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