Drive Right Ch. 7: Negotiating Intersections

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

• 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.

The chance of a collision is greatest at....

• school crossings.

• parking lot entrances and exits.

• a driveway entrance.

• an intersection.

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.

When you should yield, other drivers....

• will not go first.

• must assume you will stop.

• should not have to slow or stop.

• will yield if they are turning.

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 visability.

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.

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.

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-half of a block

• about one block

You have the right of way at an intersection...

• any time you have a 2-second gap.

• when the signal light is flashing.

• only when other drivers give it to you.

• if there is no police officer present.

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 soon.

• stale, likely to turn red immediately