Chapter 10 Flashcards
What percent of all miles of roadways in the United States is considered to be rural?
82
What most affects how far ahead you must look, behicle control, and the distance you need to stop?
speed
Rural roads are:
constructed of different types of materials
What is the basic speed law?
Do not drive faster than roadway or traffic conditions
Traffic controls help you to travel safely by:
providing advance information and warnings
Narrow shoulders, bridges, ditches, guardrails, and trees are examples of:
roadside hazards
On rural roadways, conditions:
can change abruptly
How does increased speed affect the time available to complete the IPDE process?
It decreases the time available
An orderly visual search pattern:
helps you adjust to any unusual events
Collisions occur at curves because:
speed on the approach is too great
A warning sign for a curve has a :
curved black arrow
When driving through a curve at normal speed:
accelerate gently after entering the curve
If a car cuts into your 3 sec following distance, you should:
reestablish a 3 sec following distance on the vehicle ahead
An escape path is the opening into which you can move to:
avoid a collision with another vehicle
When you use the 3-sec following distance at rural road speeds (55 mph) compared to city speeds (35 mph), the distance your travel per second is:
greater
The means of dividing roadways and separating lanes in opposite directions is usually a guardrail or:
median
When driving on a multilane roadway, you should make a left turn from:
the lane closest to the center lane or median strip
One of the questions you should ask yourself as you are deciding to pass another car is:
Is passing here safe?
At what speech should you pass another car going in the same direction on a two-lane highway?
At least 10 mph faster than the other vehicle
you should not pass: (what should you do instead)
reduce your speed
When approaching the top of a hill, passing is not allowed:
within 700-100 feet before
You identify that a car overtaking and passing you will be returning to your lane too close in front of you. You should:
slow down
What should you do before braking too hard to avoid hitting an animal?
Check the traffic situation
If your sight distance is reduced when driving up a hill, you should:
reduce your speed
High altitude can cause a driver to:
have shortness of breath and a headache
