Driving – Flashcards
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List five reasons young drivers are involved in more collisions than older drivers
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One-lack of maturity. Two-lack of driving experience. Three-distractions. Four-peer pressure. Five-exposures to alcohol and drug abuse
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A driver education course:
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Did you a good start towards becoming a skillful driver
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Learning to drive is a:
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Continuous process
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True or false: a goal of a driver education program is to develop a students personal responsibility for the safe operation of a motor vehicle
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True or false: completing driver training does not guarantee that you will be a safe driver
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True or false: Car crashes are the number one cause of death for teens in the United States
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All occupants must wear safety belts
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Protecting your passengers
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Right attitude, mentally focused, physically able
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Being ready to drive
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Pay for any damages you caused-insurance/bond/self-pay
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Financial obligations
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No the cars features and limitations
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Knowing your vehicle
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No and obey the laws
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Legal duties
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Allow others to merge
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Courtesy to others
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What components make up the highway transportation system
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People, vehicles, and roadways
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Driver related laws passed by a state legislator are found in its
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Vehicle code
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Choose the safest and most effective option available
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Good judgment
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Recognizing what is happening around you so you can spot dangerous situations early
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Awareness
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Operating devices and controls, laws and signals, lane markings
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Knowledge
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Physically and mentally ready/able to respond when things don't go as planned
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Preparation
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Expect the unexpected, be aware of potential problems, predicting what might happen
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Anticipation
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Defensive driving requires:
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Understanding of basic traffic laws, good judgment, expecting the unexpected
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Which aspect of driving is most affected by attitudes
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Driver behavior
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Risk of driving:
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Is always present
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Managing space when you drive means managing the distance between your car in the vehicles:
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Ahead of you, behind you, to the side
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Proper positioning of your car requires you to:
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Keep your car where it can be seen by others, avoid driving with the pack
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Proper space cushioning provides an escape route you can use to avoid a potential hazard. A driver creates the space cushion by:
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Increasing speed, decreasing speed, switching lanes
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You should increase your following distance to four, five, or even six seconds:
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When driving at night or anytime visibility is reduced, when traveling on unfamiliar roadways, when a driver behind you is following too closely
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True or false: space cushioning allows you to have a better view of the driving environment
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True or false: ideally, a space cushion should be at least three vehicles bases to either side of you and one vehicle length ahead of you and behind you
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False. One vehicle spaces to either side of you and three vehicle length head of you and behind you
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True or false: to check your following distance, watch the vehicle ahead of you pass a stationary object. Count off three seconds. If you pass the object before you say three you are following too closely
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True or false: good drivers need very little space between them and other vehicles because they have much better reaction than other drivers
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False
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True or false: the concept of a space cushion is closely linked to that Of an escape path
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The reasons we Scan is/are:
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To identify traffic controls, to identify changing traffic conditions, to identify potential problems
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The orderly visual search technique encourages drivers to:
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Look at the road near you and ahead in the distance, look at your left and to your right, look at all three mirrors and the instrument panel
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When you have hazards on both sides of your car, what should you do
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Decide which hazard is greater and handle it first
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Finding out in the safe method means:
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Locating an escape route
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In urban areas, you should scan:
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One and a half city blocks ahead
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Assessing in the safe process includes:
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Predicting problems before they happen, realizing possible consequences of your actions
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The knowledge needed to make good connections partly comes from
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The study of traffic laws, the experiences of friends and family, commonsense
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The final step in the safe method is to execute your decision. This could include:
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Changing direction and changing speed
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What does safe stand for
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Scan, assess, find, execute
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Gives three-dimensional perspective to objects
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Depth perception
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Enables you to notice objects and movement to the side
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Peripheral vision
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Ability to see clearly
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Visual acuity
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What you see looking straight ahead and add angle to the left and right
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Field of vision
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Vision clearest in a narrow cone shaped area directly in front of you
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Central vision
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Blank is the ability to judge the distance between two objects
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Depth perception
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Accurate depth perception is critical for:
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Passing a vehicle on a 2 Lane Highway
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To avoid fatigue, you should not:
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Drive during your normal sleeping hours, drive after a heavy meal, drink alcohol before driving
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Inhaling too much carbon monoxide while in your car can:
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Have a fatal results, make you feel drowsy, make you feel sick to your stomach
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If it is absolutely necessary for you to drive when Ill, you should:
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Concentrate fully on your driving and stay clear of heavy traffic and high-speed Roadways
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Playing loud music will reduce your ability to sense:
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Warning signs of danger such as sirens
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To avoid becoming the victim of road rage:
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Do not tailgate, block the passing lane, or merging lane. Do not switch lanes without signaling
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True or false: one of the most powerful emotions that can affect a driver is anger
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True or false: if you are being pursued by a violent, aggressive driver, proceed calmly to the nearest police station
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True or false: Passengers can't distract you by talking to loudly to one another or by roughhousing with one another, hanging out at windows, or blocking your rear visibility
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False
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If you are tempted to act on/or out your anger by driving recklessly, take a deep breath and ask yourself is it worth it
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List activities you should avoid while driving
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Eating, grooming yourself, no cell phone, arguing, getting stuff out of the back, rubbernecking (car accident spectators)
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Displays the total number of miles a vehicle has been driven
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Odometer
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Measures your engine in revolutions per minute
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Tachometer
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Red or yellow to attract your attention, indicates a more serious problem or safety concerns
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Warning lights
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Indicates how fast your vehicles traveling
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Speedometer
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Has a scale with an indicator needle or numerical marker that keeps track of a change in condition
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Gauge
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A generator that produces electricity to power of vehicles electrical system
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Alternator
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Amount of fuel in the tank
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Fuel gauge
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How often should pre-drive checks be performed
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Every time you drive
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When starting a car after turning the ignition switch to the on position, you should:
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Check the gauges and warning lights
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Low oil pressure may be caused by:
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Slow leak, natural burning as the car gets older or with higher mileage, punctures of the oil pan
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You should pull over and stop to avoid damage is:
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The temperature gage and light indicates the engine is too hot, the oil pressure light or gauge indicates the oil pressure is too low
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The braking system warning light:
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Reminds you to release the parking break before moving the vehicle, indicates that part or all of the braking system is not working properly
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A blank is required by law and can be used to warn others of your presence or an impending collision
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Horn
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Every time you get in your vehicle, you should make sure that all of your blank are properly adjusted
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Mirrors
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The area is not reflected in your mirror are called blank
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Blind spots
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The blank setting is used in cold or rainy weather to remove condensation from the inside of the windshield, which can partially or completely block your view
