Drivers ed quiz thing

School crossing

When are you not allowed to temporarily move to the left side of the yellow center lines?

When you want to see the roadway ahead of a big truck in front of you

Holding the hand up, palm facing outward, is a traffic officer's signal to

Stop

no passing

Railroad

Divided highways begins

Traffic sings tell drivers to...

where they can drive and park, what dangerous obstacles might be present, which lanes to use

If you have not yet reached the intersections and the light ahead is a sold yellow, you should...

stop safely before entering the intersection

In a passing zone, the center line on a 2-lane highway is a ___ line

Yelllow dashed

the no passing zone on a 2-lane highway is a...

Yellow solid line

the edge line on a 2-lane highway is a...

white solid line

reduction of lanes

Interstate highway

yield

At a red light you must...

come to a complete stop

when you approach a flashing red traffic signal at an intersection, you are required by the law to..

come to a complete stop and proceed with caution

A double yellow line down the center of a 2-lane highway means...

no passing zones for both lanes

the edge line around a median is always a

yellow solid line

merge

type of sign that alerts you to possible hazards ahead, a change in road conditions, or upcoming intersection or pedestrian crossing

Warning sign

type of sign that tells you where you are, where you are going, or how to get somewhere

Guide sign

type of sign that tells you what you can or cannot do at certain times and places

Regulatory sign

construction signs

orange

Warning signs

yellow

service signs (gas, food, lodging

Blue

Cultural interest/recreation signs

brown

Stop, yield, wrong way, do not enter

Red

where you are, where are you going

green

regulatory signs(speed limit, one way)

Black/white

It's okay to stop your vehicle on the RR tracks for a short time while waiting for the vehicle in front of you to proceed

false

When entering a street or highway from an alley or private driveway, you...

are legally required to stop just short of the roadway

What must stop at railroad crossings

School busses carrying children, trucks carrying flammable material and vehicles carrying hazardous materials

If a traffic signal light turns from green to yellow as you reach the intersection, you are required by the law to

stop under controlled

Always slow down, look and listen before crossing a RR intersection; crossing signals and gates can sometimes break

True

If it is your right of way at an intersection, you should ___.

proceed only when others are yielding to you

to yield means to

give another person the right of way

Clues that help to identify an intersection ahead are

street signs and street lights

An intersection that has signals or sings to assign the right of way is called

a controlled intersection

When you are in an intersection waiting to make a left turn, when the light turns red you should

proceed cautiously when oncoming traffic has stopped

you are approaching an intersection with a sign at one approach. The intersection is

Semi-protected

If two vehicles approach an uncontrolled intersection at the same time..

The driver on the right has the right of way

More than half of all train car collisions are caused by

Driver error

If you face a yield sing at an intersection, you must always come to a complete stop

false

When approaching an intersection, always look

Left, right, ahead, and left again

A controlled RR crossing has lights & gates; an uncontrolled RR crossing only has lights.

False

Upon the approach of an oncoming emergency vehicle sounding a siren or flashing a red light, the law requires a driver to

steer right, cautiously slow down and, if necessary, stop

When entering a roadway from a private driver way with a crosswalk, you must stop once for pedestrian traffic and a second time for vehicular traffic

True

You should approach an uncontrolled intersection with cross traffic in the same way as you approach a

yield sign

Your chance of having a collision at an intersection is

greater than at any other place

An intersection that has neither traffic signs nor traffic lights is

an uncontrolled intersection

A driver approaches a stop sign at an intersection. There are white pedestrian crossing lines at this intersection before the stop sign. The driver should stop the car

a few feet short of the pedestrian crossing lines

You are required by the law to give up the right of way if you have the last clear chance of avoiding a crash

True