Ch. 11: Driving on Expressways Practice QUIZ

The expressway is defined as a .....

• high-speed privately owned highway.

• road designed for express transport.

• form of improved rural highway.

• limited-access or controlled-access highway.

When a side road forms a T intersection with an expressway, it is called a....

• cloverleaf interchange

• trumpet interchange

• diamond interchange

• club interchange

Expressway collisions tend to be more serious than those on other roadways because....

• expressway speeds are higher.

• a median strip is present.

• expressways have more hazards.

• there are so many traffic conflicts.

The area in an expressway entrance ramp where you increase speed to that of expressway traffic is the....

• deceleration lane

• median lane

• acceleration lane

• entrance lane

When is it allowed to back up on an entrance ramp or on an expressway?

• when traffic is slow

• never

• when no police cars are visible

• only when you see a gap in traffic

If there are signal lights on the entrance ramp, you....

• can treat the red light as an advisory traffic control.

• do not have to stop for the red light.

• must stop if any light is on.

• must wait for a green light.

If the acceleration lane is short, you will need....

• a longer gap to enter traffic.

• more clear space ahead of your car.

• a shorter gap to enter traffic.

• a gradual steering motion.

The main factors in determining your speed on an acceleration lane are.....

• the amount and speed of traffic on the acceleration lane and expressway.

• weather conditions and traffic controls.

• following distance and traffic flow.

• roadway surface and pedestrian traffic.

If the entrance ramp enters the expressway from the left, you should realize a greater potential for conflict because you will be entering....

• after coming to a complete stop.

• the slowest lane on the expressway.

• from the right.

• a higher speed traffic lane.

Higher speeds on the expressway, multiple lanes to watch, and heavier volumes of traffic.....

• prohibit identification of hazards.

• have no effect on the Identify step.

• make the Identify step more difficult.

• ease identification of hazards.