Drivers Ed Chp. 5 & 6

A safety belt that a vehicle's occupant must adjust is an ____ ____ ____.

Active restraint device

Parking diagonally to a curb

Angle parking

Turnabout used when there is a driveway on the right and no traffic behind

Back into driveway on the right side

A curve that is higher on the outside than it is on the inside is a ____ curve.

Banked

A curve that is higher on the outside is a _____ ____.

Banked curb

A bald tire night result in a _____, which is a sudden loss of air pressure in the tire.

Blowout

The distance your vehicle travels from the time you apply the brake until the vehicle stops is your ____ distance.

Braking

An object's ____ ___ ____ is the point around which all of the object's weight is evenly balanced.

Center of gravity

The energy an object has as it moves is its ____ ____ ____.

Energy of motion

When an object moves, it uses kinetic energy, which is called ___ ___ ___.

Energy of motion

_____ is the force that keeps each tire from slipping on the road.

Friction

The force that pulls all objects to the earth is ______.

Gravity

Steering where one hand pulls the wheel down while the other hand crosses over to pull the wheel farther down

Hand-over-hand steering

Parallel parking where the front wheels are turned to prevent the vehicle from rolling downhill when left unattended

Hill parking

The force with which one moving object hits another object is the force of ____.

Impact

Turnabout that requires a wide space because no backing is done

Mid-block U-turn

Turning the steering wheel too much, resulting in side-to-side weaving

Over steering

Parking that requires a space about 6 feet longer than the vehicle being parked

Parallel parking

A restraint device, such as an air bag, that works automatically and the occupant does not need to fasten is a _____ ___ _____.

Passive restraint device

The distance your car travels during the time it takes you to identify, predict, and decide to slow for a hazard is your _____ distance.

Perception

The length of time it takes you to identify, predict, and decide to slow for a hazard is your _____ time.

Perception

Parking at a right angle to the curb

Perpendicular parking

A unique part on a vehicle sometimes used by drivers as a reference point

Personal reference point

Turnabout requires you to back across two lanes of traffic

Pull into driveway on left side

Turnabout requires that you back into the traffic flow before moving forward

Pull into driveway on right side

Steering method where you push the steering wheel up with one hand and put it down with the other

Push-pull steering

How far your vehicle travels during the time it takes you to act is your _____ distance.

Reaction

The length of time you take to execute your action after you know a hazard will be a problem is your _____ time.

Reaction

Some part of the outside or inside of the vehicle, as viewed from the driver's seat, that relates to some part of the roadway

Reference point

A ______ device is used to hold a vehicle occupant in place during a collision.

Restraint

A reference point on the vehicle typically used by most drivers

Standard reference point

Turnabout requires that you stop your car across traffic lanes

Three-point turnabout

The distance from the point you first see a hazard to the point where your vehicle stops is your _____ ____ distance.

Total stopping

_____ is the friction that allows a vehicle's tires to grip the road

Traction

Tire ___ is the grooved surface of a tire that grips the road.

Tread

A maneuver used to turn your vehicle around so you can go in the opposite direction

Turnabout

Not turning the steering wheel often enough to keep the vehicle in the planned path of travel

Under steering