Ch 1 Risks of Driving
One of the leading causes of death for teens
What are car crashes?
Anytime you are slowing down you should
What is check your rear space?
These pavement markings separate traffic moving in opposite directions
What are yellow dots or lines?
If you are going to park uphill with a curb you should
What is turn the tires toward the road?
The number of seconds you should look ahead
What are 15 seconds?
A kind of vision in which you can see color and motion changes
What is peripheral vision?
What is check left, front, right at 90 degrees?
Intersections that lack a traffic control device such as a light or stop sign
What are uncontrolled intersections?
What is MSMOG?
The minimum number of seconds between you and the car in front of you when moving (in the city)
What are four seconds?
When you slightly release pressure on the brake to eliminate pitch before turning or stopping
What is trail braking?
To communicate to other cars you are about to turn left, you should use this position
What is lane position 2?
These kinds of signs are state law - you must obey and respond immediately
What are regulatory signs?
If you need to stop and there is a big bus or truck coming you should
What is do a staggered stop?
To protect yourself from other vehicles running red traffic lights you should
It doesn't move, is far ahead, and is in the center of your path
What is a target?
To park 3-6 inches from the curb on the right, you should use this standard reference point
What is the center of the hood?
You can't go here because you are prevented from occupying the space
What are path restrictions?
Stopping or slowing to allow another roadway user to go before you
What is yielding?
By law, the amount of space you must give bicyclists for safe passage
What is enough space that you don't run over them if they fall?
The steering you use for most turns and curves
What is push-pull steering?
What is side position 3?
The space and time management process used to gather info and respond to restrictions
What is Search, Identify, Manage (SIM)?
Where to look before you go backwards
What is a 360 degree search?
How you know you have enough space between your car and the car behind you (to change lanes)
What is see the headlights of the car behind you in the rear view mirror?