Driving Safety Quiz

When driving in fog, you should use __________.

• emergency lights

• low beam lights

• high beam lights

• no lights are necessary

When driving in dense fog it is important to __________.

• decrease following distance

• increase speed

• increase following distance

• stop and wait until you can see more clearly

If it is impossible to leave the highway, stop beyond the end of guardrail as far to the right of the road as possible, turn off lights, and wait for the fog to lift.

• True

• False

When a driver encounters a strong gust of wind, the driver should __________.

• grip steering wheel and prepare to counter steer

• reduce speed

• stay off brake

• All of the above

Most vehicles will float if only in __ of water.

• 3 inches

• 6 inches

• 1 foot

• 2 feet

Before starting a vehicle in snow, check to be sure the exhaust system is clear.

• True

• False

When driving through water, ________________________.

• drive close to the shoulder

• drive close to the center of the roadway

• put on your fog lights

• speed up

A driver can lose control of a vehicle in just a few inches of water.

• True

• False

A wet roadway is most slippery ________________________.

• when the rain first begins

• after it has rained for over an hour

• both are equal

Virginia law requires using headlights whenever the windshield wipers are in use.

• True

• False