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63 Cards in this Set
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A safe driver is responsible for
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Passengers, other roadway users, and self.
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Which of the following driver reactions is NOT that of a defensive driver?
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Pays little attention to other roadway users.
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A driver who refuses to take an alcohol test might lose his or her license under which law?
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Implied consent
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A driver education course
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Gives you a good start toward becoming a skillful driver.
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Yielding in traffic means
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Allowing others to go before you.
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Interstate route signs
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Vary according to the type of roadway; vary from state to state; and may be combined with information about a city's streets.
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The purpose of a rumble strip is to
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Alert you through the noise your tires make when driving over them and warn you that you are driving too close to the roadway edge.
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What roadway markings are used to guide your driving path?
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Reflectors
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In a vehicle with an automatic transmission,
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Always come to a full stop before shifting to another gear.
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If leaving the car from the street side,
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Walk around the rear of the car.
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The brake system warning light tells you
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The braking system is not working properly
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Adjust a safety belt so it
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Fits snugly
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The driving task is primarily a
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Thinking task
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The process of searching critical areas of the traffic environment in a regular sequence is called
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An orderly visual search pattern.
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A space cushion is
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An open area of space all around a vehicle.
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The best way to send and receive messages to and from other roadway users is to
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Communicate by using your lights and/or horn.
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If a tire is under inflated, the only part that grips the road well is the
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Outside edges of the tire tread.
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What rule is used to estimate your total stopping distance under ideal conditions?
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4 second rule.
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An example of an active restraint is a
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Safety belt
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Child restraint seats must be used
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In the back seat.
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The hand signal to indicate slow or stop is
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Left arm and hand pointed downward.
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A turnabout maneuver is risky because
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You cross or back into one or more lanes of traffic.
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How much space should be allotted to park your vehicle parallel to the curb?
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5-6 feet longer than your vehicle.
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When leaving a parallel parking space, you
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Must yield to all approaching traffic.
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Begin moving a manual transmission vehicle on an uphill grade
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In first gear.
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When turning, your last check is
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In the direction of your intended path of travel.
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A delayed green light means
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One side of an intersection has a green light and the other side remains red.
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Yielding the right of way means
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Letting others go first.
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When an emergency vehicle sounds its sirens or uses a flashing light,
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You must yield the right if way.
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When joining traffic by turning left, the gap to the left should be
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Greater than when turning right.
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Injuries and deaths from motorcycle collisions are primarily from
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The exposed position of the rider.
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As the driver of a vehicle, you should
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Never tailgate a cyclist before passing.
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Wearing a motorcycle helmet
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Reduces the risk of fatal head and neck injuries.
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As bicyclists share the roadway with other roadway users, they also must share
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The responsibility for avoiding conflicts.
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The jogger is safest when
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Using a sidewalk or jogging area.
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What is a space cushion?
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The distance between your vehicle and the vehicle ahead.
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A three second following distance
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Is not the total stopping distance.
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A driver that follows too closely is called a
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Tailgater.
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A traffic signal that has been green for some time is a
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Stale green light.
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Rural roads are
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Constructed of different types of materials.
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Traffic controls help you to travel safely by
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Providing advance information and warnings.
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Maintaining vehicle control at higher speeds is
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More difficult than at lower speeds.
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Before passing a vehicle in your lane,
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Be sure there is room for you to return to your lane after passing.
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A minimum speed limit is
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Intended to keep traffic from moving too slowly.
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If the entrance ramp enters the expressway from the left, you should realize a greater potential for conflict because you will be entering
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A higher speed traffic lane.
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Assume that the common speed on the expressway is above the posted speed limit, you should
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Drive at the posted speed limit.
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When there is a speed limit sign on an exit ramp, you
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Should not exceed the posted speed.
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When your headlights shine into the fog,
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Light is reflected back by water particles.
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Hydroplaning occurs when your tires
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Lose contact with the road.
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When your vehicle starts to skid sideways,
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Steer in the direction that your vehicle needs to go.
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Your vehicle's tempature light or gauge warns you that the
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Engine is producing more heat than the cooling system can handle.
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When you have a blowout, what should you do first?
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Grip the steering wheel firmly.
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As you apply the foot brake, the pedal goes to the floor. What should you do first?
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Pump the brake pedal three or four times.
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If your engine dies, causing a loss if power steering, what is the result?
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You needto exert more effort to steer
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If a collision is about to occur,
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Keep control of your vehicle.
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When a strong emotion effects you, your chances of making a mistake
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Increase.
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A person with 20/40 vision acuity
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Must be twice as close to an object to see it as clearly as a person with 20/20 vision.
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Carbon monoxide can enter from
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An open window, your heater, or your air conditioner.
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The firet precaution you should take with regard to driving after taking medicine is to
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Read the label on the medicine to see if the medicine has side effects that will effect your driving.
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Alcohol is a
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Drug.
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Depressants can make a person
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Depressed and sleepy.
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The implied-consent law
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Helps authorities control alcohol-related drinking problems.
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Many states have set the levek if intoxication at a BAC of
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0.08 percent.
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