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WorksheetsDriving in rural areas
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What percent of all miles of roadways in the United States are considered to be rural
82
50
33
98
What most affects how far ahead you must look, vehicle control, and the distance you need to stop
Weather conditions
Topology of the area
Speed
Size of your vehicle
Rural roads are
All paved
All gravel
Constructed with different types of materials
Usually in poor condition
What is the basic speed law
Drive at the speed limit regardless of weather conditions
Drive at or near the posted speed limit
drive at the speed of other traffic
Do not drive faster then roadway or traffic conditions
Traffic controls help you to travel safely by
Slowing faster moving vehicles
Providing advanced information and warnings
Primarily guiding you to your destination
Telling drivers what to decide
Narrow shoulders, bridges, ditches, guardrails, and trees are examples of
Roadside advantages
Roadside hazards
Escape paths
Driving attractions
On rural roadways, conditions
Never change
Are always hazardous
Can change abruptly
Can change occasionally
How does increased speed affect the time available to complete the IPDE process
It decreases the number of hazards
It has no effect
It decreases the time available
It increases the time available
An orderly visual search pattern
Helps you adjust to any unusual event
Can best be accomplished by a co-driver
Is the first step in the smith system
Is possible in rural traffic
Collisions occur at curves because
Speed leaving the curve it too great
Speed on the approach is too great
Speed on the approach is not enough
Speed leaving the curve is not enough
A warning sign for a curve has a
Curved red arrow
Curved black arrow
Round black arrow
Round red arrow
When driving through a curve at normal speed
Brake throughout the curve
Brake until you see a resumed speed sign
Accelerate gently after entering the curve
Accelerate before entering the curve
If a vehicle cuts into your 3 second following distance you should
Brake quickly to establish a 4 second following distance
Flash headlight and sound your horn
Gesture to the driver to establish superiority
Reestablish a 3 second rolling distance on the vehicle ahead
An escape path is the opening into which you can move to
Brake drastically to avoid hazards
Avoid a collision with another vehicle
Escape the problem of modern living
Accelerate to the speed of traffic
When you use a 3 second following distance at rural road speed (55 mph), compared to city driving speed (30mph), the distance you travel per second is
Shorter
The same
Gas ride by your reaction time
Greater
The means of diving roadways and separating lanes in opposite directions is usually a guardrail or a
Median
One way traffic signs
Wide concrete strip
Solid double yellow lines
When driving on a multi lane roadway, you should make a left turn from
The far right lane
The lane closest to the center line or median strip
The center lane
Any available lane
One of the questions you should ask yourself as you are deciding to pass another vehicle is
Is passing here safe
Why is that driver going so slow
Why would anyone pass here
Is passing here Desiree
at what speed should up you pass another vehicle going in the same direction on a two lane roadway
Winthin 5 mph of the other vehicle
Slightly high then the speed limit
About the same soles as the vehicle you are passing
At least 10 mph than the other vehicle
You should not pass if
There are wide shoulders along the road surface
You are closer than 1000 feet to a bridge
There are no signs that restrict passing
You cannot complete the pass before a no passing zone begins
When approaching the top of a hill, passing is not allowed
Within 500 feet before
Within 700-1000 feet before
Within 1000 feet before
None of the above
You identify that a vehicle overtaking and passing you will be returning to your lane too close in front of you. You should
Stop immediately
Slow down
Swerve in your lane
Speed up
What should you do before braking hard to avoid hitting a small animal
Check the traffic situation
Swerve and then brake
Flash lights and sound your horn
Maintain your speed and move right
If your sight distance is reduced when driving up a hill, you should
Illuminate your emergency flashers
Cover the brake pedal
flash your headlights
Reduce your speed
High altitude can cause a driver to
Become more dependent on quick reflexes
Develop hallucinations
Decrease the heart rate
Have shortness of breath and headache
