Drivers ED, Chapters 8,9,11

1.What three things must you know when driving with large trucks and buses?

• visibility

• required stopping distance

• maneuverability

2. Who are often victims of traffic accidents?

• Pedestrians & children

3. In adverse weather conditions, how much longer does it take a truck or bus to stop?

• 25% longer

4.  How old must you be to operate a moped?

• 15

5.  If your license is lost or stolen, what is the FIRST thing that you should do?

• contact the local police then the MVC

6.  If you move from another state to New Jersey, you have ____days to title and register your car in state.

• 60

7.  A license plate in the state of New Jersey should be no lower than ____ inches off the ground and no higher than ____ inches. 

• 12 - 48 in

8.  Your license plate must be lit and visible from ____ft at night.  

• 50ft

9.  A new vehicle does not have to be inspected for ___ years.

• 5

10.  New Jersey law requires every vehicle to re inspected every ____ years.

• 2

11.  When you move from another state into New Jersey, you must have your vehicle inspected within ____ days.  

• 14

12.  What type of auto insurance is mandatory in the state of New Jersey?

• Liability insurance 

13.  Which direction should pedestrians and joggers face when walking or running?

• incoming traffic

14.  An initial registration for a brand-new vehicle will be valid for _____ years.

• 4

15.  A flashing yellow light means _______?

• Slow down and stop 

16.  A flashing red light means _______?

• Stop

17.  How many sides does a stop sign have?

• 8

18.  What color is a yield sign?

• red and white

19.  If you see an orange diamond, what type of roadway are you entering?

• roads work

20.  A green rectangle means you are approaching a _______.

• Guidance sign

21.  What are the four categories of traffic signs:

• Warning

• Guidance

• Regulatory

• road work

22.  A round yellow sign tells you that you are approaching a _______.

• Railroad crossing

23.  If you see a brown-colored sign, you are approaching what type of area?

• recreation places

24.  If the driver of a large truck or bus cannot see you in his/her rearview mirrors, you are in the trucks ____________ or ____________    ___________.

• No-Zone, Blind spots

25. To share the road with large trucks and buses, you must:

• leave more space when stopping behind them

• give more road when they are turning

• go a consistent speed when passing

26. What color is used to alert motorists that they must share the road with bicyclists and pedestrians?

• yellow

27. Why should a motorist increase his or her following distance behind a large vehicle?

• So then you are out of the vehicle’s blind spot

IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING TRAFFIC LIGHTS:

1. Stop. Looking around for traffic & pedestrians. Go only when safe.

• flashing Red light

2. Proceed only as shown by the arrow.  Be cautious & yield to people on foot who are in your path.

• green arrow light

3. When shown alone, traffic should stop before entering the intersection or crosswalk.

• flashing yellow light

4. Slow down and proceed with care.

• yellow light

5. Go if the intersection is clear.  Yield to pedestrians & vehicles still in the intersection.

• green light

6. Stop before the intersection or crosswalk & remain standing until green is shown alone.

• red light

IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING TRAFFIC SIGNS:

• stop sign

red sign with 8 sides and white letters

• yield sign

Red on the outside and white on the inside; an upside down triangle

• Do not enter sign

White square with a red circle with white letters

• Pedestrian crossing

yellow diamond sign with a two black people walking

• Railroad crossing

yellow circle with a black X

• right turn

yellow sign with a black arrow turned to the right

IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING REGULATORY SIGNS:

• no right turn

white square with a red circle with a cross over a right turn arrow

• no U-turn

white square with a red circle with a cross over a U turn symbol

• no large vehicles 

white square with a red circle with a cross over a black truck

• keep right

a white sign with a shield on the top left corner and line bending to the right

IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING WARNING SIGNS:

• merge

a yellow diamond sign with a straight arrow having a opening from the side

• downward slope

a yellow diamond sign with a truck on a downward slope

• bikers nearby

yellow diamond with a black bike in the middle

• divided highway starts

a hump with two roads along side it; each of them going opposite directions

• livestock crossing

a yellow diamond with a cow in the middle of the sign

• slippery when wet

a yellow diamond sign with a car skidding

• road is narrowing 

a yellow diamond with two lines and one is bending closer to the other

IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SIGNS:

• disabled parking

blue sign with a person in a wheelchair

• hospital 

Blue sign with a white H

IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING PAVEMNET MARKINGS:

26. __________   __________   __________ separate traffic flow going in the opposite directions.

•  Center yellow lines

27. __________   __________ separate traffic going in the same direction.

• white lines

28. __________   __________ on your side of the road means passing is permitted when safe.

• dashed line

29. __________   __________ on your side of the road means do not pass.

• solid line

30. List 3 types of traffic control devices.

• traffic signals

• signs

• and pavement markings

31.  What is the primary purpose of traffic control devices on streets & highways?

• to guide and cause less traffic accidents