Pennsylvania Driver's Manual

21

The minimum drinking age in the state is____years old.

Receive a driving suspension that starts in their 16th birthday

People under 16 years of age who use a false identification card to buy alcohol will:

A 90 day driver license suspension and up to a $500 fine

If a person under 21 years old consumes alcohol, but is not driving a motor vehicle, the penalty for a first offense is:

Not required

Parental consent to conduct breath, blood, and urine tests is:

Consume

It is against the law for anyone under the age of 21 to_____alcohol

Possess

It is against the law for anyone under the age of 21 to______alcohol

Transport

It is against the law for anyone at the age of 21 to______alcohol

Attendance to alcohol Highway safety school

One of the penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol is a

Drivers license suspension

If you are arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and you refuse to take the blood test, you will receive a

Must take the test, or your license will be suspended

Requires you to take a blood, breath, or urine test, you:

Pay a fine of at least $300

First conviction for the implements at any blood alcohol concentration level, you could

.02% or higher

If under 21 years of age you are considered to be driving while under the influence if your blood alcohol level is:

One year

If you were under age 21 and are convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol, you will receive a_____my suspension for a first offense.

Even if you weren't driving

If you're under age 21, and are convicted of carrying a false ID card, you will be required to pay a $500 fine and your license will be suspended for 90 days.

.02%

The zero-tolerance mall reduced the blood alcohol content from .08% to______ for drivers under 21 to be charged with driving under the influence

Stay in your vehicle with your hands on the steering wheel, and wait for the officer to approach you

If you are stopped by a police officer, you should:

They are driving with teenage passengers

Teenage drivers are more likely to be involved in a crash when

Have trouble controlling their vehicles

Drivers who eat and drink while driving

Are distracting activities

Preparing to smoke and smoking while driving

Single vehicle/ run off the road

The top major crash type for 16 year old drivers in PA is

Move as far left as possible

When passing a bicyclist, you should

To run out in front of you without looking

When you drive through an area where children are playing, you should expect them

Allow the motorcycle to use a complete lane

If you are driving behind a motorcycle, you must

Allow at least 4 seconds of following distance

When traveling behind a motorcycle

He or she is blind

You need to use extra caution when driving near a pedestrian using a white cane because

Slow down and be prepared to stop

When driving near a blind pedestrian who is carrying a white cane or using a guide dog, you should

The driver

Who must yield when a driver is turning and a pedestrian is crossing without a traffic light?

Travels at slower speeds than normal traffic

An orange triangle on the back of a vehicle indicates that vehicle

Pedestrians

At night, it is hardest to see

Remain steady or decrease

When a truck driver behind you wants to pass your vehicle, you speed should

Take longer distances than cars to stop

When sharing the road with a truck, it is important to remember that, in general, trucks:

Wait until you have a clear view of both tracks

If you stop at a railroad crossing with more than one track:

Try to squeeze between the truck and curb to make a right turn

If you are following a truck that swings left before making a right turn at an intersection, you should remember that it is very dangerous to

Are driving on the opposite side of a divided highway

The only time you do not have to stop for a school bus whose red lights are flashing and stop arm is extended is when you

Stop at least 10 feet away from the bus

When a school bus has its lights flashing and its stop arm extended, you must:

Check again for approaching trains and proceed with caution

After a train has passed, you should

Quickly tap your brake pedal a few times

If you need to slow down or stop when other drivers may not expect it, you should

3 to 4 seconds before you reach the intersection

When you are planning to make a turn, you should activate your turn signals:

Give the proper turn signal to show you are changing lanes

Before passing another vehicle you should

You cannot see without moving your head

Your blind spot is the area of the road

Early enough so others know your plans

Before passing another vehicle, you should signal

Check your mirrors and blind spots

Before changing lanes on a multi-lane highway you should

Use your four way flashers

When you park on the roadway, you should

Turn your head and look through the rear window

Before backing up, you should

Communicate with other drivers on the road

To help avoid crashes, you should

Slowing or stopping

The driver is

Hand signals

If your turn signals fail, you should use _________ to indicate you are turning.

