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As your vehicle moves closer to an object you will be required to: ✔✔Increase your steering input to avoid hitting it. Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) programs generally involve ____ stages. ✔✔ 3 The fatality rate per million miles driven for drivers under the age of twenty is: ✔✔Higher than other drivers. Per miles driven, novice drivers have a crash rate times higher than experienced drivers. ✔✔ 4 Driver error contributes to approximately: ✔✔90% of all traffic crashes. How often should you perform pre-driving tests? ✔✔Every time you drive. Your vehicle is parked at the curb. As you approach it, you should: ✔✔Approach the driver's door facing traffic.
As you approach your vehicle and perform checks it is not necessary to always: ✔✔Check the spare tire for inflation. When conducting outside-the-vehicle checks, you should inspect your: ✔✔Headlights While ensuring that your tires are properly inflated during a pre-driving check, you should also check: ✔✔Headlights, brake lights, turn signals and taillights, the direction your tires point. What is not part of a normal under-the-hood check? ✔✔Checking the shock absorbers. If you put groceries in your vehicle, they should be: ✔✔In the trunk or in a cargo net. When adjusting a safety belt, it is best to: ✔✔Wear it as low as possible over your hips. The high/low beam headlight switch on some older model vehicles may be located on the floor, beneath the parking brake pedal. T or F ✔✔True Safety belts help keep a driver behind the steering wheel and in control during a crash. T or F ✔✔False When you adjust your side mirrors, position as if you were driving. T or F ✔✔True
In the event of an emergency, if you are driving a vehicle equipped with an anti-lock braking system (ABS), apply maximum pressure to the brake pedal to activate the system. T or F ✔✔True Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS): ✔✔Help drivers maintain steering ability under hard braking. When you shift to reverse you should: ✔✔Press the brake pedal. The first step to ensure the path behind the vehicle is clear prior to backing is: ✔✔If possible, check behind your vehicle before entering the vehicle. You have stopped to park a vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission. The next step is to keep your foot on the brake pedal and: ✔✔Put the shift lever in Park. When securing your vehicle in a parking lot, you should: ✔✔Turn off all accessories and lights then turn off the ignition. You have placed your vehicle in Drive and are preparing to move forward: ✔✔You should check your mirrors and blind areas before pivoting your foot to the accelerator. You are driving between two parked vehicles, with a minimum amount of space available, you should position your vehicle: ✔✔Closer to the left vehicle.
You have just parked your vehicle on a quiet neighborhood street and are preparing to open your door to exit the vehicle; you should: ✔✔Check mirrors and blind areas for traffic. Hand-to-hand steering: ✔✔Is sometimes called feed steering. If an error has been committed and you are approaching an object at a high speed, the quickness of steering input needed to make a 10 to 12 foot lane change: ✔✔Increases, compared to low speed. Warning signs: ✔✔Are generally diamond shaped. Guide signs: ✔✔Provide information about routes, exits, and distances. What is a sign you are unlikely to see mounted beside the road? ✔✔Slow-moving vehicle sign. A "No Passing" sign is: ✔✔Pennant-shaped. A "No Passing" sign is placed: ✔✔On the left side of the road at the beginning of the no passing zone. Each state has its own laws regarding use and ownership of motor vehicles. T or F ✔✔True.
When giving hand and arm signals to indicate your vehicle's movement, you should: ✔✔Use your left arm and hand. To more efficiently gather information, a driver should search and identify objects and conditions within four classifications, including: ✔✔Motorized vehicles: signs, signals, and markings. Non-motorized users: roadway features In normal traffic, you should maintain a visual control zone ahead of your vehicle for a distance equal to at least: ✔✔12 to 15 seconds. To check your blind areas, you should: ✔✔Turn your head slightly and check over your shoulder in the direction of the blind area. To develop a selective search pattern, you should: ✔✔Know where to direct your search and classify information into major groups. The main area of focus to guide your vehicle is the: ✔✔Your intended path of travel. You will generally have ample time and space to make decisions and control your vehicle if you maintain a visual lead of: ✔✔20 to 30 seconds. Central vision: ✔✔The primary visual function employed in targeting.