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Defroster
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The blank activates all for exterior turn signal lights at once
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Hazards button
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True or false: a typical headlight switch has separate settings for parking lights, low beam headlights and highbeam headlights
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True or false: you cannot be cited when driving with only one headlight working
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False
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True or false: blind spots very incise with the design of the vehicle and the height of the driver
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True
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True or false: the passenger mirror causes images to appear farther away and smaller than they are
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True or false: most rearview mirror's have a day/night lever or button on the back that allows you to switch the angle of the mirror to reduce glare when driving a night
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Mounted either on the console or on the right side of the steering column
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Gearshift
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Pedal located to the left of the Excelerator; maybe standard or power assisted
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Brake
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Usually located on the right side of the steering column and has at least three positions
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Ignition
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Controls the front wheels of the vehicle
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Steering wheel
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Must be pressed each time you shift gears
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Clutch
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Controls the amount of fuel your cars carburetor or fuel injectors a fee to the engine
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Excelerator
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True or false: one difference between manual and automatic transmission is that an automatic will shift the forward gears for you
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True
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True or false: If your vehicle is equipped with an automatic transmission, you should always start it in park
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True
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True or false: if you continue to turn the key after the engine is started, you may damage the alternator
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False. Starter
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True or false: lower gears deliver more power and higher gears allow you to maintain a higher speed to using less power on level Road
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True
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The safest and most practical position for your hands on the steering wheel is that blank sides of the wheel
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Opposite
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Blank is a method of steering that allows you to keep your vehicle on the intended path of travel whether you are traveling on straight or curbing roads
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Tracking
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Driving with one hand is dangerous because you have less blank if you have to react quickly to a hazardous situation
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Control
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When using the blank method of steering, you may be required to have only one hand on the wheel at times
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Handover hand
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The advantage of the blank method of steering is that it allows you to make sharp turns quickly while keeping both hands on the wheel
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Push pull
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True or false: when backing up, it is important to realize your visibility through the back window is limited
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True
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True or false: before entering your vehicle, it's not necessary to inspect the surrounding area
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False
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True or false: you can rely on just your mirrors when backing up
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False
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True or false: when backing up to the left or right, turn your wheel in the direction you were backing
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True or false: when backing up, the turning radius of the front of the vehicle is wider than that of the rear
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Blank involves parking alongside the curb where there are no other surrounding vehicles
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Curb parking
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Blank involves parking alongside the curb between two other parked vehicles
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Parallel parking
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Blank involves parking in the space that is angled to the curb, usually at about 30°
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Angled parking
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Blank involves parking at a 90° angle from the curb, in which the front of your vehicle is aligned with the curb
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Perpendicular parking
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In object in motion will continue in motion in a straight line until acted upon by a Force
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Inertia
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Friction between your vehicles wheels and surface of the road
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Traction
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How fast something is moving
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Speed
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Invisible force that attracts or pulls objects toward their center
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Gravity
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Increase in speed
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Acceleration
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Weight of the car times the speed it is traveling
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Kinetic energy
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Decrease in speed
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Deceleration
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Determined by the magnitude of the Connecticut Energy of the objects colliding in the distance over which the Connecticut Energy is lost
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Force of impact
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Blank pushes a moving object out of a curb and into a straight line
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Centrifugal force
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Blank is turning to sharply into the curve
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Over steering
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Blank is not turning sufficiently to around the curve
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Understeering
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On a blank, the left or right side of the road is higher than the other
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Banked Road
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The blank is the point at which the objects wait is centered
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Center of gravity
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A blank is higher in the center that on the sides
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Crowned road
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Perception, reaction, and braking distance
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total stopping distance
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Can stop your car in the shortest possible distance, but you will also go into a skid and lose all or most of your ability to steer
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Locking the breaks
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Full and firm application of the brake pedal up to the point where the brakes locked
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Threshold breaking
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Distance of vehicle coverage from the time the driver applies the brakes until the vehicle stops
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Braking distance
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Alternately applying the brakes completely until they almost lock and then releasing them in rapid succession
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Pumping the break
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Computer-assisted braking system
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ABS
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Distance a vehicle coverage during the time the driver identifies I need to stop
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Perception distance
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Distance of vehicle coverage between the time I driver identifies a situation that requires breaking and the moment the brakes are applied
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Reaction distance
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True or false: when you apply your brake pedal, the force from your foot is transferred through the hydraulic pressure of your braking system to the brake pads or drums against the brake linings on your wheels
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True
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True or false: the most important determining factor in your ability to break is your speed
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True
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True or false: when applying the brakes, you should not keep your heel on the floor
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False
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True or false: antilock braking systems are more effective than standard brakes because they work independently on each wheel and are thus more efficient for control
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True
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Blank signs tell you what you can or cannot do at certain times and places
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Regulatory
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Blank signs alert you to possible hazards head, a changing road conditions, or an upcoming intersection or crossing
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Warning
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Blank signs tell you where you are, where you are going, or how to get to a particular place from the roadway you are on
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Guide
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Blank signs alert you that you are about to enter a construction or maintenance zone
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Construction
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Blank signs inform the driver of nearby services, including gasoline stations, restaurants, rest stops, and hospitals
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Service
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Blank signs and form travelers about public places of cultural interest and recreation such as museums, state parks, and historic sites
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Recreation
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Red light/flashing red light
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Come to full stop
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Yellow light
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Clear intersection. Slow down and come to a full stop
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Flashing yellow light
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Cautionary, right of way, proceed with caution
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Greenlight
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Go after checking intersection
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Red arrow
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Can't go
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Yellow arrow
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Slow. stop safely
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Flashing yellow arrow
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You yield
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Green arrow
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Proceed
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Downward pointing green arrow
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Lane is open
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Red X
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Lane is closed
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Yellow X above a reversible Lane
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Move over as soon as possible
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Flashing yellow x at an intersection
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Use lane only to make a left turn
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White dashed or dotted line
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Separate
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White solid line
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Separate traffic going op. cit.
