Chapter 3: The Basics of Driving

Question 1

What are the 5 basic habits to do before driving?

Answer 1

1 Lock your doors.
2 Adjust your seat and seat back.
3 Adjust your head restraint.
4 Adjust your inside and outside rear view mirrors.
5 Fasten your seat belt

Question 2

Why should you lock your doors before driving?

Answer 2

To prevent unwanted persons from opening your door or entering your vehicle.
Locking the doors also reduces the possibility of the doors opening if you are involved in a collision.

Question 3

How many centimetres should you be from your steering wheel?

Answer 3

25 cm or 10 inches

Question 4

Where should you place your hands on the steering wheel?

Answer 4

Placing your left hand at about the 9 o’clock position and your right hand at about the 3 o’clock position

Question 5

How should the head restraint be positioned?

Answer 5

It should be positioned so that the centre of the head restraint is level with the top of your ears.
• If your head restraint tilts, move it forward to decrease the space between your head and the restraint. Less than 10 centimetres (4 inches) is ideal.

Question 6

How should the rear view mirror be adjusted?

Answer 6

So that you can see as much behind you as possible by having the rear window framed within the mirror.

Question 7

What should you be able to see in the side view mirrors?

Answer 7

Your own vehicle in a small portion of the side view mirror closest to the vehicle.

Question 8

What should you do before you are ready to go in a car?

Answer 8

• Check to be sure your intended path
of travel is clear.
• Check your inside and outside rear
view mirrors.
• Do a shoulder check to be sure
your blind spots are clear.

Question 9

What are the safety features of an automatic transmission car?

Answer 9

• It must be used to move the gear
selector from Park to Reverse or any
forward gear while the brake pedal
is pressed.
• It must be used to shift the vehicle
from Drive to a lower gear (first or
second).
• It must be used to shift into Park from
any gear.

Question 10

When is park to be used?

Answer 10

When starting the engine and when leaving the vehicle parked. The Park position locks the transmission, which prevents the wheels from turning. The vehicle’s engine will start when the transmission is in Park.

Question 11

When is reverse to be used?

Answer 11

When backing or reversing the vehicle. When the vehicle is in reverse gear the white or clear lights at the rear of the vehicle will be lit. The vehicle’s engine will not start in Reverse.

Question 12

When is neutral to be used?

Answer 12

No gear is selected. The wheels are not locked, and there is no power to the wheels. This position is used for towing the vehicle. The vehicle’s engine will start in Neutral

Question 13

When is drive used?

Answer 13

To be used for normal forward driving. The transmission will change up and down through the driving gears automatically. The vehicle’s engine will not start in this gear.

Question 14

Which gears does the car start?

Answer 14

Neutral and Park

Question 15

When is the first, second and third, gear to be used?

Answer 15

When you require more power but less speed and to prevent the transmission from shifting to a higher gear. These gears may be used when going up or down hills and on road conditions like slush, loose gravel, snow, sand or ice, where you need more power but less speed.

Question 16

When is iver drive used?

Answer 16

For driving at higher speeds. This gear helps to save fuel.

Question 17

What skill is needed for operating a vehicle with manual transmission?

Answer 17

You must operate a clutch pedal with your left foot while using a gear shift lever with the right hand to manually select the desired gear

Question 18

What method should be used when steering?

Answer 18

hand-over-hand method. When returning the wheel from a turning position, use the hand-over-hand method. You can also let the steering wheel slide through your hands back into position by loosening your grip slightly, but keeping contact with the steering wheel.

Question 19

When should you use your signal lights?

Answer 19

• moving away from the curb or parking lane
• turning left or right
• changing lanes

Question 20

What is the hand signal for turning left?

Answer 20

Straight out the window

Question 21

What is the hand signal for turning right?

Answer 21

90 degrees facing up out the window

Question 22

What is the slowing our stopping hand signal?

Answer 22

90 degrees facing down out the window

Question 23

What is reaction time?

Answer 23

How long it takes to respond to a situation by moving your foot from the accelerator pedal to the brake pedal.

Question 24

How long is the average reaction time?

Answer 24

Three-quarters of a second.

Question 25

What is reaction distance?

Answer 25

How far a vehicle travels during the reaction time

Question 26

What is breaking time?

Answer 26

How long it takes a vehicle to stop after the brakes are

applied.

Question 27

How many centimeters must a wheel be from the curb?

Answer 27

50

Question 28

What direction should wheels be when parked facing uphill on a street with a curb?

Answer 28

To the left

Question 29

What direction should wheels be when parking facing uphill on a street without a curb?

Answer 29

To the right

Question 30

What direction should wheels be when parked facing downward?

Answer 30

To the right

Question 31

How many meters can a car park from access to a garage, private roadway or driveway?

Answer 31

1.5 meters

Question 32

How many meters can you park within a stop sign or crosswalk?

Answer 32

5

Question 33

How many meters can you park from a fire hydrant?

Answer 33

5

Question 34

Where should you stop if there is no stop line at an intersection?

Answer 34

Within 3 meters

Question 35

What happens 2 vehicles arrive at the same time to a courtestry corner?

Answer 35

The vehicle on the right goes first

Question 36

Do you have to stop at a yield sign?

Answer 36

No

Question 37

Who must yield to who in two-lane a round-a-bout?

Answer 37

Cars in the outside lane yields to cars in the inside lane

Question 38

When are you allowed to turn right at a red light?

Answer 38

After coming to a complete stop

Question 39

How many meters should you be in your proper turning lane before turning left?

Answer 39

15 meters or 50 feet

Question 40

Where are u-turns not permitted?

Answer 40

• at an intersection controlled by a traffic control signal (traffic lights) unless permitted by a traffic control device
• where a sign prohibits U-turns In urban areas U-turns are not permitted:
• on a roadway between intersections
• at an alley intersection
• at an intersection where one or more of the roadways is an access to a public or private parking lot which the public can access