Test Flashcards
Who regulates the HTS (highway transportation system)
You, the driver. (If not shown as an answer select police)
Skills required to operate a motor vehicle
Mental, Physical, & Social skills
What is the #1 cause of Motor Vehicle Collisions?
Day dreaming –> Lost in thought/ Driver error
Exceptions to wearing a seatbelt
Antique cars made before 1968
Doctor note
Motorcycle
School buses
Mail person
Limbo
What driver can text while driving?
None
What does IPDE mean
Identify, Predict, Decide, Execute
Donut space (mr smith might be named in this question)
Leave yourself space around your vehicle, plan a pathway to escape
What time can you not drive a car around at when you have a provisional license?
1 - 5am
Blind spots
Areas you cant see while using car mirrors, bigger car = bigger blind spot
Hydroplaning
When your front tires ride on top of water and lose contact w/ the road
Hydroplaning can happen at speeds as low as..
35 mph
Hydroplaning can happen in water depths as small as..
1/12 of an inch
Black ice
Invisible ice
Inertia
An object in motion, stays in motion
What does cover your brake mean
Hover over the brake without touching it (use if in areas where something unpredictable might occur)
Types of distances in order (first to last)
Perception distance, Reaction distance, Braking distance
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
ABS helps drivers retain driving control in emergency braking situations by preventing wheel to brake up
After you shut car and done using
Lock it
What colour sign is directional
Green
What does the yellow pennant sign mean and say and what side of street will it be on
Meaning: No passing zone
What does it say: No passing zone
Side of Street: Left
Flashing red light
Handle like stop sign, full stop then proceed once safe
BAC meaning
Blood Alcohol Concentration
At a light can you make a right hand turn at a red light
You can but don’t have to
True or False: if you pass by a school bus w/ a stop sign out and red flashing light you get a 100$ fine
False
When should directionals be used
Minimum of 100 feet before a then or changing lanes
If stopped by a police at night the first thing you are required to do is
Turn on interior lights
The right away is always ___ and never ___
The right away is always GIVEN and never TAKEN
Your driving and missed your exit what do you do
Take the next exit
Speed limit meaning
You can go up to said speed in ideal conditions
In RI most residential streets are posted at what speed
25 mph
Whats more dangerous? A intersection or highway
Intersection
If your over 21 you can get charged with drunk driving if your blood alcohol concentration percent is at or above..
0.08 percent
If your under 21 you can get charged with drunk driving if your blood alcohol concentration percent is at or above..
0.02 percent
Implied consent law
If you get pulled over you already consented to an alcohol/ drug/ and impairment test
How much can you see in your central vision
3 - 5%
Its raining so much that you cant see, what do you do?
Pull off to the side of the road
Your parking up a hill with a curve, which way do you turn the wheels?
Left and away
Your parked up a hill WITHOUT a curve turn the wheels..
Right
Your parked down a hill WITHOUT a curve turn the wheels..
Right
Safest turn around
Three-point turn
Who’s most at risk when crossing?
Children and Elderly
Amount of time children and elderly take to cross street?
Longer
If snow is on the ground when driving what should you do
Drive in the tracks already there
When driving you should take a break every..
2 hours
What to do if somethings stuck under the gas petal
Shift to neutral and kick it out with your foot
How much hours of sleep do you need
9 1/2
SSS
Stomp on the brake
Stay on the brake
Steer and look in the direction you want your vehicle to go