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Yellow line
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Center of two-way road
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Solid and dashed yellow lines
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Indicate whether passing is allowed
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Two solid yellow lines
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No passing
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Limit line
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Stop behind line
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Controlled intersection
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Use some form of light or sign is used
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Semi controlled intersection
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Signs/signals some
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When two vehicles arrive at an intersection at the same time, which one has the right-of-way with no signs or signals indicate
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The car approaching from the right has the right-of-way
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When I stop is required at an intersection and no markings appear to indicate a stoplight or crosswalk, which of the following is the appropriate place to make the stop
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At the point nearest intersecting road way were the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting road right before actually entering the roadway
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Rolling through a stop is
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Dangerous and illegal
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If you are approaching a yellow light and a vehicle behind you appears to be accelerating, you should
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Proceed through the light with caution
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True or false: right-of-way is the right to use a certain part of a roadway when three or more users of the roadway want to use it at the same time
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False. To
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True or false: when someone yields to you, you are giving that person first use of that stretch of roadway
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False
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True or false: you are required by law to give up the right-of-way if you have the last clear chance of avoiding a crash
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True
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True or false: when entering a roadway from a private driveway with the crosswalk, you must stop once for pedestrian traffic and a second time for a vehicle or traffic
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Truth
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True or false: when entering a major roadway from our side road, you do not have to stop unless I sign is posted
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False
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A blank railroad crossing includes some combinations of crossing gates, flashing warning lights, traffic signals, and pavement markings
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Controlled
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A blank railroad crossing is without any signs, signals, or roadway markings
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Uncontrolled
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Uncontrolled railroad crossings are located primarily on farms and in blank areas
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Industrial
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If you encounter and uncontrolled railroad crossing, treated as if you were approaching a blank sign
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Yeild
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Do not assume that the blank will sound a warning horn or bell went to train passes the crossing
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Engineer
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Locomotives large-size makes it appear to be traveling blank than it really is
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Slower
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Never blank another vehicle, no matter how slow it is going, at a railroad crossing
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Pass
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Railroad tracks converge toward the blank making it appear farther away than it really is
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Horizon
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Turn is one made from a turn lane posted with signs, Road marked with arrows, and accompanied by a traffic signal arrow
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Protected
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Turn is a protected turn in what you are permitted to turn only when you have a green arrow
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Fully protected
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Turn is one made from a turn lane but not accompanied by a specific traffic Signal that directs your turn with a green arrow
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Semi protected
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Turn is one not made from a turn lane at an intersection and where there are no arrows-weather designated by a signpost our road markings, or single to buy a traffic control to guide your turn
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Unprotected
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Preparing for a left turn and positioning your vehicle in the correct blank should begin well before you reach the intersection
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Lane
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You should scan the roadway in all directions to make sure that no blank or obstacles will interfere with your time
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Hazards
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A good rule of thumb is to say not turn blank feet before an intersection in urban areas
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Your speed, the width of the traffic lanes, the blank of your car, in the presence of obstacles are all factors to consider before turning
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Turning radius
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Wait until you begin to enter the new lane before gradually blank to match the speed of traffic
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Accelerating
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Two or false: an oncoming traffic is completely or partially blocked by a line of left turning cars facing you or buy a large vehicle ahead of you
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True
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True or false: watch out for drivers who may race through a yellow or red light at the last second
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True
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True or false: it's not important to keep your wheel straight when preparing to make a left turn
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False
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True or false: some drivers illegal use the center turn lane to avoid having to wait to enter a left turn lane
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True
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True or false: if a left turn lane is for you read it away in the center turn lane to let through traffic by
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False
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True or false: dangerous to the right may include bicyclists, motorcyclists, and or pedestrians
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True
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True or false: you can rely on your rearview or Sideview mirror to provide all the information you need before making a right turn
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False
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True or false: when turning right, always give the right-of-way to left turning drivers
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False
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True or false: when making a right turn on red, pedestrians and vehicles approaching the intersection do not have the right-of-way
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False
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A type of two-point turn called blank requires the driver to pull back into a driveway on the right side of the street and then drive forward in the op. cit. direction
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Reverse, then forward
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Another type of two-point turn, called blank requires the driver to pull into the driveway on the opposite side of the street and then back up into the street before moving forward in the op. cit. direction
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Forward then reverse
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A blank is a way to reverse direction on a narrow street in which a driver turned sharply to the left and stops as close as possible to the op. cit. edge of the roadway, and then backs up before moving forward in the op. cit. direction
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Three point turn
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The easiest and safest way to reverse direction is to drive around the blank
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Block
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True or false: because you have such a small margin for error, you must take an extra effort to stay focused and continue with the scan head in a city environment
