Lesson 7: Flashcards
If you must drive past a hazard what should you do as you approach it?
Slow down
When driving there are parked vehicles to your right, where should you position your vehicle?
The left portion of your lane
How do you select an adequate gap in traffic?
Find a space between vehicles to enter traffic, so that other drivers won’t have to brake or change lanes
How do we measure our following distance?
Identify a check point on the road, begin counting when the rear of the vehicle in front of you had passed, the checkpoint and count until the front end of your vehicle passes the check point
If we increase the speed of our vehicle, we should increase our _____ and _____?
Following distance
While driving on an open roadway should our search be nearer or farther away than it would be in city traffic
Farther - when we drive faster speeds we reach the hazard more quickly
You should only begin a pass if:
You can complete the pass within the passing zone
If you choose to follow a vehicle closer than 3 to 4 seconds it may limit your.
Line of sight
If being tailgated, a driver should keep more space to the:
Front & search for an escape path to the side
To avoid emergency driving situations, a drive should:
continually search for hazards
A driver needs to pay attention to the entire traffic area by searching:
The front, rear and sides of the vehicle
Following a motorcycle you should:
Increase your following distance