Drivers ed (quizzes and crossword)

Louisiana spends more than ____ a year to clean up our highways.

$40 million

The lowest level of intoxication for a driver 21 or older is ____%.

0.08

You should adjust your seat so that at least ___ inches are between the center of your chest and the steering wheel.

10 inches

An Intermediate License prohibits the 16-year-old driver from driving alone between the hours of _____ as found in the Driver's Guide Book, unless accompanied by a licensed parent, guardian, or adult at least 21 years of age or a licensed brother or sister age 18 or older.

11:00 pm to 5:00 am

How many days prior to the driver's license expiration date can you renew your driver's license?

180 days

When going on a long trip you should take a 10-15 minute break every:

2-3 hours

When passing a bicyclist, you must keep a distance of at least ____ feet between your vehicle and the bicyclist.

3

Your chances of surviving a collision are ____ times greater is you are wearing your safety belt and shoulder strap.

3 to 4

Those under ____ are more likely to litter than those older.

30 years old

Driving under the influence of alcohol or certain drugs is a crime. According to the National Safety Council, every ____ minutes, someone dies in an alcohol-related crash.

33

You may not park within ___ feet from a railroad crossing.

50 feet

With your Learner's Permit, you are to drive an additional ___ hours with a licensed parent, guardian, or adult at least 21 years or older.

50 hours

How far must you be when following an emergency vehicle responding to a call?

500 feet

For what length of time is your driver's license valid?

6 years

It takes about ___ minutes to get rid of one alcoholic beverage from your system.

60

The balanced hand positions for steering are:

9 and 3/ 8 and 4

You have the ability to save __ lives and heal the lives up to ___ additional people through tissue donations.

9 lives and 50 additional people

How will alcohol affect the brain of a motor vehicle driver?

Affects part of brain that affect judgement

If large quantities of alcohol are consumed, _____ can result in a coma or death.

Alcohol poisoning

Who can be a potential organ donor?

Anyone

You must yield to the right of way to pedestrians _____.

At all times

When you see a person with a white cane with a red stripe, this indicates they are:

Blind

The weight ratio of a train to a car is like that of a

Car to a soda can

Vision area in which you can see clearly while looking straight ahead

Central vision

Contact between two or more objects, as when two vehicles hot each other

Collision

Compartment mounted between the front seats in a vehicle

Console

Orange signs indicate:

Construction zone ahead

When it is raining, you must:

Decrease driving speed

The ability to judge the distance between yourself and others things is called your _____.

Distance perception

Red pavement markers/ reflectors indicate:

Do not enter the roadway

Shifting from a higher gear to a lower gear

Downshifting

The 3 parts of the driver's license test are:

Driving test, knowledge test, vision test

Which roadway surface gives you the most traction?

Dry concrete

alcohol consumption

Encourages the driver to take foolish risks and break traffic laws, impairs driver's ability to concentrate on the driving task, limits vision; eyes become blurred and unfocused

____ in the vehicle is required by law in Louisiana to wear a safety belt.

Everyone

All area a person can see while looking straight ahead

Field of vision

When you stop you vehicle in the cross walk, it causes the pedestrian to:

Go around your car and into traffic outside the crosswalk

Program requiring young drivers to progress through a series of licensing stages

Graduated driver licensing program

Green signs indicate:

Guide/information

Padded devices on the backs of seats that help reduce whiplash injuries in a collision

Head restraints

Brown signs indicate:

Historical marker

Traction is

How well the tire grips the roadway surface

A condition that causes the tires to ride the "surface" of the water rather than grip the road, making steering and breaking difficult is called:

Hydroplaning

When you encounter an aggressive driver, you should:

Ignore the aggressive driver by not making eye contact

Once you sign for a Louisiana Driver's License or Learner's Permit, you have given permission for a law enforcement officer to administer the chemical test for intoxication. The law is called

Implied consent law

The "no zone" areas for a large truck are:

In the front, behind the truck, on either side of the truck

How would a defensive driver handle driving in rain?

Increase following distance to 4 seconds

"Do not pass" signs tell you that you cannot pass in areas such as:

Intersections, driveways, hills and curves

You are approaching a school bus which has stopped on the other side of a divided highway, you should:

Keep going you are not required to stop (it's a divided highway)

To make your vehicle more efficient you should:

Keep your tires properly inflated and your engine properly tuned

If the warning lights are not flashing at a railroad crossing it means you should:

Look both ways and be prepared to stop because the lights may be broken

Driving defensively means a driver must do everything possible to prevent a collision. What is a defensive driving action?

