Chap 12
When preparing to exit a freeway, signal and move into the proper exit lane at least ___ before your exit appears.
1 mile
What part of the expressway entrance allows you to increase your speed to the speed of vehicles already on the expressway?
Acceleration lane
Which type of interchange is commonly used when two major freeways intersect?
Cloverleaf
Which lane should you use to slow down before exiting the expressway?
Deceleration lane
Which type of interchange is commonly used when a freeway intersects a roadway with relatively light traffic?
Diamond
Which type of interchange is commonly used where several freeways and/or highways meet?
Directional
True or False: A driver entering the expressway has the right of way over a driver already on the expressway.
False
True or False: When driving in rush hour traffic, you could drive on the shoulder or median to get past a traffic backup.
False
True or False: When exiting an expressway, you should begin to slow down before you enter the deceleration lane
False
What part of the expressway entrance allows you to enter the expressway & join the traffic already on the expressway?
Merging lane
If you are consistently being passed on the right side on a freeway, you should ___.
Move to the right
Which ramp leads a car off an expressway?
Off ramp
Which ramp gives you access to an expressway?
On ramp
True or False: Because freeways are more crowded than highways and escape routes are limited, you must work harder to increase the space cushion around your vehicle.
True
True or False: When changing lanes on the expressway, you should only change one lane at a time.
True
Which type of interchange is commonly used when one freeway ends at another?
Trumpet
Unlike city streets and rural highways, access to freeways is ___.
controlled & limited
If you enter an entrance ramp that you do not want, you should ___.
enter the expressway and use the next exit
At rush-hour times, the far-left lane of the freeway usually has the fastest traffic flow because in most cases it ___.
is farthest from merging traffic
Who has the right of way in a weave lane?
vehicles entering & exiting must share the right of way
