Drivers Seg1 Test Flashcards by Purva Shanker

When driving ahead on a straight road, you should look … ( to drive straight forward, one should look)

Far ahead toward the center of path

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To make sure a motor cycle is not in the blind spot, before a lane change, what should be done?

Head check

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What’s the most com I reason for loss of traction while driving on the snow

Sudden or quick manuvers or reaction

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Each time you drive what must you check

Tires, lights and controls

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Where do you have the least amount of control of the vehicle

Rear

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How do you look down the roads

Glancing quickly and continually

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When making a right turn in an urban setting, how far ahead do you signal your intentions

Half a block or 100 ft away

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When driving in the far right of the express land what must you expect?

Merging vehicles from the entrance lanes

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When you approach an uncontrolled intersection and you see a pedestrian, what should you do?

Let the pedestrian go first

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Can you drive off the road to pass another vehicle

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When you meet an oncoming vehicle on a 2 way 2 lane city street with cars parked on either side,what must be done

You’d adjust lane position to the right of the center

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If your cannot stay awake while driving, what must be done

Pull over to asafe location and sleep

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When driving down the road and there is a car parked on the right how far away should you be

1 door away

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Hydroplane how can you tell?

If water is splashing from under the vehicles tires

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When you’re driving at night in a dimly lit street, how should you drive

Drive slow enough as to not overdrive the head lights

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If the vehicles starts to loose traction what should one do

Slow down gradually and don’t hit break

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If you have a tire blowout the first thing to do is

Grab the wheel firmly and hold on

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How does one get good traction on wet roads

Staying in the tracks of people ahead of you

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What to do when you need to use a cell phone

Pull off the roadway

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In dry conditions with a 4 second following distance, for speeds under

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If you are driving in the country, how far in advance do you put the turn signal on

1/4 of a mile in advance

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Changing lanes and passing vehicles are similar because

Driver’s view is easily blocked

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What does depressant drug do

Slows down central nervous system

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If a kid is riding a bike near you what should be done

Adjust speed and distance and stay away

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When passing a large truck it is important to give them space because

The truck can produce wind turbulence

When you are stopped at a red signal, make sure to check what

Check traffic once light changes

When officer with lights on expressway and officer pulls someone over, what should you do

Go one lane to the left

When there is fog, what should one do

Slow down and turn on low beams

If you need to stop suddenly and you don't have ABS

Pivot the foot from the accelerator and push firmly but don't lock wheels

If you are driving on a one lane street and you see emergency lights

Pull over to the right

Why are rumble strips on the road perpendicular to the intersection

To indicate an approaching hazard

When driving on the road and temperature light comes on, what does that mean

It means that the engine is hot

How many sides does a school sign have

Why do you stay out of the space of a tractor at an intersection.

Wide right turns

When choosing a ramp to enter an expressway, what are important words

Wide right turns

To make a turn from a 1way street to a 2 way street where should you turn

In the closest lane

When predicting point of conflict, where do you look

Do not enter or wrong way

To make a left hand turn from a one way street to a2 way street street where should you turn

You should turn into a 2 way street in the closest lane

When predicting a point of conflict, look where

At the point where your path might cross with another vehicle

When can a L turn be made from a lane other than the L or R hand lane?

Look at pavement markings

If you have to leave the roadway at an area of high speed and there is no open space that is available, what should you do.

Look for something soft

When confronted by an aggressive driver, what should be done

Get out of their way, don't make eye contact

You should not pass if...

You cannot complete the pass before a no passing zone

Depth perception:

Ability to judge relative distance the relative distance of objects away from you

Broken yellow line:

You can pass

When you see a flashing red light, the how do you treat it?

Like a stop sign

What is it called when a driver looses control of his/ her emotions

Road rage

What distraction is likely to cause a teen driver to crash

Other young people in the car

When 2 vehicles come to an uncontrolled intersection, at the same time what happens?

The driver n the left shall yield to the driver to the right

When approaching a disabled person, what do you do?

Give them right away

When it is night time, and a vehicle is coming toward you with high beams what do you do

Look to the right edge of the lane

Large truck traveling in the middle of three lanes, if you want to pass, how do you do so

Quickly on the left

Most important decision while driving

Determining speed

Stopped at red light, what do you do?

Check intersections to see if you can turn right

Traveling behind large slow moving vehicle on a rural road, what do you do

Lave enough space to avoid dangers

By law, a child of less than four years can be in a child seat if

The air bags are turned off and back is occupied

If you want to exit the express way, what should you do

Look early for an exit

When you encounter large trucks on a expressway, what should you do?

Avoid being in between them

If you're behind a school bus outside city limits and the bush has red flashers, what should you do?

Stop 2 feet away and wait till flashers go away

Traffic light that has been green for a long time is called a

Stale light and is likely to turn yellow soon

Alcohol begins to affect a person when

The moment if enters your body

Driving at night what should be done?

Adjust speed and stopping distance within sight of headlights

Driving down a steep hill: what should be done

Never shift to neutral

Air bags ad designed to be used as

Safety belts

Approaching an intersection, and a pedestrian sign in the other side turns to don't go, then it means that your light will change soon to

Yellow

Weave lane is dangerous because of what?

There is traffic entering and exiting

Driving in the city traffic and speeds are slow, what should you do?

Look ahead about one block

Multilane round about- when do you change lanes

Before entering

Implied consent law:

You've given consent to be tested for alcohol in the blood

Motorcycles and following

Give more room

Backing up on an angled parking stop: where do you look

Over your right shoulder

Driving down road and advisory speed signs for curb: what are those

Recommended speeds

Ability to handle dangerous traffic conditions- means?

Searching for hazards in advance

Under normal driving conditions, what are the stopping conditions?

In range of headlights

1st thing to consider when making a U turn-

Is it legal

Front wheel power skid - means

Tires will spin when accelerating

When approaching a Rr with closed gates lights and bells, when do you keep going

When everything is off

Most violated thing-

Pedestrian don't wait for walk sign

Construction vehicles around construction zones are

Usually large and slow moving

What makes it difficult to judge a motorcyclist's speed

They are smaller

When should go enter a round about p

When there is a gap

When approaching an expressway ramp on the right, you can make it easier for people entering by:

Changing lanes

Medicines used to treat the common cold:

Make you drowsy

When there is a collision, what should you do to avoid the crash?

You can always turn

Aggressive driving 2

Driving in a selfish, bold and pushy manner

When can you turn r or l from a different lane

When there are pavement markings

Impaired vision causes

You to see things away, further than they really are

Proper wag to change Lane

Signal early and move slowly and smoothly

At what speed should you pass a vehicle on a 2 lane road

At least 10 mph faster

When does mi law require you to have the headlights on

30 min before dawn/dusk

Broken white lines:

Separate traffic on the same lane

Entering expressway from the left is risky because

The traffic tends to move faster

Blinking yellow means

Caution

Detecting potentially dangerous objects/ conditions depends on

Organized visual search

If the car starts to skid, what must be done?

Off the accelerator or break

Slow down gradually o ice/ snow

Light pressure on break

How to slow down on snow

Apply light pressure on break

Weed affects

Judgement

Emergency w/ antilock breaks means

Each wheel will move independently

Hov- diamond lane shapes are reserved for

Special groups

Steep downgrade

Break

Driving down the road with high beams, what should you do

Hit low beams when car is 500 ft ahead