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True
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True or false: dangers associated with city driving include congestion, rows of parked cars, limited escape routes, pedestrians, and information overload
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True
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True or false: reducing your speed will give you more time to assess a dangerous situation on the roadway and respond it safely to it
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True
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True or false: covering the break involves resting your foot right on the brake pedal
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False. Riding the break
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True or false: riding the break confuses other drivers and adds wear and tear to your breaks
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True
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True or false: for cautions that you should take when driving past parked cars include covering the break and driving at least a car door width away
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True
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When you pick a lane, it is recommended that you stay there until you need it blan when you pick a lane, it is recommended that you stay there until you need:
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Turn off the road, pass another vehicle, avoid a traffic hazard
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Right lane congestion on city streets includes:
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Parked cars, entering and exiting parking spaces, drivers making right turns on the cross streets
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The steps for making a proper lane change include:
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Check your rear view and Sideview mirrors for traffic behind you and the lane you wish to move into, signal your intention to change lanes and check your blind spot. Move into the lane maintaining a constant rate of speed and cancel your single
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Side-by-side driving:
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Reduces your space cushion, blocks your surroundings view, increases the chance of a collision
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True or false: traffic flow is often irregular on city streets
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True
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True or false: if you get stopped in a long line of cars, think twice about pulling out to save a few seconds of waiting in traffic
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True
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True or false: going with the flow is acceptable excuse for speeding
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False
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True or false: avoid the temptation to creep over the center dividing line of the road to swerve by a road hazard
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True
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True or false: drivers to change plans at the last second, or who constantly changing lanes, post one of the biggest risks for collision on city roads
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True
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True or false: watch out for other drivers attempting to move into another lane just as you are
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Never try to pass more than a blank vehicle at a time
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One
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Passing on the right is allowed when there are more than two lanes ahead in the same blank
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Direction
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In Ohio you are required by law to give an audible signal lightly tap your horn when you are blank the driver ahead of you unless you are on a divided highway, highway with four or more lanes, or freeway
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Overtaking
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In Ohio, you cannot legally pass a vehicle at or near the blank speed limit
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Posted
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If you see a hazard ahead that would make another drivers pass of your vehicle dangerous, tap your brakes as a blank, use the hand signal for slowing/stopping, and reduce your speed as the other driver passes you
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Warning
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Passing is forbidden if it would require driving off the payment or main portion of the roadway or crossing a solid blank line divider
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White
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Roll roads typically have narrow lanes and shoulders, short site distances, and you were traffic controls, in adequate blank devices
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Crash protection
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Be especially careful when moving from a well paved highway onto a blank road, in which case a sudden reduction in traction could cause you to lose control of your vehicle
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Dirt/gravel
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Drivers on a through road may have difficulty seeing vehicles entering from a blank road
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Side
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You should signal blank feet before turning off the highway to give drivers behind you time to reduce their speed
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True or false: sharp curves, D tors, Lane endings, and other hazards on major roads are usually accompanied by speed reduction signs
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True
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True or false: signs are generally placed farther ahead of hazards, singles maybe larger than those in cities, and roadway markings are painted well in advance of intersections and crossings
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True
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True or false: never try to pass if your site distance is limited by rain, snow, fog, blowing dust, or other severe weather
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True
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Blank occurs when you find yourself unconsciously driving much faster than you intended
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Velocitation
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Highway hypnosis results when you become blank by the road
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Hypnotized
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You can break up the blank of open highway driving by talking to passengers and changing drivers
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Monotony
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Various types of blank or comment on highways. Many cannot go more than 20 mph and are often wider than most vehicles or have equipment that projects into the roadway in a dangerous manner
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SMV or slow moving vehicles
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When driving near public recreation areas, you must be alert to blank Nora do not know the rules that apply to the vehicles they operate
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A PV's or all-purpose vehicles
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Akita defensive driving on freeways is to leave as large as possible between yourself and:
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Other drivers, the shoulder, the median
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The far right lane should be used by:
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Slower than normal traffic, vehicles entering the freeway, vehicles exiting the freeway
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When changing lanes on freeways, remember to change:
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One lane at a time
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When changing lanes on the freeway, you should always:
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Exercise caution and patients, recognize you have to process a lot of visual information, assess possible merging conflicts in the lane you wish to enter
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Chew or false: most on-ramp size provide the freeway name, routing number, and direction
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True
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True or false: once you have entered in on ramp, make sure you maintain a safe following distance behind any vehicle in front of you
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True
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True or false: ramp overflows, short or sharply curved exit ramps, And crossing acceleration and deceleration pass can cause problems
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True
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True or false: a deceleration lane allows drivers exiting the freeway to adjust to slower speed conditions without blocking traffic in the through Lane
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True
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Shared acceleration and it deceleration lane's are often called
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We've lanes
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We've lanes occur when an offramp is placed immediately after in blank and will share at least one access Lane
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OnRamp
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Using blank is very appropriate when handling a weave Ln.
