Driver's Ed: Chapter 16

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When you encounter large trucks on the expressway, you should

avoid driving between two trucks.

What colors are the WRONG WAY or DO NOT ENTER signs?

red and white

As you drive on an expressway, you may be lulled into

highway hypnosis.

A minimum speed limit is

intended to keep traffic from moving too slowly.

The expressway is defined as a

limited-access or controlled-access highway.

Higher speeds on the expressway, multiple lanes to watch, and heavier volumes of traffic

make the Identify step more difficult.

If you are continually being passed on the right and the left while driving in the center lane at 55 mph, you should

move to the lane on your right.

If you miss the exit you want, you

must go on to the next exit.

If there are signal lights on the entrance ramp, you

must wait for a green light.

When is it permissible to back up on an entrance ramp or on an expressway?

never

If the expressway has three lanes going in your direction, you should change

only one lane at a time.

In order to avoid conflicts when traffic is heavy in the right lane, use the

center or left lane.

Which of the following highways have similar features?

freeways, expressways, interstate highways

Grade elevation refers to

using bridges and tunnels to direct traffic over and under other travel lanes.

If the entrance ramp enters the expressway from the left, you should realize a greater potential for conflict because you will be entering

a higher speed traffic lane.

If the acceleration lane is short, you will need

a longer gap to enter traffic.

The area in an expressway entrance ramp where you increase speed to that of expressway traffic is the

acceleration lane.

When passing on the expressway, it is generally safer to pass

on the left.

For a long trip on an expressway, you

should plan for fuel, food, and rest.

When you move into the deceleration lane, you should

slow to the exit ramp speed.

The main factors in determining your speed on an acceleration lane are

the amount and speed of traffic on the acceleration lane and expressway.

A yellow X on an overhead signal above your lane indicates

the lane will be closed farther ahead.

If an expressway lane is closed for construction, you

there is little threat of a head-on collision.

Passing on an expressway is usually safer than on a two-lane highway because

there is little threat of a head-on collision.

When a side road forms a T intersection with an expressway, it is called a

trumpet interchange.


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