DMV Traffic

A traffic light is red, but police officer is signaling you to continue driven. What should you do?

• Change lanes and drive slowly

• Wait for the green light

• Do as the officer tells you

Always look carefully for motorcycles before changing lanes because:

• Their smaller size makes them harder to see

• They usually have the right-of-way at intersection

• It is illegal for motorcycles to share traffic lanes

Bicyclists must:

• Ride in the middle lane

• Ride on the left side of the road

• Ride on the right side of the road

Blind spots around trucks and buses are known as:

• The "no zone"

• The "blind zone"

• The "accident zone"

Check your rearview mirrors:

• Often to see how traffic is moving behind you

• Only on a freeway or highway

• Only when you are slowing down

Driving along the right-rear side of another vehicle is:

• Dangerous because you're probably in one of the driver's blind spots

• A good defensive driving technique to avoid driver's blind spots

• A good way to maintain a space cushion on your left side

Driving faster than traffic and continually passing other cars:

• Increases fuel efficiency

• Increases your chances of a collision

• Helps to prevent traffic congestion

Driving slowly in front of traffic in the far left (fast lane) on any freeways:

• Can frustrate other drivers and make them angry

• Cannot result in a traffic citation

• Saves lives by causing others to slow down, too

Following closely behind another vehicle (tailgating):

• Increases fuel efficiency

• Is a common cause of rear-end collisions

• Helps keep traffic moving

Generally speaking, you are in a large truck's blind spot if you:

• Drive close to the large truck's left front wheel

• Cannot see the truck driver in the truck's side mirrors

• Follow no closer than 10 feet behind the large truck