Driver's Ed Sampler Flashcards
The Brain Scape team is coming out with a whole series of driver's education decks, and the questions and information you see here are just a sample of what you'll find in them. Enjoy!
Interstate Highway
No Right Turn
Photo Enforced Traffic Laws
Curve Advisory with Speed
You’ve been on the road for hours. It’s getting late into the night, you told your parents you’d be home soon, and your eyes keep sagging, tempting you to fall asleep. You only have a couple more hours until youget home. What should you do?
You should either let any passengers with a driver’s license drive the car, if they’re capable, or if you are alone, you should immediately pull over at a designated well lit rest area to get some sleep. Falling asleep on the road is one of the most dangerous things that can happen and can lead to serious traffic collisions.
The “basic speed law” in the United States is that of what?
You should never drive faster than is safe for current conditions.
Your best friend is parking uphill on a two-way street with no curb. He’s not a very good driver, so which way do you tell him to turn his wheels?
You tell your friend to turn his wheels to the right, away from the street.
On your way to school in the morning, your mom is coming up to a green-arrow right turn. At the turn a pedestrian with a guide dog is stepping out into the street, not heeding the green light given to traffic. What should she do?
Although the pedestrian is not obeying traffic laws, he or she must be given the right-of-way for safety reasons. She should slow down and wait for the pedestrian to safely cross.
When driving in a construction zone, what changes as far as receiving a ticket or fine?
The cost for making a traffic violation inside a construction zone is doubled, so pay extra attention on the road when in specified construction zones!
The sun is just going down, and traveling down a mountain road a little too fast, you realize that you’re skidding on ice. Everyone driving with you starts screaming and yelling, shouting that you are sliding. Being the calm, collected driver that you are, how do you best handle the situation?
When skidding or losing control on an icy road, the best thing to do behind the wheel is to steer in the direction of the skid. You will most likely regain traction, and continue driving, if not a little more cautiously, so next time you can prevent it from happening!
What is the best way to avoid hydroplaning on the road?
The best way to avoid hydroplaning is simply to drive more slowly on wet roads.
An accident is up ahead on the road, and an emergency vehicle is coming up from behind you with its lights flashing, what should you do?
When being approached by an emergency vehicle, drivers must pull over to the right of the road and stop, allowing them to pass.
Of all the single vehicle collisions on the road, can you guess what percentage of those account strictly because of DUI’s?
DUI’s count for over 30% of all single vehicle collisions in the United States! That’s a whole lot for something that is illegal!
Off Road Trail
Federal Numbered Bicycle Route
Which automotive manufacturer was it that developed the first automobile?
Although the patent for the gas-fueled car was first obtained in 1886, Daimler-Benz developed the first automobile in 1889.
Donkey Crossing
Commonly known today as an iconic performance sports car, what automobile was equipped with a 150 horsepower Inline 6-cylinder engine when it was introduced in 1953?
The Chevrolet Corvette, which debuted at the 1953 GM Motorama at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, is the original “Classic Corvette”.
