drivers training

segment 1

line of sight:

Direct line from eyes to point of focus

Broken yellow lines:

passing allowed

When you see a hazard:

Check your mirrors

what’s the first step in organizing your driving brain:

P- in PDA

Steering in reverse

Is 10x more sensitive

If you arrive at about the same time as another vehicle at a 4-way stop:

The person on the right

How do you pull over

Move to right, keep your hands visible

Residential areas, trailer park, business speeds

25,15,25 MPH

If you break down:

get off the road safely

Flashing yellow arrow (turning left)

oncoming traffic has the right away slow and go if clear

Equestrians (horses)

you will see them in parades and sides of rural highways

solid white lines

discourages lane changing

clear snow and ice before you drive

it comes loose while driving

before turning left

Yield to oncoming

setting up for a parallel park

2-3ft from car ahead of opening spot

A child in your car under 6

should be supervised by someone 13 or older

you refuel when

gas gauge gets below ¼ tank

when driving on the right lane on the freeway

Watch for merging

How to handle a 4-way uncontrolled intersection

4 way yield

What do you do when a vehicle is skidding

Steer in the direction you want to go

Adjust outside mirrors

Reduce blind spots as much as possible

If you turn the steering wheel to slow while turning right

causes you to go in wrong lane

Right on red

Stop signs, pedestrians, left turning traffic on arrow, cross traffic

Passing seg. 1 =

beginner

Vision used to give sense of speed

Peripheral

multi lane roundabout

change lanes before you enter, be sure of adequate gap

ESC=

Electric stability control

after putting car into park

Turn off accessories and lights

when is it safe to do a right turn on red

no sign, complete stop, safe

Collision at curves

approach to fast

Indication of hydroplaning

Standing water on roadway/ bubbles from car infront

to see while backing

Turn head and shoulders

Proof of financial responsibility

Proof of insurance

School bus stopped with red flashers

Stop

Temperature light comes on

engine temp above safe level

Pedestrian with white canes

Pull up to crosswalk so he/she can here the engine

MIP (minor in possession)

charged with alcohol use for underage use

when don’t you have to stop for an emergency vehicle

when they are on the opposite side of the divided highway

when to yield the right away

when it prevents crashes

If you lose traction

don’t break, slow gradually)coast

most collisions are caused by

Human error (HTS) highway transportation system

Gathering, filtering and acting on traffic info is processed by the brain

how the driver used PDA

weight shifts during driving

always driving on opposite side as turn

Even one light out, including break light

Reduces your visibility to others

Visual lead time is the distance you look down to the road

20-30 sec

Foot when starting (push button start)

on the break

Controlling consequences means

Hit something soft with glancing blow

Newton’s first law

Inertia, a body in motion stays in motion until acted upon an unbalanced force. An body at rest stays at rest

Right of way entering freeway

The driver in the freeway

Perception time

Time it takes to see snd identify a hazard

How/ when do you use a visor

When there’s a glare, pull down and toward windshield

What does the zero tolerance refer to

No alcohol allowed in teens blood

what if you exit ramp is totally blocked

Keep going till next exit

Before passing on a rural highway, you should

Be sure it’s legal, and oncoming lane is clear

when can you turn from a lane other than the furthest lane

when there are signs and pavement markings allowing it

Yellow hazard warning lights:

pass slowly