Chapter 10: Special Driving Conditions

When you get ready to leave an expressway, you should begin to use your turn signal

100 feet before the exit ramp.

When attempting to stop on a slippery road, the best action to take is to

Apply the brakes in slow, steady strokes.

You have just left an expressway and are starting to drive on an ordinary highway. You should

Check your speedometer to keep at the lower speed limit.

If you drive past your exit on an expressway, you should

Drive to the next exit and leave the expressway.

When driving at night, it is most important for you to

Drive within the range of your headlights.

When your right wheels run onto a soft shoulder what is the best way to get back onto the highway?

Ease your foot off the gas and brake gently.

When you drive in heavy fog during daylight hours you should drive with your

Headlights on low beam.

If a tire blows out, the proper thing to do is

Hold the steering wheel firmly, and ease up the gas.

When you drive at night you can reduce the problem of glare from the headlights of an approaching car by

Looking to the lower side of your lane.

Expressways have "expressway entrance lanes" (acceleration lanes) so that drivers can

Reach the proper speed before blending with traffic.

Your car starts to skid on a slippery road. You should

Steer in the direction you want your front wheels to go.

Which of the following statements applies to all driving emergency situations?

Think before you act.

Why is driving on an expressway different from driving on an ordinary street?

You must think faster and handle your vehicle more effectively.

Night driving is dangerous because

The distance we can see ahead is reduced.

If your brake pedal suddenly sinks into the floor, you should first

Try to pump it to build up the pressure.

You are getting on a highway which has a very short entrance lane. The safest way for you to enter the flow of traffic would be to

Wait for a large gap in traffic then speed up quickly.