Chapter 9 Test

Entrances to highways are most often made from the...

Right

Rural railroad crossings can be dangerous because...

There may be no signs signals or gates

Rural Roads may be more dangerous than urban roads because...

•Loose, low traction services •They might have sharper curves or steeper hills •They may not have shoulders

How to better manage visibility in the city?

•search 1-2 blocks ahead from side to side •check your mirrors •always be alert •use good sense when passing entrances and exits for apartment buildings, parking lots, and like buildings because they are not visible till the last moment.

You should reduce your speed when...

•you approach an intersection •you approach an animal on or near the road •driving on gravel or dirt

When coming to a stop in city traffic, you should be how far back?

20-30 Feet

You should never follow another car less than how many seconds behind?

3 Sec

When merging with other traffic, you should allow a gap of at least...

4 Sec

Allow vehicle entry at specific places

Controlled- access expressway

To help manage visibility on rural roads, you should...

Drive with your high beams on

Allow you to enter another expressway

Entrance Ramp

Special High-Occupancy lanes are known as

HOV Lanes

Points where two highways cross

Interchange

When driving behind a large, slow moving vehicle on a rural road, you should...

Leave enough space so it does not block your view of potential dangers

Freeways and toll roads

Limited-access expressway

Traffic is entering the expressway

Merging traffic