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Following closely behind another vehicle (tailgating): Increases fuel efficiency. Is a common cause of rear-end collisions. Helps keep traffic moving.
Is a common cause of rear-end collisions.
The "three-second rule" applies to the space............of your vehicles. In back Ahead To the sides
Ahead
You are driving at night on a dimly lit street and using high beams. You should dim your lights when you within 500 feet of: A vehicle approaching you from behind. An oncoming vehicle. A sharp curve or hill.
An oncoming vehicle.
When should you use your headlights? One hour before sunset until one hour after sunrise. Anytime you cant see at least two miles ahead. Anytime you have trouble seeing others or being seen.
Anytime you have trouble seeing others or being seen.
When roads are slippery, you should: Avoid making fast turns and fast stops. Pump your brakes to test the traction of your tires. Decrease the distance that you look ahead of your vehicle.
Avoid making fast turns and fast stops.
Which way do you turn your front wheels when parked uphill next to a curb? Parallel to the curb. Away from the curb. Toward the curb.
Away from the curb.
If you see orange construction signs and cones on a freeway, you must: slow down because the lane ends ahead. Be prepared for workers and equipment ahead. Change lanes and maintain your current speed.
Be prepared for workers and equipment ahead.
You are going to make a left turn from a dedicated left-turn lane when a yellow arrow appears for your lane. You should: Speed up to get through the intersection. Stop and not turn under any circumstances. Be prepared to obey the next signal that appears.
Be prepared to obey the next signal that appears.
Generally speaking, you are in a large truck's blind spot if you: Drive close to the large truck's left front wheel. Cannot see the truck driver in the truck's side mirrors. Follow no closer than ten feet behind the large truck.
Cannot see the truck driver in the truck's side mirrors.
Before getting out of your parked car on the traffic side of the street, you should: Give an arm signal that you are exiting your vehicle. Turn on your left turn signal. Check traffic approaching from behind.
Check traffic approaching from behind.
You must carefully watch for bicycles in traffic lanes because they: Must ride facing oncoming traffic. Could be hidden in your blind spots. Usually have the right-of-way.
Could be hidden in your blind spots.
A green arrow pointing to the left on a traffic light means you may: Make a protected turn in that direction. Turn left or continue going straight. Turn in that direction only after you stop.
Make a protected turn in that direction.
Which of these is recommended when driving at night on a dimly lit street? Drive slowly enough to stop within the area lighted by your headlights. Briefly honk at oncoming headlights so you wont be blinded. Keep instrument lights bright to be more visible to other drivers.
Drive slowly enough to stop within the area lighted by your headlights.
You can be fined up to $1,000 and jailed for six months if you are cited for: Dumping or abandoning and animal on a highway. Making a U-turn from a center left-turn lane. Parking in a bicycle lane.
Dumping or abandoning and animal on a highway.
You are towing another vehicle or trailer on a freeway with four lanes in your direction, you may travel in: Any of the traffic lanes in your direction. Either of the two right lanes. The far right lane only.
Either of the two right lanes.
Before driving into an intersection from a stop, you should look: Left and right only Straight ahead and to the left. Left, right, and left again.
Left, right, and left again.
You park your car at the curb on a level two-way street. Before getting out of your car, you should: Look for cars or bicycles on the traffic side of your vehicle. Turn your front wheel towards the curb. Make sure you are parked at least two feet from the curb.
Look for cars or bicycles on the traffic side of your vehicle.
You see a car approaching from the rear. When you check your mirror again to change lanes, you no longer see the car. You should: Look over your shoulder to be sure the car is not in your blind spot. Turn your signal on and change lanes slowly. Signal, honk your horn, and change lanes quickly.
Look over your shoulder to be sure the car is not in your blind spot.
It is very foggy. Slow down. turn on your windshield wipers and: High beam lights. Low beam lights. Emergency flashers.
Low beam lights.
If there is a single set of solid yellow lines in the cent of the roadway, you May cross the lines to turn left into a private driveway. Are on a two-lane one-way street. Should not cross for any reason.
May cross the lines to turn left into a private driveway.
