Ch 12 Review - Driving in Adverse Conditions

A computer controlled device that prevents your wheels from locking is:

• anti-lock braking system
• a radar- controlled braking system
• a four-wheel disk braking system
• a non-locking braking system

When driving in snow, you should use

• low beam headlights and reduce speed
• low beam headlights and drive at the posted speed
• high beam headlights and reduce speed
• high beam headlights and drive at the posted speed

Rain tends to make roadways the slickest

• when the road has a clean surface
• just after the rain stops
• about 15 minutes after the rain starts
• 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 pressure
• have new treads and normal air

You can get a little better traction on wet roads by driving

• at or near the posted speed limit
• in the tire tracks of the vehicle ahead
• toward the right edge of the roadway
• with reduced tire air pressure

If windows ice up and traction conditions are especially hazardous, it might be best to:

• drive close to other vehicles

• not drive at all

• use emergency flashers

Overdriving headlights means

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

When driving in the winter, you should

• make an extra effort to use IPDE Process 
• drive the same as in other seasons
• use the same following distance as in other conditions
• always cover the brake pedal

Why do bridges freeze quicker than other roadways?

• cold air is flowing above & below bridge

• because it is elevated

• it is made of a different material

• snow is attracted to bridges

If you stop on the shoulder of the road in a heavy fog, warn other drivers that you are not moving by

• using emergency flashers
• periodically sounding the horn
• keeping headlights on
• shutting headlights off