Amaya Josey - Driving Practice Questions PDF

ame: __h 12. The distance your vehicle will a. c. d. b- 13. travel in the next 12-15 seconds is referred to as a 12-15 second visual search. 12-15 second visual lead. 12-15 second diiving lead. 12-15 second following distance. wnlen diving down a mountain road, you should never to Shiftto NEUTRAL. O...

ame: __h 12. The distance your vehicle will a. c. d. b- 13. travel in the next 12-15 seconds is referred to as a 12-15 second visual search. 12-15 second visual lead. 12-15 second diiving lead. 12-15 second following distance. wnlen diving down a mountain road, you should never to Shiftto NEUTRAL. OVERDRIVE. shift to DRIVE. shift to d. en driving on 14..a. 15.. : a multilane highway, c. the left-hand lane. the lane closest to the center line. d. any available lane. When you a; b. ypu should usually position your vehiglein the light-hand lane. up a hill, are driving if your sight distance is reduced you should illuminate your emergency flashers. cover the brake pedal. flashyour headlights. reduce your speed. owdoes increased speed affect the time available to com*lete the PDEprocess? a.. the number of hazards. It has no effect. It decreases the frne available. d. 16. 17. It inereases the Gme available: You should not pass if a. b. A thereae wide shoulders along the road surface. you are closer than 1,000 feet to a bridge. there are no signs that restrict passing. (J) you cannot complete the pass before a no-passing zohe beøns. 18. Which ofthe following does not represent a cornmon potential conflict in rural driving? animals in the road b 19. 20. being tailgated c. slow-moving vehicles d. oncoming traffic One of the questions you should ask yourself as you are deciding teo pass another vehicle is: a. Is passing here safé? c. Why is that driver going so slowly? Why would anyone pass here? d. Is passing here desired? Passing is not allowed a. within 500 feet before the top ofa hill. within 700-1,000 feet before the top of a c. d. 21. within 1,100 feet before the top of a None of the above. What most a. b. c. affects hill. hill. how far ahead you must look, vehicle control, and the weather conditions topology of the area speed sir of your vehicle 2 distance you need to stop? < Chapter True/Fa1se Indicate whether the sentence or statement is irue orfalse. _ g-)qo A series of sharp tums on a mountain road is called a svi!chback. A pull-out aiea is a place for runaway trucks to ktop. I. 2. 3. Vapor fumes aye fuel in gaseous form that prevent the ehÉne from starting. 4. An escape path is an opening into which youdrive to avoid a collision. Multiple Choice Identify the letter oflhe choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 5. Before passing a vehicle in your lane, a. anticipate the driver ahead will yield to you. b. set a 2-second following distance. be sure there is ioom for you to return to your lane after passing: put yourself in the place of the other driver to anticipate what that diver will do. 6. At what speed should you pass-another vehicle going in the same direction on a two-laneroadway? mph of the other vehicle a. within 5 b. slightly higher than the speed limit about the same speed as the vehicle you are passingat least a. c- d. 8. 10 mph faster than the other vehicle Collisions occur at curves because 7. speed leaving the curve is too great. speed on the approach is too great. speed on the approach is not enough. speed leaving the curve is not enough. If a vehicle cuts into your 3-second following distance, you should a. brake quickly to establish a 4-second distance. b. flash headlights and sound the horn. gesture to the driver to establish superiority. d reestablish a 3-second following distance on the vehicle ahead. On rural roadways conditions a- c- 10. never change. are always hazardous. can change abmptly. can change occasionally. What is a. b. d. the-basic speed mle? Drive at the speed limit regardless of weather conditions. Drive at or near the posted speed limit. Drive at the speed of other traffic. Do not drive faster than roadway or traffic conditions. You need to identify hazards farther ahead when driving at faster speeds because you b. have more time to react. have more chances t6 identify hazards. have more space to control hazards. d. reach dje hazard more quickly. a. 1 5/40 Chapter True/False Indicate whether lhe sentence or statement Tumabout is I. F_ a is true maneuver for turning or false. the vehicle around to go jn the opposite direction. 2. Understeering is not tuming the steering wheel enough. 3. Angle parking is when you park at a right angle to the curb. / Onehånd while-the othéi hand-over-hand steering. Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. O Angle parking 5. - b. at a right angle to the curb. diagonally to the curb. alongside a curb. and-over-hand steering involves 6. pulling the steering wheel down with one hand while your other hand crosses over to pull the wheel farther down. a- b. c. d. always keeping the left hand under the right hand. wheel slide through both hands. pushing the steering wheel down with one hand and pushing up with the letting the steering with no curb, your vehicle's front wheels should lest against an obstacle at the edge of the roadway. point straight ahead. a- b- turn to the left. c. tum to the right. How much space should be allotted to park your vehicle parallel 8. to the curb? 2-3 feet longer than your vehicle a. 2 vehicle Jengths 0 b. 5-6 feet longer than your vehicle the same as the size of your vehicle d. To back 9. other. When parking uphill 7. -C used to park in an open field. c. —a— is a. to the left, you pJace your left hand on the bottom of the steenng wheel. b JO. pull the steering wheel to the left. c. place your right arm over the back of lhe seat and look out the rear window. d. pun A a. [he steenng wheel to the light. beginning diver may tend to oversteer. This means the driver turns the sleenng wheel too much. does nol tum the steering wheel enough. lumine too c. is d. tends to steer over too fast. many bumps. Name: aintaining vehicle conu-ol at higher speeds is more difficult than at lower speeck. is easier than at lower speeds. c. is the saméas at lower speed. 32. has no bearing when driving on rural roads. d. 33. e méd.ian: means of dividing roadways and separating lanes in opposite directions is usually a guardrail or a —one:waytrafic a. - c. wide concrete d. solid double yellow line. snip. When driving through-acuive at normal speed, 34. a. brake throughout the curve. brake until you see a resume speed sign. accelerate gently after entering the curve. accelerate before entering the curve. -L- 35. You identify that a vehicle oveataking and passing you of you. You should will be returning to your lane too close in front stop immediately.. b. c. d. 36. slow down. swerve in your lane. speed up. Rural highways, especially older ones, tend a. b. d. to present trafic siBIS. lane markngs. traffc cormls. roadside hazards. 371 What percent of all miles of roadways in the United States are considered to be rural? 82 - so c.. 33 d.- 98 3C When you use the 3-secondfollowing distance at rural road speeds (55 mph), compared to city driving speeds (30 inph), the distance you a. b. second is the same. varied d. travel per shorter. by your reaction time. greatez ou are entering a multilane road and you must make a left turn, so you first cross the lanes on your side of the roadway, 39. wait until traffic approaches. 40. c. anticipate that other drivers will yield to you. d. first crossthe lanes on the far side of the roadway. Entaing a roadway from a driveway is more difficult than entering from a b. side road. presents problems similar to entering from a side road. from a side road. c. JS easier than d. requires a shorter gap in traffic. 4 entence or Indicate whether the L- II. hill s you park on, you should C. a. leave the vehicle in Neutral. b. use the emergency flashers. c. set the parking brake. point the wheels away from the street. Use perpendicular parking 12. at 2-)qo to park a fight angle to the curb. parallel to the curb. diagonally to the curb. d. at a 45-degree angle to the curb. Always prepare to straighten your vehicle after a turn by using hand for control of the steering c. 13. accelerating slightly c. wheel. and releasing the steering wheel. To keep your vehicle from rolling into the street when parking downhjll on the right with 14. a curb, parking brake after turning the wheels straight. turning the steering wheel sharply to the right. a. c. turning the wheels toward the street. d. shifting to NEUIRAL. A disadvantage of pulling into a diiveway on the left side to turnabout is that you must 15. a- back your vehicle throughout the entire maneuver. b. tumabout c. oversteer, and then quickly understeer. back into the traffic flow before moving forward. in a What allows you 16. narrow space. to back a standard drive vehicle holding the clutch at a controlled speed? at friction point. the-foot biake- J c. the parkjng brake. d. Jetting the clutch your wheels sharply left before backing slowly in a parallel parking maneuver? when the back of your seat is even with the rear bumper of the front vehicle when you are one foot from the front fender of the rear vehicle when your front bumper is even with the front vehicle's back bumper when your back tires hit the curb a. c. To make IS. j 9. sharp tUTT)S while backing, one hand on the bottom of the steering wheel. o. steer onJy with b. c. use only rearview mirrors. use outside rearview minors. d. look through the rear and side O o piun for a turn, windows in the direction you want you should he in the conect lanc about a block before the turn. moving b. concentrate only on c. speed until just before the lum. Signal only if other Ira[fic is present. d. 20. up immediately When do you turn 7. traffic at the intersection *I-hc three-pojnt turnabout a. JS b. takes advantage of residential driveways. d the most common turnabout used. should seldom be used. best performed in heavy traffic. 