Learners Practice Questions Flashcards
TAILGATING
Following too closely behind a vehicle
- You should always keep a safe distance from other vehicles on the road so that you will have plenty of time to react to hazards.
- Tailgating refers to following too closely behind a vehicle. It is one type of aggressive.
- 3-second rule
If a vehicle behind you is following you too closely (tailgating you), you should?
MOVE INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND REDUCE YOUR SPEED
If the vehicle behind you is following you too closely (tailgating you), encourage the tailgater to pass you.
Move into the right lane and reduce your speed.
What should you do if you’re driving on a two-way road (with one lane going in each direction) and another driver is following you too closely (tailgating you)?
PULLOVER ANDLET THE TAILGATER PASS
You should always keep a safe distance from other
vehicles on the road so that you will have plenty of time to react to hazards.
When parked facing uphill on the right side of the road with a curb, you should steer?
A W A Y F R O M T H E C U R B
- uphill- tires facing away from the curb.
When parked facing uphill on the right side of the
road with a curb, you should steer away from the curb so that the back of the right front tire will hit
the curb should your vehicle start to roll back
down.
If you are being passed, you should ___________until the pass is complete.
NOT INCREASE YOUR SPEED
Do not increase your speed until the pass is complete.
You are approaching an intersection controlled by a stop sign. Where must you stop?
BEHIND THE STOP LINE
When approaching an intersection controlled by astop sign, you must stop just behind the indicated stop line.
If you are moving through an intersection with a green light and a pedestrian starts to cross your path against a red light, you should first __________?
SOUND YOUR HORN TO WARN THE PEDESTRIAN.
In most states, pedestrians who violate the rules of the road (“jaywalk”) do NOT have the right-of-way. Therefore, if you are moving through an intersection with a green light and a pedestrian starts to cross your path against a red light, sound your horn to warn the person.
If the pedestrian still does not stop, you must stop.
If you are parallel parked on the right side of a street, you should ¬¬________ before you pull out into traffic.
LOOK OVER YOUR LEFT SHOULDER AND SIGNAL A LEFT TURN
When you are parallel parked on the right side of a street, you must look over your left shoulder for approaching traffic and signal a left turn before you pull out into traffic.
If you are parallel parked on the left side of a one-way street, look over your right shoulder and signal a right turn before you pull out into traffic.
If traffic from another roadway is merging onto the roadway you are traveling on, you must ____________?
ADJUST YOUR SPEED AND VEHICLE POSITION AND ALLOW THE TRAFFIC TO MERGE.
If traffic from another roadway is merging onto the roadway you are traveling on, adjust your speed and vehicle position to allow the traffic to merge safely.
Construction zones usually have, WHAT?
REDUCED SPEED LIMITS.
A car can start hydroplaning at speeds as low as ________?
35 MPH
Hydroplaning occurs when there is standing water on a roadway.
Up to 35 mph, modern tires will channel water away, like the way that a windshield wiper cleans the windshield. As your speed increases, however, the tires cannot channel the water as well, and your tires may start to lose contact with the road and ride over the water like a set of water skis.
If you are about to pass a bicycle to your right and an oncoming vehicle is approaching you on your left, what should you do?
SLOW DOWN AND LET THE VEHICLE PASS FIRST TO LEAVE EXTRA ROOM FOR THE BICYCLE.
Sometimes you need to deal with hazards one at a time.
If you are about to pass a bicycle and an oncoming vehicle Is approaching, slow down and let the vehicle pass first so that you can leave more room for the bicycle. Then move to the left to give yourself plenty of room to pass the bicycle.
Before pulling out from a right-side parallel parking space, you must _________?
CHECK FOR APPROACHING TRAFFIC AND GIVE A LEFT TURN SIGNAL.
Before pulling out from a right-side parallel parking space, check for approaching traffic and give a left-turn signal.
While getting onto a freeway, you reach the end of the acceleration lane. At this point, you should be traveling __________?
How fast should you be traveling?
AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE SPEED OF FREE WAY TRAFFIC.
- Weather and road conditions permitting.
What does a solid yellow line mean?
DO NOT PASS.
You may not pass a vehicle on the left if your lane has a solid yellow line.