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Safe
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And congested urban areas, some on Rams have two lanes merge together at the end of the ramp so that a single blank enters the freeway
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Double merge
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Some of the problems posed by blank traffic includes congestion, no escape path, trap back ups irregular traffic flow
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Rush-hour
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You cannot use the freeway blank to get past a traffic backup on the freeway
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Shoulder/median
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Freeway shoulders or medians are often the only available routes for blank vehicles to get past traffic
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Emergency
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To use the Ohio Turnpike, you do have to pay a blank
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Fee/toll
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When approaching a blank, pick inappropriate lane as early as possible and staying at
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Tollbooth
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As you leave the toll plaza, watch for other vehicles on both sides that might blank into your lane
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Merge
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True or false: pedestrian Bradley refers to any person who uses or crosses of roadway on foot or by means of a self-propelled a device other than a bicycle
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True
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True or false: you must give the right-of-way to any pedestrian crossing the street at an intersection, using a crosswalk, or using the sidewalk when crossing an entrance to a driveway, private road, or alley
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True
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True Or false:People who jog, skateboard, or rollerblade are not considered pedestrians
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False
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True or false: you do not have to give the right avoid any blind Astrion carrying a white or metallic cane or accompanied by a dog or wherever he or she is
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False
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True or false: most collisions between vehicles and pedestrians occur in or near intersections
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True
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True or false: children have a difficult time getting speed, spatial relations and a distance
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True
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True or false: you can expect frequent encounters a pedestrians on city streets; near commercial district, parks, shopping areas, and schools
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True
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True or false: pedestrians jaywalk when they cross the street without regard for traffic rules are signals
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True or false: bicyclists are commonly found in residential areas, and some business districts, near schools and by parks, lakes, rivers, and other recreational areas
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True
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True or false: bicycles are permitted on the freeway
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False
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Motorcycles are one of the most blank forms of transportation on the road
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Dangerous
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You should be especially careful to increase your blanket behind motorcycles at night, and mad weather, or in heavy traffic conditions
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Following distance
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Be careful turning blank in front of the motorcycle
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Left
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Motorcycles and bicycles or a safety risk because:
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They are less stable than cars, drivers tend not to look for cyclists, they can easily be in a drivers blind spot
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You need to drive very carefully near motorcycle. The passenger because:
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The weight of a passenger leaning can throw the motorcycle off balance
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You should increase your following distance behind a motorcyclist to at least:
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5 to 6 seconds on city roads. 829 seconds on high-speed roads
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Why do car drivers have responsibility for avoiding collisions with motorcycles?
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Car drivers have more protection
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It is easy to underestimate the speed of an oncoming truck because of its:
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Large size
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When following or being passed by trucks in the rain, watch out for:
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Splash and spray
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The change and air pressure that often occurs when you pass a truck or are being passed by one is known as
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Wind effects
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Driving below the right side passenger window of the truck is dangerous because
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You could be in the trucks blind spot
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Drivers in truck cabs with long hoods cannot see out to blank feet in front of their bumper
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20
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The blind spot directly behind a tractor trailer can be up to
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200 feet
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True or false: one of the main causes of collisions between cars and trucks at intersections are the inability of motors to accurately determine the speed of an approaching truck before making a left turn
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Triue
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True or false: it's a good idea to not cut right back in front of a semi after passing but to wait till you can see the entire truck in your rearview mere
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True
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True or false: large trucks use hydraulic brakes they take longer to engage, adding many feet to a big rigs stopping distance
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False
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True or false: because of their large size a limited turning radius, big rigs must often swing wide on turns to avoid writing up over the curb
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True
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Chew or false: buses present many of the same problems as large commercial trucks for motorists
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Who
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True or false: passing a stopped school bus is regarded as a serious offense
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True
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True or false: if the bus is stopped on the street or road which has four or more lanes, only traffic proceeding in the same direction as the bus must stop
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True
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If an emergency vehicles approaching you from the rear with its lights and sirens on you should:
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Immediately drive to position parallel to the right edge or curb of the road and stop
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When an emergency vehicle is stopped alongside the road play with its lights flashing, the driver of a vehicle passing:
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Must reduce speed. When possible, change lanes
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One in for injury collisions in Ohio occur at blank
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Night
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Darkness makes it harder to determine the size, speed, color, and blank of objects ahead of you
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Distance
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Always try to look blank your headlights to get a better picture of possible dangers ahead
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Beyond
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Blank your headlights mean you are traveling at speeds of prevent you from stopping within the distance illuminated by your headlights
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Over driving
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It is both dangerous and blank to drive it only one headlight
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Illegal
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You should switch from highbeams to low beams as soon as you see the blink of an oncoming vehicle to avoid temporarily blind in the other driver
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Headlights
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When the vehicle approaching you has their highbeams on, you should
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Reduce your speed, look off to the right side of the road, make brief and frequent glances head to keep your bearing
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In Ohio, you are required to drive with your headlights on:
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From half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise. Anytime you cannot see 1000 feet ahead
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Sunshine glare can:
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Make it hard to see, can't contribute to drive her fatigue, cause you not to see traffic signals, brake lights, or turn signals
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Night driving can be dangerous because:
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Visibility is produced, it is harder to determine the speed and distance of vehicles, drivers may be tired
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The suns glare is most dangerous:
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In the morning or late
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Always approach muddy roads with blank
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Caution
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When driving on muddy roads avoid sudden stops and sharp turns, and maintaining fast enough speed to let the vehicle keep its momentum without driving so fast as to lose blank
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Traction
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If you get stuck in mud or deep sand, first try to blank out using the tracks you just made to help you steer
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Back
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Try to avoid potholes by carefully driving around them if you can, but do not blank into another lane of traffic to do so