When driving, central vision is used to: ✔✔Provide detail of objects and driving conditions. Fringe vision: ✔✔Provides information about lane position and objects close to the travel path. The most common form of color blindness is the inability to distinguish between: ✔✔Red and Green It's a beautiful day and you are traveling in the right lane of a two-way highway, but need to make an emergency stop; however there is a tractor trailer following you. You should: ✔✔Signal and steer off the road and then stop. What is most important when judging clearance for braking: ✔✔Vehicle type. A recent study of more than 11,000 crashes revealed that of drivers took no action to avoid a collision. ✔✔37 percent. Many of today's automobiles come equipped with automatic: ✔✔Daytime running lights. Road grime- dirt, oil, water and other debris can reduce headlight output by up to 90%. T or F ✔✔True.
Maintaining a proper following interval and visual control zone with identified alternate paths of travel allows you: ✔✔More time to make decisions. A reasonable and proper speed for any set of conditions is a speed that: ✔✔Assures a safe travel path. What are the three major highway conditions that require you to adjust speed? ✔✔Visibility, traction, and space. You should make a larger reduction in your speed when: ✔✔The consequences of a possible collision are greater. You should allow space for: ✔✔Not only the dangers you can see, but also those you cannot. What is the best procedure for making a lane change to the right? ✔✔Check all sides for a safe gap in traffic, signal right, re-check blind areas to the rear in the direction you plan to move. steer into the lane when safe, then cancel signal. You are changing lanes in traffic on a multiple-lane street. As you start to steer into the other lane, you should: ✔✔Maintain the same speed. When your vehicle turns a corner, the tracks made by the rear tires are always: ✔✔Tighter than those made by your front tires.
When you are a new driver and practicing turning right or left with good traction and normal conditions, your speed should not exceed: ✔✔5 to 15 mph. To reverse direction on a two-way street, you will best manage your risk by: ✔✔Making a two- pt turn by backing into a driveway on your right then driving forward unto the street. A three-point turnabout: ✔✔Should only be used when there is not much traffic. When you are angle or perpendicular parking, you should: ✔✔Signal in the direction of your intended parking space since you are turning. When you curb-park facing uphill with a curb to your right, you should leave your front wheels: ✔✔Turned away from the curb. You have the option of making a two-pt turn, U-turn or going counter-clockwise around the block to reverse your direction. You will likely best minimize your risk by: ✔✔Going around the block. You should turn your signal on: ✔✔As soon as possible without creating confusion. When you park and leave a manual-shift vehicle, it is best to set the parking brake and shift to: ✔✔First or Reverse.
When you pass a motorcycle you: ✔✔Give the motorcycle as much room as you would any other vehicle you pass. Freeway speed-change (weave) lanes are: ✔✔Used for both acceleration and deceleration. The effect of alcohol on the central nervous system is the same as any other: ✔✔Depressant. When you drink alcohol: ✔✔Mental judgement is affected before your physical coordination. Approximately how many fatal traffic crashes involve alcohol? ✔✔Nearly half. What helps someone sober up from the effects of alcohol? ✔✔Time. Oxidation, the process by which 90 percent of alcohol is eliminated from the body, takes place in the: ✔✔Liver. Once you are of legal age, if you drink alcohol you should: ✔✔Space your drinks out over a long period of time. Alcohol effects: ✔✔Judgement first so you have difficulty how much or if you should continue to drink.