To make a right turn onto a two-way street from a two-way street, start in the right-hand lane and end in: The left lane. The lane closest to the curb. Any lane that is available.
The lane closest to the curb.
When you enter traffic from a full stop (e.g. pulling away/from the curb), you: Should drive slower than other traffic for 200 feet. Need a large enough gap to get up to the speed of traffic. Should wait for the first vehicle to pass, then pull into the lane.
Need a large enough gap to get up to the speed of traffic.
When sharing the road with a light-rail vehicle: Never turn in front of an approaching light-rail vehicle. Always pass a light-rail vehicle slowly on the right. Remember they are loud and more slowly like freight trains.
Never turn in front of an approaching light-rail vehicle.
A red arrow pointing to the right on a traffic light means you may: Turn in that direction after slowing and checking traffic. Not turn in that direction until the light turns green. Turn in that direction after you come to a complete stop.
Not turn in that direction until the light turns green.
Which of these is a legal U-turn? On a highway where there is an opening for a turn. 150 feet away from a hill or curve. Over two sets of double yellow lines in the roadway.
On a highway where there is an opening for a turn.
You may turn right on a solid red light: Only after slowing down and checking traffic. Only after stopping, and yielding to pedestrians and bicyclists, unless otherwise posted. Under no circumstances.
Only after stopping, and yielding to pedestrians and bicyclists, unless otherwise posted.
If you have a collision, the law requires you to exchange your driver license information with: Witnesses. Others involved in the collision. Security guards.
Others involved in the collision.
Who has the right-of-way at an intersection with no crosswalks? Pedestrians always have the right-of-way. Vehicles. but they should slow down and be careful. Pedestrians, but only with the green "WALK" signal.
Pedestrians always have the right-of-way.
If you are unable to see the road ahead while driving because of heavy rain or fog, and your wipers do not help, you should: Slow down and continue driving. Turn on your high beams and continue driving. Pull off the road completely until visibility improves.
Pull off the road completely until visibility improves.
When driving near road construction zones, you should: Slow down to swatch the construction as you pass. Step on your brakes just before you pass the construction. Reduce speed and prepared to stop.
Reduce speed and prepared to stop
When driving in the far right lane of a freeway, you: Should expect merging vehicles at on-ramps. Must be driving slower than other traffic. Must give the right-of-way to merging traffic.
Should expect merging vehicles at on-ramps.
You are approaching an uncontrolled intersection, you: must always stop before driving through the intersection. Must yield the right-of-way to all other vehicles. Should slow down and be ready to stop.
Should slow down and be ready to stop.
If you approach a curve or the top of a hill and you do not have a clear view of the road ahead. you should: Pull over and wait for conditions to improve. Use your high beam lights to be more visible. Slow down so you can stop if necessary.
Slow down so you can stop if necessary.
If a driver is going to pull out in front of you, the safest thing to do is: Honk your horn and maintain your speed. Slow or stop your car and use your horn. Use your horn and swerve into the next lane.
Slow or stop your car and use your horn.
If the roadway is wet and your car starts to skid, you should: Slowly ease your foot off the gas pedal. Slow down by shifting to a lower gear. Slow down by pumping the brake quickly and firmly.
Slowly ease your foot off the gas pedal.
You are approaching a sharp curve in the road. You should: Start braking before you enter the curve. Start braking as soon as you enter the curve. Accelerate into the curve.
Start braking before you enter the curve.
When a school bus with its red lights flashing is stopped ahead on your side of the road, you must: Stop until you think all the children are unloaded. Stop until the lights stop flashing. Change lanes, drive slowly, and pass cautiously.
Stop until the lights stop flashing.
You see a pedestrian with a white cane at the corner ready to cross the street. The person takes a step back and pulls in his cane. You should: Stop. Proceed through the intersection. The person isn't ready to cross. Stop your car a minimum of six feet from the crosswalk and wait for the person to cross the street. Honk your horn to let the person know when to cross the street.
Stop. Proceed through the intersection. The person isn't ready to cross.
