Driver's Education Study Guide

Vocabulary flashcards to help review lecture notes.

Marijuana-affected drivers

Concentrate on one thing at a time while driving.

Tires

The most important parts on any vehicle.

Encountering a suspected distracted driver

Put more space between you and that driver.

Vulnerable road users

Bicyclists, motorcyclists, and pedestrians.

Running right or left wheels off a road

Look and steer where you want your vehicle to go.

Driving a vehicle equipped with safety technology

Understand the purpose and function of each technology system and read the vehicle’s owner’s manual.

Driver's responsibility to pedestrians

Moral and legal.

Prescription medicines and over-the-counter drugs affecting driving

Reducing your ability to perform complex tasks, alertness, and causing drowsiness.

Backing straight or to the right

Position your right hand on the back of the passenger seat, grip the steering wheel at the 12 o’clock position with your left hand, and move the wheel left or right in the direction in which you wish the rear of the vehicle to go.

Road rage

Yelling and/or threatening a road user.

Driver in a vehicle with advanced driver assistance technology systems

Should drive as if the vehicle is not equipped with the technology.

Basic Speed Law

Driving at speeds that are reasonable and prudent for conditions.

Tire's contact patch and traction

Larger, more.

Hours of sleep needed for people ages 12 to 18 each day

9 and 9 ½.

Right-of-way laws

Laws designed to help drivers identify who may proceed first when more than one driver approaches an intersection at approximately the same time.

Drivers most likely to fall asleep while driving

Under age 30.

Preventing distractions due to eating, personal grooming, and setting audio preferences

Take care of it before or after you drive.

Road users communicating with each other

Horn, hand signals, and headlights.

Lane keeping assist

Requires the driver to maintain constant control of the vehicle.

How often pre-driving checks should be performed

Every time you drive.

Technique to signal vehicles behind you that you are slowing

Lightly tap your brake pedal a few times before braking.

Area drivers should monitor to effectively search the total traffic scene

To the rear, to the sides, and to the front.

Entering a highway

Adjust your speed and position to avoid collisions.

Successfully completing a driver education course guarantees you will become a safe driver

False.

Drivers entering a roundabout

Must yield the right-of-way to vehicles already within the roundabout.

Ways to avoid crashing

Evasive steering, braking, and acceleration.

Increase in stopping distance when a vehicle's speed doubles

4.

Why animals are dangerous near the roadway

Of their size and quick movements.

First ability impaired by alcohol and some other drugs

Judgment/decision-making.

Best action when you cannot see the edges of the road due to hard rain

Pull over to the side of the road.

Most difficult space to control as you drive

Rear.

Effective visual search while driving

Search 20 to 30 seconds ahead of you.

Time for a newly licensed driver to reach the ability of an average experienced driver

5 years.

Importance of maximizing fuel economy

You can save money and reduce impact on the environment.

Approximate percentage of crashes caused by driver error

90%.

Who is responsible for preventing you from driving after consuming drugs

You, the driver.

Best action when dealing with a tailgater

Slow down and let them pass you.

Checking vehicle's mirror blind areas

Turn your head and check over your shoulder in the direction of the blind area.

Most important step in safely changing lanes

Ensuring the lane to which you plan to move is open.

Lowest speed (MPH) where hydroplaning can occur

35.

Time for the body to eliminate the alcohol contained in one drink

1 ¼ to 1 ½ hours.

Allowed to exceed speed limit when passing in most states

False.

When alcohol affects a person's behavior

Enters the bloodstream.

Top of the head restraint position

Slightly above the ears.

Mental distractions in seconds after using voice commands

27.

Why intersections are risky

Vehicles cross one another’s paths of travel at various angles.

A driver's license

Gives a person permission to operate a motor vehicle on public highways, Serves to verify a driver’s knowledge of laws governing the use of motor vehicles on public highways, Can be taken away by the state.

Successfully navigating intersections involves

Identifying intersections well in advance of reaching them, Managing Speed Appropriately, Adjusting position as necessary.