Use your four way flashers

When traveling below 40 miles per hour on a limited access highway, you should:

See a child who is about to run into the street

You should honk your horn when you

1000

You must use your headlights when other vehicles are not visible from _______ feet away

Flash your high beams

If a vehicle using high beams comes toward you, you should

The right side

If a vehicle using high beams comes toward you, you should look towards _________

Have lost control of your car

You may honk your horn when you

Are slowing down or stopping

Your brake lights tell other drivers that you

Use your signal

Before turning, you should

Turning right

This driver is

Turning left

This driver is

Sound your horn

If another car is in danger of hitting you, you should

Stop driving

If you begin to feel tired while driving, the best thing to do is

The effect that alcohol has

The effect that lack of sleep has on your safe driving ability is the same as

8 hours

Teenagers should try to get at least ________ of sleep each night to avoid the risk of drowsy driving crashes

Ignore the other driver

If another driver cuts you off in traffic, you should

Try to get out of the aggressive driver's way

If someone is driving aggressively behind you, you should

60

For an average person, how many minutes does the body need to process the alcohol in one drink?

Even the smallest amount of alcohol

____________ limit(s) your concentration, perception, judgment, and memory

Increases the risk of causing a crash

Taking drugs along with alcohol

Slows down your reaction

As alcohol builds up in your blood, it

Are 2 to 7 times more likely to have a crash than a person who has not consumed any

If your blood alcohol level is .04, you:

Pull over to the side of the road and stop

When you hear a fire engine siren, you must

Let the car slow to a stop

If you have a tire blowout, you should

Use your four way flashers to warn other drivers

If your car breaks down on a highway, you should

Pull to the curb and stop

When you see an emergency vehicle with flashing lights, you must

Drive toward the nearest road side and stop

When driving on a one way street and an emergency vehicle with flashing lights is behind your car, you

Avoid driving closer than 500 feet behind the emergency vehicle

After an emergency vehicle passes you with its siren on, you must:

Carelessness and speeding

Crashes in work zones are most commonly the result of

Lengthen your usual following distance by double

When driving through a work zone, it is a good safety practice to

Close to the center line

On two-lane, two-way streets or highways, you should start left turns

Any lane

To turn left on multi-lane streets and highways, you should start from

The driver you are passing is making a left turn

On a two-lane road, you may pass another vehicle on the right when

Use the lane that belongs to oncoming traffic

To pass a slower-moving vehicle on a two-lane road you must

Center lane traffic may go straight or turn left

These pavement markings tell you that at the intersection ahead

Slow down before you enter the curve

The most important thing to remember about speed management and curves is to:

Must yield to drivers in the roundabout or traffic circle

Drivers entering a roundabout or traffic circle:

No one

The law gives ___________ the right of way at intersections

Left then right then left

At an intersection with a stop sign, you should stop and look

Accelerate to the speed of traffic

When entering a highway from an entrance ramp, you should generally:

Once you have moved into the exit lane

When exiting a highway, you should slow down

Looking in your mirrors and turning your head to look over your shoulder

When driving on a freeway entrance ramp, you should look for a gap in freeway traffic by

Go to the next exit and get off the freeway there

If you want to get off of a freeway, but you missed your exit, you should

Wait until you can see all the lanes you need to cross before going ahead with your turn

You are waiting to turn left at a multilane intersection, and opposing traffic is blocking your view, you should

Drivers turning left must yield to drivers going straight through the intersection

When no signs, signals, or police tell you what to do at an intersection, the law states that

Staring at the roadway for long periods of time

"Highway hypnosis" is a driver condition that can result from

Be sure the passing lane is clear

When passing on a multi-lane highway

Follow another car

The "four second rule" refers to how one should

On all sides of the vehicle

It is best to keep a space cushion

Allows you time to react to situations

Allowing a space cushion is important because it

On an uphill

Allow a larger space cushion when stopping

Reduce

When making a turn, you must _________ your speed

Flow

When driving in traffic, it is safest to drive with the _________ of traffic

70

The maximum speed limit in this state is _____ mph