DMV Permit Review

Drivers under 18 are ______ times more likely to have a fatal accident than the average driver.

2.5

When traveling at 55mph, how many feet do you need to stop?

400 ft

What is one of the top 5 causes of accidents in the U.S. ?

Failure to yield the right-of-way to other drivers.

Parking and driving safely are two different functions.

False

What is the purpose of barrels filled with sand in front of an abutment (such as a support for a highway over pass)?

To reduce the force of impact on your vehicle by allowing your vehicle to travel farther than if it hit the abutment directly.

If you are parking facing downhill, you should always turn your front wheels _______the curb or side of the road.

Towards

____________ are the leading cause for death among teenagers and teenagers have __________the rate of these than adults.

Traffic Accidents, twice

The main purpose of driver education is to help you learn the skills, knowledge, and attitudes needed for greater safety both as an operator of an automobile and as a pedestrian.

True

When a solid and a broken yellow line are together, you must not pass if you are next to the solid line.

True

When should you always engage your parking brake?

When parking on an incline.

If there are two yellow lines dividing lanes of traffic, and the line closest to your lane is broken, _________________________________.

You may cross over it to pass vehicles ahead, if it is safe to do so.

A stop sign means that you ____________.

always stop fully behind the limit line, crosswalk, or at the corner

In order to keep a vehicle in a turn without allowing centrifugal force to pull the car out, what should you not do? a) Decelerate before the curve. b) Brake gently and gradually while turning. c) Downshift (manual transmission). d) Accelerate while turning.

d) Accelerate while turning.

Which is not a result of poor peripheral vision ? a) Failing to react to a hazard coming from the left or right. b) Failing to see or obey a stop light suspended over an intersection. c) Weaving while negotiating a curve. d) Driving further from parked cars.

d) Driving further from parked cars.

Friction is_________ if your tires are over-inflated or are worn smooth. This makes it ______for you to stop you vehicle.

decreased, harder

Gravity __________ your kinetic energy when you are driving uphill and __________it when you are driving downhill.

decreases, increases

Yield means ______.

to let other drivers, pedestrians, and bicycles have the right-of-way before you proceed.

The golden rule of driving is

to treat other drivers the way you want to be treated.