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Rules Of The Road Flashcards

1
Q

As a emergency vehicle approaches with lights from ahead or behind you must

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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

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2
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Intersection

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Is any place where two or more roads cross over each other

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3
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Do drivers have to yield to pedestrians ?

Yes or no

A

Yes

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4
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Do pedestrians have the right of way to any crosswalk, marked or not

Yes or no?

A

Yes

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5
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At intersections controlled by traffic signals pedestrians must obey the same signals as drivers

True or false

A

True

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6
Q

When crossing with a green signal, walkers have the right away over all vehicles

True or false

A

True

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7
Q

If a traffic signal changes yellow or red while a pedestrian remains in the street

What do you do?

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You must wait u til they have crossed the crosswalk safely

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8
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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

A

True

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9
Q

When two vehicles approach an intersection at the same time both drivers have two options

They are

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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

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10
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Regardless of the right of way you feel you have, always be 100% ready to yield at any time

True or false

A

True

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11
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When two or more vehicles reach an intersection at the same time, the car to the _______ must yield the right of way.

A

Left

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12
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Can you change lanes while going through an intersection?

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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

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13
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Why are you not suppose to turn your wheels before you can turn safely ?

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Because if the car behind you doesn’t stop in time and hits you from behind you would then be pushed out into traffic.

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14
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When driving on the high way. Slower vehicles must stay in what lane?

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Right

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15
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Camping

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Means the driver in the left lane driving the speed limit.

The left lane is a passing lane only

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16
Q

Stopping distances are ______ at higher speeds

A

Longer

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17
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Why is driving at high speeds more dangerous

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takes longer to react which means it will take longer to slow down. Which then could cause an accident

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18
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Why is driving slow also a danger ?

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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

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19
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Safety Scan Means

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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

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20
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Blind Spots

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Is the area on both sides of your car you cannot see through your mirrors. A)back left
B)back right

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21
Q

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

A

True

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22
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Two second rule

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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

23
Q

The maximum speed permitted on any highway in NS is

A

100 km

24
Q

In bussiness and residential areas the speed limit is?

A

50 km

25
Q

If the speed limit before a school zone when children are present is 50km then you must reduce your speed to ___

A

30km

26
Q

When passing a church while the congregation is entering or leaving.

What speed must you be going ?

A

50km

27
Q

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 ___

A

50km

28
Q

How do you drive through sharp turns and curves?

A
  1. Reduce your speed when you enter the curve or turn
  2. Maintain that slower speed
  3. Once you are through the turn or curve you can now increase your speed
29
Q

Hand signals

Left turn is

A

Your arm straight out

30
Q

Hand signals

Right turn is

A

Bend your elbow up towards the sky

31
Q

Hand signals

Stop or slowing down ?

A

Bend elbow downward

32
Q

Why would you use hand signals ?

A

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

33
Q

When turning you Must

A

Reduce your speed
do a shoulder check
yield
then proceed to turn

Always wait for walkers to get a crossed safely before turning

34
Q

Why should you be aware of large commercial vehicles when turning ?

A

Because they need more room to make a turn safely

35
Q

The steps for making a lane change is

5 steps?

A

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

36
Q

When backing up you must

A

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

37
Q

You may not park your car on a street or highway longer than __ hours

A

24

38
Q

When parking your wheels must be how far away from the curb or edge of the road?

A

15cm

39
Q

You may not park within 5 metres of _______________∧_____________ & _________________.

A

Crosswalk
Fire hydrant or driveway of a firehall
Stop sign

40
Q

Can you park within 7.5 metres of an intersection

Yes or no

A

No

41
Q

Can you park 10 metres to any official flashing beacon, stop sign, yield sign, or traffic control signal ?

Yes or no

A

No

42
Q

When parallel parking you must

A

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

43
Q

When leaving any parking spot what should the first thing be that you do?

A

Safety scan

44
Q

When parking up hill with a curb you must turn your wheels to the _____

A

Left

45
Q

When parking up hill with no curb you must turn your wheels to the ________

A

Right

46
Q

When parking down hill with a curb you must turn your wheels to the _____

A

Right

47
Q

When parking downhill with no curb you must turn your wheels to the _______

A

Right

48
Q

When you are entering roundabouts and rotaries you must

A

Yield & wait for a gap you can get into safely

49
Q

To leave the roundabout you must

A

Turn on your signal light and go into the lane you wish to exit

50
Q

Controlled-access highways are;

A

Are when one group of cars leaving the highway and another is merging on to the highway so you need to really focus.

51
Q

How far away do you have to be from a school bus

A

20 metres

52
Q

Car vs bike collisions

Right hook means

A

You speed up and try and turn before you think the bike will get there.

53
Q

Car VS Bike collisions

Left cross ?

A

You are driving the opposite way they are coming and try and turn left before you think they can get there

54
Q

Car VS bike collisions

Getting doored?

A

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

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