Top 150 (71-96) Flashcards
- If another driver cuts you off in traffic, you should:
Let it go.
To avoid the dangers of road rage, you should never take it personally if another
driver cuts you off in traffic. Just let it go and continue driving safely.
- As alcohol builds up in your blood, it:
Slows down your reactions.
As alcohol builds up in your system, it will slow your reactions, make you feel more confident, and cause you to make more errors.
- If your car breaks down on a highway, you should:
Use your four-way flashers to warn other drivers.
If your vehicle breaks down on the highway, you should signal before carefully
exiting the roadway and turning on your hazard flashers. Get as far off the road as possible and park in a location where other drivers can easily see you. Lift your hood to let other drivers know your vehicle is disabled.
- To pass a slower-moving vehicle on a two-lane, two-way road, you must:
Use the lane that belongs to oncoming traffic.
Passing on a two-lane, two-way road requires good judgment because you must use the lane belonging to oncoming traffic to omplete your pass. Only pass if you may safely and legally do so.
- The most important thing to remember about speed management and curves is that
you must:
Slow down before you enter the curve.
The most important thing to remember about driving in curves is that your vehicle’s
inertia may make it difficult to turn. To maintain control, it is essential that you slow
down before entering the curve.
- At an intersection with a stop sign, you should stop and:
Look left first, then right, then left again.
When stopped at an intersection, you should first look to your left, as vehicles
coming from the left are closer to you than vehicles coming from the right. Look to your right, then look to your left again, in case there are any vehicles coming from that direction that you did not see at first glance.
- When exiting a highway, you should slow down:
Once you have moved into the exit lane.
When exiting a highway, you should get into the exit lane well in advance. Do not
begin to slow down until after you have moved into the exit lane.
- It is best to keep a space cushion:
On all sides of the vehicle.
To ensure that you will have time to react to hazards on the roadway, it is best to
keep a cushion of space on all sides of your vehicle. Do not crowd vehicles to your
left and right sides.
- Allowing a space cushion between your vehicle and its surroundings is important
because it:
Allows you time to react to unexpected situations.
The only way to be sure you will have enough time to react to mistakes made by
other drivers is to leave plenty of space between you and the vehicles around you.
- Allow a larger space cushion than usual when stopping:
On an incline.
You should allow more space in front of your vehicle than usual when you are stopped on an uphill slope. If the vehicle in front of you rolls backward toward your vehicle when traffic begins to move again, it is less likely that there will be a collision.
- When making a turn, you must ____ your speed.
Reduce
When turning, you should reduce to a speed that allows you to maintain control of your vehicle, stay in your lane, and react to unexpected situations.
- Drive below the posted speed limit when:
Anything makes conditions less than perfect.
When the road is wet or slippery, when you cannot see well, or when anything else makes conditions less than perfect, drive below the posted speed limit. Even if you are driving within the posted speed limit, you can still be ticketed for driving too fast for conditions.
- The amount of space you need to cross traffic depends on the:
> Road conditions, weather conditions, and oncoming traffic.
The amount of space you need to cross traffic depends on the road conditions, weather conditions, and oncoming traffic.
- Your ability to stop is affected by:
The condition of the road.
Your ability to stop is greatly affected by the condition of the road. You need to
reduce your speed when road conditions are poor in order to maintain control of
your vehicle. You will be at risk if you are driving too quickly on roads that are
slippery and you need to stop.
- To prepare for anything coming up on the road ahead, you should:
Continually scan the entire road and all roadsides.
Your ability to handle dangerous traffic situations depends largely on searching for and identifying problems before meeting them. Looking far ahead of your vehicle does not mean you should simply stare at the center of the road. You need to continually scan the entire road, including the sides of the road.