Driving Facts and Scenarios
You must use your headlights when other vehicles are not visible from
1000 feet away
When you are planning to make a turn, you should activate your turn signals:
3 to 4 seconds before you reach the intersection
At highway speeds, on a dry road, a safe following distance is at least
4 seconds of following distance from the car ahead of you
When entering a highway from an entrance ramp, you should generally
Accelerate to the speed of traffic
If you are driving behind a motorcycle, you must
Allow the motorcycle to use a complete lane
Allowing a space cushion is important because it
Allows you time to react to situations
Drive below the posted speed limit when
Anything makes conditions less than perfect
Your brake lights tell other drivers that you
Are slowing down or stopping
Which of the following is true about driving on a wet roadway?
As you drive faster, your tires become less effective
After an emergency vehicle passes you with its siren on, you must
Avoid driving closer than 500 feet behind the emergency vehicle
When driving on a freeway entrance ramp, you should look for a gap in freeway traffic
By looking in your mirrors and turning your head to look over your shoulder
Before changing lanes on a multi-lane highway you should
Check your mirrors and blind spots
On two-lane, two-way streets or highways, you should start left turns
Close to the center line
To prepare for anything coming up in the road ahead, you should
Continually scan the entire road and roadsides
When driving on slippery roads, you should
Drive 5 to 10 miles below the speed limit
When driving on a one way street and an emergency vehicle with flashing lights is behind your car, you
Drive toward the nearest road side and stop
Hydroplaning is usually caused by
Excessive speed
If a vehicle using high beams comes towards you, you should
Flash your high beams
The "four-second rule" refers to how one should
Follow another car
Roads become very slippery
For the first 10 to 15 minutes of a rain storm
If you want to get off the freeway, but you missed your exit, toy should
Go to the next exit, and get off of the freeway there
If your turn signals fail, you should use
Hand signals
You may honk your horn when you
Have lost control of your car
When driving through a work zone, it is a good safety practice to
Lengthen your usual following distance -- by double
When faced with one oncoming car to the left and a bicyclist to the right, you should
Let the car pass and then pass the bike
If you have a tire blowout, you should
Let the car slow to a stop
What can you do to avoid the need to make emergency (or "panic") stops while driving in traffic?
Look ahead and maintain a safe following distance
When driving in fog you should use your
Low beam headlights
When passing a cyclist, you should
Move as far left as possible
Drivers entering a roundabout or traffic circle
Must yield to drivers in the roundabout or traffic circle
It is best to keep a space cushion
On all sides of the vehicle
Allow a larger space cusion when stopping
On an up-hill
When exiting a highway, you should slow down
Once you have moved into the exit lane
When you hear a fire engine siren, you must
Pull over to the side of the road and stop
When you see an emergency vehicle with flashing lights, you must
Pull to the curb and stop
If you need to slow down or stop when other drivers may not expect it, you should
Quickly tap your brake pedal a few times
When a truck driver behind you wants to pass your vehicle, your speed should
Remain steady or decrease
The amount of space you need to cross traffic depends on the
Road and weather conditions and oncoming traffic
You should honk your horn when you
See a child who is about to run into the street
When making a turn, you must reduce your
Speed
If the rear of your vehicle starts to skid left, you should
Steer left
If an oncoming driver is heading toward you in your lane, you should
Steer right, blow your horn, and brake
When approaching a stopped school bus with red lights flashing and its stop arm extended, you must
Stop and remain stopped until the red lights stop flashing and the stop arm has been withdrawn
When a school bus has its lights flashing and its stop arm extended, you must
Stop at least 10 feet away from the bus
When sharing the road with a truck, it is important to remember that, in general, trucks
Take longer distances than cars to stop
Your ability to stop is affected by
The condition of the road
On a two-lane road, you may pass another vehicle on the right when
The driver you are passing is making a left turn
To turn left on multi-lane streets and highways, you should start from
The left lane
Which of the following is true about the speed at which you travel?
The safe speed to drive depends on many conditions
Turn lane
These lanes, bordered by solid yellow and/or broken yellow lines, is in the center of many streets and highways to make left turns.
When you drive through an area where children are playing, you should expect them
To run out in front of you without looking
An orange triangle on the back of a vehicle indicates that vehicle
Travels at slower speeds than normal traffic
If you are following a truck that swings left before making a right turn at an intersection, you should remember that it is very dangerous to
Try to squeeze between the truck and curb to make a right turn
Before backing up, you should
Turn your head and look through the rear window
If your car breaks down on a highway, you should
Use your four-way flashers
When traveling below 40 miles per hour on a limited access highway, you should
Use your four-way flashers
When you park on the roadway, you should
Use your four-way flashers
Before turning, you should
Use your signal
Before passing another vehicle you should
Use your turn signal
If you stop at a railroad crossing with more than one track
Wait until you have a clear view of both tracks
Your blind spot is
What you can't see without moving your head
When you are in line of traffic that is crossing a railroad track that has no signals or gates
You need to make sure there is space to get all the way across the tracks without stopping
If another car is in danger of hitting you, you should
sound your horn
If a vehicle using high beams comes towards you, you should look towards
the right side of the road