7-9 Intersection and City Driving

You have the right of way at an intersection

• if there is no police officer present.

• only when other drivers give it to you.

• when the signal light is flashing.

Traffic is moving at 30 mph on a street you plan to cross. How large a gap in each direction should you have?

• about two-thirds of a block

• about one-quarter of a block

• about one-quarter of a block

• about one block

You approach an uncontrolled intersection. You should treat it as though which sign is present?

• a STOP sign

• a warning sign a construction sign a YIELD sign

• a construction sign

• a YIELD sign

As you approach an uncontrolled intersection, you identify a pedestrian who has entered the intersection. You must

• let the pedestrian go first.

• yield only if the pedestrian is in a crosswalk.

• swerve around the pedestrian.

• blow your horn so the pedestrian knows you are approaching.

Generally, you may turn right on red providing you

• slow before turning.

• prepare to stop for traffic.

• treat the light as you would a STOP sign.

• slow enough to have good visibility.

A traffic light that has been green for some time is

• fresh, likely to stay green.

• fresh, likely to start flashing.

• stale, likely to turn yellow.

• stale, likely to turn red.

The chance of a collision is greatest at

• parking lot entrances and exits. a driveway entrance.

• school crossings.

• an intersection.

• a driveway entrance.

When following a bus across a railroad crossing, you should

• increase speed and pass.

• be prepared for it to stop.

• look 12 seconds ahead.

• yield the right of way to the train.

You plan to cross an intersection, but your vision is blocked by parked vehicles. You should look

• mostly to the rearview mirrors.

• ahead if traffic is clear on one side.

• in a search pattern of 360 degrees.

• left, right, and ahead as you creep forward.

The most common form of distraction leading to a teen crash is

• interacting with one or more passengers

• using a cellphone

• looking at something inside the vehicle

• looking at something outside the vehicle