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16-19
Age group with the highest accident rate.
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Adjust the position of the driver's seat and then the rearview mirror.
After entering a vehicle.
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Start in neutral or park.
An automatic-shift vehicle.
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Press the accelerator to the floor once and release to open the choke.
Best way to start a cold engine in a car equipped with an automatic choke.
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The alternator is not working properly
While driving, the alternator lights come on.
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A failure in the brake system
If the brake warning light comes on as you apply the foot brake.
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When you are stopped and your car is a hazard.
Emergency flashers should be used.
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Check traffic over the left shoulder
The last thing you should do just before entering traffic from the curb.
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Downshifting
Shifting to a lower gear from a higher one.
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The rear of the vehicle will move in the direction that the steering wheel is turned.
When steering a vehicle in reverse.
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Use your turn signals, check mirrors, and look over your shoulder and check blind spot.
When making a lane change.
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Right turn on a red traffic signal
Legal provided the driver comes to a stop before turning amd the way is clear.
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Right lane to right turn lane
A correct right turn.
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Signal a half a block from the corner and begin to slow down
Want to make a left turn.
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Turn into the nearest lane for traffic moving in your direction
When turning left from a two lane street into a one-way.
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The turn is made from left lane to left lane.
When making a left turn from a one-way onto another one-way.
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Decrease speed
When approaching an intersection, as a general rule.
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Signal right, stop, signal left, go forward left, then back right
To make a three-point turnabout.
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Steer with the left hand while the body is turned to the right, looking out the rear window
When backing in a straight line.
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Tire tread and road surface
Two fators that determine the amount of traction available.
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Driver should avoid sudden or hard braking by pumping the brakes
When stopping quickly on a slippery surface.
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Regulatory, warning, and guide signs
Three classifications of official traffic signs.
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Color, message, and shape
Three ways traffic signs may be recognized.
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The interstate highway system uses a plan of even numbers for east-west routes and odd numbers for north-south routes.
To mark highway routes.
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Round yellow sign with black marking
Slow down and look for a train.
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Regulatory signs
Rectangular in shape and utilize two colors black and white.
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Diamond shaped signs
Shape of signs warning you of bad curves, winding roads, or crossroads ahead.
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Eight-sided red sign with white markings
Required to stop until safe to proceed.
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A driver must stop and proceed only if the way is clear
When making a right turn on red at an intersection.
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Turn after yielding to traffic already moving
With a green arrow pointing right with a red light.
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Two solid or unbroken yellow lines as a center marking on a roadway
Passing in either direction is prohibited.
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You may overtake and pass other vehicles if the broken line is on your side
If the center-line marking has two lines, one solid and the other broken.
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Green
Expressways, information, distance, and direction signs.
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Wrong decisions
What most crashes are caused by.
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Increase your following distance
Best action to take when you are being tailgated.
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"Two-second" rule
Will enable a driver to determine proper following distance.
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Your following time should be increased to 3 seconds or more
When traction is poor.
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A driver gives away sight, stopping, amd swerving distance
When tailgating in traffic.
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Maintain an adequate following dostance
The surest way to prevent rear-end collisions.
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The speed of approaching vehicles
One of the most difficult judgements to make in passing another car.
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Brake lights
In addition to bumper kick up, intersections, and shrinking distance, the fourth clue to watch out for when following in traffic is...
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The driver who is passing
Held responsible for passing the driver.
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Steer by exerting extra effort
When power steering quits operating.
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Pump the brakes several times
When brakes fail.
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Brake repeatedly at low speed
To dry out wet brakes.
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Grip the steering wheel firmly, release the accelerator and apply the brakes gently when speed is reduced
When driving a freeway speeds and the right tire blows out.
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An oil film has been formed on the road surface
As soon as rainfall begins, the road surface is more slippery.
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You should feed less gas
If your wheels spin when putting the car in motion on slick surface.
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A good driver
Pumps his brakes on a slippery road surface to control steering and not lock his wheels.
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You should shift to a higher gear
You park your car off the road in sand, when you try to leave your right rear wheel just spins.
