Residential streets are different from downtown streets because _____________________.

• traffic is heavier.

• there is a large number of pedestrians.

• children do not always watch for cars.

• there are lots of traffic signals.

Some of the challenges of driving urban roads include _______________.

• trees that reduce visibility.

• a high numbers of pedestrians.

• narrow roads.

• a large number of parked cars.

When managing visibility in cities and suburbs, you should search ahead ______________________.

• 1 to 2 blocks.

• 6 vehicles.

• 4 to 5 blocks.

• 10 to 15 seconds.

You should watch other drivers’ behaviors for things such as __________________.

• talking on cell phones.

• signaling late or not at all.

• drifting from side to side in their lane.

• all of these.

Placing your foot over the brake pedal without actually pressing the pedal is called ________________________.

• false breaking.

• defensive breaking.

• covering your break.

• shielding your brake.

How far back should you be when coming to a stop behind a vehicle in city traffic?

• 40 feet.

• 20 - 30 feet.

• 10 feet.

• one car length.

When following another vehicle, how many seconds should you stay behind the vehicle?

• not less than 15 seconds, ideally 20 seconds.

• not less than 7 seconds, ideally 10 seconds.

• not less than 3 seconds, ideally 4 seconds.

• 1 second, ideally 2 seconds.

*Entrances to highways are most often made from the ____________.

• right lane.

• left lane.

• top.

• bottom.

Special high-occupancy lanes are known as ________________.

• PCV lanes.

• HOV lanes.

• HVAC lanes.

• HCV lanes.

When merging with other traffic, you should allow a gap of at least _____________________.

• 1 second.

• 4 seconds.

• 8 seconds

• 15 seconds.