Section 10 - Other Important Information Flashcards
You must notify the MVA of certain medical conditions when you apply or renew your drivers license, even if you were diagnosed after getting the license. What are those conditions?
• Diabetes that has caused a low blood sugar
episode requiring assistance from another
person in the past 6 months.
• Epilepsy or seizures.
• A heart condition that has caused a loss of
consciousness in the past 6 months.
• Stroke.
• A condition that causes you to have dizzy
spells, fainting, or blackouts.
• Sleep apnea or narcolepsy.
• A history of traumatic brain injury (TBI).
• A condition that causes weakness, shaking,
or numbness in your arms, hands, legs, or feet that may affect your ability to drive.
• A hand, arm, foot, or leg that is absent,
amputated, or has a loss of function that may affect your ability to drive.
• An eye problem that prevents a corrected
minimum visual acuity of 20/70 in at least
one eye or binocular field of vision of at least
110 degrees.
• Alcohol/Drug use problem.
• A mental health condition that may affect
your ability to drive.
• Schizophrenia.
• Dementia
If you have a Maryland Learner’s Permit
you may drive only the vehicles or class of
vehicles specified on your Learner’s Permit and you must have a supervising driver. What are the requirements of a supervising driver?
• minimum 21
• seated beside you, unless the vehicle is a motorcycle
• licensed for at least three years in Maryland or another state to drive the same class of vehicles that you are driving.
How can MD residents grant the gift of life and what are the age requirements?
• donate organs/tissue to someone after death
• anyone 18+, but minors at least 16 need parent consent
NOTE: You can choose to have your license show that you’re an organ donor if you agree
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 -
often called “Motor Voter”
requires the MVA to allow eligible customers
to apply to register to vote, or update voting
information, when they get a driver’s license or photo identification (ID) card.
What is true about car insurance on the basis of law and when you’re pulled over?
• must have it insured for personal injury and property damage liability in amounts required by law
• must always have a valid insurance
identification card (physical or electronic) with you when driving a motor vehicle. This card may be in electronic format.
NOTE:If a cop asks for your insurance
card, you must show it to them. If you refuse, you could be fined (If you do not keep
insurance on all vehicles, you will be fined up to $2,500 per vehicle each year.)
Ages for Child Safety Seats
• Under 8 = safety seat unless 4’9+
• Under 2 = rear- facing child safety seat that meets federal guidelines until they reach the height or weight specified by the manufacturer
Child Safety Seats
car seats, booster seats and other federally approved child safety devices.
Kids In Safety Seats (KISS)
coordinates programs in various areas of the State that rent car seats or booster seats at a low cost to families who cannot afford to purchase them, but seats may not be
available at all locations all the time.
Air Bag Rules
• Use them with your vehicle’s lap and
shoulder belt.
• Sit as far back from the steering wheel as
possible (10-12 inches)
• Pregnant women should place the lap part
of the seat belt under the abdomen as low
as possible on the hips and across the upper
thighs. They should place the shoulder belt
over the rounding of the belly.
• Children in a rear-facing car seat should
never ride in the front seat of a vehicle with a
passenger air bag.
• Children under age 13 should ride buckled
up in a rear seat in a child safety seat or with
a seat belt
Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS)
• prevent wheels from locking up so you control the car
• if wheels lock, brakes are pumped faster, which may cause a rumble due to vibration
What can you and cannot put in your ears?
• CAN: hearing aid devices
• CANNOT: earplugs, headsets, earphones
The same skills needed for parallel parking are covered when you perform a “reverse two-point turn” during the driving course test you take to get your license. What does this entail?
visual skills, judgment of space, use of mirrors and turn signals, steering, braking, and acceleration control
What is parking is performer during driving test?
perform pull-in parking, back-in parking, and a three-point turn -> done in a 10’ by 20’ space during the test, and the turn in a 16’ by 20’ space
Rules & Tips for Bicyclists
• Ride straight, single file, plan ahead, yield to pedestrians and signs
• Ride on the right and use the appropriate lane in an intersection
• To left turn, move to left side of travel lane/left turn lane or walk across crosswalk not on bike
• Allow extra distance to loom at pavement markings during rain or snow
Maryland Law for Bicyclists riding at night
Must be a white headlight on the front of your bicycle, and a red reflector on the back that’s visible from at least 600 feet away.
Helmers are required, and recommended for who?
• required for those under 16 including passengers that aren’t steering
• recommended for all
All bikes by law must have…
• Brakes that can stop the bicycle within 15 feet when it is going 10 miles per hour on dry, level, clean pavement.
• A white beam headlight that can be seen 500 feet away and a red rear reflector that can be seen 600 feet away, when ridden at night or during low-light conditions.
• A safety seat or trailer, firmly attached to the bicycle, if traveling with a small child.
• A bicycle basket, rack, or bag when carrying small things so both hands can be kept on the handle bars
Electric Bikes (definition)
• operated by human power with the assistance of electric motor
• fully operable pedals
• 2-3 wheels
• electric motor rating of max 750 watts
Electric Bikes (3 classes)
• 1) motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, and stops providing assistance when the bicycle reaches a speed of 20 miles per hour.
• 2) motor that provides assistance whether or not the rider is pedaling the bicycle, and stops providing assistance when the bicycle
reaches a speed of 20 miles per hour.
• 3) motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and stops providing assistance when the bicycle reaches speed of 28 miles per hour.
Electric Bikes (low speed)
(May be other local restrictions)
• Are designed to transport only the operator.
• Weigh less than100 pounds.
• Have a front and back wheel in line with
each other, or one wheel in front and two in
the back.
• Have handlebars and a platform the rider
stands on.
• Are powered by an electric motor and
human power.
• Can operate at a speed of up to 20 miles
per hour.
