Your Driving Flashcards
55 miles an hour how long does it take vehicle to travel the length of a football field?
3.7 seconds
Where do crash is caused by drowsy driving most often occur?
High speed rural highways when driver is alone
How often should you get out of the car when driving long-distances?
Every 2 hours
What percent of all traffic fatalities involve alcohol?
38%
Alcohol is a depressant, so what does it do to you?
Slows brain function, reduce judging ability, gives you false confidence, hard to do more than one thing such as concentrate while steering, affects sense of balance, and makes you sleepy.
Is the only thing that can sober you up?
Time
During an average lifetime of driving, we face about a _______ chance of being killed or injured in a car crash…
1 in 3
Children under the age of ____ should be in an age and weight appropriate restraint…
16
What is the number one threat to the lives young children?
Automobile crashes
A child under the age of eight and weighing less than 80 pounds must be properly secured in a…?
Weight appropriate child passenger restraint system
During the winter months, what can snow do?
Black the car’s exhaust pipe, and warming up a car can cause carbon monoxide to back up into the car, which is deadly
If you are moving through an intersection with a green light and a pedestrian crosses your path against a red light, what are you supposed to do?
Give a warning with your horn
What is the maximum speed limit for a school bus?
45 mph
On a 2 Lane Road Way, all traffic from both directions must…
Stop
On a 2 lane roadway with a center turning lane, all traffic from both directions must…?
Stop
On a four-lane road way without a median separation, all traffic from both directions must…
Stop
Undivided highways of four lanes or more with a median separation traffic _____ the bus must stop
Following
On a roadway of four lanes or more with a center turning lane only traffic ____ the bus must stop
Following
What should you do when you see emergency lights or hear sirens behind you?
Pull over to the right
