Section 3 : Safe Driving

When driving, the correct hand signal for a right turn is:

Left hand and arm pointing upward

As a driver entering an interstate from an entrance ramp, you have the right-of-way.

No

Are U-turns permitted on highways?

No!

Are multiple vehicles involved in most over-correction crashes?

No! Most over-correction crashes are single-vehicle crashes and are often preventable.

The traffic lights at an intersection are not working. What must you do?

The driver on the left must yield to the driver on the right.

When driving, you may pass a vehicle on the right if:

The vehicle you are passing has signaled and is making a left turn

Before you change to another lane, you should:

Give the proper turn signal, check your side and rearview mirrors and quickly glance over your shoulder, and check for any vehicles that may be in you blind spot

A law enforcement officer signals for you to stop your vehicle. You ignore the officer's signal and the officer pursues you. As a direct result of the pursuit, the officer is killed. You will be:

Guilty of a Class 4 felony

True or False: You should reduce speed and pass at least three feet to the left when approaching or passing a person riding a bicycle.

True!

You are coming up on a roundabout. What must you do as you enter?

Turn on turn signals, obey traffic signs and pavement markings, and yield to traffic already in the circle

What factors affects perception time, reaction distance and braking distance?

Weather, mental and physical health, and visibility

True or False: At flashing red signals, you must always stop your vehicle.

True!

True or False: If conditions such as road construction or bad weather make the posted speed unsafe, by law, you must drive slower than the posted speed limit.

True!

True or False: You must stop for a school bus with flashing red lights and an extended stop sign when you approach from any direction on an undivided highway.

True!

True or False: In areas without a speed limit sign, the maximum speed limit for passenger vehicles and motorcycles on rural rustic roads is 35 mph (unless otherwise posted).

True!

In areas without a speed limit sign, the speed limit in a business area is:

25 mph

In areas without a speed limit sign, the speed limit in a residential area is:

25 mph

In areas without a speed limit sign, the speed limit in school, business and residential areas is:

25 mph

When fire trucks or equipment are stopped answering an alarm, you must park at least this distance away:

500 feet

You are following an emergency vehicle responding to an emergency. What is the closest distance you may follow?

500 feet

While driving, you encounter a school bus that has stopped to load or unload children on a divided highway separated by a median or barrier. Vehicles traveling in the opposite direction of the school bus:

Are not required to stop

True or False: When traveling 65 miles per hour on dry, level pavement, it takes the average vehicle over 500 feet to stop.

False! At 65 miles per hour, the average stopping distance on dry, level pavement is 344 feet.

True or False: The maximum legal speed you can travel on the road in wet conditions is the speed limit.

False! By law, you must drive slower if conditions such as road construction or bad weather make the posted speed unsafe.

True or False: When passing another vehicle, if you are still in the left lane when you reach the No Passing Zone, no laws have been broken.

False! Complete the pass before you reach a No Passing zone. If you're still in the left lane when you reach the zone, you're breaking the law.

True or False: When stopped and waiting to make a left turn at an intersection, turn your front wheels left.

False! Keep your front wheels pointed straight ahead until you are actually going to make the left turn. This prevents you from being pushed into oncoming traffic if another vehicle crashes into you from behind.

In areas without a speed limit sign, the maximum speed limit on interstate highways is 75 mph.

False! Maximum speed limit for passenger vehicles and motorcycles varies by location, i.e. rustic roads vs. interstate highways.

True or False: You are driving in an area without a speed limit sign. You should assume that the maximum speed limit is 60 mph as that is the speed on all public highways that are not part of the interstate highway system.

False! The maximum speed limit for passenger vehicles and motorcycles on non-rural interstate highways and public highways that are not part of the interstate system is 55 mph.

True or False: By law, you may not drive slower than the posted speed limit.

False! You can't go faster than the speed limit

When stopping your vehicle, what factors determine the distance your vehicle travels before it is no longer in motion?

Perception time, reaction distance, and braking distance

You are driving on an undivided highway. An emergency vehicle in the opposite lane is coming toward you with lights flashing. What must you do?

Pull over to the edge of the road and stop until the emergency vehicle passes

When approaching a roundabout, what must you do?

Slow down

You are on a private road or driveway and are about to enter a roadway. What must you do before entering the roadway?

Stop and yield to all traffic and pedestrians

While driving, you encounter a school bus that has stopped to pick up children. Vehicles traveling in the same direction as the bus must:

Stop until all children are clear and the bus moves again

Is Radar detector use illegal in Virginia?

Yes

You are driving down the road and encounter a funeral procession. What must you do?

You must yield the right-of-way