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WorksheetsTraffic Terms
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 8mins
A natural law that tends to push a vehicle out of a curve and into a straight path.
Murphy's Law
Law of Inertia
Centrifugal Force
Newton's Law
Refers to hand placement on the steering wheel while driving.
Hand Position
Hand over hand Steering
Underhand Steering
One hand Turning
Combining drugs that can multiply impairment of a person as much as 10 times.
Speedballing
Stacking
Synergistic Effects of 2 Drugs
Mixing
The maximum or minimum posted speed which one may drive under normal conditions in good weather.
Advisory Speed Limit
Statutory Speed Limit
Basic Speed Law
Absolute Speed Limit
The law stating that any licensed driver cannot legally refuse to be tested for alcohol or drug use behind the wheel because of the signature on the driver license.
Implied Consent
Actual Physical Control
DUI
Impaired
Areas to the sides and rear of the vehicle that cannot be seen by the driver with use of side or rear view mirrors.
Side Pockets
Death Zones
Blind Spots
Corner Pockets
The sensation of moving more slowly than one actually is due to driving as a fast speed for a long period of time.
Velocitizing
Visualizing
Vectoring
Varying
A five step process that enables drivers to process information in an organized way.
S.M.I.T.H.
S.I.P.D.E.
S.P.E.E.D.
S.P.E.D.E
A trance-like state of drowsiness that can occur with little warning, usually occurs after long hours behind the wheel.
Hypnotization
Exhaustion
Highway Hypnosis
Fatigue
A person can be charged with “DUI” of alcohol or other drugs if they have the ability to move their vehicle.
Actual Physical Control
Driving Under the Influence (DUI)
Impaired Driving
Driving While Intoxicated (DWI)
A system where brake pads are pressed against a flat metal wheel.
Anti-Lock Braking System
Threshold Braking
Disc Brake System
Implied Braking System
Condition in which the tires of a moving vehicle rides on a cushion of water causing loss of control.
Skidding
Hydroplaning
Drifting
Coasting
A speed limit that advises drivers that an adjusted speed is necessary for a short period of time.
Minimum Speed Limit
Statutory Speed Limit
Maximum Speed Limit
Advisory Speed Limit
You can be charged with this if behind the wheel while under the influence of drugs, alcohol, and any other drugs that alter the brain.
Driving Under the Influence (DUI)
Buzzed Driving
Actual Physical Control
Reckless Driving
The distance to bring a vehicle to a complete stop from the time of perception until the wheels actually stop rolling.
Perception Stopping Distance
Total Stopping Distance
Actual Stopping Distance
Emergency Braking Distance
The percentage of alcohol found in a person’s body at any given time. This percentage measures the level of intoxication in a person.
Proof
Blood Alcohol Concentration
Legal Limit
Actual Physical Amount
Driving so fast at night that a driver is unable to stop in range of their headlights.
Over-driving-your headlights
Speeding
Under-driving your headlights
Ghost Riding
Young adults are victims of the influence of bad habits rather than the actual peer pressure.
Peer Coercion
Peer Pressure
Peer Influence
Peer Watching
Braking just to the point of your wheels locking up on vehicles equipped with non ABS brakes.
Threshold Braking
Emergency Braking
Cadence Braking
Controlled Braking
A traffic lane where the flow of traffic may change during different times of day.
HOV Lane
Reversible Traffic Lane
Acceleration Lane
Deceleration Lane
A cushion of space a person tries to maintain around their vehicle. A safe following distance would be the 2 second rule.
2-Second following rule
Space Margain
Bubble
Following Distance
A vehicle braking system that is designed to keep the wheel from locking when the brakes are applied with a greater than normal force.
Anti-lock Braking System
Disc Brake System
Hydraulic Braking System
Frictional Braking System
The ability to see under difficult conditions such as glare from oncoming headlights, heavy snow, rain conditions, and night driving.
Night time blindness
Contrast Sensitivity
Night Vision
Visual Acuity
Any speed under the absolute limit that is safe for existing road, weather, or traffic conditions.
Maximum Speed Law
Basic Speed Law
Absolute Speed Law
Advisory Speed Law
A highly poisonous gas that is given off by burning fossil fuels and it colorless and odorless.
Carbon Dioxide
Hydrogen
Carbon Monoxide
Methane