Young drivers between the ages of 16-19 with a B.A.C. of .085 percent (approximately three to four drinks) are ___ times more likely to be killed in a crash than a sober driver. ✔✔ 40 When a person is affected by marijuana he/she will: ✔✔Be at a higher risk because of reduced concentration. Alcohol affects men and women the same. T or F ✔✔False Alcohol affects your behavior as soon as it: ✔✔Reaches your brain. Barbiturates and tranquilizers are: ✔✔Depressants. In one hour a male that weighs 150 pounds will oxidize (get rid of) approximately how much alcohol? ✔✔.015 percent B.A.C. Emotional responses are: ✔✔Learned and can be changed. Strong emotions can affect your: ✔✔Ability to think, reason, and make decisions. One of the best ways to prevent fatigue while driving on a long trip is to: ✔✔Stop, get out of the vehicle and walk around for at least ten minutes every two hours.
During the winter, your vehicle speed must be high for you to cause your vehicle to skid. T or F ✔✔False If a tire suddenly goes flat while you are driving you should: ✔✔Continue to look down your intended path of travel, keep a firm, steady grip on the steering wheel and maintain a straight course. You are about to collide with another vehicle. You should: ✔✔Use controlled braking and steer so that you collide with the other vehicle at an angle. An airbag/safety belt combination helps to keep the driver: ✔✔From striking the steering wheel and column. When your vehicle begins to skid you should: ✔✔Ease off the brake or the accelerator and look and steer where you need your vehicle to go. An effective control device that is the least used in emergency situations is the: ✔✔Accelerator. When safety belts are used by front seat occupants, the chances of a fatal injury are reduced by: ✔✔45 percent. To reduce the forces of a collision with another vehicle, you should: ✔✔Reduce your speed and try to hit the other vehicle in front of the front wheels or behind the rear wheels.
If someone is injured during a collision, you should: ✔✔Move him or her only if it is absolutely necessary for their safety. Your first duty in the event of a collision is to: ✔✔Check for injuries and call 911. During a storm a tree falls on your parked vehicle. What type of insurance is going to cover the damage to your vehicle? ✔✔Comprehensive. You fail to stop at a stop sign and hit another vehicle. What type of insurance will pay for the repair of your vehicle? ✔✔Collision. When you shop for insurance for your vehicle, you should: ✔✔Get a full explanation of coverage and costs before you purchase. Which type of vehicle is the safest choice for new drivers? ✔✔Mid-size Sedan. Hybrid vehicles feature two forms of propulsion. T or F ✔✔True What is the most important form of insurance a driver can have? ✔✔Liability.
What coin should be used when checking tire tread to see if your tires are safe for use? ✔✔Quarter. Your vehicle will run best if you use high octane fuel: ✔✔Only if your vehicle requires high octane fuel. You should always change your oil every 3,000 miles. T or F ✔✔False In cold climates, check your vehicle's cooling system each: ✔✔Fall and Spring. are/is a common cause of a vehicle not starting. ✔✔Corroded battery connections. PCV stands for: ✔✔Positive crankcase ventilation. When making a left turn with a trailer in tow, you will need to: ✔✔Proceed farther into the intersection before starting the turn. When you are backing and turning a trailer, you should: ✔✔Turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction you want the trailer to go. Backing and turning with a trailer is generally easier turning to your: ✔✔Left.
Since the trailer is attached to your vehicle additional insurance for the trailer is never needed. T or F ✔✔False. What is not necessary to safely tow a trailer? ✔✔High intensity headlights. When loading a trailer you should put about: ✔✔ 60 percent of the weight to the front half of the trailer. When driving a recreational vehicle, you should: ✔✔Increase your following distance due to increased stopping distance. Almost all recreational or utility trailers are equipped with their own braking system. T or F ✔✔False. When you are driving a vehicle with a trailer, you will need: ✔✔More time to pass since your total length is longer. You are driving a vehicle with three passengers and towing a trailer; the heaviest passenger should sit in the: ✔✔Passenger side front seat. When you are towing a trailer with good traction and visibility your following distance should be: ✔✔Approximately 5 to 6 seconds.