Always look carefully for motorcycles before you change lanes because: Their smaller size makes them harder to see. They usually have the right-of-way at intersections. It is illegal for motorcycles to share traffic lanes.
Their smaller size makes them harder to see.
Even if you know your vehicle can maneuver a sharp curve at the legal speed limit, you should still slow down because: You must legally drive below the speed limit on the sharp curves. The strong forward pull on your vehicle can be dangerous. There may be a stalled car or a collision ahead that you cannot see.
There may be a stalled car or a collision ahead that you cannot see.
Which of the following is true about safety belts and collisions? They are unnecessary for vehicles equipped with front or side air bags. They keep you from being thrown clear to safety, which lowers your chances of surviving collisions. They increase your chances of survival in most types of collisions.
They increase your chances of survival in most types of collisions.
At night, if an oncoming vehicle fails to dim its high beams, look: Toward the center of the roadway Toward the right edge of your lane. Straight ahead in your lane.
Toward the right edge of your lane.
During the first 12 months after your are licensed, you must be accompanied by your parent or guardian if you: Drive between the hours of 5 a.m. and 11 p.m. Transport minors between the hours of 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. Transport adults between the hours of 5 a.m. and midnight.
Transport minors between the hours of 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.
To see vehicles in your blind spots, you must: Turn your head. Look in your side mirrors. Look in your inside rearview mirror.
Turn your head.
When parked on any hill: Leave your vehicle in neutral. Keep your front wheels parallel to the road. Use your parking brake and leave the vehicle in gear or "park"
Use your parking brake and leave the vehicle in gear or "park"
You want to make a right turn at the corner. A pedestrian with a guide dog is at the corner ready to cross the street in front of you. Before making your right turn, you should: Turn off your engine until the person crosses the street. Tell the pedestrian when to cross the street. Wait until the person crosses the street.
Wait until the person crosses the street.
When traffic is slow and heavy and you must cross railroad tracks before reacting the upcoming intersection, you should: Stop between the crossing gates in case they close. Stop on the tracks and wait for your light to turn green. Wait until you can completely cross the tracks before you proceed.
Wait until you can completely cross the tracks before you proceed.
U-turns in residential districts are legal: On a one-way street at a green arrow. When there are no vehicles approaching nearby. Across two sets of solid doubles yellow lines.
When there are no vehicles approaching nearby.
You have consented to take a test for the alcohol content of your blood, breath, or urine: Only if you have been drinking alcohol. Whenever you drive in California. Only if an accident has occurred.
Whenever you drive in California.
Dim your lights for oncoming vehicles or when you are within 300 feet of a vehicle: You are approaching from behind. Approaching you from behind. You have already passed.
You are approaching from behind.
You may legally drive in any freeway carpool lane if: All the other lanes are stopped with heavy traffic. You are carrying the minimum number of persons shown on the sign. It is between the hours of 7 p.m and 7 a.m.
You are carrying the minimum number of persons shown on the sign.
A law enforcement officer notices that one of your passengers is not wearing a seat belt and writes a citation. Which of the following is true? Both you and your passenger will receive a citation. Your passenger will receive the citation, regardless of age. You may receive the citation if the passenger is younger than 16.
You may receive the citation if the passenger is younger than 16.
A peace officer stops you because he suspects you are DUI. You refuse to take a chemical test. What happens now? Your driving privilege may be taken away. You will receive an additional fine. You will not be allowed to post bail.
Your driving privilege may be taken away.
whose responsibility is it to know how your medications affect your driving? your doctor's Your pharmacist's Yours.
Yours
you are driving 55 mph on a two-lane highway, one lane in each direction, and want to pass the car ahead of you. To pass safety, you need to: Wait until solid double yellow lines separate the lanes. Increase your speed to 65 mph. have at least a 10 to 12 second gap in the oncoming traffic.
have at least a 10 to 12 second gap in the oncoming traffic.
Other drivers are not making room. for you to merge onto a freeway with heavy traffic, if necessary, you may: drive on the freeway shoulder until a gap appears. stop before merging with freeway traffic. Make room by forcing your way into a small gap.
stop before merging with freeway traffic.