Maintaining adequate following distance

The highway transportation system:

Moves goods and people across the US

If you see a funeral procession you:

Must yield the right-of-way to any vehicles in the funeral procession

Device on instrument panel indicating the total number miles the vehicle has been driven

Odometer

Some left turns may be permitted on red when moving from a

One-way street onto another one-way street

Once the alcohol enters the bloodstream, what helps lessen the effects of alcohol?

Only time can lessen the effecst

Space where you can drive without restrictions to your line of sight or intended path of travel

Open zone

The three parts of Highway Transportation System are:

People, vehicles, and roadways

Side vision area to the left and right of central vision

Peripheral vision

To decrease blind spot areas to the left and the right back sides of a vehicle, you should:

Properly adjust your mirrors and turn your head to check the blind spots

A yellow circle with an X in the center means:

Railroad crossing ahed

In work zones, you should:

Reduce your speed and be prepared to stop suddenly

Alcohol consumption

Reduces a driver's ability to concentrate on the driving task

Move laws:

Requires drivers to slow down and change lanes when approaching a road side incident

A collision can often be prevented by using the following process:

SIPDE

Route markers are ___ shaped signs.

Shield

Divide that shows the different driving gears and the one being used

Shift indicator

When approaching animals that are standing near the roadway you should:

Slow down

You are driving at a moderate speed, under ideal driving conditions, and the traffic signal ahead changes to a yellow light. What should you do?

Slow down and come to a complete stop, if traffic to the rear allows

If you are making a turn and a bicyclist is in the intersection:

Slow down and let the cyclist clear the intersection before you go

If you wheels slip off the edge of the road:

Slow down and turn back onto the road when safe

Yield signs indicate:

Slow sown and allow traffic that has the right of way to cross

Which of the following is true concerning alcohol consumption?

Slows normal reflexes, the potency and type of alcohol beverage, rate of metabolism and elimination

The 3 types of skills one must process in order to drive safely are:

Social skills, physical skills, decision-making (mental) skills

The most significant factor in crashes is:

Speeding

If you become stranded while traveling in cold weather:

Stay with you vehicle

Flagger persons are often provided in highway and street work zones to:

Stop traffic, slow down traffic, guide traffic

Stationary object appearing in the distance in the center of tour intended path of travel

Target

When passing another vehicle continue until:

The complete front of the passed vehicle is visible in your center rear view mirror

How can a driver lessen the negative effects of strong emotions while driving?

The driver chooses to drove when he/she can maintain self-control and make good driving decisions

All the skills- social, physical, and mental- required to drive

The driving task

When are roadways most slippery?

The first 10-15 minutes of rain

A solid yellow line on the opposite side of the road means:

The on-coming traffic may not pass

Nearly 2/3 of all motorcycle crashes involving another vehicle were caused by:

The other vehicle turning left in front of the motorcycle

Some indications that a driver is under the influence of alcohol are:

They are weaving in the driving lane

What is the most littered item along Louisiana's roadways?

Tobacco products

When driving in bad weather, such as fog, snow, or heavy rains you should:

Turn on low beam headlights

When driving in fog or rain, Louisiana requires that you:

Turn on your low beam headlights

If traffic signal is not working, you should:

Use intersection as a "4 way stop sign"

Intersections are the most common place for ____ collisions to occur.

Vehicle

Federal and state laws that regulate the Highway Transportation System

Vehicle code

What factors affect traction?

Wet roadway, wet leaves, over or under inflated tires

Lines separating driving lanes for traffic moving in the same direction are

White

Lines separating driving lanes for traffic moving in the opposite direction are

Yellow

A solid yellow line on your side of the center line means:

You may not pass

When the traffic signal turns green signaling you to proceed:

You never move on a green light until the intersection is clear of all cross traffic and pedestrians

It is legal to make a right turn on red if:

You stop completely, check for traffic, and there is NOT a sign that says "No Turn on Red"

How does alcohol consumption affect your visual activity?

Your vision is blurred and you may see multiple images

Louisiana has a ____ law regarding underage drinking.

Zero tolerance law

Method for managing the space around out vehicle

Zone control system