Drivers Ed Test 9

What is a good recommended speed for making turns?

10 mph

When should you signal?

100 feet, or 3 seconds, before your turn

If you think of the steering wheel as the face of a clock, what numbers should your hands hold?

9 and 3

You are approaching a T-intersection. You are on the top of the T (going straight, according to the picture). What do you do?

Continue on vour way as normal, but be alert and prepared to brake in case someone decides to shoot out into your path.

"What should you do if you want to turn right?

Get in the lane farthest to the right and as close to the right edge as you can.

What does it mean when someone has the right-of-way?

It means they have the legal right to move.

To check your blind spot you should...

Jook over your left or right shoulder quickly, depending on which direction you will be moving

If someone goes ahead of you when it's your turn, what should you do?

Let it go.

*You are stopped at an intersection waiting to cross it. When checking for an opening in traffic, the driver should do what?

Look left, then right, then across, then left again.

What should you do with your arm once you begin making the turn?

Return your hand to the steering wheel to control your vehicle during the entire turn.

If you don't have a stop sign or signal, you can proceed through a turn without stopping. What should you do before making that turn?

Slow down to about 10 mph before you get to the turn.

Which of the following vehicles would be most likely to tip over due to its high center of gravity?

Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV)

What does it mean to "follow through" your turn?

Watch where you want to go, and accelerate once you've completed about 80% of your turn.

*What should you do at a roundabout?

Yield to traffic already in the roundabout.

If you see this two-sided arrow, what is it telling you?

You can only make a right or left turn after yielding to traffic.

What can happen if you don't check your blind spots before making a maneuver?

You can sideswipe someone that you didn't see.

Please take a few minutes and answer the questions below to move on to the next topic.

You must vield to oncoming traffic if there is any, but you don't need to stop otherwise.

What is an uncontrolled intersection?

an intersection without traffic controls or signs

Whenever you stop at a stop sign or traffic light, where are you?

at an intersection

What should you not do in a roundabout?

change lanes

Always come to a stop at stop signs.

complete

Signaling too early or too late might other drivers.

confuse

If you come to a two-way stop intersection, who has the right-of-way usually?

cross traffic

What is this sign?

crossroad intersection

What is the official name for "turn signal" ?

directional

what direction do you hold your arm to slow down?

down

You should check your blind spot only when you will be changing lanes.

false

What can you use instead of directionals if they are not working?

hand signals

What do we call any place we make turns?

intersections

Always yield to what?

pedestrians

Most crashes occur when what?

someone doesn't yield the right-of-way to someone else

What direction do you hold your arm for a left turn?

straight

"The blue car and the red car arrived at the same time at this 4-way stop intersection. The blue car wants to make a left turn, and the red car wants to go straight. Who must yield?

the blue car

Who goes first at an uncontrolled intersection?

the car on the right

Who goes first when two cars arrive at a stop sign at the same time?

the car on the right

*What lane should you be in if you want to turn left through a roundabout?

the left lane

What lane should you be in to make a left turn?

the left lane

Who goes first at an uncontrolled intersection?

the person on the right, no matter who got there first.

Who usually has the right-of-way at a T-Intersection?

the through street (the top of the T)

What is not something to check for in a blind spot?

trees

A blind spof is an area that is located to the left and right rear corner of your vehicle.

true

After your turn is done, what should you do?

turn your signal off

What direction do you hold your arm for a right turn?

up

What is not a steering technique?

up-and-over

Return the wheel to its original position by doing what?

using hand-over-hand or side-to-side steering

*When can you enter a roundabout?

when there is a safe gap in traffic

Who gets to go first at a four-stop intersection?

whoever gets to the stop sign first

If you want to make a right turn, you must make sure to check traffic coming from where?

your left