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What are three things worn tires can cause?
- Increase stopping time
- Make turning on wet roads more difficult
- Hydroplaning
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What might happen to a poorly run engine?
It may lose power needed for driving and emergencies, may not start, get poor fuel economy and pollute air.
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What happens if a 16-17 year old passenger doesn't wear a seatbelt?
- $75 dollar fine for EACH person
- passenger and/or driver could be cited
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What happens if you're under 18 and get caught breaking a cellphone law?
A "moving violation" or suspended liscense
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How far ahead of you should you look?
12 seconds ahead
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What should you do when passing a truck?
Look for the entire face of the driver in the rearview mirror and don't slow down.
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Never follow a truck at a time interval less than...
3 seconds!
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What speed should you enter traffic at?
The same speed it is moving
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An opening of how many seconds is needed when merging into traffic?
4 seconds
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What should you do when you are parallel parking?
Turn on turn signal, pull over and let cars behind you pas.
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What should you do when you slow down?
check behind your vehicle.
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At 55 mph, what do you need to pass?
10 seconds ahead and sight distance.
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What are the only reasons you can back up on a road?
Parallel parking, K turning, or to perform a 3 pt.
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How far ahead should you see on a hill?
1/3 of a mile or 10 seconds
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Should you brake during a curve?
No, it can cause skidding.
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On wet roads, how much should you reduce your speed by? Snowy roads, icy roads?
- -10 mph
- -cut in half
- -crawl
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When are studded tires allowed?
November 15th- April 30th
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What can happen on hot days?
Oil can come off roads and make it slippery.
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What should you do if you lose traction?
Only try to turn if it is an emergency. DONT try to stop until your tires are on the road again
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What should you do if you are blocking traffic?
Pull over
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Alcohol is involved in what percent of fatal car crashes?
40%
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What does alcohol decrease?
reaction time, judgement and skill, refexes, ability to see clearly, alertness
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How many drinks do people under 21 need to be impaired?
1
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What is an alcoholic drink?
- 1.5 oz. of 80 proof liquor (shot)
- 12 oz. of beer
- 5 oz of wine
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What will happen if you fail your urine, blood, and breath test?
Your liscense will be suspended for atleast 90 days.
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If you are under 21, what can happen if you have been drinking and driving?
Zero Tolerance policy (more than .02 alcohol in system)
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If a 16-17 year old fails the BAC test their liscense will be suspended for...
If they refuse to take test...
- Atleast a year.
- Atleast 18 months.
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Drivers turning left must...
yield to vehicles going straight.
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What can you do to avoid a collision?
Stop, Turn, or speed up
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If your vehicle begins to skid you should...
Stay off the brake, steer, and continue to steer left and right.
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What do dashed white lines do?
They are lines between lanes moving the same directions indicating you may pass if it is safe to do so.
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What do solid white lines do?
They are lines between lanes moving the same direction indicating that you can't change unless circumstances suggest otherwise.
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What do dashed yellow lines do?
They are center lines between cars going different directions where you can pass.
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What does a white diamond stand for?
reserved lane
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What do double dashed yellow lines represent?
They are reversible lanes that carry traffic in one direction at certain times and the other direction at other times
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In a reversible lane, what does a flashing yellow x mean?
It means the lane is only for turning.
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What does a steady yellow line X represent in a reversible lane?
The use of the lane is changing and you should move out of it asap.
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What do yellow or white diagonal stripes represent?
They mark fixed obstructions.
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What do solid yellow or wite lines sometimes do?
channel traffic around a hazard
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What does a double solid white line prohibit?
lane changing
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What does a triangle sign mean?
YIELD
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What does a diamond sign mean?
Warning
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What does a rectangle sign mean?
regulatory or guide.
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What does a pentagon sign mean?
School Zone/crossing
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What does a pennant sign mean?
No passing zone.
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What are red signs?
Examples?
- They are regulatory signs that must be obeyed.
- Stop, Yield, Do not Enter, Wrong Way
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What are black and white signs?
Some are regulatory signs, others are used as route markers.
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What are yellow signs used for?
Warning signs to tell you of road conditions or danger ahead
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What are orange signs used for?
To alert you of possible dangers ahead due to construction and maintenance problems
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What are green signs used for?
Guide signs to tell you where you are, which way to go and the distance.
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What are blue signs used for?
Guide signs that tell you about services along the roadway
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Who must sit in a rear facing infant car seat?
Infants under 1 year of age and less than 20 lbs.
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Who must use an approved child car seat?
1-7 years old and less than 60 lbs.
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Who must use an approved booster seat?
Children over 7 and less than 60 lbs.
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Who can use approved booster seat or seatbelt?
Children over 7 and over 60 lbs.
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If you commit a Graduated Drivers License violation (passenger restrictions, driving curfew, operating public service vehicle or vanpool, more passenger than seatbelts, carrying people on motorcycle early) what is the consequence?
- 1st offense: 30 day suspension, $175 license restoration fee, court fines
- 2nd offense: 6 month suspension or until age 18 (whichever is longer) $175 license restoration fee
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What is the consequence if you Use you cellphone/text messaging?
- 1st offense: 30 day suspension, $175 lisence restoration fee
- 2nd offense: 90 day suspension and other stuff
- 3rd offense: 6 month suspension
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What happen with a speeding (20 mph over) violation?
- 1st offense: 60 day suspension
- 2nd offense: 90 day suspension
- 3rd offense: 6 month suspension
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What happens when you commit Reckless Driving?
- 1st offense: 6 month suspension
- 2nd offense: 1 year suspension
- 3rd offense: 1 year suspension and court fines or prison (less than a year) or both
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What happens if you get caught street racing?
- 1st offense: 6 month suspension (possible prison of <30 days)
- 2nd offense: 1year suspension (possible prison < a year)
- 3rd offense: same as second
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