for permit: Basic driving

What does it mean to drive defensively?

• Take control of the vehicle to ensure prevention of crash and safety of passengers.

• Always look in the rear view mirror AT ALL TIMES.

• Look at rear, front, side, of your vehicle before changing changes.

• Adjust speed, position, and direction to respond to roadway conditions.

Visual search/Awareness:

• Look at rear, front, side, of your vehicle before changing changes.

• Use (turn) signals to communicate your intentions.

• f both you and other driver arrive at the same time, yield to the driver on the right.

Vehicle speed:

• • Posted speed limit is the maximum legal speed you can travel on a road under ideal conditions.

• Always match the speed of traffic as long as it is within the speed limit.

You may drive slower than the posted speed limit, based on road conditions, but it is illegal to drive any faster than the posted speed limit.

• True

• False

Speeding

• Speeding increases the stopping distance.

• decreases the impact of a crash,

• You have to stop earlier if your car is going really fast.

Following distance

• How closely you are driving behind a vehicle

• You should be following very closely to the vehicle in front of you in order to avoid crashes and traffic.

• You should have a following distance of about 2 seconds.

• You should be tailgating a vehicle.

What is the recommended following distance?

• 1-2 seconds

• 6-8 second

• 3-4 seconds

Stopping distance:

• How far you are driving from a vehicle.

• The distance it takes to stop your vehicle.

• How fast you stop.

• How fast you drive.

You should change lanes whenever you want to.

• No. Always determine if it is safe to do so first.

• Yes. Rely on your inuition.

You can change lanes at an intersection.

• False

• True