Driver Ed Core Chapter 16 Vocabulary Study Guide

A lane where you blend into traffic.

• Acceleration Lane

• Common Speed

• Controlled Access Highway

• Merging Area

• Exit Ramp

A roadway with limited access. Cross traffic is eliminated and on-coming traffic is divided by a wall or medium.

• Acceleration Lane

• Common Speed

• Controlled Access Highway

• Merging Area

• Exit Ramp

A group of vehicles driving together on an expressway.

• Velocitation

• Wolf Pack

• Highway Hypnosis

• Acceleration Lane

• Entrance Ramp

A lane provided off the expressway so you can slow down before reaching the exit ramp.

• Velocitation

• Deceleration Lane

• Highway Hypnosis

• Acceleration Lane

• Entrance Ramp

A ramp leading you off the expressway.

• Acceleration Lane

• Common Speed

• Controlled Access Highway

• Merging Area

• Exit Ramp

The speed used by most vehicles on the road.

• Acceleration Lane

• Common Speed

• Controlled Access Highway

• Merging Area

• Exit Ramp

When you come off the expressway onto slower roads, you may feel like you are driving too slow.

• Velocitation

• Deceleration Lane

• Highway Hypnosis

• Acceleration Lane

• Entrance Ramp

A lane used to increase speed and to search for a gap in traffic.

• Acceleration Lane

• Common Speed

• Controlled Access Highway

• Merging Area

• Exit Ramp

A ramp that gives you time to evaluate conditions and determine speed.

• Velocitation

• Deceleration Lane

• Highway Hypnosis

• Entrance Ramp

• Acceleration Lane

A drowsy state that may occur during long hours of highway driving.

• Velocitation

• Deceleration Lane

• Highway Hypnosis

• Acceleration Lane

• Entrance Ramp