Chapter 3 - Learning to Drive

IF YOU ARE FOLLOWING A TRUCK THAT SWINGS LEFT BEFORE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION, YOU SHOULD REMEMBER THAT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO:

• Try to squeeze between the truck and curb to make a right turn

• Apply your brakes until the truck has completed the turn

• Violate the “4 – second” following distance rule

• Honk your horn at the truck driver

THE ONLY TIME YOU DO NOT HAVE TO STOP FOR A SCHOOL BUS WHOSE RED LIGHTS ARE FLASHING AND STOP ARM IS EXTENDED IS WHEN YOU:

• Are driving on the opposite side of a divided highway

• Are behind the bus

• See no children present

• Can safely pass on the left

WHEN A SCHOOL BUS HAS ITS LIGHTS FLASHING AND ITS STOP ARM EXTENDED, YOU MUST:

• Stop at least 10 feet away from the bus

• Pass if children have exited the bus

• Stop if the bus is on the opposite side of a barrier

• Drive slowly by the bus

AFTER A TRAIN HAS PASSED, YOU SHOULD:

• Check again for approaching trains and proceed with caution

• Wait for a green light

• Proceed across the tracks

• Blow horn and proceed

IF YOU NEED TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP WHEN OTHER DRIVERS MAY NOT EXPECT IT, YOU SHOULD:

• Quickly tap your brake pedal a few times

• Use your emergency brake

• Look over your shoulder for traffic in your blind spot

• Get ready to blow your horn

WHEN YOU ARE PLANNING TO MAKE A TURN, YOU SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TURN SIGNALS:

• Only if there are other drivers following you

• Just as the front of your car reaches the intersection

• 3 to 4 seconds before you reach the intersection

• 2 car lengths before reaching the intersection

BEFORE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE YOU SHOULD:

• Flash your headlights to alert the driver

• Turn on your four-way flashers to warn the driver

• Give the proper turn signal to show you are changing lanes

• Sound your horn to get the drivers attention

YOUR BLIND SPOT IS THE AREA OF THE ROAD:

• You cannot see without moving your head

• Directly behind your vehicle

• You see in your rearview mirror

• You see in your side mirror