Oklahoma Permit Study Guide Flashcards
Dashed Yellow lines on your side of the road means what?
Passing is allowed, watch for oncoming traffic.
A solid line on your side of the road means you can pass?
True or False?
False
A Broken line on your side of the road means you can pass?
True or False?
True
You should always look backwards the entire time you are backing for safety and to keep from getting an “auto fail” on the driving test.
True or False?
True
Psychologist tell us that as drivers respond to the traveling public in one of three states of mind
Child, Parent and Adult
What is a safe following distance?
3 seconds.
While you are driving you see a vehicle beginning to turn left in front of you. You should?
Slow down and prepare to stop.
When should you return to your lane after passing another vehicle?
As soon as you can see the passed vehicle in your rear view mirror
Abusing drugs and/or alcohol and then driving can result in?
Death and serious injury.
Loss of freedom.
Loss of large sums of money for legal expenses and victim compensation.
What should you do if the vehicle in front of you attempts to pass at the same time that you do?
Return to the right lane until the other vehicle finishes their pass
While skidding, which direction do you turn your steering wheel?
In the direction of the skid
Where is it illegal to park?
Within 25 feet of a fire hydrant
Within 75 feet of a railroad
Within 20 feet of a crosswalk
Which way do you turn your steering wheel when you are parking downhill with a curb?
Right
Which way do you turn your steering wheel when parking up or down a hill without a curb?
Right
If a police officer directs you through a red light, you should?
Proceed as directed by the policeman
Who is affected by the Implied Consent Law?
Residents and non-residents
What is the safest speed for driving on snow and ice covered roads?
A speed that adjusts for existing conditions
What is the meaning of this road sign? (yellow house with 2 human figures and then an additional sign with an arrow point down?
School crossing children crossing in this area
An oncoming vehicle drifts toward you in your lane. You should:
Move to the right, slow down and honk your horn.
A vehicle closely approaches you with their high beam headlights. You should?
Flash your high beam headlights momentarily, then look at the shoulder of the road and use it as a guide until the vehicle passes
Children until at least
years of age must be in a rear facing car seat or the child reaches
the weight or height limit of the car seat.
2 years old
Always yield to:
Children playing in the street
Emergency vehicles
Blind Persons
Which of the following alcoholic drinks and amounts is most intoxicating?
All have relatively equal intoxicating abilities
The BAC standard for “Driving under the influence” for a person aged 20 and younger?
Any measurable amount
The Implied Consent Law means?
Your permission is unspoken but understood to be granted to be tested for sobriety.
You can be stopped by law enforcement for suspension of driving under the influence
You agree to take one or more tests to determine your BAC
It is unlawful for any person to drive, operate or be in physical control of a motor vehicle within the state who
Has a measured alcohol amount that meets or exceeds the BAC of driving impaired for their age group.
Exhibits evidence of being under the influence of any intoxicating substance.
Exhibits evidence of being under the influence of alcohol and any other intoxicating
What does this hand signal mean? Arm and hand pointed down with the palm to the rear.
Driver is slowing down or stopping
typical driver will need five years of practice to become?
minimally competent driver
At least 80% of all vehicle collisions are caused by what?
Distractions
The potential penalty for failure to comply with the Liability Insurance Requirement
Fine of $250, 30 days in jail and suspension of license and registration
Texting while driving makes a collision how much more likely?
25 times
When approaching a vehicle from behind, how many feet away must you switch from high beams to low beams?
600 feet
Children between 2 and 4 years old must be in a
Forward facing car seat
Think of “Right of Way” as something to be
Given, not taken