2 ahead. 10 back. Narrow 22. ditches, guardrails,.roadside advantages. roadside hazards. a. b. c. escape paths.' d: driving attractions. 23. altitude quick reflexes. develop hallucinations. b. (V 24. can cause a driver to become more dependent on _a. experience decreased heart rate. a headache. have shortness of breath and When meeting an oncoming vehicle at night, you might avoid being momentarily-blinded if you wear sunglasses. 25. c. glance at the right edge of the road. flash your headlights. d. brake hard- Which roadway marking indicates a no-passing area? solid white line a. broken yellow line broken white line solid yellow line b. d. 26. Before approaching a curve, you will usually see a warning sign a100 feet before the curve. 250-700 feet before the curve. c. where the curve starts. d. 25-75 feet before the ctrve. S) A waming sign for a curve has a 27. curved red arrow. a. - (G) cu-ved black arrow. L d. round black arrow. round red arrow. Determining safe speed is the 28, a: easiest decision in¯nrraJ driving. b. most difficult part of rural driving. most important decision in rural driving. c. least understood factor in rural driving. An escape path is the opening into which you 29. can move to brake drastically to avoid hazards. avoid a collision with another vehicle. c. escape the problems of modern living. d. accelerate to the speed a. only to turn only to 31. of. traffic. en a multilane roadway has a double yellow center line, you can cross the roadway markin 30. tum left. right. c. anytime the roadway d. only to pass. The basic speed rule is a. in effect when signs say not enforceable c d. is clear. by it is. police officers. applicable to all driving environments. artificial law. an 3 Chapter t 2140 True/False Indicate whether the sentence or statönent T and is true or false. street signs are pointing in one you can assume you areon atwo-waystreet. 1. If all 2. Passing the vehicle ahead is called overtaking. vh 3. A tailgater iS someone following you too closely. 4. You are riding the brake when placing your foot over the brake so you arereadytostop. direction, Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Riding the brake might cause'the driver following you to assume that you c. are intending to maintain your speed. are going to slow or stop. are intending to warm your brakes. d. are coveting the brake. a. 6. A 3-second following distance equal to the stopping distance. a. is b. is effective only at slower speeds. is not related to the time needed to perform the IPDE Process. not the total stopping distance. To make a left turn from a one-way street, turn from is 7. any available line. a. the center lane. the far right lane. the far left lane. tafic siY1al that has been b. A a. stable sequential geen light. stale green light. c. fresh 9. yeen for some time is a light. geen light. A long following distance has the advantageeof chance of violaüng a traffic law. a. decreasing wear on your vehicle's parts. b. makng your driving more precise. gving you more time to use the IPDE Process. -L.3i0. ou can avoid conflicts while driving in heavy urban a. @ b. d. 11. if you soft drild< and eat food. are irritated by the actions of other drivers. drinka focus your attention on driving. listen to very loud music. When chan$ng lanes, check the blind spot by KC) checking over your shoulder in the direction you are going to move. Y. signaling your intentions early. c. looking over your left shoulder every time. d. looking in rearview mirrors. 1 Narne: C— 31, Backing into a driveway or an alley is illegal in a. most the nght side 'u often causes collisions. is the safest turnabout maneuver. b. c should be done only in heavy C-- on states. traffic. Prepare to make a tumabout safely by selecting a. an intersection with no other traffic. 