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Swerve
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Obey construction or maintenance workers just as you would police or emergency personnel when they are directing blank
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Traffic
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Sometime you will encounter temporary narrow roads in blank zones it is common for two way traffic to be reduced to one lane
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Construction
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Drop off's are most common on blank roads
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Mountain
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Soft shoulders are typically found an old hide Waze and blank roads
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Rural
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If you drift onto a soft shoulder you should:
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Ease off the gas pedal, firmly gripped the steering wheel, and gently come to a stop
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Before you cross a bridge:
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Reduce your speed, turn on your headlights, carefully study signs or signals for special instructions or warnings
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When you drive a pill, you are driving against the force of blank
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Gravity
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When driving on very steep hills, switch to a blank gear to help the engine work more efficiently
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Lower
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When driving down long or stupid bills, switch to a lower gear to maintain better control of your vehicle and reduce wear and tear on your blank
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Breaks
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Mountain roads are usually:
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They're worth an average roads, have sharp curves and steep grades, visibility can be reduced
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On Mountain Road ways:
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Pay careful attention to signs and roadway markings, keep your speedo, stay as far right as you can, especially on curves
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In Ohio, you are required by law to turn on your lights when conditions reduce blank to less than 1000 feet
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Visibility
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A good rule of thumb is to reduce your speed by 25% below the blank on straight roads and 50% on curves
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Posted limit
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Avoid applying your blank to suddenly or too hard on web road surfaces
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Breaks
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If the rainfall become so heavy that you cannot see with your wiper blades at maximum speed, you should blank and not set the emergency parking brake
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Pull over
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If the water is deep, you rest getting water in your engine through the carburetor, air filter, or exhaust pipe that can cause it to blank
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Stall
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Gently blank or breaks as you go through water to keep your breaks linings/pads in contact with the brake drums
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Ride
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Dangers associated with driving in the rain include:
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Reduced visibility and reduced traction
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Warning signs of standing water on the roadway, which can lead to hydroplaning includes:
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A sloshing sound made by your tires, a loose feeling in your steering, visible reflections on the surface of the water
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Should you need to use your breaks when driving in wet conditions, you need to remember
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Avoid applying the brakes to suddenly are hard, what breaks my pool or stop more slowly, when possible let your car coast to reduce speed
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If you call begins to hydroplane the first thing you should do is
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Ease off the Excelerator
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When driving in any area of reduced attraction:
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Prepare in advance for changes in speed and direction, leave more space around your car, increase your following distance
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True or false: to help you rock out of deep snow, you can use sand, cat litter, rocksalt, or pieces of carpet
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True
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True or false: the greatest danger occurs when temperatures approach the freezing point and/turns into a slick sheet of ice
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True
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True or false: roads that look wet may in fact be glaze with what is called a black ice
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True
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True or false: because cold air circulates below bridges and overpasses, they tend to freeze before other Roadway Services
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True
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True or false: on snow-covered or icy roads execute on maneuver slowly and smoothly to avoid losing traction
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True
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True or false: increase your following distance by at least five seconds on winter slick roads
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False
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When sharing the road with snowplows, remember:
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Never drive next to a snowplow, I assume the snowplow driver cannot see you are, the snowplow me travel much slower than any other vehicles
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In a snowfall, you should drive in the tractor the vehicles ahead of you so that you:
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Can get better
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If you see a thick cloud of dust or Sand head:
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Gradually slow down, activate your windshield wipers, use your low beam headlights
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During a lightning storm:
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Stay in your car and avoid contact with water, metal, or electrical devices
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When driving, should you see a tornado:
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Pull over immediately. Get out of your vehicle and find shelter/Lowground (Ditchline)
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Reasons your engine overheats may include:
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Driving for long periods in hot weather especially in heavy traffic. Using your air-conditioner On full blast on a very hot day
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If your car engine starts to overheat, the first thing you should do is
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Turn off the air conditioner and turn on the heater
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Almost all collisions are caused by blank
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Driver error
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Most common causes of collisions in Ohio are blank. Failure to give the right-of-way, and failure to control one's vehicle
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Following too closely
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A blank is a series of collisions involving vehicles the impact one another
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Chain reaction
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The blank's game is a method of staging funny collisions to commit fraud
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Swoop and squat
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Some collisions can result in a blanket with your vehicle is flipped upside down or literally rolls over one or more times
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Roll over
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Most people get her in a collision when they collide with the blank of their vehicle
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Interior
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Two or false: in Ohio, you are required by law to stop at the scene of the crash, regardless of the extent of damage
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True
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True or false: you must stop if you directly or indirectly cause a collision to occur
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True
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True or false: if you leave the scene, or failed to stop following a crash in which you were involved, you could be prosecuted for the crime of hit and run
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True
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True or false: four points will be put on your driving record for hit skip
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False. Six
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True or false: if you were not involved in a crash, you were not legally required to stop at A crash scene
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True
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True or false: do not move crash victims or allow them to move unless their location puts them in immediate danger
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True
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If you have to pull off the road as a result of a crash:
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Stop as close as possible to the side of the crash, turn on your hazards, watch for traffic from both directions before exiting your vehicle
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Once you have pulled over to assist others involved in a crash:
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Turn off the ignition at the injured person is unable to do so. Locate any crash victims including those that may have been thrown from the vehicle: Biehler to downed power or telephone lines, flammable materials, and other hazards
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When you were calling for help, be prepared to tell the dispatcher:
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Name and telephone number, what happened in the number of people involved, location of the crash
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In Ohio, all those involved in a crash are required by law to provide:
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Name and current address. Drivers license number, birthdate, and Social Security number. Vehicle registration number
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After attending to the injured, Mark the crash scene with players, blank, or a raised Hood
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Emergency triangles
