Chapter 12 Dr Ed 1

To help others see you during heavy rain, use your

• high beam headlights
• parking lots
• low beam headlights
• emergency flashers

Rain tends to make roadways the slickest

• when the road has a clean surface
• about 15 minutes after the rain stops
• right after the rain stops
• as the rain begins to fall

Hydroplaning occurs when your tires

• lose contact with the road
• roll on the sidewall during a turn
• lose all air preasure
• have new treads and normal air

When driving in fog, you should use

• parking lights
• high beam headlights
• emergency flashers
• low beam headlights

Overdriving your headlights

• using low-beam headlights rather then highbeam headlights
• your stopping distance is greater then the distance lighted by your lights
• you are looking to far ahead
• using overdrive when using high-beam headlights

If there is any possibility of water on the road reaching the bottom of your vehicle

• drive normally
• enter the water at a brisk speed
• do not enter the water
• raise the height of your vehicle

Just before dawn and dusk, turn on your

• parking lights
• emergency flashers
• high-beam headlights
• low-beam headlights

What rule allows a driver to check if they are over driving their headlights under ideal conditions?

• 4 second rule
• high-beam headlight distance test
• 2 second rule
• 500 feet rule

which below does not contribute to hydroplaning?

• speed
• tire condition
• water
• all of these contribute

When visibility is reduced for any reason the 1st action to take is to slow down 

• true
• False