STUDYING FOR PERMIT

fundamental speed law

you must never travel so fast it is not safe

you must base your speed off of…

traffic, speed, visibility (TSV)

interstate routes speed limit

50-65 mph

smaller highways speed limit

55 mph or lower

minimum speed MA turpike

20 mph

minimum speed boston tunnels

20 mph

school zone speed limit

20 mph

thickly settled or business district speed limit

30 mph

speed limit outside a thickly settled area or business district

40 mph

speed limit on a highway outside a thickly settled area or business district

50 mph

"thickly settled"

houses fewer than 200 ft apart

flashing red

stop

steady yellow

clear the intersection, must stop if safe

flashing yellow

slow down, proceed with caution

green arrow

protected turn

red sign

stop or prohibition

green sign

direction

yellow sign

general warning

black/white sign

regulation

blue sign

motorist services

brown sign

historical, recreational, or scenic site

orange sign

construction or maintenance

slow down ___ ft before railroad gates

15 ft

broken white lines

may cross if it is safe once you signal

solid white line

marks edge of road, separates lanes of traffic going in same direction

double solid white line

separates 2 lanes going in same direction

broken yellow line

may pass when safe

one solid, one broken yellow line

may cross if broken is closest to you

double solid yellow

do not cross unless turning left

white diamond

alerts you of HOV, bus, bicyclist

hand signal left turn

point left

hand signal right turn

point up

hand signal stop/low down

point down

signal ___ ft before a turn on a road

100 ft

signal ___ ft before a turn on the highway

500 ft

right lane of highway

slow lane for entering and exiting

middle lane of highway

thru traffic

left lane of highways

higher speed/passing

stretch every __ hours on highways or every __ miles

2 hours, 100 miles

ROW on intersections not controlled by signs or signals

yield ROW to any vehicle coming from/on your right

ROW four way stop

ROW to vehicles that arrive first

arriving at same time as another vehicle on a 4 way stop

ROW to vehicle on right

ROW private roads, driveways, unpaved roads

vehicle on unpaved road yields to vehicle on paved road

three quarter turn rotary

enter left, exit right

single lane rotary

entery right, exit right

quarter turn rotary

enter right, exit right

speed limit on a roundabout

25 mph

never use a ___, ___, or ___ for passing

breakdown lane, shoulder, sidewalk (BSS)

when passing, must be able to see ___ ft in front of you

400 ft

when passing, must return to right lane before any care comes ___ ft of you

200 ft

if you're being passed…

slow down, move to right

first violation fine for not stopping behind a stopped school bus

$250

never drive closer than ___ ft when a trolley is stopping

8 ft

always park within ___ ft of curb

1

when II parking leave about - ft btwn. your car and the parked one

2-3 ft

when II parking, look into ____ when backing up, NOT mirrors

rear window

parking on hills

park, e brake, turn wheels (PET)

parking on an uphill curb

UCLA

your tires must have atleast ___ inches of tread depth

2/32 inches

illegal to follow closer than ___ ft behind a moving emergency vehicle

300 ft

illegal to drive/park within ___ ft of a fire

800 ft

when skidding…

ease off gas, shift to neutral, turn wheels in direction of skid (EST)

when experiencing brake failure…

pump brake pedal rapidly, downshift, apply parking break (PDA)

when gas pedal is stuck…

shift to neutral, apply breaks (SA)

if your car plunges into water, always escape from a…

window

defacing personal property

one year susp, $100

drag racing (1st offense)

one year susp, $250 fine, $500 reinstatement fee

drag racing (2nd offense)

3 year susp, $500 fine, $1000 reinstatement fee

driving recklessly/operating to endanger (1st offense)

180 days susp, $500 reinstatement fee

driving recklessly/operating to endanger (2nd+ offense)

one year susp, $500 reinstatement fee

3 speeding violations within 12 months

30 day susp

five surchargable events

driver retraining, $100 reinstatement fee

7 surchargable events within 3 years

60 day susp

driving w/o a licensed driver (1st, 2nd, 3rd offenses)

60 days, 180 days, one year

driving during night restriction (1st, 2nd, 3rd offense)

60 days, 180 days, one year

Habitual traffic offender

4 year susp, $500 to reinstate

out of state suspension

$100 to reinstate

JOL speeding violations

90 day susp after first, one year after next