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DMV 3rd Section (Learn How to Drive)
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11th Grade
02/13/2010

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TEENAGE DRIVERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHEN

 

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THEY ARE DRIVING WITH TEENAGE PASSENGERS

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DRIVERS WHO EAT AND DRINK WHILE DRIVING

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HAVE TROUBLE CONTROLLING THEIR VEHICLES

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PREPARING TO SMOKE AND SMOKING WHILE DRIVING

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ARE DISTRACTING ACTIVITIES

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THE TOP MAJOR CRASH TYPE FOR 16 YEAR OLD DRIVERS IN PENNSYLVANIA IS

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SINGLE VEHICLE/RUN-OFF-THE-ROAD

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WHEN PASSING A BICYCLIST, YOU SHOULD

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MOVE AS FAR LEFT AS POSSIBLE

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WHEN YOU DRIVE THROUGH AN AREA WHERE CHILDREN ARE PLAYING, YOU SHOULD EXPECT THEM

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TO RUN OUT IN FRONT OF YOU WITHOUT LOOKING

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IF YOU ARE DRIVING BEHIND A MOTORCYCLE, YOU MUST

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ALLOW THE MOTORCYCLE TO USE A COMPLETE LANE

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WHEN TRAVELING BEHIND A MOTORCYCLE

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ALLOW AT LEAST 4 SECONDS OF FOLLOWING DISTANCE

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YOU NEED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING NEAR A PEDESTRIAN USING A WHITE CANE BECAUSE

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HE OR SHE IS BLIND

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WHEN DRIVING NEAR A BLIND PEDESTRIAN WHO IS CARRYING A WHITE CANE OR USING A GUIDE DOG, YOU SHOULD

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SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED TO STOP

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WHO MUST YIELD WHEN A DRIVER IS TURNING AND A PEDESTRIAN IS CROSSING WITHOUT A TRAFFIC LIGHT

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THE DRIVER

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AN ORANGE TRIANGLE ON THE BACK OF A VEHICLE INDICATES THAT VEHICLE

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TRAVELS AT SLOWER SPEEDS THAN NORMAL TRAFFIC

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AT NIGHT, IT IS HARDEST TO SEE

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PEDESTRIANS

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WHEN A TRUCK DRIVER BEHIND YOU WANTS TO PASS YOUR VEHICLE, YOUR SPEED SHOULD

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REMAIN STEADY OR DECREASE

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WHEN SHARING THE ROAD WITH A TRUCK, IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT, IN GENERAL, TRUCKS

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TAKE LONGER DISTANCES THAN CARS TO STOP

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IF YOU STOP AT A RAILROAD CROSSING WITH MORE THAN ONE TRACK

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WAIT UNTIL YOU HAVE A CLEAR VIEW OF BOTH TRACKS

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IF YOU ARE FOLLOWING A TRUCK THAT SWINGS LEFT BEFORE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION, YOU SHOULD REMEMBER THAT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO

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TRY TO SQUEEZE BETWEEN THE TRUCK AND CURB TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN

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THE ONLY TIME YOU DO NOT HAVE TO STOP FOR A SCHOOL BUS WHOSE RED LIGHTS ARE FLASHING AND STOP

ARM IS EXTENDED

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ARE DRIVING ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF A DIVIDED HIGHWAY

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WHEN A SCHOOL BUS HAS ITS LIGHTS FLASHING AND ITS STOP ARM EXTENDED, YOU MUST

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STOP AT LEAST 10 FEET AWAY FROM THE BUS

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AFTER A TRAIN HAS PASSED, YOU SHOULD

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CHECK AGAIN FOR APPROACHING TRAINS AND PROCEED WITH CAUTION

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IF YOU NEED TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP WHEN OTHER DRIVERS MAY NOT EXPECT IT, YOU SHOULD

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QUICKLY TAP YOUR BRAKE PEDAL A FEW TIMES

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WHEN YOU ARE PLANNING TO MAKE A TURN, YOU SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TURN SIGNALS

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3 TO 4 SECONDS BEFORE YOU REACH THE INTERSECTION

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BEFORE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE YOU SHOULD

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GIVE THE PROPER TURN SIGNAL TO SHOW YOU ARE CHANGING LANES

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YOUR BLIND SPOT IS THE AREA OF THE ROAD

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YOU CANNOT SEE WITHOUT MOVING YOUR HEAD

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BEFORE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, YOU SHOULD SIGNAL

