Unit 2 Test Chapters 5-8 Drive Right

If a tire suddenly goes flat while you are driving you should:

• Accelerate to gain control of your vehicle while keeping a firm grip on the steering wheel.

• Ease up the accelerator. keep a firm grip on steering wheel and brake hard until the vehicles slows.

• Close your eyes.

• Continue to look down your intended path of travel, keep a firm, steady grip on the steering wheel and maintain a straight course until you can pull off the road.

When you double your speed, it takes how much longer to stop?

• 2 times
• 6 times
• 4 times
• 8 times

Most crashes occur at intersections because ___________________.

• drivers fail to search and identify a safe path of travel when approaching an intersection

• drivers don't identify or understand the risks

• drivers fail to develop good driving habits to effectively manage the risks

• all of the above

If the traffic light is not functioning at the intersection, drivers should ________________.

• go through the intersection first

• proceed with caution and use right of way laws

• sit and wait for a police officer

• there are no rules

At intersections, driver should be checking for _____________________.

• traffic signals and signs

• oncoming and cross traffic

• pedestrians and bicyclists

• all of the above

Protected Turn is

• a traffic signal that instructs a driver when they can turn

• There is a wall that blocks traffic from entering the intersection to allow a car to turn

• There is a median that keeps traffic from entering the intersection

• Making eye contact with everyone at the intersection before any cars move through the intersection

What is the area/space you can drive without a restriction to your line of sight or path of travel?

• target area

• closed zone

• zone control system

• open zone

A restraint that provides protection without having to be handled by the occupant is called

• a passive restraint

• a semipassive restraint

• an active restraint

• a semiactive restraint

When turning, your last check is

• over your right shoulder

• behind you

• in the direction of your intended path of travel

• for a controlled zone

What is a space cushion?

• the distance you can see in your lane

• your vehicle's stopping distance

• the airbag in the steering wheel

• the distance/areas around your car