4 Flashcards

0
Q

How to make a signal for a right turn

A

Hold your left arm straight up

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Is it against the law to use directional signals to tell drivers behind you that they can pass?

A

Yes it is

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2
Q

How to signal you’re coming to a slow stop?

A

Hold your left arm forward

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3
Q

How to signal you’re going to make a left turn?

A

Put your left arm out to the side

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4
Q

Where are blind spots?

A

Areas near the left and right corners of the vehicle

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5
Q

On a two lane road how can you let a driver know you want to pass them?

A

Tap your horn or at night blink your headlights

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6
Q

When can you return to the right side of the road after passing someone?

A

When you can see the tired of the vehicle you passed in your rearview mirror

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7
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When must you return to the right side of the road after passing someone?

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Before coming within 200 feet a vehicle coming in the opposite direction

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8
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When is passing on the right legal?

A

When there are two or more lanes if traffic moving in the same direction or the vehicle you are passing is making a left turn

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9
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When can’t you pass someone?

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You cannot pass on a two-lane road with traffic going in the OPPOSITE direction under these conditions “No Passing Zone”, “Do Not Pass”

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10
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Where do “Do Not Pass” signs not apply?

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When an obstruction exists making it necessary to drive to the left of the center of the highway

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11
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Where can you NOT pass someone?

A

At broken and solid lines roads, curves,intersections,railroads

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12
Q

What is the “Safe Following Distance”?

A

The 2 second rule

3 seconds if the weather is bad

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13
Q

When parking down hill your wheels face?

A

Turn your wheels toward the curb

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14
Q

When parking uphill face your wheels?

A

Turn your wheels away from the curb

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15
Q

When parking uphill with NO curb you face your wheels?

A

Turn your wheels to the right

16
Q

How far do you have to be from a fire hydrant?

A

Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant

17
Q

How far do you have to be from a railroad crossing to park?

A

50 feet

18
Q

Where do you look when oncoming headlights are ahead?

A

Watch the right edge of your lane

19
Q

If behind vehicles at night use your low beams at what distance?

A

When you are within 300 feet of the vehicle ahead

20
Q

When don’t you use your high beams?

A

When you are within 500 feet of oncoming vehicles

21
Q

When do you use your low or high beams?

A

Between sunset and sunrise

22
Q

For fog which setting of lights are best?

A

Low beams

23
Q

What do you do if your tied blow out?

A

Concentrate on steering
Slow down gradually break softly when the car is under control
Pull completely off the pavement

24
Q

What do you do if you have wet brakes?

A

Test brakes lightly after driving through deep water

Dry brakes by driving slowly in low gear and applying breaks

25
Q

What do you do if your right wheel is off the pavement?

A

Take foot off the gas pedal
Hold wheel firmly and steer in a straight line
Brake lightly
Wait until road is clear
Turn back on the pavement sharply at slow speed

26
Q

What do you do if car or motorcycle is coming at you?

A

Sound your horn
Brake sharply
Steer for the side of the road or the ditch

27
Q

What do you do if your gas pedal is jammed?

A
Keep eyes on the road
Tap the gas pedal with your foot
Try to pry pedal up with toe of your shoe
Shift to neutral
Turn off ignition 
Use your brakes
28
Q

What if your brakes fail?

A

Pump the brake hard and fast, except for vehicles with anti-lock brakes
Shift to lower gear
Apply the parking breaks slowly while holding release level/button
Rub your tired on the curb to slow your vehicle or pull off the road into an open space

29
Q

What do you do if your car is skidding?

A

Take foot off the gas
Do NOT use brakes,if possible
Pump your brakes gently
Steer the car into the direction of the skid to straighten the car out
Then steer in the direction you wish to go in

30
Q

When a blind person is walking you?

A

Yield the right-of-way to them

31
Q

How much distance do you give a cyclist?

A

Minimum of 3 feet of clearance and reduce your speed

32
Q

Do motorcycles have the right-of-way?

A

Yes they do

33
Q

How much distance do you give for you and a motorcycle?

A

A 4 second buffer zone

34
Q

On a highway when may you pass a stopped bus?

A

If there is a “raised” barrier or an unpaved median at least 5 feet or more