Essentials Flashcards
A broken yellow centerline means that:
Passing on the left is permitted when the way ahead is clear
If you approach a traffic light with a red signal and a police officer directs you to go through the intersection without stopping, you should:
Go through the intersection without stopping
You are approaching an intersection at the posted speed limit when the signal turns yellow. You should:
Stop before entering the intersection, if you can do so safely.
When driving at night on a dimly lit street, you should:
Drive slowly enough that you can stop within the area illuminated by your headlights.
There are two traffic lanes moving in your direction. You are driving in the left lane and many vehicles are passing you on the right. If the driver behind you wishes to drive faster, you should:
Move into the right lane when it is safe.
From top to bottom, the following is the proper order for traffic lights:
Red, yellow, green.
This sign means
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Side road.
If you park facing uphill on a street with a curb, set the parking brake and:
Turn the front wheels away from the curb
Even if you know your vehicle can maneuver a sharp curve are the legal speed limit, you should still slow down because:
There may be a stalled car or a collision ahead that upu cannot see
Where should you stop your vehicle if there is no crosswalk or limit line?
At the Corner
A white painted curb means
Loading zone for passengers or mail only
A Green painted curb means
Park for a limited of time
A yellow painted curb means
Load and unload passengers and freight. Do not stop longer that the time posted
A red painted curb means
No stopping, standing, or parking
A blue painted curb means
Parking for a disabled person or someone driving a disabled person with a special placard or special license plate
When parking on a Downhill wheels should turn:
Turn towards the curb
When parking on an Uphill wheels should turn
Turn away from the curb
When there is No curb, where should the wheels be:
Turn wheels toward the should the road
After passing a car, it is safe to return to your driving lane when:
You see the headlights of the passed car in your rearview mirror
If you are involved in a collision, you must exchange with the other person involved, your driver licenses information and:
Proof of insurance, vehicle registration and current address
You see a pedestrian with a white cane at the corner ready to cross the street. The person takes a step back and pulls in his cane you should:
Stop. Proceed through this intersection. The person isn’t ready to cross
You want to pass a bicyclist riding on the right edge of your lane. you:
must not squeeze past the bicyclist
You are driving on a road where the speed limit is 45mph. All the other vehicles are driving 50mph or faster. you may legally drive:
No faster that 45mph (never drive faster than the speed limit!)
Other drivers are not making room for you to merge onto a freeway with heavy traffic. If necessary, you may:
Stop before merging with freeway traffic
If you are caught driving with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) at or above the legal speed limit:
You may be fined by the court
On freezing Wet days which of the following roadways is most likely to hide spots of ice?
Roadways on the bridge and overpasses
Parking is NEVER permitted:
In a crosshatched (diagonal) pattern space
You are driving on a one way street. You may turn left onto another one way street if:
Traffic on the street is moving to the left
What is the diffrence between traffic lights with red arrows and those with solid red lights?
You cannot turn on a red arrow, even if you stop first
When is it legal to use a cell phone without a hands-free device while driving?
When making a call for emergency assitstance
Which of these is a legal U-turn?
On a highway where there is an opening for a turn
You are approaching an uncontrolled intersection. you:
Should slow down and be ready to stop
If there are two solid lines in the center of the roadway, you:
May cross the lines to turn left into a private driveway
If you must stop on a freeway what is the time limit before it is towed?
4 hours
How can you dry off your wet breaks
by lightly pressing the accelerator and breaks pedals at the same time
When you are driving on a wet road what should you do?
Reduce your speed by 5 to 10 mph
When driving in packed snow conditions, what do you do?
Reduce your speed by half
When driving on Ice, what should you do?
Reduce your speed to no more that 5 mph
What is the proper placement of hand placement oh wheels?
9 and 3
8 and 4
Traffic convictions will stay for how long on your record?
36 months = 3 years
When will the court notify the DMV of moving violation?
Each time you are convicted
How many years will you get for manslaughter?
A minimum of 4 to 10 years
When can minors use their phone while driving
Never (let it go to voicemail)
You are driving at night on a dimly lit street and using high beams. You should dim your lights, when you are withing 500 ft of:
An oncoming vehicle
If a driver is going to pull out in front of you, the safest thing to do is:
Slow or stop your car and use your horn
Generally speaking, you are in a large trucks blind spot if you:
Can not see the truck driver in the trucks side mirrors
When should you use ypur headlights?
Anytime you have trouble seeing others or being seen
When you enter traffic from a stop (ex: pulling away from a curb), you:
Need a large enough gap to get up to speed of traffic
When can you drive using only you parking lights
under no circumstances
If you see orange construction signs or cones on a freeway, you must:
Be prepared for workers and equipment ahead
When parking your vehicle parallel to the curb on a level street:
Your wheels must be within 18 inches of the curb
to avoid last miute moves you should be looking down the road to where your vehicle will be in about
10 to 15 sec
Roadways are most slippery
the first rain after a dry spell
Two sets of solid, double, yellow lines that are two or more feat apart:
May not be crossed for any reason
Which of these vehicles must always stop before crossing railroadd tracks
Tank trucks marked wih hazardous materials placards
