AllStar Driver's Ed Segment 1 Test Study Guide (Shorter)

Emergency flashers will warn other drivers that:

Your vehicle is stopped on or near the roadway and/or you have an emergency

By law, a child less than 4 years of age may legally be positioned in the child restraint system in the front seat:

If the front passenger air bag is turned off and the rear seating is occupied by children less than 4 years of age

You must use your headlights when there is not enough light to see pedestrians and vehicles clearly at the distance of:

500 feet

Michigan law require you to have your headlights on _______________.

between 30 minutes AFTER SUNSET to 30 minutes BEFORE SUNRISE

When driving a vehicle with air bags, you are safest when seated:

at least 10 inches away from the steering wheel

When properly adjusted, head restraints provide the most protection when a vehicle:

is stuck from the rear

When making a right turn in an urban setting, you should signal your intersection to turn at least __________ ahead of the turn.

100 feet or 1/2 a block

When properly seated, the top of the steering wheel should be:

No higher than your shoulder

When the temperature light comes on as you are driving, it usually means that the:

temperature of the engine is above a safe level

As you are about to enter the vehicle from the street side, you should:

stand at the front of the vehicle to see approaching traffic

Before moving a vehicle in reverse, you should:

Check to see that the area behind the vehicle is clear

You are the first car at an intersection. Which is the best position to take when waiting to make a left turn at a traffic signal that does not have a turn light?

Wheels straight while partially in the middle of the intersection.

You should turn your front wheel away from the curb when you park:

Facing uphill

When parked at the curb, which direction should you approach to enter the vehicle?

From the front

When you enter traffic from a parking spot, you should:

Wait for a large enough gap to get up to the speed of traffic

When you are parallel parked, how close to the curb should you be? Within __________.

12 inches

Proper way to change lanes:

Signal, check mirrors and blind spots, check again, then change lanes.

When practical, it is best to have a space of at least ________ on both sides of your vehicle.

8 feet

To drive straightforward, you should look:

Far ahead toward the center of your intended path

When turning at an intersection from a stop, the size of the gap depends on:

the speed of the cross traffic

You are stopped at a red light. You have checked the intersection to see that it is clear of vehicles and pedestrians. Unless a sign tells you not to, you may then:

turn RIGHT.

An advisory speed sign with a speed of 35 MPH attached just before a curve means:

35 MPH is the fastest recommended speed under ideal conditions

Right of way laws are written:

in terms of who must YIELD the right of way

Broken white lines _______.

separate lanes of traffic going in the same direction.

A flashing yellow traffic signal at an intersection means:

slow down and proceed with caution

The speed limit for a mobile home park or on some roads adjacent to parks is _____.

15 MPH

This sign means: (an arrow pointing up and an arrow pointing down)

vehicles on this road travel in TWO DIRECTIONS

A traffic-control officer's signal:

is the only one to follow regardless of traffic signals

Determining safe speed is the:

MOST IMPORTANT decision in rural driving

Yielding the right of way means:

letting others (drivers who have the right of way) go first.

A traffic light that has been green for some time is:

Stale; likely to turn yellow soon

When stopped for a red signal at an intersection, you should:

Check traffic after the light turns green before moving

This sign means: (a straight arrow w/ an entering arrow on right side)

"merging lane ahead"

To make a left turn from a one-way street to a two-way street, you should:

stop if vehicles are entering from the LEFT OR RIGHT

When stopped at a red signal light that then changes green, you should:

check all directions before proceeding

A flashing red traffic signal at an intersection means:

"stop before proceeding"

A flashing yellow turn arrow tells you oncoming through traffic has a:

green light

Passing on the right of another vehicle by crossing the solid white line that marks the edge of the roadway is:

prohibited

The purpose of a regulatory sign is to:

explain the rules of the road

Perception distance is the distance your vehicle travels from:

the time the eyes see a hazard to the time the brain knows it is a hazard

If you double the speed of your vehicle, you ________ the car's force (energy) in a crash.

quadruple

When another driver is tailgating your car, it is best to allow a greater space area to the ______ of your vehicle.

front

You are driving in steady rain. A good indication that hydroplaning can occur is when:

the car in front of you creates water splashes or slides uncontrollably on the wet surface

A 4-second following distance permits a driver to brake out of problems at speeds under:

45 MPH

On a sharp curve, you should use your breaks to slow you car ____________.

before you enter the curve.

An object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an outside force is known as _______.

Inertia

What rule is used to estimate your total stopping distance under ideal conditions?

4-second rule