Critical Roadway Information and Safe Driving

Question 1

Smoke when a minor is in the vehicle

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You can be fined up to $100

Question 2

Dump or abandon animals on a highway. This crime is punishable by a fine

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Up to $1000, 6 months in jail or both

Question 3

Carry anything in or on a passenger vehicle that extends beyond the fender on the left side or

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More than 6 inches beyond the fenders on the right side

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Cargo that extends more than 4 feet from the back-rear bumper of the vehicle must display:

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A 12 inches red or fluorescent orange square flag, and at night, those cargoes must be marked with two red lights

Question 5

Allow a person to ride in the back of a pickup or other truck unless the vehicle has a seat. In this case, the passenger must:

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Use both the seat and a safety belt

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Transport animals in the back of a pickup or other trucks unless the animal is

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Properly secured

Question 7

Put signs or other objects on the front windshield or back side windows that

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Block the view and do not hang objects on the mirror

Question 8

Interfere with a funeral procession, and you can be ticked if you interrupt a funeral procession

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Is led by a traffic officer and has the right-of-way and taking part in the procession have windshields markers to identify them and headlights on

Question 9

Use your headlights

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beginning 30 minutes after sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise

Question 10

Dim your high-beam headlights to low beam

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Within 500 feet of a vehicle coming toward you or within 300 feet of a vehicle you are following

Question 11

It is a misdemeanor to use a motor vehicle to flee or attempt to evade law enforcement from performing their duties. This is punishable by imprisonment in

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County jail for one year or less

Question 12

A person convicted of causing serious bodily injury during the course of a law enforcement pursuit is subject to:

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1) Imprisonment in state prison for up to 7 years or county jail for one year or less
2) A fine between $2000 and $10000
3) Both a fine and imprisonment

Question 13

A person convicted of manslaughter resulting from evading law enforcement during a pursuit is

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Subject to imprisonment in state prison for a minimum of 4 to 10 years

Question 14

A person convicted of reckless driving or engaging in a speed contest that causes injury to another person is:

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Subject to imprisonment, a fine, or both a fine and imprisonment

Question 15

If you get too many negligent driver points

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DMV will place you on probation, suspend, and/or revoke your driving privilege

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DMV will revoke your driving privilege if you are convicted of

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A hit-and-run or reckless driving that resulted in injury

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You should also keep a safe distance around your vehicle, and this will give a time to do what

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To react if another driver makes a mistake and give yourself enough space on all sides of the vehicle

Question 18

Scan the road of the vehicle so you can see hazards early and avoid last-minute moves. The time around

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10-15 seconds

Question 19

Do not constantly look at the vehicle in front of you. This is known as

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A fixed stare can be dangerous

Question 20

As you scan ahead,

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Be alert for vehicles and hazards around you, and this prepares you to react quickly to changes in the road ahead

Question 21

On the freeway,

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Be ready for rapid changes in road conditions and traffic flow and watch for signals from other drivers and expect merging vehicles at on-ramps and interchanges

Question 22

Tailgating makes it harder for you to see the road ahead because

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The vehicle in front of you blocks the view and will not also have enough time to react if the driver in front of you brakes suddenly

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If a vehicle merges in front of you too closely

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Take your foot off the gas pedal/accelerator, and this creates space between you and the vehicle ahead without needing to slam on your brakes or swerve into another lane

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Use the “3 seconds rule”

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To avoid tailgating

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A tailgater is behind you and allows extra space ahead do not brake suddenly by

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Slow down gradually or merge into another lane to prevent collision with the tailgater

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The driver behind you wants to pass by

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Allow enough distance in front of the vehicle, so the driver will have space to merge in front of you

Question 27

Towing a trailer or carrying a heavy load, the extra weight makes it

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Harder to stop

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Following large vehicles that block your view ahead

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Extra space allows you to see around the vehicle

Question 29

You see a bus, school bus, or a vehicle with a placard at railroad crossings, and these vehicles must

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Stop at the railroad crossing and merge onto a freeway

Question 30

Do not stay in another driver’s blind spot because

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The other drivers may not see the vehicle

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Avoid driving directly alongside other vehicles on multilane streets

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Other drivers might enter your lane or change lanes without looking that causing a crash into you

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If possible and safe

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Make space for vehicles entering freeways even though you have the right of way, and this can help collision

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At freeway exits,

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Do not drive alongside other vehicles and may decide to exit suddenly or swerve back to the freeway

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Keep space between your vehicle and parked vehicles. Someone may

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Step out from between them and open the vehicle’s door or pull out suddenly

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Be careful when driving near motorcyclists or bicyclists

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Always leave plenty of space

Question 36

At intersections:

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1) Look both ways even if other traffic has a red light or a stop sign
2) Look to the left first, and vehicles they might come from the left and are closer to you than the right side
3) Look to the right
4) Take one more look to left

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Do not rely on traffic lights

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Some drivers do not obey them

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Before you enter an intersection

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Look left, right, and ahead for approaching traffic

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To check your blind spot

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Look over your right and left shoulder out of your side windows, and do not turn your whole body or the steering wheel

Question 40

Check your blind spots before you:

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1) Change lanes
2) Turn at an intersection
3) Merge with traffic
4) Back up
5) Leaving Parking Space
6) Parallel Park
7) Pull out from the curb
8) Open your car door

Question 41

Knowing what is behind can help avoid

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Rear-end collisions

Question 42

Check behind the vehicle before you:

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1) Change lanes and the blind spot
2) Reduce your speed
3) Turn into a side road or driveway
4) Stop to pull into a parking space
5) Drive down a long or steep hill
6) Back up

Question 43

Backing up is always dangerous because

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It is hard to see behind your vehicle

Question 44

Back up slowly to avoid collision

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Do not depend only on your mirror or only looking out a side window

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Before you back up or back out of a parking space

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1) Check in front and behind the vehicle before you get in
2) Make sure the kid are away from your vehicle if you have children in full view before moving your vehicle
3) Check your blind spot, and as a safety, measure look over your right and left shoulder again while backing up