Driver's Ed Helpful Tips

Practice vocabulary flashcards covering North Carolina Driver's Education rules, safety protocols, and point accumulation details based on lecture notes.

Densely packed snow

Conditions under which a driver should use chains or snow tires.

Heavy snow or fog

Conditions during which a driver must use low-beam headlights.

Alcohol-related highway deaths

Factor accounting for $38\%$ of all traffic fatalities.

Driver Improvement Clinic

A clinic you may attend to deduct $3$ points from your driving record if you accumulate $7$ or more points.

Highest point conviction

Passing a stopped sch bus that is longing or unloading children, which adds $5$ points to your driving record.

Secondary roads

Roads where hills are likely to be steeper and curves are likely to be sharper than primary roads.

City speed limit

Unless otherwise posted, the speed limit in cities and towns is $35$ miles per hour.

License restoration

To have a revoked driver's license restored, you must visit a driver's license office, pay a restoration fee, and reapply for a license.

Right-of-way

Belongs to the car on the right when three vehicles arrive at a stop at the same time.

Suspension problem

Indindicated if a vehicle sways freely, leans heavily to one side during a turn, or seems to bounce continuously.

Breakdown procedure

If you experience a breakdown, you should call a law enforcement officer.

$2$ second rule

The rule used to maintain a safe driving distance between your car and the car in front of you.

Medication safety

Before driving, you should find out what the effects the medication has.

Road trip rest interval

When planning a long road trip, you should stop and rest every $100$ miles.

Passing another vehicle

Before this maneuver, you should look ahead to ensure that there is enough room for you to pass.

Steep hill control

Achieved by shifting into a lower gear to control your speed when driving down a very steep hill.

Off-road recovery

If you run off the side of the road, you should gradually take your foot off the gas pedal.

Rural farm equipment speed

Vehicles that usually travel at a maximum speed of $15-20\,mph$ on rural highways.

Entering a traffic circle

A driver should yield to cars already in the circle.

School bus railroad rule

School buses are required to stop at all railroad crossings.

City traffic safety

A driver should be alert for drivers who make quick stops.

No zone

The serious blind spots for truckers into which cars can disappear from view.

Right turn on red

Permitted after stopping and making sure the turn can be made safely, unless there is a sign indicating no turn on red.

Underage alcohol purchase penalty

For any person who aides or abets another attempting to purchase alcoholic beverages, the law requires a $1$-year driver's license revocation.

Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) revocation

A license will be revoked immediately if the concentration is at least $0.08\%$.

Blocked road view

When approaching a road that is blocked from view, you should stop and proceed with caution.