Module 7 Review: Adverse Driving Conditions

If a driver is blinded by the lights of an oncoming vehicle, he/she should __________.

• reduce speed

• look to the right

• glance briefly ahead

• all of the above

One method for reducing glare at night is _______________________.

• wear sunglasses

• clean your windshield

• both a & b

• neither a nor b

When driving at night in good conditions with low beam headlights, the maximum safe speed is _______ mph.

• 35

• 45

• 55

• the posted limit

If you have your high beam headlights on and an oncoming vehicle approaches, you should:

• you should flash your lights

• you should go to low beams when they are at least 500 feet away

• you should leave the lights on high beam

• you should use your parking lights

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

In cold weather, it is especially important to check _______.

• Battery

• Windshield wipers

• Tire tread

• All of the above

It is important to keep your gas tank close to full in winter to prevent the fuel line from freezing.

• Gas stations close early.

• To prevent the fuel line from freezing.

• It improves fuel efficiency.

• It is required by law.

Hydroplaning occurs when _______________.

• Wind and rain cause you to lose control

• Wind causes the vehicle to not respond to steering input

• The water level comes up to the bottom of your vehicle

• A film of water builds up between the road surface and the vehicle’s tires

• The tires lose traction due to excessive speed

Wet leaves can cause traction loss.

• True

• False

The two main types of skids are _____________________.

• Understeering; Oversteering

• Sliding; fishtailing

• Oversteering; Hydroplaning

• Hydroplaning; Understeering