Driving Safety and Awareness Concepts

in which of the following situations should you use your low beams?

• at night in the city

• in foggy or mist weather

• day time

• on the intersections

Alcohol is a:

• Drug

• medicine

• halluncation

• beer

 Which lanes of traffic are required to stop if a school bus makes a passenger stop in the far right lane on a 5-lane street?

• Lanes going in the opposite direction of the bus

• Lanes going home

• all lanes of traffic

• Lanes going in the same direction of the bus

A space cushion is:

• The distance you see ahead

• A step in the IPDE process

• An open area of space all around a vehicle

• the air bags in the car

 If a law enforcement officer swears that a driver has refused a legal chemical test, the Division of Motor Vehicles must

• • Wait for a court decision before taking action

• • Assign the driver to the Driver Improvement Clinic.

• make him do the test

• Revoke the driver license for at least 12 months

An example of a distraction is

• Texting

• making a left turn

• giving a turn signal

• turning on your head lights

 You are driving on an interstate highway when a breakdown forces you to the shoulder. You should:

• • Raise the hood and tie a white handkerchief to the left door handle.

• • Tie a handkerchief to the left door handle and stand beside the left front fender.

• • Sit in the car until help arrives.

• try to keep driving

The most frequent type of accident on Interstate highways is?

• • rear-end collision

• • head-on collision

• • running off the road

• car crashes

 A driver may be temporarily blinded at night by which of the following?

• • Flame from a match he strikes to light a cigarette.

• • Headlights on low beam

• • Glare from the headlights of other cars

• Street lights

 A safe driver does which of the following?

• • Drinks coffee while driving at night to stay alert.

• • Watches the side of the road over the hood to stay in line.

• Looking at their mirror instead of the road

• • Frequently checks the rear-view and side mirrors.