Laws Of Nature
What is the natural force that pulls all things down?
Gravity
What type of life becomes more active at night?
Wildlife
What percentage of driving decisions are made by what we see?
90%
Where are the 3 lane positions located at?
1 center
2 left
3 right
When backing up how many hands do we have on the steering wheel?
1
What kind of energy does an object possess due to speed, velocity, and mass?
Kinetic Energy
People are more likely to be __________ when driving at night?
Intoxicated/Fatigued
Allows you to see motion and color?
Peripheral vision
The vehicle's ________ is the area around the car that we cannot see?
Footprint
What are the speed limits for the interstate, public roads, rural roads and school/residential zones?
70, 55, 35, and 25
The more mass an object has the more _______ it will have?
Momentum
At night you should drive _______ to allow for more time to react?
Slower
Allows you to maintain path of travel?
Paracentral vision
When approaching a stop line where do you look to make sure you don't pass the stop line?
sideview mirror
What does ABS stand for?
Anti-lock/Anti-skid braking system
An object's tendency to resists any change in its state of motion?
Interia
Where should you look when blinded by glare at night?
Right side of the road
Allows you to read/see details?
Focal vision
What is the proper hand placement when driving?
8 and 4
Once ABS is engaged the brake pedal will ______?
Pulsate/vibrate
What are the 3 types of movement that a vehicle's weight can shift?
Pitch (front/back)
Roll (side-to-side)
Yaw (fishtail)
Explain the difference of nearsighted and farsighted?
Nearsighted-can see thing that are closer, compared to distance things
Farsighted-can see things that far away, compared to closer things
Speed distorts and reduces ________ vision up to 90%?
Peripheral
When backing up, where do you look to make sure you avoid hitting the curb?
Back/rear windows
What 3 factors determine the distance it takes to stop?
Perception time
Reaction distance
Braking distance