Review: How Do I Prepare To Drive
This color warning light means a serious vehicle malfunction needs to be addressed immediately
What is red
Many vehicles will not start without your foot on this
What is brake
Searching is considered this type of skill
What is Visual
Evaluating is considered this type of skill
What is Cognitive
Executing is considered this type of skill
What is Motor
These are the 3 P's you should look for behind or around your vehicle.
What are Pets – Pedestrians – Pedals
Name of the pedal where your left should be resting when starting vehicle (automatic transmission)
What is dead pedal
The road can change in the time it takes to open this
What is door
This lane position # (within your lane) is where a driver should be if preparing to make a left turn. May also need to be in this position to give a cyclist enough room
What is 2
You should pretend this is under your brake pedal to ensure a smooth braking
What is an egg
A lack of this fluid can cause your engine to overheat
What is coolant
This will eventually need to be disengaged
What is parking brake
You should look ahead to where your vehicle will be at least these many seconds into the future
What is 15
This following distance should you maintained between you and the vehicle in front of you (not including certain vehicles or environmental conditions)
What is 3-4 seconds
You should turn this on approximately 100 feet before making an action
What is turn signal
This is the most important and safest thing a driver should do just before driving away
What is put on the safety belt and put away electronics
Long periods of this reduce gas efficiency, waste fuel, and increase harmful vehicle emissions
What is idling
If a driver is going 55mph approxamately how many football fields will they cover
What is 4
This is defined as the space into which you can safely drive your vehicle with the lowest possible risk
What is the Best Path of Travel
This steering techinque works as one hand pulls, the other hand pushes
What is push-pull
These mirror settings help minimize blind spots
What are enhanced
Leaving the car in this ignition setting for an extensive period of time drains the battery
What is ACC position
According to Children Hospital of Pennsylvania: Among crashes attributed to a critical teen driver error, this % were due to lack of scanning that is needed to detect and respond to hazards.
What is 21%
On average most cars are in this range in regards to width
What is 5-7 feet
This method of steering is used when driving straight down the road
What is hand-to-hand