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The blank law may protect those who try to give it first aide in an emergency situation from being liable for injuries or fatalities that they may cause
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Good Samaritan
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Covering the injured with blankets are clothing can help to minimize blank
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Shock
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If you were involved in a minor fender bender in the please do not appear to make a report, note the make, model, year and the blank plate number of the other vehicles involved
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License
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If the other party or parties failed to produce the required information or blank, remain at the scene until the police arrived
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Proof of insurance
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If you hit an unattended vehicle, you have a blank obligation to locate and or notify the owner
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Legal
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Choosing to speed up can help you avoid a crash when you:
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Are in an intersection, are about to be rear-ended, have a clear space ahead to accelerate
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Should you leave the roadway to avoid a crash, avoid slamming on your breaks because:
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You can cause a skid. You can experience and I'm controlled reentry across other lanes. You could roll over
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To avoid a head-on collision:
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HOK your horn. Move your vehicle to the right. Allow your car to be sideswiped
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To prevent a rear end collision:
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Tap your brakes as a warning. Move forward as rapidly as possible. Look for an escape route
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When it crashes unavoidable:
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You can try to reduce the severity of the impact. It's something soft. Choose where your vehicle will be hit
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Most drivers have a reflex action to blank when faced with the impending collision
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Break
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When driving less than 30 mph, it may be more effective for you to blank Zan to swerve
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Break and hold
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If you are traveling more than 30 mph, you can generally react more quickly by turning the blank them by applying to break
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Wheel
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Most vehicles are less equipped to withstand a blank impact
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Sight
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The most common type of multiple vehicle collision in Ohio is blank
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Rear end
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Vehicles are designed with blank resistant features that work to protect passengers by spreading the force of impact throughout the car
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Crash
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Blank are also called head rests and are designed to reduce the risk of serious neck injury and a rear end collision
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Head restraint
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The blank is designed to restrain your pelvic area
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Lap belt
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The blank goes over the shoulder and across the sternum at the center of the rib cage
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Shoulder belt
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Wearing properly fitted safety belts blank your chance of surviving a serious crash
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Increases
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Blank are a type of passive restraint system that cushions the force of impact and distributes it over a wider service of the torso
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Airbags
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If your car has airbags, you must still wear your blank
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Safety belt
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A blowout is a sudden loss of air pressure in the tire. This can be caused by
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Low tire pressure and excessive tire wear
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When handling a blowout, you should:
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Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel. Release the accelerator slowly and do not break
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Preventive maintenance for your tires would include:
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Regularly checking your tire pressure. Rotating and balancing your tires. We'll alignment
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The average automobile tire has a tread life of about 60,000 miles, but you can shorten the tires life by
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Hard cornering and breaking. Burning rubber on quick starts. Over inflating your tires
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True or false: the first sign of a blowout is often a thumping sound, followed by a vehicle pulling to one side
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True
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True or false. If a front tire blows, the vehicle will pull hard in the direction of the blowout and steering will vibrate. Steer away from the direction of the block to regain control of your vehicle
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True
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True or false: if the rear tire blows, the back of the car will leave from side to side just like a skid. In that case, steer in the direction of the skid
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True
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True or false: when experiencing a blowout, you should slam on the brakes
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False
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True or false: a safe place to change a flat tire is not necessary
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False
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True or false: emergency spare tires are not designed for normal driving but to get you home or to an auto repair shop
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True
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True or false: you can place your jack under the vehicle anywhere you want
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False
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True or false: equipment necessary to replace a fat tire include: a good spare tire, a jacket, special blocks or chocks, penetrating oil, and a lug wrench
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Trie
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In case of brake failure: non-ABS
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Rapidly pump the brake pedal. Shift to lower gear
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Other ways to slow the vehicle after you've applied the parking brake and downshifted include:
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Staring into an open area. Staring into an uphill road. Turning the ignition to the off position not lock position
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If your vehicle has Blanca, engine failure may cause brake malfunction. If that is the case, your brakes will still work, but you will have to press harder on the pedal
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Power brakes
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Blank as a kind of temporary brake failure and the result of applying the brakes continuously overtime
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Brake fade
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Flooded roadways can make your breaks wet and lead to temporary blank
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Brake failure
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In most vehicle braking systems, the front and rear wheels are controlled by a blank mechanism
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Separate
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When experiencing Brake failure, you must gradually apply the parking break so that the brakes do not blank and throw the vehicle into a skid
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Lock
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Engine failure occurs more often than any other kind of failure. Causes of engine failure include:
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Broken timing year. Fuel system problems. Problems caused by extreme heat or cold
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If the engine overheats:
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Turn off all accessories, especially the air conditioner. Turn on the heater
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I stuck Excelerator may be caused by:
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And obstruction on the floor, and object wedged against the Excelerator, mechanical problems
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When experiencing a stack Excelerator:
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Try lifting the Excelerator pad with the top of your toe. Shift to neutral immediately
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Should headlight failure occurred try:
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Flipping the on and off switch several times. Your highbeams. Using your hazards
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True or false: to jumpstart your vehicles battery, make sure the other vehicles battery is in good working order and it is the same voltage as your battery
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Drew
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True or false: Nguyen jumpstarting your vehicles battery, both vehicles should touch each other
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False
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True or false: the positive jumper cable is usually much with the + and is black. The negative jumper cable is usually marked with a minus sign and his red
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False. Colors are reversed
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True or false: do you charge your battery, you must have your engine running for just a couple of minutes
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False. Charging for just a couple of hours
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True or false: you should never attach the other end of the negative cable to the negative terminal of the dead battery
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Drew
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When A skid occurs:
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All or some of the tires slide over the roadway. The engine lose it it's pulling affect. Brakes and steering or less effective in controlling the vehicle
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Skids are caused by;
