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1
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Is driving a social task?

A

Yes

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2
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What does IPDE mean

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Identify
Predict
Decide
Execute

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3
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What are young drivers most mistakes caused by

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Inexperience

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4
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Before preforming any action ask yourself….

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Is it safe?
Is it legal?
Is it necessary?

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5
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What is threshold breaking?

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Breaking hard without traction

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6
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What do you do if your breaks fail?

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Pump your breaks

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7
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You must Park within _____ inches of the side of the road

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12 inches

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8
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Before crossing an intersection or anywhere else that traffic could cross you check ….

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Left, center, right, center, left

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9
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Every time you put your foot on the break check your….

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Rear view mirror

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10
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What does SMOG mean

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Signal
Mirror
Over the shoulder
Go

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11
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What are the hand/arm signals (like left and right)

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<—— left turn

|___ right turn

|—— slow or stop
\/

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12
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What is the biggest reason to change your lane position?

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Your line of sight is blocked or your path of travel is blocked

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13
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What should your speed be during a turn?

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Slow before it
Maintain speed in the middle of turn
Accelerate out of turn

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14
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What color are regulatory signs?
What is the meaning? Ex..

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Red and black or white
What and what not to do
Stop, yield, no parking

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15
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Info about warning signs

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color: yellow and black or orange and black
Meaning: hazard ahead- needs your attention

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16
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What is the pendent shape sign?

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No passing zone

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17
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Is the speed limit the maximum speed

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Yes

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18
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What is the speed limit in a school zone?

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20

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19
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Common speed limits

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City or town street: 25 mph
Country road: 50mph
State highway or freeway: 60mph

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20
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Info about guide signs

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Color: blue, green, or brown
Blue: hospitals/ recreational services
Green: navigation
Brown: city/state services

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21
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When can you go on a red light?

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When making a right turn
Left turn on a one way street
You CAN make a right turn on red arrow (unless a sign says otherwise)
Flashing red(Same thing as a stop sign After stopping, proceed when safe and observe the right-of-way rules.)

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22
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What does a flashing red light mean?

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Same thing as a stop sign

After stopping, proceed when safe and observe the right-of-way rules.

23
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A flashing light is just like a…

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Stop sign

24
Q

Protected and unprotected info:

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Arrow - protected (others yield for you)
Full color- unprotected
Yellow flashing arrow - unprotected

25
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Pavement marking info:

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White lines separate lanes going the same direction

Yellow lines separate lanes going the opposite direction

Solid white lines, mark the outer edge of a road

you may not pass or move onto the oncoming lane on a solid yellow line 

26
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What is the difference between a controlled and uncontrolled intersection?

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Controles have lights/signs
Uncontrolled do not have lifts or signs

27
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4 way stop rules:

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Order on who goes first
1. First vehicle to stop
2. Vehicle to the right
3. Left turn goes last

28
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Parking info:

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If a curb is painted yellow or red, do not park
You may not park:
More than 12 inches from the side of the road
5 inches of a driveway
15 inches of a fire hydrant
20 inches of a cross walk or pedestrian safety zone
30 inches of a intersection or traffic control device
50 inches of a railroad crossing
20 inches of a fire station on the same side, 75 inches on the opposite side

29
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Parking in a hill:

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When parking uphill with hard curb turn wheels away from the curb.
THIS IS THE ONLY TIME YOU TURN wHEELS TO LEFT

30
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What are most collisions caused by?

A

Drivers attitude

31
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Passing info:

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You’re may only pass on a two-lane, 2 way Rd. with a broken yellow or no line
solid yellow means NO PASSING
DONT PASS:
On roads uphill
In intersections
Windy roads or curves

32
Q

When is the risk of injuring a child the greatest?

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When they are getting on or off the bus

33
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Emergency vehicles:

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Red or blue lights
If the lights are on pull over and do not follow within 500 inches of an emergency vehicle

If It is pulled over on the side of the road move a lane over and if you cannot, slow down

34
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Slow moving vehicle traveling at 25 mph or less have to have a orange and red sign on the back

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⚠️🔻
Orange triangle in and red surrounding

35
Q

Bridges

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If you have a emergency DO NOT PARK on the bridge

36
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Zone management

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A strategy of maintaining a space cushion around your car. It is a way of driving defensively.

37
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Following distance

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3-4 seconds

38
Q

How deep do your tires tread have to be?

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2/32 inch deep or a penny

39
Q

You can only drive down a shared turn lane for

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300 ft

40
Q

The most common contributing factor factor in fatal collisions and runoff the road rash is….

A

Speeding

41
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Motorcycles

A

Increase your following distance
A motorcyclist will use the whole lane
4 sec distance 

42
Q

Inattentional blindness is known as… 

A

Distracted driving

43
Q

What is highway hypnosis

A

Driving on the freeway for a long time

44
Q

What is velocitation 

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Feeling that you aren’t traveling as fast as you really are 

45
Q

Legal intoxication

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Minors- 0.2 BAC
Adults- .08 BAC

46
Q

If you refuse to take a breath or blood test, your license will be suspended for 

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One year guilty or not

47
Q

If you get a DUI

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A probationary license will be issued for five years. Your license will be suspended or revoked for 90 days to a year

48
Q

Effects of alcohol

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That affects the chemistry alcohol reaches the brain.
Alcohol is a depressant
your judgment will be effective before your coordination.
It takes 1 hour for your liver to get rid of one drink

49
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Effects of drugs

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If you’re under 21 years old, you can be arrested for THC level of more than .00 nano grams per millimeter of blood.

A driver above the age of 21 may not operate a vehicle if they have a minimum THC level of 5 nano grams per milliliter of blood.

Marijuana has been shown to impaired driving for up to five hours
Consuming marijuana and used food is dangerous because it takes longer to feel the effects
40% of fatal crashes happen because of drinking 

50
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Headlights

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Headlights must be on between a half hour after sunset and stay on until a half hour before sunrise
you must dim your heart high beams when within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle, or 300 feet when following
If someone is on high beams look to the shoulder or change lane position

51
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Hydroplaning

A

Tires lose traction and contact with the road

52
Q

If car stopped in the right lane on a four-lane street or intersection that doesn’t have a light

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A car might be waiting for a hidden pedestrian 

53
Q

Collection of reports must be found within four days
Escalation report is required if there is $1000 or more damage to anyone vehicle or if there’s an injured person
Three types of insurance are the liability, the collision and comprehensive
Minimum liability insurance required
$10,000 property damage
$25,000. Injury one person.
$50,000 injury it to more than one person 

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