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Hold the steering wheel firmly amd decrease your soeed
Driving at 50 mph, your right front wheel runs off on the shoulder p, your first reaction should be to.
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More likely to be involved in side-swipe collisions
People who have tunnel vision.
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Carbon monoxide
Found in the exhaust of all gasoline engines.
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You should get them out into open air
If you find someone unconscious and suspect carbon monoxide.
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Fatigue
The most common causeof reduced driver fitness.
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Immediate stop, remder assistance, and exchange insurances and information.
If in an accident.
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A seriously injured person
Should be moved only if theperson is in extreme danger.
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Injured persons
Best treated for shock by using blankets or clothing to keep the body warm.
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Avoid moving the victim until medical personnel arruves
If driver appears to have suffered a back or neck injury in a crash.
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Give aid to the injured
Your first responsibility when involved in a collision.
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The first call for assistance should be to the nearest law enforcement agency
If involved in a collision.
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Anger
The emotion that most frequently interferes with driving.
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Reasoning and judgement
The human functions that are most likely affected first by alcohol.
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Greater than the individual effects of each.
The impairing effects of alcohol taken with another drug.
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Driving behavior of young people, when compared with adults
More likely to be influnced by the same amount of alcohol because young people are less experienced amd violating the law.
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Allowing time to to elapse without further drinking
Best way to reduce the effects of alcohol.
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Rate of one drink per hour
The average person burns alcohol in his system.
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The effects of alcohol will be slowed down
If a person eats before or while he is drinking.
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When their blood level reaches .08%
Drivers may be charged with driving under the influence.
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Drowsiness
A common side effect of anthistaminesand similar cold medicines.
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Implied consent law
Law that requires drivers to consent to a breathalyzer if they are suspected of drinking and driving.
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Suspension of your license
If you refused a breathalyzer test.
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Preventive maintenance
Most important to stop trouble before it develops.
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Reduces friction, carries away heat and keeps the engine clean
What oil does for the engine.
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Nothing electrical will work
When the battery is dead.
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Accelerating slowly, smoothing, and anticipating stops
To improve fuel consumption.
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Radial tires
Best gas mileage.
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Divide gallons used into miles driven
Correct way to figure miles per gallon of gas.
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Road sugns, road rules, vision test, driving test, and inspection of the vehicle
Examination for a Florida operator's license.
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A driver must be able to pay for damages and injuries incurred in a collision
To comply with Florida's Financial Responsibility Law.
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Make lower grades than other students.
Studies show that as a group, students who own cars
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Remove habitual violators from the road
The purpose of Florida's point system.
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Keeping an adequate space cushion to the front of your car at all times.
Best strategy for avoiding rear-end collisions.
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Safety helmets and protective goggles
What most states require motorcycle operators to wear.
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Keep their headlights on anytime they are operating a motorcycle
What motorcyclists should do.
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Uncontrolled railroad crossing
Doesn't have a flasher or crossing gate.
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Traffic is required to stop in both directions
When a school bus stops on a 2- lane highway.
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Seat belts
Has the greatest potemtial for protecting passengers in a head-on collision.
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Utilization of lap belts and shoulder harness
Will lower the chances of serious injury in a collision.
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Proper adjustment of the head restraint
Even with the middle of the head.
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Whiplash injuries
Most effectively prevented by headrests.
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Excessive speed
Factor that contributes most frequently to fatal car crashes.
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Spot a gap in traffic and enter the expressway at the same speed as cars in the near lane
Best procedure to use when entering an expressway.
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Highway hypnosis
May cause drowsiness.
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Required to turn on your low-beam headlights
If vision is reduced to less than 1000 feet.
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Overdriving your headlights
When you cannot stop within the distance lighted by your headlights.
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Keep your headlights in the low beam position
When following a car at night.
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Reduced visibility, traction, anf traffic flow
An example of a driving problem during rainfall.
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Headlights are required to be on between sunset and sunrise and during twilight hours
In Florida.
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Most drivers tend to drive too fast for conditions
After leaving an expressway.