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Drivers going to fast. Heartbreaking. Changing the cars direction to quickly
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True or false: cover from any type of scared, it is important to keep a visual target of where you want to go
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True
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True or false: if you were skating on a dry surface at a high speed, you must turn the steering wheel sharply and the appropriate direction to correct scared
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True true
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True or false: if you are skating on a slippery road, you should only turn the steering wheel slightly to bring your vehicle under control
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True
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True or false: with any scared, the objective is to keep the rear of the vehicle from out running the front by either slowing the rear wheels are speeding up the front wheels
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True
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True or false: if your vehicle starts spinning in circles are you scared, use correct speeding to straighten out
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False. It can't steer out
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To avoid debris or objects on the roadway:
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Scana head. Watch the actions of drivers ahead of you. Recognize it's better to hit numb check and suffer some damage then I'll be swarming to another lane
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If your vehicle gets trapped in Deepwater and you need to get out fast, you should
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Keep your safety belt on until after hitting the water. Once pressure has equalized open a door or window
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Engine fires are usually:
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Electrical
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If your car is on fire:
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Immediately pull off the roadway. Turn off the ignition. Get all occupants out of the vehicle
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To avoid becoming a victim of carjacking it is recommended that you:
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Lock your doors and keep window shut. Leave enough room in front and the sides of you to give yourself an escape route
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You are false: alcohol and other drugs affect your judgment and physical abilities
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Trud
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True or false: nearly 40% of those killed in a drunk driving crash is our passengers or persons other than the driver
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True
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True or false: the amount of alcohol in your body at a given time can be measured by determining your blood alcohol concentration or BAC
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True
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BAC can be measured using a chemical test that analyzes your
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Breath. Breath. Urine
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Alcohol impairs your witness of the driving environment by:
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Distorting your depth perception. Narrowing your peripheral vision. Impairing night vision
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As the amount of alcohol consumed increases:
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Physical reflexes and coordination or depressed. Reaction time gets longer. They brain works less efficiently and instructions to the muscles are delayed
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When you drink:
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Your ability to reason and make sound judgments is decreased. Your ability to concentrate and remember is reduced. You take longer to process information
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OTC or over-the-counter drugs such as aspirin, cold and allergy remedies, and pain relievers can cause
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Dizziness and drowsiness. Slow reaction time. Reduced coronation
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To comment psychological effects of open highway driving our velocitation and blank
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Highway hypnosis
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Uncontrolled intersection
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Nothing
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The body itself of alcohol by means of the liver which turns alcohol into oxygen and carbon dioxide through a process called blank
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Oxidation
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Taking a cold shower, drinking coffee, exercising or other tricks may make you feel more alert temporarily, but they will not blank the amount of alcohol in your blood
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Decrease
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If you have been drinking heavily late at night, the next day you may still have a dangerously high _
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BAC
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And uncontrollable vibration of the eye that makes it virtually impossible to see at all is called blank
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Double vision
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The combination of blurred peripheral vision and fixation on a narrow field ahead can result in blank, a 70% reduction in your field of vision
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Tunnel vision
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Alcohol impairs your night vision as much as blank by reducing the time it takes for the peoples of your eye to respond to changes in light levels
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25%
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Impaired coordination FXP get a drivers must because they have fewer reliable blank reactions and ingrained skills
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Automatic
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Going to the elements of your personality that stop you from behaving without regard to possible consequences
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Inhibitions
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Alcohol in the bloodstream can trigger what is called a blanket then Hanses the side effects of certain drugs, including some legal drugs
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Synergistic effect
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The danger of a driver using amphetamines on a long trip is:
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They create a false sense of alertness
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What effect mighty cold medicine hat want to drive
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Drowsiness and poor judgment
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Someone who will not drink and is willing to drive others who are drinking is called a blank
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Designated driver
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Blank to be a passenger in a car if you know or suspect that the driver has been drinking
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Refuse
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The influence of others of your own age have on you is called blank
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Here pressure
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Drunk drivers are on the road at blank times
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All
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You may be blank by the victim or victims family, if you give a party where alcohol is provided, and a person attending the function causes an injury or fatality while driving under the influence of alcohol
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Sued
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Motorists can report suspected drunk drivers to state highway patrol by dialing 1-800-GRABDUI or on a cellular phone blank
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*DUI
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Some signs indicating a person has been drinking include:
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Slurred speech and overly friendly
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The risk of collating with the drunk driver is higher:
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On weekends. Holidays. Special events like proms, graduations, OSU games
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Signed the driver may be under the influence:
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Driving at inconsistent speeds. Drifting into other lanes or opposing traffic. Breaking a radically or stopping without a cause
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Individuals who decided not to drink alcohol beverages:
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Might have to decide whether or not to ride with a drinking driver. Have decisions to make about keeping friends from driving. It must be prepated to deal with peers that encourage drinking
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Once you have identified a driver you suspect me under the influence of alcohol or drugs:
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Keep your distance. Do not pass him or her
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You can be legally blank without ever having a drink if you have taken OTC or prescribed drugs affect your ability to drive
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Impaired
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The blank law makes it illegal to have an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle
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Open container
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According to the blank law, any person operating a motor vehicle is deemed to have given consent to have his or her breath, blood, or urine tested for the presence of alcohol or drugs
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Implied consent
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And blank law mandates this is pushing of your drivers license if you refused to submit to a chemical test
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Administrative per se
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Motorist under the legal drinking age face stricter laws and harsher penalties for driving under the influence of it states blank law
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Zero tolerance
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The maximum BAC double for those blank is .02%
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Under 21
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Drivers under the age of 21 are blank to carry or transport any alcoholic beverage in a vehicle
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Forbidden
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A homeowner can be held partially responsible for damages caused by a guest who left their home blank
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Intoxicated
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List possible penalties for an ovi conviction
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Retake license exam. Pay fines. Remedial driving courses six hours. Take away your vehicle