Name ______
MIDTERM REVIEW
CHAPTER 1:
1.What HTS stand for?
2.What are the parts of the HTS and the purpose of the HTS?
3.How is the HTS regulated?
4.How does the driving task require a blend of social, mental and physical skills?
5.What are the four steps in the IPDE Process?
6.How do attitudes affect driving?
7.What some examples of breakdowns in the HTS?
8.What are some actions drivers can take to protect our environment?
9.How can a graduated driver licensing program help you?
10.What is the name of the program that states you agree to take a field sobriety test?
11.What book covers all the state’s driving-related laws?
12.Best name to describe one vehicle hitting another vehicle?
13.What is the top complaint drivers have of other drivers?
14.Where do you go to get your license?
15.Federal and State legislation pass laws which make up the:
16.The most common break down in the HTS is caused by what?
CHAPTER 2
17.What are the three different purposes of traffic signs?
18.What are the four stopping points in order?
19.What are the three “D’s” of a green colored guide sign?
20.What is this sign?
21.Signs with a blue background designate what?
22.Name 3 possible warning signs.
23.Name 3 regulatory signs.
24.What are the steps to making a right turn on red?
25.Your traffic light changes to yellow as you are waiting in the intersection. What actions should you take next?
26.When can a left turn be made at a red light?
27.Name the order of lights at the traffic Signal (top to bottom).
28.What does a flashing yellow light indicate?
29.A flashing red signal light means the same thing as a:
30.If all traffic signals at a light aren’t working (electrical failure), you must treat it as a:
31.If you were driving uphill, what type of yellow center line would most likely be on your side?
32.What is the function of rumble strips?
33.Name 3 types of roadway markings.
34.Lanes of traffic moving in the same direction are separated by:
35.A large white X with 2 small R’s painted on the roadway warn of what?
36.The basic speed law requires you to drive:
37.You have the right of way only when:
38.You should communicate your intentions to stop by doing what?
39.Even numbered highways run in what direction(s)?
CHAPTER 3
40.What happens when the alternator stops working?
41.What should you do if your car is overheating?
42.If the word BRAKE is lit up on your dash after you start your car, this indicates what?
43.How often should you change the oil in your car?
44.Typically, jumper cables are colored ______for negative and ______for positive.
45.What warning does the temperature gauge or light provide?
46.What is a blind spot?
47.In most newer cars, what automatically happens when you shift from park to a gear?
48.What is the safest way to enter your car when it is parked at the curb?
49.What are three of the inside checks that should be done when you get in the car?
50.What are two outside checks that should be made before entering the car?
51.Name the order of the gears as they appear in an automatic car.
52.Steering your car in its intended path of travel is called:
53.The main purpose of the parking brake is:
54.The shift indicator shows what?
55.What happens when the ignition switch is turn to “lock” in an automatic car?
56.To avoid injury from an airbag, keep your hands on the steering wheel between:
57.Steering your car in its intended path of travel is called?
58.Before shifting from park to drive, you should:
CHAPTER 4
59.What is meant by Aim High in Steering (Smith System)?
60.What is meant by leave yourself an out?
61.What part of the Smith System that includes using an orderly visual search pattern?
62.What part of the Smith System that includes communicating with others?
63.When you put together the critical clues that you have identified, you are using what part of the Smith System?
64.Good defensive drivers need to know what to look for by developing what?
65.A vehicle ahead with its tires pointed out should be identified if the driver is using the art of?
66.What are two of the three things that will help you identify possible hazards?
67.Foreseeing a point of conflict is which step in the IPDE process?
68.What must a driver do first to process traffic information properly?
69.Name three choices a driver has once they have foreseen a point of conflict?
70.A driver should always have a(n) ______around the car to protect them?
71.If the driver DECIDES to communicate what are three ways in which they can communicate?
72.What IPDE step is used when you apply the brake?
73.The best way to learn the IPDE process is with what?
