Driving Flashcards
Is driving a social task?
Yes
What does IPDE mean
Identify
Predict
Decide
Execute
What are young drivers most mistakes caused by
Inexperience
Before preforming any action ask yourself….
Is it safe?
Is it legal?
Is it necessary?
What is threshold breaking?
Breaking hard without traction
What do you do if your breaks fail?
Pump your breaks
You must Park within _____ inches of the side of the road
12 inches
Before crossing an intersection or anywhere else that traffic could cross you check ….
Left, center, right, center, left
Every time you put your foot on the break check your….
Rear view mirror
What does SMOG mean
Signal
Mirror
Over the shoulder
Go
What are the hand/arm signals (like left and right)
<—— left turn
|___ right turn
|—— slow or stop
\/
What is the biggest reason to change your lane position?
Your line of sight is blocked or your path of travel is blocked
What should your speed be during a turn?
Slow before it
Maintain speed in the middle of turn
Accelerate out of turn
What color are regulatory signs?
What is the meaning? Ex..
Red and black or white
What and what not to do
Stop, yield, no parking
Info about warning signs
color: yellow and black or orange and black
Meaning: hazard ahead- needs your attention
What is the pendent shape sign?
No passing zone
Is the speed limit the maximum speed
Yes
What is the speed limit in a school zone?
20
Common speed limits
City or town street: 25 mph
Country road: 50mph
State highway or freeway: 60mph
Info about guide signs
Color: blue, green, or brown
Blue: hospitals/ recreational services
Green: navigation
Brown: city/state services
When can you go on a red light?
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.)
What does a flashing red light mean?
Same thing as a stop sign
After stopping, proceed when safe and observe the right-of-way rules.
A flashing light is just like a…
Stop sign
Protected and unprotected info:
Arrow - protected (others yield for you)
Full color- unprotected
Yellow flashing arrow - unprotected
Pavement marking info:
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 
What is the difference between a controlled and uncontrolled intersection?
Controles have lights/signs
Uncontrolled do not have lifts or signs
4 way stop rules:
Order on who goes first
1. First vehicle to stop
2. Vehicle to the right
3. Left turn goes last
Parking info:
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
Parking in a hill:
When parking uphill with hard curb turn wheels away from the curb.
THIS IS THE ONLY TIME YOU TURN wHEELS TO LEFT
What are most collisions caused by?
Drivers attitude
Passing info:
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
When is the risk of injuring a child the greatest?
When they are getting on or off the bus
Emergency vehicles:
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
Slow moving vehicle traveling at 25 mph or less have to have a orange and red sign on the back
⚠️🔻
Orange triangle in and red surrounding
Bridges
If you have a emergency DO NOT PARK on the bridge
Zone management
A strategy of maintaining a space cushion around your car. It is a way of driving defensively.
Following distance
3-4 seconds
How deep do your tires tread have to be?
2/32 inch deep or a penny
You can only drive down a shared turn lane for
300 ft
The most common contributing factor factor in fatal collisions and runoff the road rash is….
Speeding
Motorcycles
Increase your following distance
A motorcyclist will use the whole lane
4 sec distance 
Inattentional blindness is known as… 
Distracted driving
What is highway hypnosis
Driving on the freeway for a long time
What is velocitation 
Feeling that you aren’t traveling as fast as you really are 
Legal intoxication
Minors- 0.2 BAC
Adults- .08 BAC
If you refuse to take a breath or blood test, your license will be suspended for 
One year guilty or not
If you get a DUI
A probationary license will be issued for five years. Your license will be suspended or revoked for 90 days to a year
Effects of alcohol
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
Effects of drugs
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 
Headlights
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
Hydroplaning
Tires lose traction and contact with the road
If car stopped in the right lane on a four-lane street or intersection that doesn’t have a light
A car might be waiting for a hidden pedestrian 
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 
