Unit 4 chapter 15 Flashcards
What percent of all miles of roadways in the United States are considered to be rural?
80
What most affects how far ahead you must look, vehicle control, and distance you need to stop?
A. weather conditions.
B. topology of the area.
C. speed.
D. size of your vehicle.
C.
Rural roads are
constructed of different types of materials
What is the basic speed law?
Do not drive faster than roadway or traffic conditions.
Traffic controls help you to travel safely by
providing advanced information and warnings
Narrow shoulders, bridges, ditches, guardrails, and trees are examples of
roadside hazards.
Solid yellow lines on a roadway indicate
No-passing situations.
How does increased speed affect the time available to complete the IPDE Process?
It decreases the time available
An orderly visual search pattern
helps you adjust to any unusual events.
Collisions occur at curves on mountains because
speed on the approach is too great.
A warning sign for a curve has a
curved black arrow.
When driving through a curve at normal speed,
accelerate gently after entering.
If a vehicle cuts into your 3-second following distance, you should
reestablish a 3-second following distance on the vehicle ahead.
An escape path is the opening into which you can move to
avoid a collision with another vehicle
After driving through a desert and encountering a lot of blowing dust and sand, you should
change your vehicle’s oil, oil filter, and air filter.
The means of dividing roadways and separating lanes in opposite directions is usually a guardrail or a
median.
When driving on a multilane roadway, you should make a left turn from
the lane closest to the center line or median strip.
One of the questions you should ask yourself as you are deciding to pass another vehicle is:
Is passing here safe?
At what speed should you pass another vehicle going in the same direction on a two-lane roadway?
at least 10 mph faster than the other vehicle
You should not pass if
you cannot complete the pass before a no-passing zone begins.
When approaching the top of a hill, passing is not allowed
Within 700-1,000 feet
You identify that a vehicle overtaking and passing you will be returning to your lane too close in front of you. You should
slow down.
What should you do before braking hard to avoid hitting a small animal?
Check the traffic situation.
If your sight distance is reduced when driving up a hill, you should
reduce your speed.
High altitude can cause a driver to
have shortness of breath and a headache.
