Finals Exam Flashcards
- What are 7 different colors signs; What do they mean; provide an example for each
Red- regulatory- ex: stop
Black and white - regulatory - ex: speed limit
Yellow - warning - ex” railroad crossings
Yellow and Green - warning - ex: school zones
Orange - warning - ex: flagger
Green - guide - ex: destination and distance
Blue - guide - ex: rest area
Brown - park and recreation - ex: forest preserve
Pink - traffic incidents - ex: accident ahead
- What are 3 things that the HTS consists of?
Vehicles, Roadways, and People
What does HTS mean
Highway Transportation System
- What are the 5 ways to help reduce risk on the HTS
-keep your car in top condition
- anticipate the actions of others
- take steps to protect yourself and others
-Drive only when you’re in sound physical and mental condition
- make a conscious effort to develop your driving skills
- When parking uphill with a curb; without a curb; downhill with a curb; without a curb; which way do you turn your wheels?
1) Uphill with curb - LEFT
2) Uphill without curb - RIGHT
3) Downhill with curb - RIGHT
4) Downhill without curb - RIGHT
- Name 8 places where passing another vehicle is not allowed
- no passing zone
- curve
- hill
- railroad
-bridge - tunnel
-viaduct
-in the middle of the intersection
-a stop school bus
- Identify and describe the 4 different types of skids
-Braking skid - sudden deceleration
-Cornering skid - sudden change in direction
-Power skid - sudden exceleration
- Blowout skid - a tire loses air pressure
- There are ————- natural laws which exists as you’re driving
A. They are :
B. Here is how they relate to driving :
- 6
A. They are and relate to driving are
1) Inertia - when you brake the seatbelt protects you
2) Friction - traction between the road and tires
3) Momentum - the heavier the vehicle the greater damage in a crash
4) Kinetic Energy - if your speed goes up, your braking distance goes up
5) Gravity - It can make your car speed up or slow down
6) Center of Gravity - the taller car are less stable
- What does each letter in SIPDE stand for
Search
Identify
Predict
Decide
Excute
- What are the 5 guidelines to the SMITH SYSTEM
-AIM high and look ahead, not down
- Keep your eyes moving
- Get the big picture
- Make sure others see you
- Leave yourself a way out of a margin of safety
- Define : Centrifugal Force, Peripheral Vision, Tolerance Law, Implied Consent, Certificate of Title
Centrifugal Force is the force that pushes you out of a curve into a straight path
Peripheral Vision is side vision
Tolerance Law is a minor can’t possess, consume, distribute alcohol and drugs
Implied Consent is a permission to test for alcohol and or drugs
Certificate of Title proves ownership of a vehicle
- Explain the Right Of Way rule
The first person to come to a stop is the first person to go
- Another word for traction is :
Adhesion
- The maximum BAC for anyone under the age of 21 is :
The maximum BAC for anyone aged 21 and over is :
Under is 21 is 0
Over 21 is 0.08
- When required to stop at railroad crossings, vehicles must stop within ——— feet but no less than ——— feet from the nearest rail
Within 50 feet but no less than 15 feet from the nearest rail
- What are steps you should do when involved in a collision? (List in order)
- stop immediately
- warn others if possible
- give aid to the injured
- try to get medical help
- exchange information
- get names and addresses of witnesses
- stay at the scene
- You’re about to collide with a large animal. What are the 2 things you should do?
1) Brake firmly
2) steer and strike at a angle
- List a total of 8 distractions you may encounter while driving
- Pedestrians
- Passengers
- Pets
- Nice Car
- Eating
- Drinking
- Smoking
- Billboards
- What are 3 physical effects of intoxication?
- slurred speech
- balance
- vision
- Name and describe the 3 different types of car insurances
- Liability - victim is only covered
- Collision - you and the victim are covered
- Comprehensive- natural disasters
- The only effective way for alcohol to leave the body is to :
Time
- Four factors which affect breaking distances are :
- Speed
- Conditions of the vehicle
- Conditions of the roadway
- Hill and mountains
