Speed limits
25 mph
School, residential, buisness
Hydrant
10ft
Permit
16
truck rules
Trucks take 25% longer to stop in adverse conditions
If you can't see the mirror-they can't see you
Give more space behind truck
Never pass on the right when turning
Big Penalties
Altering license: $1,000 fine, 6 months jail, loss of license
Illegal license:$200-$500 fine, possible jail
Driving uninsured:Fines, supervision, community service
35 mph
Suburban Buisness
Railroad
15ft
Probationary
17
Right of way
Uncontrolled intersection-Car on the right goes first
Pedestrians-Always yield right of way
Emergency vehicles-pull to right and stop
Signs
Yellow=warning
Red=stop
White/Black=Regulation
Orange=Construction
Yellow broken=Passing
Yellow solid=No passing
Flashing red=stop
Flashing yellow -caution
50-55 mph
State highways
25ft
Basic + 1 year unsupervised
18
Alcohol Rules
21+=0.08%
Under 21-0.01%
1 drink=beer=wine=shot
Refusal=implied consent law=DUI penalties
Red decals
One on front of license plate and one on back of license plate
interstates
School bus(red lights)
25ft
What a new driver shouldn't have
no phones not even hands free
Hand signals
Left turn-arm straight
Right turn-arm up
Stop-arm down
Points (minor moving violations)
Minor moving violations:2 points
Examples:
speeding<15 mph over limit
Failure to yield
Failure to stop
Stop sign
Fire station(same side)
Fire station (opposite)
Curb
50ft
20ft
75ft
6 inches
stickers required
2 red reflective decals (one on front license plate and one on back license plate
Safe driving basics
following distance-3 seconds
Rain-4 seconds
Snow/Ice-6 seconds
Skid-Turn in direction rear is skidding
Slipperiest-First few minutes of rain
Tire blowout-Grip wheel, slow down
Moderate, major and really major
Moderate violations=3-4 points
Examples: unsafe passing, tailgating, improper turning
Major violations=5 points
Examples:Reckless driving, racing on highway
Really major=8 points
Examples: Hit-and-run(injury), leaving scene of accident