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EARLY ENOUGH SO OTHERS KNOW YOUR PLANS

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BEFORE CHANGING LANES ON A MULTI-LANE HIGHWAY YOU SHOULD

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CHECK YOUR MIRRORS AND BLIND SPOTS

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WHEN YOU PARK ON THE ROADWAY, YOU SHOULD

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USE YOUR FOUR-WAY FLASHERS

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BEFORE BACKING UP, YOU SHOULD

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TURN YOUR HEAD AND LOOK THROUGH THE REAR WINDOW

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TO HELP AVOID CRASHES, YOU SHOULD

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COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD

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THE DRIVER IS

(Picture of Car stopping) 

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SLOWING OR STOPPING

 

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IF YOUR TURN SIGNALS FAIL, YOU SHOULD USE _____ TO INDICATE YOU ARE TURNING

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HAND SIGNALS

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WHEN TRAVELING BELOW 40 MILES PER HOUR ON A LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY, YOU SHOULD

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USE YOUR FOUR-WAY FLASHERS

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YOU SHOULD HONK YOUR HORN WHEN YOU

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SEE A CHILD WHO IS ABOUT TO RUN INTO THE STREET

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YOU MUST USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS WHEN OTHER VEHICLES ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM _____ FEET AWAY

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1000

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IF A VEHICLE USING HIGH BEAMS COMES TOWARD YOU, YOU SHOULD

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FLASH YOUR HIGH BEAMS

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IF A VEHICLE USING HIGH BEAMS COMES TOWARD YOU, YOU SHOULD LOOK TOWARDS _____ OF THE ROAD

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THE RIGHT SIDE

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YOU MAY HONK YOUR HORN WHEN YOU

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HAVE LOST CONTROL OF YOUR CAR

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YOUR BRAKE LIGHTS TELL OTHER DRIVERS THAT YOU

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ARE SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING

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BEFORE TURNING, YOU SHOULD

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USE YOUR SIGNAL

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THE DRIVER IS

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TURNING RIGHT

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THE DRIVER IS

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TURNING LEFT

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IF ANOTHER CAR IS IN DANGER OF HITTING YOU, YOU SHOULD

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SOUND YOUR HORN

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IF YOU BEGIN TO FEEL TIRED WHILE DRIVING, THE BEST THING TO DO IS

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STOP DRIVING

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THE EFFECT THAT LACK OF SLEEP HAS ON YOUR SAFE DRIVING ABILITY IS THE SAME AS

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THE EFFECT THAT ALCOHOL HAS

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TEENAGERS SHOULD TRY TO GET AT LEAST ___ OF SLEEP EACH NIGHT TO AVOID THE RISK OF DROWSY DRIVING

CRASHES

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8 HOURS

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IF ANOTHER DRIVER CUTS YOU OFF IN TRAFFIC, YOU SHOULD

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IGNORE THE OTHER DRIVER

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IF SOMEONE IS DRIVING AGGRESSIVELY BEHIND YOU, YOU SHOULD

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TRY TO GET OUT OF THE AGGRESSIVE DRIVER’S WAY

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FOR AN AVERAGE PERSON, HOW MANY MINUTES DOES THE BODY NEED TO PROCESS THE ALCOHOL IN ONE

DRINK

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ONE HOUR (60 MIN)
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__________ LIMIT(S) YOUR CONCENTRATION, PERCEPTION, JUDGMENT, AND MEMORY

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EVEN THE SMALLEST AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL

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TAKING DRUGS ALONG WITH ALCOHOL

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INCREASES THE RISK OF CAUSING A CRASH

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AS ALCOHOL BUILDS UP IN YOUR BLOOD, IT

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SLOWS DOWN YOUR REACTIONS

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IF YOUR BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL IS .04, YOU

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ARE 2 – 7 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO HAVE A CRASH THAN A PERSON WHO HAS NOT CONSUMED ANY

