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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When parked at a curb, which direction should you approach to enter the vehicle. | From the front |
| A drivers field of view should include | The entire area of the highway and surroundings that you can see. |
| As you are about to enter the vehicle from the street side, you should | Stand In Front of the vehicle to see approaching traffic. |
| Air bags are designed to | Be used with safety belt |
| What are crumple zones | Areas (and side impact panels) that protect occupants by allowing structures to collapse at different rates, reducing the risk of penetration into the passenger compartment or spreading forces over a wider area. |
| What is the primary reason that safety belts are important to a drivers in a crash | Inertia |
| What is Kelsey's law | (enacted 2013 in Michigan) prohibits teen drivers with a Level 1 or 2 Graduated Driver’s License from using a cell phone while driving. |
| If there is an airbag in your vehicle's steering wheel, it is best to keep your hands at the: | 9 and 3 or 8 and 4. This replaced 10 and 2 to protect wrists from being broken. |
| By law, a child less than 4 years of age may legally be positioned in the child restraint system in the front seat: | If front passenger airbag is turned off and the rear seat is occupied by a child of less than 4. |
| When properly seated, the top of the steering wheel should be: | NO higher than the top of shoulder |
| Which of the following is true regarding minors? | Drivers should glance often in their mirrors while driving (7-10 seconds) |
| When driving a vehicle with air bags, you are safest when seated | in the middle of the back seat. |
| In a right turn, where will the rear wheels track in relation to the front wheels: | Closer to the curb. |
| The crossbuck sign means | Look, listen, prepare to stop at all railroad crossings. |
| The response to a flashing red traffic signal is the same as to a | Stop like a red light. |
| A flashing yellow arrow in the left turn lane | allows drivers to slow down and turn if the intersection is clear. |
| The purpose of a regulatory sign is to | control the movement of traffic |
| Guide signs | Provide info. |
| A broken yellow pennant shape sign means | No passing zone |
| Do not enter sign means | The road ahead is closed traffic in your direction |
| `You have reached an intersection with stop signs on all four corners at the same time as the driver on your left? Who has the right iof way? | You (on the right) |
| Unless otherwise posted, the speed limit in residential and subdivisions is? | 25 mph |
| UNless otherwise posted, the speed limit in a business district is | 25 mph |
| The speed limit for a mobile home park or on some roads adjacent to parks is: | 15 mph |
| You are approaching an intersection at the posted speed limit when the signal turns yellow, you should: | Stop before entering the intersection if you can do so safely |
| Lane-use lights indicate | Which lanes you can use at any given time. |
| Before making a right turn at an intersection from a stop, you should look | LEft right left again |
| A traffic -control officers signal | The only one to follow regardless of traffic signals |
| A construction zone is indicated by | orange signs |
| Right of way laws are written | In terms of who must yield the right of way. |
| When should you yield your legal right of way | When it helps prevent crashes |
| SEE stands for | Search evaluate execute |
| Sudden braking g or swerving in traffic indicates that the driver is | not searching far enough ahead |
| Your most important decisions will involve how to manage available time and space and | minimize risk |
| Searching for visual clues changes according to the driving environment: While driving on open highways, you should | Search areas farther ahead than in the city. |
| When you intend to turn or change lanes, you most communicate your intentions to other road users by activating your turn signal over a distance atleast | 100 ft |
| The ability to handle dangerous traffic situations depends mostly on | Searching for hazards in advance |
| What rule is used to estimate your total stopping distance under ideal conditions | 4 seconds |
| Managing spaced wisely in city traffic | allows you to see and be seen |
| When driving in city traffic, how far ahead should you check traffic signals | atleast 1 block ahead |
| When you are looking far and near and side to side you are | searching |
| To drive straight forward, you should look | far ahead toward the center of your intended path |
| When measuring a following distance under normal driving conditions, the 3 second following distance is | safe for driving conditions under 45 mph. |
| A large truck is traveling in the middle lane of three lanes of traffic going in the same direction. You want to pass. It is best to pass | Move to the left and quickly move ahead of it, looking for headlights, and get Infront of it. |
| A body at rest tends to remain at rest is defined as | Inertia |
| If the speed of a vehicle double, its destructive power in a crash | quadruples |
| A vehicle driven into a curve tends to -------- unless controlled by the front tires | go in a straight line |
| If you double the speed of your vehicle, you | quadruple the energy in a crash. |
| When approaching loose gravel on the roadway, you should | reduce speed before the gravel. |
| When driving on gravel and following another vehicle, you should | reduce speed and allow the vehicle to move farther away |
| After making a turn, you should alway | check your rearview mirror |
| You may turn right from a lane other than the far right lane | When there is a sign or marking permitting the turn |
| When driving in city traffic, how far ahead should you check traffic signals | 1 block ahead |
| Before turning g left, it is important to | Yield to oncoming vehicles unless you have a protected left turn |
| You are on a two way street and have a red light. The cross street is a one way street going left, and you want to turn. You may turn left: | when traffic and pedestrians are not present and there's no sign for preventing a turn on red |
| Before making a right turn at an intersection from a stop, you should look: | left-right-left |
| You are the first vehicle at an intersection. Which is the best position to take when waiting to make a left turn at a traffic signal that does not have a turn light | When your wheels are straight while partially in the intersection |
| When making a right turn at an intersection onto a 2-way street,, you should | Turn from the lane closest to the right curb unless the turn is allowed from other lanes. |
| If a passing vehicle has to cut closely Infront of you to avoid oncoming traffic, you should | slow down and check the right shoulder of the road. |
| You should not pass if | you cannot complete the pass before the no passing zone |
| When passing a vehicle on a two lane road, you should return to the right side of the road when | You can see both headlights of the vehicle you passed in the inside review mirror |
| Passing on the right of another vehicle by crossing the solid white line that markets the edge of the roadway | is prohibited |
| When passing another vehicle on a two land road, your engine misses and your speed decreases. What should you do rist | return to your lane |
| If you are continually being passed on the right and the left while driving in the center lane at 55mph, which is the speed limit, you should | move to the right lane |
| When you intend to turn or change lanes, you must communicate your intentions to other road users by activating your turn signal over a distance of atleast | 100ft |
| You are driving 55 mph on a two lane highway, with one lane in each direction, and want to pass the vehicle ahead of you. To pass safely, you need to | have a large enough gap in the oncoming traffic to do it |
| When driving down a steep downgrade, you should | Control your speed and check your mirrors |
| You want to back out of an angled parking space on a street with two way traffic. You should always back slowly and look | over the right shoulder as you back up. |
| When preparing to make a 3pt turnaround, you should | pull to the right and stop |
| When you are parallel parked, you should be | I think 1 ft or 12 inches of the curb. |
| When getting ready to exit from an expressway, you should | maintain your speed until reaching the deceleration lane. |
| Under normal driving conditions, your following distance when trvalleing at 65 mph on the expressway should be | 4 seconds |