Highways and Freeways Flashcards
What are blind spots?
The spots your inside and outside rear-view mirror won’t show you. They will not show you everything to the sides or what is right
beside and slightly behind you in the lane next to you.
What should your outside rear-view mirror show you?
It should show you a little of your vehicle on the side where the mirror is attached, as well as the area behind you in the lane next to
you. They should be positioned to allow you to see, from your driving position, the horizon in the middle of your mirror behind you.
What should you do when changing lanes?
• Be sure a lane change is allowed.
• Check for traffic by glancing in your
inside and outside rear view mirrors.
• Check over your shoulder to be sure
there is no vehicle or cyclist in your blind
spots.
• Turn on the proper signal light.
• If safe, change lanes, while maintaining
your speed as much as possible.
• Ensure your signal light is turned off.
What lane should you use for passing on a multi-lane highway?
Slower vehicles move into the passing lane to the right, permitting other vehicles to pass safely in the left lane
What is a passing lane?
A passing lane is a lane added to a highway to allow passing
Before passing another vehicle on a two-lane road/highway what should you do?
• Pass only where it is permitted. • Keep a safe following distance behind the vehicle you intend to pass. • Pass vehicles only when there is no oncoming traffic for a safe distance. • Check your outside and inside rear view mirrors • Do a shoulder check to the left to look for vehicles that may be passing you on the left. These vehicles may be in your blind spot. • Turn on your left signal light. • Before you attempt to pass, check again that there is no oncoming traffic and that you can complete the pass while it is still permitted. • It is illegal to exceed the speed limit when passing another vehicle. • Once the vehicle you have passed is visible in your inside rear view mirror, do a shoulder check to the right. • Turn on your right signal light. • Return to your original lane while maintaining your speed. • Ensure your signal light is turned off.
When is it illegal to pass another vehicle?
• oncoming vehicles are too close. If you have any doubts about safely completing the pass, do not attempt to pass • a solid yellow line is on your side of the centre line • a sign indicates a no passing zone • you are in a school or playground zone during school or playground zone times • another vehicle is stopped to allow a pedestrian to cross at a marked or unmarked crosswalk • a school bus has flashing red lights and the stop arm extended indicating the school bus has stopped. (It is not the safest choice to pass a school bus that has flashing amber lights, indicating that it is reducing speed, because it may be stopping to allow passengers on and off the school bus. If you do proceed, do it with caution.)
What is the emergency stopping lane also referred as?
The shoulder
What is the emergency stopping lane?
It is for drivers who need to stop due to an urgent situation or because they have problems with their vehicle. It is between the edge of the roadway and first lane of travel.
What is merging?
Merging is done when two roadways join into one and the traffic on the main roadway must cooperate to allow enough space for vehicles to enter from the merging lane.
Who has right of way during merging?
Neither the merging vehicle nor the vehicles already on the highway have the right-of-way.
What should you do when merging?
• Check the traffic flow on the highway as soon as you can see the lane where you will be merging. • Choose your gap in the traffic, and begin adjusting your speed, if required. Keep glancing at the gap you chose to ensure you are making the speed and timing adjustments necessary to safely merge without affecting traffic. • Use your signal light before or when you are on the acceleration lane. • Accelerate to the speed of the traffic on the main road. • Keep shoulder checking to view the gap and look in your rear view mirror for vehicles following you. • When it is safe and legal, move into the gap after you are past the solid white line of the acceleration lane. Maintain your speed at or near the speed of the other vehicles. • Ensure your signal light is turned off.
How do you exit a major roadway or highway?
• Plan ahead. Be in the proper lane well before you reach your exit. • Use your turn signal well in advance of the exit to alert the drivers behind you. • Move into the deceleration lane if there is one. • If possible, do most of the slowing in the deceleration lane. Some deceleration lanes are short; you may need to start to reduce your speed while still on the highway. • When you have exited, ensure your signal light is turned off. • If you miss your exit, do not stop.
What is a weave zone?
roadway interchanges, where there are places where the highway entrance and exit use the same lane. The entrance and exit can be close together.
How do you drive on a curved road?
• If you need to reduce your speed, do it before entering the curve, and stay centered in your lane. • To stay centred in your lane, look well ahead and around the curve. This will assist you with steering and speed control. • Maintain a safe and steady speed after entering the curve. • Do not pass vehicles on curves on highways with one lane in each direction. It is unsafe and illegal.
