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Properly adjusted seat head restraints

• Are designed to prevent whiplash if hit from behind

• Both

• Should always be at a level even with the back of your head

The driver should drive with both hands on the steering wheel approximately in the :

• 9 o’clock and 3 o’clock positions

• 11 o’clock and 6 o’clock positions

• 7 o’clock and 5 o’clock positions

When adjusting the driver's seat for the best driving posture, set the seat in an upright position where your body is about how far from the steering wheel.

• 6 to 8 inches

• 10 to 12 inches

• 9 to 11 inches

A child in a child passenger restraint system (car seat) should:

• Be facing the rear of the car if weighing less than 20 pounds and under 1 year old.

• Be facing forward if the child is one through three years old, and weighs more than 20 pounds.

• Both

The lap belt should be worn:

• At the abdomen for extra comfort

• Above the pelvis so it doesn’t reach the top of the thighs

• By pregnant women below the abdomen and the shoulder belt above the belly

The safest place for children 12 and under to ride in a vehicle equipped with airbags is:

• The front seat

• The back seat

• The bed of a pick-up truck

The sign at right means:

 

• Slow down and yield to traffic on the main road when merging.

• Always come to a complete stop

• Give your turn signal and proceed into traffic at regular speed.

What does a traffic signal with a yellow left arrow indicate to the driver?

• Prepare to yield to oncoming traffic.

• Protected left turn is about to end

• Both

The center of the roadway is marked with one solid yellow line and one broken yellow line.  If the broken yellow line is on the right of the solid yellow line (yourside) it means:

• You are not allowed to pass in this area.

• You are in a “passing zone” and it is safe to pass other vehicles if no oncoming traffic is present.

• You are only allowed to make right turns in this area.

 It is illegal to park:

• Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant

• Within 50 feet of a railroad crossing.

• Both