32. b. 9 the foot ofa hill. a place with at least 500 feet of clear visibility in each direction. a place where you can use the median strip. A standard reference point might be 33. a large tree in your path of travel. a. a STOP sign. a hood ornament. c your tires. As you back your vehicle straight, your right ann 34. should be over the back of the seat so you can see out of both side windows. a. c. see through the rear window. eliminate blind spots. d. leam to steer with one hand. When leaving a parallel parking space, you 35. a. b. c. have the right of way. can choose to yield to all traffic. should expect traffic to yield to you. must yield to all approaching traffic. Before tuming light, your last check for traffic should be 36. a- in the inside rearview mirror. b. to the right. Lo the left. d. When 37. a. @ 1 --1 in the outside rearview mirror. backing to the left, the front wheels across the track of the rear wheelS. move far to the right of the rear wheels. same track as the rear wheels. c. in the d. to the left of the rear wheels. After completing a parallel parking maneuver, your vehicle should a be in the center of the parking space. only touch the vehicle behind. 38. c. d. be at least two fee! from the curb. only touch the vehicle ahead. he hand signal to indicate slow or stop is left arm and hand pointed downward. b. Jeft arm and hand pointed upward. c. left arm and hand pointed straight out. d. Jighl an-n and hand extended outward. a The conect hand signal for a left tum left arm waving toward the left. b. left arm and hand pointing up. left ann pointing clownward. CtdÄJ Jcft arm and hand extended suaight 40. a. out. 2. 3. 4. Passingthe vehicle ahead is called overtaking. A tailgater U someone following you too closely. You rompletes the statement or answers the question. VOu To steer straight forward, look c. and the right 10 judge available space. far ahead toward the center of your intended path. at your hand position on the steering wheel. d. at the to the left 22. 23. You might hit the other vehicle. b. The other driver might be angry with you. Ihat driver might hit your vehicle upon leaving. You do not ayoidpaxkinxthere. Why should you place your light hand near the top of the steering wheel when beginning a left turn? c. to prepare for sliding the wheel through your hands to begin pulling the wheel down while releasing your to provide a balanced hand position d. to begin pushing the wheel b. 25. avoid parking in a space next to a badly parked vehicle? a. 'a. 24. center line or lane lines. Why do you left hand up Which lane should you be in to begin a left tum from a two-way street? a. The right lane, if there are no parked vehicles. The lane closest to the center line. c. Any lane, if there is no other traffic present. d. Ihe lane nearest to the right curb. When backing to the light, after checking all around the vehicle, look to the rearview minor- a. b. front- rear and left- rear and right- aking proper turns depends on 26. a. good brakes. little traffic. c 27. steenng and speed control. looking over your shoulder. J st before beginning any Jane-change maneuver, a. check to see that the roadway ahead has no obstructions. make 28. steer slightly jnto ihe next lane. d. hand D d. 29. signal a stop. A turnabout maneuver is risky because c. -Cz a blind-spot check over your left shoulder. c. there is no signal for a turnabout. you cross or back into one or more lanes of must be made Fora right tum, a. O b. traffic. an intersection. other drivers might not yield to you. it at stan turning the steering wheel you reach the crosswalk. you are in the middle of the when intersection. the rear wheels are even with the curb. down a. Thc c Acceleration can begin before the turn, You Will have both hands free for turning. Vehicles skid when downshifting in a turn. clutch then can be held v. during the turn. Name: If YOG afe bé.ing tailgated a. st abruptly. 22. and need to make a stop, you should flat your brake lights ahead of time. slow sooner to make a gradual stop. Both B and C are con ect. c. d. To tum right from a one-way steet, you 23. arenotlequird to stop at a red signal light. canarnfromanyavailablelane. c. can tum only if there is a light-tum lane. d. should position your vehicle in the right lane. 24. If you are driving under adverse gonditions or if you need more time to complete the IPDE process, your following distance should be a. b. a. b. c.. d. two seconds. equal to your stopping distance. the same as that of other traffic. more than 3 seconds: How can you maintain a good sight distance while drivihEXnuYban a. b. c. C d. Pay special attention to your mirrors. Follow the vehicle ahead very closely. Maintain a 3-second following distance. Stay to the right side of your lane. You can avoid being hit by atailgater if you a.move to the left side of your lane. 26. c. lookin the rearview mirrors and warn the tailgater. increase your following distance to four seconds or more. d.' _keep steady preSsüre b. on the brake. How should you use the predict step ofthePDEProcess while driving on city streets? 