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60 Cards in this Set
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Driver licenses with restricted driving priviledges for residents under 18 are called..
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Probationary driver's licenses
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How long do you hold a Indiana learner's permit before obtaining a license?
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180 days
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How old must you be to obtain a driver's license
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16 years and 270 days, unless you did drivers ed.. then 16 years and 180days.
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Driving is a right or privilege?
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privilege
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What 3 tests are there?
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Written Knowledge, Driving Skills, Vision Screening
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How many common colors are used for signs?
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7
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What do red traffic signs mean?
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Take immediate actions (to avoid threats to traffic safety); PROHIBITED
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What do yellow or fluorescent yellow-green signs mean?
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Warning; prepare drivers for specific hazards ahead; alert drivers of school zones
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What do white traffic signs mean?
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Traffic regulations, drivers MUST obey. REGULATORY
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Orange traffic signs?
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highway construction and maintenance
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Green traffic signs?
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directions, highway entrances/exists, and distance to upcoming destinations.
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Blue traffic signs?
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Traveler information
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Brown traffic signs?
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Nearby parks and recreational areas.
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How many common shapes are used for traffic signs?
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8
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Circle Traffic signs:
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railroad crossing
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Three-sided Traffic signs (pointing down):
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Yield; Slow down; prepare to come to a complete stop
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Pennant-Shaped Traffic Signs:
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Do not pass other vehicles on the left.
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Square Traffic Signs:
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Regulations that drivers MUST obey
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Rectangular Traffic Signs:
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Traffic regulations that drivers MUST obey
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Diamond-Shaped Traffic Signs:
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Warn drivers of upcoming road conditions/hazards.
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Five-Sided Traffic Signs:
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Near a School warning
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Eight-Sided Traffic Signs
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Warn drivers to stop.
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If the number on a sign is Even it means:
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East-West
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If the number on a sign is odd it means:
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North-South
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What does a red flashing light mean?
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you must come to a complete stop before entering the intersection; it's equivalent to a stop sign.
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What does yellow flashing light mean?
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slow down and use caution
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When approaching a red light you must stop at...
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the solid white stop line
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When at a yield sign..
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slow down and be prepared to come to a complete stop
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True or False, in Indiana, all passengers must be wearing a seatbelt.
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True
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At what height does airbags kill most children?
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less than five feet
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Nation Safety Council recomments putting children younger than __ in the back seat.
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12
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What's the main factor of collisions in Indiana?
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failure to yield right of way
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What percent of fatal collisions are listed as having come driver action as the primary factor?
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93%
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What are the 6 main risk factors for teens?
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1. Inattentiveness/distraction, 2. Excessive speed, 3. Driving with other teens, 4. Failure to wear a seat belt, 5. Being inattentive at intersections, 6. use of alcohol or other drugs while driving.
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When passing another vehicle, when do you know it is safe to return to the right lane?
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When you can see the pavement in front of the vehicle in your rear view mirror.
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If an on-coming vehicle crosses into your lane, what should you do?
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Drive to the right, onto the shoulder
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If you are being tailgated by another vehicle what should you do?
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Slow down by easing your foot off the accelerator
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If your car begins to skid you should:
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Turn the wheel in the direction you want the vehicle to go.
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Solid Yellow Line center line:
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two-way traffic, with no passing. Always keep right of line.
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Broken Yellow center line:
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Passing on the left is allowed, when clear (on coming traffic)
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Broken Yellow line alongside a solid yellow line:
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passing is permitted on the side with brokenline, but not the solid line side.
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Double Solid Yellow lines
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Passing is not permitted on either side (unless making a left turn)
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Yellow Lines
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Mark the left edge on divided highways, Mark the left edge on one way roads
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White lines serpated lanes of traffic......
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going in the same direction
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Broken White Lines:
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Drivers may cross with caution
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Solid white lines:
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Turn lanes and prevent lane changes at intersections..... Arrows show where to turn,
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White lines are marked on the _____ of the pavement
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right edge
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What is defensive driving?
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Watching the action of others
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The major CAUSE of crashes?
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Human error
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Occupant protection
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seat belts and airbags (and headrests)
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Primary Occupant protection.... Supplemental Occupant protection
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p: seat belt s: air bag/headrest
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Anti-lock brakes
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(ABS) don't let up
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Safety cages are where?
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center of car
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Basic goals of signs?
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A:ttract attention
C:lear message T:ime to react |
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What do reflectors do?
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Guide path at night
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What do blue reflectors mean?
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fire hydrants
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What do white reflectors mean?
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interstate
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What do yellow reflectors mean?
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city
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What do Rumble strips do?
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At sides of roads that are bumpy, to wake or warn
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What's the difference between Green Fresh and Green Stale?
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Fresh: just turned green Stale: going to turn yellow/red
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