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WHEN YOU HEAR A FIRE ENGINE SIREN, YOU MUST
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PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP
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IF YOU HAVE A TIRE BLOWOUT, YOU SHOULD
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LET THE CAR SLOW TO A STOP
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IF YOUR CAR BREAKS DOWN ON A HIGHWAY, YOU SHOULD
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USE YOUR FOUR-WAY FLASHERS TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS
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WHEN YOU SEE AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE WITH FLASHING LIGHTS, YOU MUST
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PULL TO THE CURB AND STOP
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WHEN DRIVING ON A ONE WAY STREET AND AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE WITH FLASHING LIGHTS IS BEHIND YOUR CAR, YOU
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DRIVE TOWARD THE NEAREST ROAD SIDE AND STOP
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AFTER AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE PASSES YOU WITH ITS SIREN ON, YOU MUST
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AVOID DRIVING CLOSER THAN 500 FEET BEHIND THE EMERGENCY VEHICLE
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CRASHES IN WORK ZONES ARE MOST COMMONLY THE RESULT OF
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CARELESSNESS AND SPEEDING
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WHEN DRIVING THROUGH A WORK ZONE, IT IS A GOOD SAFETY PRACTICE TO
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LENGTHEN YOUR USUAL FOLLOWING DISTANCE —BY DOUBLE
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ON TWO-LANE, TWO-WAY STREETS OR HIGHWAYS, YOU SHOULD START LEFT TURNS
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CLOSE TO THE CENTER LINE
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TO TURN LEFT ON MULTI-LANE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, YOU SHOULD START FROM
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THE LEFT LANE
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ON A TWO-LANE ROAD, YOU MAY PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE RIGHT WHEN
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THE DRIVER YOU ARE PASSING IS MAKING A LEFT TURN
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TO PASS A SLOWER-MOVING VEHICLE ON A TWO-LANE ROAD YOU MUST
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USE THE LANE THAT BELONGS TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC
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THESE PAVEMENT MARKINGS TELL YOU THAT AT THE INTERSECTION AHEAD
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CENTER LANE TRAFFIC MAY GO STRAIGHT OR TURN LEFT
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THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER ABOUT SPEED MANAGEMENT AND CURVES IS TO
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SLOW DOWN BEFORE YOU ENTER THE CURVE
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DRIVERS ENTERING A ROUNDABOUT OR TRAFFIC CIRCLE
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MUST YIELD TO DRIVERS IN THE ROUNDABOUT OR TRAFFIC CIRCLE
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THE LAW GIVES _______ THE RIGHT OF WAY AT INTERSECTIONS
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NO ONE
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AT AN INTERSECTION WITH A STOP SIGN, YOU SHOULD STOP AND
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LOOK LEFT FIRST, THEN RIGHT, THEN LEFT AGAIN
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WHEN ENTERING A HIGHWAY FROM AN ENTRANCE RAMP, YOU SHOULD GENERALLY
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ACCELERATE TO THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC
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WHEN EXITING A HIGHWAY, YOU SHOULD SLOW DOWN
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ONCE YOU HAVE MOVED INTO THE EXIT LANE
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WHEN DRIVING ON A FREEWAY ENTRANCE RAMP, YOU SHOULD LOOK FOR A GAP IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC BY
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LOOKING IN YOUR MIRRORS AND TURNING YOUR HEAD TO LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER
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IF YOU WANT TO GET OFF OF A FREEWAY, BUT YOU MISSED YOUR EXIT, YOU SHOULD
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GO TO THE NEXT EXIT, AND GET OFF OF THE FREEWAY THERE
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YOU ARE WAITING TO TURN LEFT AT A MULTILANE INTERSECTION, AND OPPOSING TRAFFIC IS BLOCKING YOUR VIEW, YOU SHOULD
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WAIT UNTIL YOU CAN SEE ALL THE LANES YOU NEED TO CROSS BEFORE GOING AHEAD WITH YOUR
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WHEN NO SIGNS, SIGNALS, OR POLICE TELL YOU WHAT TO DO AT AN INTERSECTION, THE LAW STATES THAT
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DRIVERS TURNING LEFT MUST YIELD TO DRIVERS GOING STRAIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION
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“HIGHWAY HYPNOSIS” IS A DRIVER CONDITION THAT CAN RESULT FROM
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STARING AT THE ROADWAY FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME
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WHEN PASSING ON A MULTI-LANE HIGHWAY
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BE SURE THE PASSING LANE IS CLEAR
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THE “FOUR-SECOND RULE” REFERS TO HOW ONE SHOULD
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FOLLOW ANOTHER CAR
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IT IS BEST TO KEEP A SPACE CUSHION
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ON ALL SIDES OF THE VEHICLE
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ALLOWING A SPACE CUSHION IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT
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ALLOWS YOU TIME TO REACT TO SITUATIONS
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ALLOW A LARGER SPACE CUSHION WHEN STOPPING
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ON AN UP-HILL