27.' Be prepared to predict possible points of conflict earlier. c. Take more time to make accurate predictions. Act the same as you would on a rural roadway. d. Divide your attention between several tasks. b. 28. 29. What can you do to more safely-look for a house number as you ue driving? a. Make sure the situation ahead has no immediate hazards beforeyoulook away. b. c. Stopin your lane to see better. Maintain speed while searching. d. Slow down and activate emergency flashers. A common driving skill needed for city driving is a. b. b 30. passing other vehicles. blending into traffic. c. tailgating. d. changing lanes. A driver who follows too closely a. bumpersticker. b. tailgater. c. cargater. d. tailodile. is called a should positionyour vehicle t, no less than to c. b preventapersonfro within an d. lass: wi 13. veffcie. c. L at the rear of the vehicle ahead. A following distance greaterthan 3 seconds is advised when you 14. nt is true a. are followed by a motorcycle. b. are driving uphill. urning the are driving at night. 15. e steering a flash the headlights You should and sound the horn. %ove to the lane left of yours. c. d. letes h.- 16. speedup so the vehicle does not hit you head on. turnoffyourheadlights so they do not blind the oncoming driver. tailgater is you have a hazard to you because space ahead to position your vehicle; if you brake suddenly, the tailgater might hit you —b there is d. fre tailgaterwill brake if you do. @ wn 18. has a left turn arrow. c. has an electrical problem. has just been Numinated. wil change soon. - A high-risk area fora sudden stop from another $yer-rgightbe b. c.. ed geenwhenyoufirstseeit, predict it a. d. und _b_ a 2-second following distance. c. If alight is 17. from the rear. near a school bus. the lanes next to parked vehicles. an intersection with a traffic light. -a raral highway. You afedrivingonacity street and have thegeenlight.Apedestrianbegins to cross the street ahead of you. You d! -C- 19. a @ b. d. 20. should tell the pedestrian to return to the curb. can confirme without any changein speed or vehicle position. muststop regardless of the signal light. should quickly change lanes. Holding your foot over the brake pedal a. is called riding the brake. b. slipping the brake. c adjusting the brake. covering the brake. 21. your vehicle speed increases, your 3-second following distance will remain the same. d. change as weather changes. 2 // ønle: 40. While driving in situations, you should always a. keep your vehicle close to others. b. cover the brake pedal. c:- maintain the posted speed. d. be ready to reduce speed and change vehicle position. ame: If an 31. oncoming driver crosses into your path Of travel, the space that is usually available for you to. move your vehicle is d. directly in front of you. to the light of your vehicle. to the rear of your vehicle. to the left of your vehicle: a. changing lanes, you should slow down. a. b. c. 32. b. c. d. 33. traffic. How can you identify a one-way street? c. Parking is allowed only on the right. Solid lane markers are present. Turf lanes are marked. d. Most traffic a. b. 34. signs face the same direction. In which of the following are sudden stops areas where parking is restricted b;' left lane of a four-lane highway 35. C— use your mirrors to check use the slower lane. look for headlights. more likely to occur? where drivers may have to c. intersections d. express lanes on an expressway If you encounter a vehicle headed the wrong a. slow, steer left, and sound your horn. b. slow, steer right, and sound your horn:c. shake your fist at the other d.river. d. stop on the shoulder of theroad. stop for pedesti-ians way on a one-way street, you should Sudden moves by children, pedesbians, animals, or a vehiclé door opening might. never be important to your safety. 36. a. increase that vehicle's stopping distance. cause a driver to cross into your path of Gavel. make an oncoming driver move away from your lane. b. c. d. An advantage of keeping a 3-second following distance in urban traffic is that you 37. a. b. c. d. 38. C. can see only the vehicle ahead. can see farther down the road. have less time to react to hazards. can react quickly to hazards. Which type of roadway has a. city streets ånd roads the highest number ofhazards per mile? highways highways d. suburban roadways 39. Ifthe vehicle following you is too close, what action can you take to avoid being hit from the rear? b. rural interstate c. rural c. Flash your headlights quickly. Press the foot-brake lightly. Increase your following distance. d. Signal the driver to pass you. a. b.