once the vehicle is stopped? ✔✔keeps the car from creeping keeps brake lights lit less likely to be shoved forward if hit from behind the car wont start unless ✔✔in park or in neutral when using ABS: ✔✔press brake firmly feel pulse If the car is seen in the side mirror, is it safe to shift? ✔✔no sold lines = ✔✔cant pass dashed lines = ✔✔can pass double lines = ✔✔no pass
dash on my side = ✔✔can pass dash on other drivers side = ✔✔cant pass single dashed = ✔✔either one of you can pass short dashed white lines = ✔✔about to merge can you change lanes in the middle of an intersection? ✔✔no you must yield to emergency vehicles ( school bus) other wise the fine is ✔✔1,000 dollars what is the difference between the right and left lane? ✔✔left lane = passing right lane = cruising who owns your license? ✔✔the state if you are driving on a multiple lane highway such as an expressway, ✔✔the right lane is for slower traffic the left lane is for fast moving traffic if there are three lanes, the left lane is for passing only
Designated no parking zones are usually marked with or paint on the curb. ✔✔signs red You are not allowed to park within feet of a crosswalk. ✔✔ 20 You are not allowed to park any closer than feet from a fire hydrant or feet from a railroad crossing. ✔✔ 15
You are not allowed to park in designated ✔✔fire lanes Rules to changing lanes ✔✔rear view mirror side mirror signal look over your shoulder What would be the characteristics would be associated with a smooth driver? ✔✔They recognize traffic situations earlier than novice drivers do and respond to change in traffic earlier than other drivers do
red signs ✔✔something you can't do black and white signs ✔✔law signs yellow signs ✔✔warning orange signs ✔✔construction green signs ✔✔direction blue signs ✔✔service signs brown signs ✔✔recreation places floresent pink signs ✔✔workzones emergency what describes conditions under which drivers on cross streets may fail to yield the right of way? ✔✔Their view of you is obscured by some obstruction They are trying to beat the traffic signal
Why don't some people see trains when they approach unguarded railroad crossings? ✔✔not used to seeing them obscured view misjudge the speed of the train Why are people hit at guarded crossings? ✔✔1. flashing red lights are not working
vehicles next Glance over your for vehicles not in your ✔✔shoulder visible mirrors If a vehicle appears in your right outside mirror, it is way too ✔✔close You need a large enough gap in the traffic flow to allow you to get ✔✔up to speed You may not be able to see for enough back ✔✔to see approaching vehicles You may have to pull slightly out of the parking space and ✔✔look directly back Approaching the highway at an angle that prevents the mirrors from showing highway traffic requires that you ✔✔look back out of the side window With a car in an access lane you must split your attention between ✔✔the front and the back The limp of the access lane ✔✔limits the time available available for merging
If you are forced to stop fro traffic in an access lane, what search error is most likely to cause you to crash? ✔✔watching the car ahead move or moving with it not coming traffic The traffic ahead has stopped. we see it but ✔✔the driver behind us cant what describes conditions under which drivers should use only a short beep of the horn? ✔✔approaching a person on foot or sharp turn passing a driver who is not paying attention What describes conditions under which drivers should use a sharp blast of the horn? ✔✔when someone is about to step into the street or another car is about to hit you Place warning triangles or flares at least how many feet behind your vehicles ✔✔ 300 What is the time between the moment a driver identifies a need to step on the brake and the time that the action occurs is defined as ✔✔reaction time Assuming you are about to be involved in an accident and you realize you must apply your brakes, how far will you travel before you actually hit the brake pedal if you are going 80 mph? ✔✔ 120 feet
Road-maintenance vehicles such as bull-dozers and backhoes usually ✔✔travel at 15 mph or less have orange warning triangles on them If you see brake lights ahead, you should ✔✔begin slowing right away If you are driving on a two lane road, the right lane ✔✔is for slower vehicles what are all the lanes for? ✔✔left lane = passing center lane = cruising right lane = entering or exiting As you come to a curve, the best thing to do is to ✔✔accelerate slightly driving at 65 mph can burn up to ✔✔25% more fuel then driving at 55 mph driving at 70 mph can burn up to ✔✔40% more fuel then driving at 55 mph What is the rule that allows you to determine spacing ✔✔ 3 second rule