Vehicle Safety and Control Quiz

The distance your vehicle travels while you respond to a road hazard is called

• braking distance.

• perception distance.

• reaction distance.

• stopping distance.

A vehicle going uphill works

• with the force of gravity.

• against the force of gravity.

• against centrifugal force.

• with centrifugal force.

A vehicle driven into a curve tends to

• go in a straight line.

• store energy of motion.

• increase speed.

• increase traction.

A restraint that provides protection without having to be handled by the occupant is called

• a passive restraint.

• a semipassive restraint.

• an active restraint.

• a semiactive restraint.

A properly adjusted safety belt

• fits loosely across the body and tightens during a collision.

• fits snugly across the hips and comfortably across the chest.

• restricts the upper body from moving.

• restricts breathing and circulation.

If you drive through a curve at a speed higher than the posted speed, your vehicle

• can add traction as needed to stay on the roadway.

• needs more traction to stay on the roadway.

• will adjust to the traction available.

• will stay on the road.

A vehicle's speed when going downhill tends to

• decrease.

• stabilize.

• increase.

• inhibit.

A railroad crossing is indicated by a

• white, rectangular sign.

• red, octagon sign.

• yellow, triangular sign.

• white, X-shaped sign.

An intersection which has neither traffic signs nor traffic signals is

• a controlled intersection.

• an illegal intersection.

• an uncontrolled intersection.

• an unrestricted intersection.

When turning right and joining traffic, the faster traffic is moving, the

• less space you need.

• greater the time you have available.

• larger the gap must be.

• smaller the gap must be.