chapter 4 Flashcards
What type of lane is used when entering a highway?
Acceleration lanes
When must a motorist stop? (list 2 examples)
At an intersection with a stop sign.
When a traffic officer orders the driver to stop.
What type of lane is used when exiting a highway?
Decelerating lanes
When traveling next to a school bus on a dual-lane highway separated by a raised median, what should the motorist do?
10 mph
What is the best way to enter a curve?
Slow down before entering, and avoid drifting in another lane.
A motorist should slow to what speed if on the other side of a safety island or raised median when a school bus is stopped with flashing flights?
25 ft away
What is the best way for a motorist to navigate a weave lane?
Must yield the right of way to the driver leaving the expressway.
When seeing a disabled vehicle ahead, what should a motorist do?
Reduce speed and increase the space between their vehicle and the disabled vehicle.
Explain the two types of intersections and what a motorist should do at each.
Controlled: must obey signals and signs.
Uncontrolled:must be careful when approaching these types of intersections,must reduce speed and be ready to stop if any traffic is coming from right or left.
what is an intersection?
is where two or more roads cross or merge at angles.
Who should you yield to (list four).
emergency vehicles
trains
buses
postal vehicles
Headlights must be used between what hours?
Between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise
List two example of when a motorist may use a handheld electronic device while driving.
fire
traffic crash
When should a motorist use bright beams?
On open country road
What is the speed limit in a school zone, business or residential district?
25 mph
If a school bus has stopped directly in front of a school to pick up/let off children, a motorist should do what?
May pass from either direction at a speed of no more than 10mph
What is the speed limit on non-posted rural roadways?
50 mph
the new jersey law requires that when passing the driver must stay to what side?
the right.
How many feet must a motorist stop from a railroad crossing when there are flashing red lights, ringing bells, descending or lowered gates, or flag signals?
15ft away
What must a motorist do before making a right turn on a red light?
If there is ¨no turn on red¨ signs then the law states the driver must stop and check for traffic and yield to any oncoming traffic and pedestrians before turning.