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WHEN MAKING A TURN, YOU MUST _____ YOUR SPEED
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REDUCE
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WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, IT IS SAFEST TO
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DRIVE WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC
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THE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT IN THIS STATE IS ____ MILES PER HOUR
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65
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DRIVE BELOW THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT WHEN
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ANYTHING MAKES CONDITIONS LESS THAN PERFECT
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THE AMOUNT OF SPACE YOU NEED TO CROSS TRAFFIC DEPENDS ON THE
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ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC
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YOUR ABILITY TO STOP IS AFFECTED BY
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THE CONDITION OF THE ROAD
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE ABOUT THE SPEED AT WHICH YOU TRAVEL
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THE SAFE SPEED TO DRIVE DEPENDS ON MANY CONDITIONS
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TO PREPARE FOR ANYTHING COMING UP IN THE ROAD AHEAD, YOU SHOULD
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CONTINUALLY SCAN THE ENTIRE ROAD AND ROADSIDES
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AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ON A DRY ROAD, A SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE IS AT LEAST
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4 SECONDS OF FOLLOWING DISTANCE FROM THE CAR AHEAD OF YOU
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WHAT CAN YOU DO TO AVOID THE NEED TO MAKE EMERGENCY (OR “PANIC”) STOPS WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC
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LOOK AHEAD AND MAINTAIN A SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE
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WHEN FACED WITH ONE ONCOMING CAR TO THE LEFT AND A BICYCLIST TO THE RIGHT, YOU SHOULD
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LET THE CAR PASS AND THEN PASS THE BIKE
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IF AN ONCOMING DRIVER IS HEADING TOWARD YOU IN YOUR LANE, YOU SHOULD
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STEER RIGHT, BLOW YOUR HORN, AND BRAKE
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IF THE REAR OF YOUR VEHICLE STARTS TO SKID LEFT, YOU SHOULD
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STEER LEFT
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THE MOST EFFECTIVE THING YOU CAN DO TO REDUCE YOUR RISK OF GETTING INJURED OR KILLED IN A TRAFFIC CRASH IS
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WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT
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WHEN DRIVING ON SLICK ROADS, YOU SHOULD
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TAKE TURNS MORE SLOWLY
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE ABOUT DRIVING ON A WET ROADWAY
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AS YOU DRIVE FASTER, YOUR TIRES BECOME LESS EFFECTIVE
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WHEN DRIVING ON SLIPPERY ROADS, YOU SHOULD
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INCREASE YOUR FOLLOWING DISTANCE.
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WHEN DRIVING ON WET ROADS, YOU SHOULD
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DRIVE 5 TO 10 MILES BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT
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WHEN DRIVING ON WET ROADS, YOU SHOULD
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INCREASE FOLLOWING DISTANCE TO 5 OR 6 SECONDS
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ROADS FREEZE MORE QUICKLY WHEN THEY ARE
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SHADED
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ROADS BECOME VERY SLIPPERY
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FOR THE FIRST 10 TO 15 MINUTES OF A RAIN STORM
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HYDROPLANING IS USUALLY CAUSED BY
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EXCESSIVE SPEED
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HYDROPLANING CAN BE HELPED BY DRIVING
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SLOWER
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WHEN DRIVING IN FOG, YOU SHOULD USE YOUR _________
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LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS
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COMPARED TO DRIVING DURING THE DAY, DRIVING AT NIGHT IS
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MORE DANGEROUS
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ANYTHING THAT REQUIRES YOU TO _______ COULD CAUSE YOU TO CRASH
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A. TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD
B. TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF THE WHEEL
C. TAKE YOUR ATTENTION AWAY FROM THE DRIVING TASK.
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE.
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DISTRACTED DRIVERS ARE AT A GREATER RISK OF A CRASH WHEN THEY ARE USING WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
Definition
A. CD PLAYER.
B. RADIO.
C. CELL PHONE.
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE.
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WHEN YOU ARE IN A LINE OF TRAFFIC THAT IS CROSSING A RAILROAD TRACK THAT HAS NO SIGNALS OR GATES
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YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THERE IS SPACE TO GET ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE TRACKS WITHOUT STOPPING, BEFORE YOU START TO CROSS
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WHEN APPROACHING A STOPPED SCHOOL BUS WITH ITS RED LIGHTS FLASHING AND ITS STOP ARM EXTENDED,YOU MUST
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STOP AND REMAIN STOPPED UNTIL THE RED LIGHTS STOP FLASHING AND THE STOP ARM HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.
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