74.The ability to judge the distance of how far something is away?
75.Dealing with one hazard at a time is called?
76.Moving over in your lane to help avoid a point of conflict is called:
77.The type of vision that is used to pick up movement on the sides is called:
78.The area you can see clearly and sharply ahead of you is called:
79.List the THREE Searching Ranges:
CHAPTER 5
80.If you triple the speed of an object, what do you do to its stopping distance?
81.If the center of gravity leaves a vehicle, it is more likely to do what?
82.If you double the weight of an object, what do you do to its stopping distance?
83.The energy of an object in motion is called?
84.The point in which all things are balanced equally is called?
85.What are the 3 distances included in total stopping distance?
86.The force that keeps each tire from sliding off the road?
87.What type of curve helps overcome the vehicle’s tendency to move to the outside of the curve?
88.What is it called when your vehicle loses control while driving over water?
89.What is the purpose of tire tread?
90.What is the greatest energy absorbing feature OUTSIDE the vehicle?
91.What is the greatest energy absorbing feature INSIDE the vehicle?
92.What are the three factors that affect the force of impact?
93.What is the difference between a passive and active restraint?
94.What is the first energy absorbing feature used in a front end collision?
95.When going around a corner, some traction is used to slow and some is used for turning. This is called what?
96.What is the most important factor in determining force of impact?
97.What factors affect traction?
98.A car driven into a curve tends to?
CHAPTER 6
99.Name the steps that need to be made before lane changing (in order).
100.If you are straight backing where should you be looking?
101.When backing out of a parking space, explain how to back out if there are cars next to you.
102.When a driver continues too far in one direction before they can correct and steer toward your target is called what?
103.When making a turn on a multi-lane road, which lane should you turn into?
104.To make turns while backing you should be looking where?
105.When backing out of a parking space with a car to your right, you should start turning your wheel when:
106.The safest method of steering is called?
107.A hand straight out to the left means?
108.You are at a dead end. There are no driveways or roads. How would you turn around?
109.Why is a 3 point turn dangerous?
110.When is it dangerous to perform a turnabout?
111.Backing around a corner is part of what turnabout?
112.What is the safest turnabout?
113.What limitations do you have when backing out of an angled parking spot?
114.When parallel parking, the first step is to line up what?
115.Which way do you turn the wheel when parking uphill with a curb?
116.True or False- When backing out of a perpendicular parking spot, you can back in either direction.
117.When pulling over to the curb to hill park, how close to you have to be to the curb?
Chapter 7
118.What should you be searching for as you approach an intersection?
119.What is the “Point of No Return?”
120.When deciding to stop at a light, where should I look?
121.What is a “Closed Zone?”
122.What should I look for as I approach a stop sign?
123.Where should I stop? What if I can’t see from there?
124.Where should I look last before moving into traffic?
125.What is a stale green light?
126.What is a fresh green light?
127.What should I do at a red light?
128.What should I do at a yellow light?
129.What is a protected turn?
130.What should I do if I am in a lane with a protected turn?
131.Is it legal to turn right on red?
132.Is it legal to turn left on a red light?
133.Under what circumstance is it legal to go left on a red light?
134.What is an uncontrolled intersection?
135.I treat an uncontrolled intersection the same as what?
136.Couldn’t I just assume that if I don’t have a stop sign, the other car must have one?
137.What is a cross buck?
138.What is an uncontrolled railroad crossing?
139.Many railroad crossings are controlled with a stop sign. What should I do? When can I cross?
140.Many railroad crossings have lights, but no gates. Can I cross if the lights are flashing since there are no gates?
141.What do I do when I see a yield sign?
142.To whom must I yield at a fresh green light?
143.When crossing a two lane road, how long does it take to go straight from a stop?
144.When turning right from the same intersection, how many seconds does it take to make the turn and get up to 35 mph?
145.When turning left at the same intersection, how many seconds does it take to make the turn and get up to 35 mph?