Learners practice questions 2 Flashcards
What must you do at a steady yellow traffic signal?
STOP IF IT IS SAFE TO DO SO
THE SIGNAL WILL SOON TURN RED.
A steady yellow traffic light is a warning that the traffic light will soon turn red.
You should try to stop if it is safe to do so.
Do not stop suddenly; always consider the vehicles behind you before you brake. If you cannot stop safely, proceed with caution through the intersection.
________ are designed to allow vehicles to slow down and leave the freeway
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EXIT RAMPS
Exit ramps are designed to allow drivers to slow down and leave the expressways.
There is often a lower speed limit posted for the ramp.
If you double your speed on a highway, your braking distance will be ______ as long.
FOUR TIMES
When there is water on the roadway, you must reduce your speed to avoid ________?
HYDROPLANING
When there is water on the roadway, reduce your speed.
Deep enough water combined with high enough speeds can cause your vehicle to hydroplane out of control.
On a three-lane highway, a driver towing a trailer keeps to the right because _________?
IT MOVES SLOWER THAN OTHER VEHICLES.
If you are traveling on a highway with three lanes, treat the far right lane as a slower speed lane, and the far left lane as a passing lane.
Slower vehicles should always use the far right lane.
When you exit from a high-speed, two-lane road, if traffic is following you, you should __________________?
(hint: you should not ?)
NOT SLOW DOWN TOO SUDDENLY
When you exit from a high-speed, two-lane roadway, try not to slow down too abruptly if there are vehicles following you.
Use your turn signals to let other drivers know your intentions.
Tap your brakes and reduce your speed quickly but safely.
If there are no reduced speed limits posted at work zones, What should you do?
OBEY THE NORMAL POSTED SPEED LIMITS.
In many work zones, the speed limits may be reduced and lane usage restricted for safety purposes.
If there are no reduced speed limits posted, you should obey the normal posted speed limit.
On the highway, use the left lane for ________?
PASSING.
The left lane on a highway is used for passing. If another vehicle is trying to pass you, do not increase your speed until that vehicle has completed its maneuver.
When you see the letters “RR” painted on the pavement, you are approaching a __________?
A RAILROAD CROSSING.
The letters «RR» on the pavement indicate a railroad crossing ahead.
When passing a stopped emergency vehicle, you must __________?
SLOW DOWN AND MOVE INTO A NON-ADJACENT LANE.
MOVE ONE LANE OVER.
When passing a stopped emergency vehicle, you must slow down to less than the posted speed limit and move into a non-adjacent lane, leaving at least one lane between you and the emergency vehicle.
Which lane must be used by slower-moving vehicles?
THE RIGHT MOST LANE
Watch out for vehicles that have trouble keeping up with the flow of other traffic or when entering the roadway; they take longer to pick up speed.
To control your speed on steep downgrades, you should_________?
USE A LOWER GEAR.
The continuous application of brakes to control speed on downgrades will cause the brakes to fade (become ineffective).
Use an appropriate lower gear to control your speed on downgrades.
If you see a steady yellow signal when approaching an intersection, you must ________?
COME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP IF IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.
A steady yellow signal means the light is about to turn red.
Do not enter an intersection against a steady yellow light, unless you are too close to stop safely.
COME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP IF IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.
A steady yellow signal means the light is about to turn red.
Do not enter an intersection against a steady yellow light, unless you are too close to stop safely.
While driving, when you see a triangular red and white road sign, you must ________?
REDUCE YOUR SPEED AND YIELD
A triangular red-and-white road sign is a yield sign.
You must slow down and yield to other traffic.
It is foggy and you see a pentagon-shaped sign ahead. You know from its shape that it indicates ________?
A SCHOOL ZONE
It is important to recognize traffic signs and signals by their shape and color. A pentagon shaped traffic sign indicates that a school zone is ahead.
