Learner's permit Flashcards
An instructional permit allows you to
operate a motor vehicle when supervised by another driver over the age of 21
With a Class C license you may
operate vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 26,001 pounds
Your driver’s license will expire
on your birthday
When driving in bad weather you should
increase your following distance
If you are 21 or older, your license will be suspended if your Blood Alcohol Content is
.008 or higher
You must dim your headlights when following another vehicle within
300 feet
An orange sign with a guy holding a flag indicates
a flagger instead
To leave an interstate highway, you should
move into the deceleration lane then slow down
You are on a two-lane road with traffic moving in both directions. To pass a vehicle on the left, you must
give a left turn signal before passing and then a right turn signal after passing
What does an orange triangle with a red border indicate on the back of a vehicle?
This is a slow moving vehicle
You do NOT need to stop when
you see a flashing yellow light
What does a sign with a person in a wheelchair indicate?
A handicapped crossing is ahead
A sign with a arrows and a 13’6” indicates
an underpass ahead and vertical clearance is 13 ft 6 inches
The minimum speed on a highway
If not posted, it should not be slow enough to impede traffic
If posted, do not drive slower so as not to impede traffic and it is illegal to drive slower than posted
A yellow sign with two people walking with bags means
There is a school ahead
On the highway, you should drive in the right lane because
the left lane is for passing or exiting
On the expressway, you can avoid highway hypnosis by
constantly shifting your eyes from one area of the road to another
Hydroplaning can start at
35 mph
When following a vehicle that makes frequent stops you should allow
a greater following distance
Stopping on a shoulder is only permitted
in an emergency or if your vehicle is disabled
A white sign with two black arrows bending away from each other indicates
there is a left-turn lane in the center of the road
When making a left turn at an intersection, you must yield the right of way to
oncoming traffic, pedestrians, and vehicles already in the intersection
At night you should use highbeams
in open country with no other cars around
Passing is not allowed
when there is a solid yellow line next to your lane
During the winter, many rear-end collisions occur on icy streets because driver’s forget to
leave a space cushion
If there are not traffic control signals, you must slow down or stop for pedestrians within
an intersection, a marked cross-walk and an unmarked crosswalk
Warning signs are usually diamond-shaped, but railroad crossings are
round
Never make a U-turn on a curve, top of a hill, or where you cannot be seen by another driver within
500 feet
On a multi-lane roundabout, if you intend to exit the roundabout less than half way around it, you
use the right lane
In urban areas, you must signal at least _____ feet before you make a left or right hand turn
100
Before backing up your vehicle, you should look to the front, sides and rear and continue to look
to the rear as you back
Under normal road conditions, you should use the 2 second rule to leave a safe following distance. Under adverse conditions you should use
4 seconds
A round yellow sign with a big X and two r’s indicate a
railroad crossing
You should never drive alongside a motorcycle in the same lane because the motorcycle
needs the width of the whole lane
A blue square sign with a white H means
a hospital is nearby
When you parallel park, you must park your vehicle no more than
12 inches from the curb
Large areas around trucks or other large vehicles where cars may disappear into blind spots are called
No-zones
A flashing red light indicates you must
come to a complete stop
When an emergency vehicle is approaching you from either direction, displaying flashing red lights or sounding a siren you must
pull over to the right and stop
You must stop when meeting or overtaking a school bus, church bus or childcare bus that is stopped
to pick up or let off children
An orange diamond sign with a guy shoveling means
public utility operations ahead
To make a right turn from a four lane divided highway, enter the right lane well in advance of the turn and make
a tight turn into the right lane of the cross street
Enter roundabouts
on the right and yield to vehicles and bicycles
