Unit 1

When following a large truck, you should increase your following distance because

• you have enough clear sight distance.
• the truck needs greater stopping distance than vehicles.
• 
  you need more clear sight distance.
• the truck is in your blind spot.

What can you do to more safely look for a house number as you are driving?

• Make sure the situation ahead has no immediate hazards before you look away.
• Stop in your lane to see better.
• Maintain speed while searching
• Slow down and activate emergency flashers.

keeping your eyes in continual movement is called?

• Staring to a target
• Visual control
• Search pattern
• Keeping your eyes on the road

What is an open zone?

• A space where you can drive without a restriction to your line of sight.
• A great place to drive through
• Popular area for driving.
• A zone that is there

moving from lane position 1 to lane position 2 to get around parked cars is called?

• Lane jumping
• Minimizing a hazard
  
• Illegal
• A safe move

An orange sign, in a diamond or rectangular shape, tells you what?

• Change lanes
• Do not enter
• Caution ahead
• Roadway is changing

What does it mean to ‘aim high’ in steering?

• Look ahead of the car at least a block
• Aim high with your eyes
• Take the next right hand turn
• That the car might be out of alignment

What should you do when you come to a flashing red signal?

• Treat it like a yield
• Stop and then continue when the flashing stops.
• Slow down and proceed with caution
• Treat it like a stop sign

This is where the driver feels the engine take hold and the vehicle starts to move

• Friction point
• Going forward
• Momentum
• Wheels are locked

Law that states you may not drive faster than is safe and prudent for existing conditions, regardless of posted speed limits

• Minimum speed limit
• Speed limit
• Safe speed law
• Basic speed law