Rules Of The Road Flashcards
As a emergency vehicle approaches with lights from ahead or behind you must
Move to the right edge or curb of the road and stop completely until they have passed or you are being directed you are good to go
Intersection
Is any place where two or more roads cross over each other
Do drivers have to yield to pedestrians ?
Yes or no
Yes
Do pedestrians have the right of way to any crosswalk, marked or not
Yes or no?
Yes
At intersections controlled by traffic signals pedestrians must obey the same signals as drivers
True or false
True
When crossing with a green signal, walkers have the right away over all vehicles
True or false
True
If a traffic signal changes yellow or red while a pedestrian remains in the street
What do you do?
You must wait u til they have crossed the crosswalk safely
The vehicle already in the intersection has the right of way ahead of any car that has not yet entered the intersection
True or false
True
When two vehicles approach an intersection at the same time both drivers have two options
They are
A) go left
B) go straight
C) if they chose to go right they must wait their turn till the other vehicle as gone safely
Regardless of the right of way you feel you have, always be 100% ready to yield at any time
True or false
True
When two or more vehicles reach an intersection at the same time, the car to the _______ must yield the right of way.
Left
Can you change lanes while going through an intersection?
No, because that can cause a accident you have to go through the lane you started with and once you are through the intersection safely then you can switch lanes
Why are you not suppose to turn your wheels before you can turn safely ?
Because if the car behind you doesn’t stop in time and hits you from behind you would then be pushed out into traffic.
When driving on the high way. Slower vehicles must stay in what lane?
Right
Camping
Means the driver in the left lane driving the speed limit.
The left lane is a passing lane only
Stopping distances are ______ at higher speeds
Longer
Why is driving at high speeds more dangerous
takes longer to react which means it will take longer to slow down. Which then could cause an accident
Why is driving slow also a danger ?
Because when driving up a hill or around a corner the slow moving vehicle can be hidden and the cars driving the speed limit would have much time to react
Safety Scan Means
Frequently moving your head and eyes to check what is going on around you and your car
Check
A) rear view
B)side view mirrors
C) do a shoulder check for your blind spots
Blind Spots
Is the area on both sides of your car you cannot see through your mirrors. A)back left
B)back right
Make it a practice to turn your head to look over your shoulder checking your blind spots
Important to do it when changing lanes or turning
True or false
True
Two second rule
Is a safe distance between you and the car ahead of you
Example picking a land mark and when you pass said land mark you must be able to count 1001, 1002 and if you reach the car ahead of you before you get to the 1002 you are following too close
The maximum speed permitted on any highway in NS is
100 km
In bussiness and residential areas the speed limit is?
50 km
If the speed limit before a school zone when children are present is 50km then you must reduce your speed to ___
30km
When passing a church while the congregation is entering or leaving.
What speed must you be going ?
50km
If the speed limit in a school zone while children are present is greater then 50km before you approach the school zone you must drive ___
50km
How do you drive through sharp turns and curves?
- Reduce your speed when you enter the curve or turn
- Maintain that slower speed
- Once you are through the turn or curve you can now increase your speed
Hand signals
Left turn is
Your arm straight out
Hand signals
Right turn is
Bend your elbow up towards the sky
Hand signals
Stop or slowing down ?
Bend elbow downward
Why would you use hand signals ?
A) when your signal lights, or brake lights are not working
B) if the load you are carrying is more then 60cm to the left of the centre of the vehicle
When turning you Must
Reduce your speed
do a shoulder check
yield
then proceed to turn
Always wait for walkers to get a crossed safely before turning
Why should you be aware of large commercial vehicles when turning ?
Because they need more room to make a turn safely
The steps for making a lane change is
5 steps?
A) check your mirrors
B) check your blind spot on the side you are looking to switch lanes
C) put signal light on
D) check again to be use you can switch safely
E) maintain the same speed and pull out into the next lane
When backing up you must
A) Shift into reverse with your foot on the brake
B)hold steering wheel at 12 o’clock
C) turn your body in the direction you are backing up
D) but also be aware of your surroundings all around your car
You may not park your car on a street or highway longer than __ hours
24
When parking your wheels must be how far away from the curb or edge of the road?
15cm
You may not park within 5 metres of _______________∧_____________ & _________________.
Crosswalk
Fire hydrant or driveway of a firehall
Stop sign
Can you park within 7.5 metres of an intersection
Yes or no
No
Can you park 10 metres to any official flashing beacon, stop sign, yield sign, or traffic control signal ?
Yes or no
No
When parallel parking you must
A) put signal light on of the side you are turning into
B) come to a complete stop
C) drive up to the car ahead of you with a metre in between you and the other car
D) safety scan the back in allowing turning your wheel sharply to the right
E) straighten your wheels out and straighten yourself up
When leaving any parking spot what should the first thing be that you do?
Safety scan
When parking up hill with a curb you must turn your wheels to the _____
Left
When parking up hill with no curb you must turn your wheels to the ________
Right
When parking down hill with a curb you must turn your wheels to the _____
Right
When parking downhill with no curb you must turn your wheels to the _______
Right
When you are entering roundabouts and rotaries you must
Yield & wait for a gap you can get into safely
To leave the roundabout you must
Turn on your signal light and go into the lane you wish to exit
Controlled-access highways are;
Are when one group of cars leaving the highway and another is merging on to the highway so you need to really focus.
How far away do you have to be from a school bus
20 metres
Car vs bike collisions
Right hook means
You speed up and try and turn before you think the bike will get there.
Car VS Bike collisions
Left cross ?
You are driving the opposite way they are coming and try and turn left before you think they can get there
Car VS bike collisions
Getting doored?
When you exit your car and don’t look to see if bicyclists are coming or not and if not they will end up flipping over your door
