Drive Right Book: Final Review

Name two incidences when a driver should not use cruise control.

Rain, Fog

What does IPDE stand for?

Identify, Predict, Decide, Execute

What is the following distance in rain and night driving? (time)

4 seconds

After entering your vehicle, what four things should you do before starting it?

Lock doors, adjust seat, adjust steering wheel, adjust mirrors

When backing your car to the right, what direction should the driver turn his wheel?

To the right

To make ABS brakes work effectively, how must you apply the brake?

Constantly hold the break down all the way

Name the turnabout that can be used if there are no roadways to pull into, and there is not enough room for a U turn?

3 point turnabout

What is the correct hand position on the steering wheel?

10-2

After putting the car in park, other than removing the keys, locking the doors, and rolling up the window, what must a driver do to secure the car?

Put on parking brake

When pulling into a driveway or alley to make a left hand turnabout, should you place your car on the right or left?

Right

Where must a driver place his right foot when placing the vehicle in gear?

On the brake

Protecting yourself and others from dangerous and unexpected driving situations is called?

Driving defensively

What is the number one cause of death for young people 15-24?

Car crashes

List the two major factors discussed in class that affect the control you have in a curve?

Vehicle speed, vehicle weight

Give one example of the type of damage “Comprehensive” insurance will pay for?

Fire, wind, hail

When driving straight backwards, where should the driver place his/her right arm?

Behind front passenger seat

Aggression taken against other drivers is called what?

Road rage/aggressive driving

What is the maximum amount of time we can take our eyes off of where we are going, in order to check our surroundings?

1 second

Name one example given in class to describe why there has been a recent increase in hostile, rude and aggressive driving.

Tailgating

What is the term used to describe the amount the driver of a vehicle must pay first in regards to making a claim on their insurance?

Deductible

Besides putting on your turn signal and checking your mirrors, what must a driver do before changing lanes?

Check blind spot by looking over shoulder

Putting together critical clues and getting the big picture is what stage of the IPDE process?

Predict

The orderly visual search pattern is used in what stage of the IPDE process?

Identify

What steering technique must we use when turning our vehicle?

Push-pull (crossing one hand over the other)

Name one of the top two common offenses in work zones.

Speeding

What are the 3 parts of the Highway Transportation System?

People, vehicles, roads

What type of insurance will cover your car in an accident if you are at fault? It is part of having full coverage insurance.

Collision insurance

Which direction should you walk when leaving your car? (Towards front or rear)

Towards rear

Besides gradually braking, what must a driver do prior to stopping their car?

Check for traffic behind you

Where can a driver look to see if his/her car has ABS brakes?

On dash panel when turning on car

List two ways, besides grades, that determine our insurance rates.

Where vehicle is parked and owner lives, and how much the car is used

List two violations that would be considered aggressive driving.

Tailgating, breaking aggressively

True or false: Eye contact makes it easier to break off contact with the other driver.

False

List the three (3) things a driver must do when making a lane change.

Check mirrors, check blind spot, and turn on signal

Name one way discussed in class that litter of some sort can cause an accident?

Broken glass can pop someone’s tire

If a passenger litters out the car window, who receives the citation?

The driver