Chapter 6 Driving Conditions

1. Chapter 6 Driving Conditions Test review

2. 1. Which of the following have no stops or cross traffic? • Gravel Roads. • State Highways • Interstate Freeways • Parkways

3. C. Interstate Freeways

4. 2. Applying the ____ rule is a way to help keep a safe distance between your car and the vehicle ahead of you. • SMOG • No Passing • Two Second • Three Second

5. D. Three Second Rule

6. 3. You are driving at night and suddenly are blinded by the headlights of an oncoming vehicle. What is the best procedure to follow when this happens? a. Stare straight ahead, after 3 seconds you will be able to see through the glare. b. Shut your eyes and hold the steering wheel straight. c. Use the yellow dashed line to the left for a reference. d. Use the solid white line on your right as a reference.

7. d. Use the solid white line on your right as a reference.

8. 4. If your vehicle starts to skid you should: • Quickly depress the brakes • Ease your foot off the accelerator • Use cruse control • Steer right while slowly depressing the brake.

9. b. Ease your foot off the accelerator

10. 5. Your headlights must be on low beam when following another vehicle within _____ feet • 100 • 200 • 300 • 500

11. b. 200 feet

12. 6. For most instances which headlight beam would be appropriate for driving in foggy conditions? • High beam for high speeds and low beam for low speeds. • High beam for dense fog and low beam for light fog. • Low beam for most foggy conditions • High beam for most foggy conditions

13. c. Low beam for most foggy conditions

14. 7. The most frequent cause of multiple-vehicle crashes among drivers up to the age of 64 is • Alcohol Use • Distracted Driving • Disobeying Speed Laws. • Falling asleep at the wheel.

15. b. Distracted Driving

16. 8. If the vehicle behind you is following to closely : • Speed up • Slow down and encourage them to pass. • Turn onto another road. • Pull over to the shoulder of the road and let them pass.

17. b. Slow down and encourage them to pass

18. 9. Which of the following is not a type of interchange? • Folded Diamond • Cloverleaf • Diamond • Folded Cloverleaf

19. d. Folded Cloverleaf

20. 10. What should you do if your windshield wipers fail in blinding snow or rain? • Quickly reduce speed • Use your hand to clear the snow or rain • Turn on your headlights • Slow down and activate your hazard lights

21. d. Slow down and activate your hazard warning lights

22. 11. What should you do if smoke begins to pour from underneath the hood? • Use water to put out the fire • Shift to neutral • Race the engine for a short amount of time. • Pull off the road, turn off the engine, and exit the vehicle

23. d. Pull off the road, turn off the engine, and exit the vehicle

24. 12. What should you do if your car plunges under water? • Open the door and get out • Stay in the front seat and wait until the car sinks, then exit through the windows. • If the car does not sink right away exit through the window. • Exit through the door when the vehicle is exactly half way submerged.

25. c. If the car does not sink right way, exit through the window.

26. 13. An oncoming vehicle is approaching in your lane. What is the best course of action? a. Use the left lane to avoid the crash. b. The only thing you are able to do is to keep traveling on your side of the road. c. Steer off the road to the right d. Stop your car

27. c. Steer off the road to the right

28. 14. What should you do if your car stalls on the railroad tracks? a. Leave your car and walk toward the train. b. Leave your car and walk away from the train. c. If you have a stick shift, try to move the car by running the starter while the car is in low or second gear. d. If you have automatic transmission, try pushing the car off the tracks.

29. a. Leave your car and walk toward the train.

30. 15. While driving at night, a load extends four feet from the rear of your vehicle, you must: • Attach a yellow, red , or orange flag at least 16 inches square to the end of the load. • Drive with your hazard lights on. • Attach a red lantern or lamp to the end of the load • No course of action is needed because the load does not extend more than 5 feet from the bumper line of your vehicle.

31. c. Attach a red lantern or lamp to the end of the load

32. 16. The best correction for driver fatigue is rest. • True or False

33. True

34. 17. If the wheels go off the edge of the pavement, steer immediately to return to the pavement. True or False

35. False

36. 18. Gravity causes a car to decrease speed while going down hill True or False

37. False

38. 19. If you have anti-lock brakes and your vehicle begins to skid, pump your brakes to regain control. True or False

39. False Page 77: • If you have anti-lock brakes, do not pump them as you would regular brakes. Instead, press down on the brake pedal and continue to steer the vehicle until you regain control.

40. 20. In heavy rain, standard cars may begin hydroplaning at 35 mph. True or False

41. True Remember if the water depth is deeper than the depth of the tire tread a car can hydroplane at any speed

42. 21. Carbon monoxide has a distinct odor. True or False

43. False Page 81: Carbon monoxide is a deadly, odorless gas that can collect inside your vehicle when you run the engine with all the windows closed.

44. 22. Overdriving your headlights mean having them on dim instead of high beam. True or False

45. False Its driving at a speed that you cannot stop in the distance you can see ahead.

46. 23. Running out of gas on the freeway is considered an emergency. True or False

47. False

48. 24. The best procedure for handling brake failure is to pump the brakes, shift to a lower gear, and apply the parking brake True or False

49. True

50. 25. If a tire on your car is losing air rapidly, brake hard right away. True or false