SHARING THE ROAD
DRIVING PHYSICS
SKIDDING
DRIVING ENVIRONMENTS
TRANSPORTATION
100
What is it called to illegally walk across the street when not in a crosswalk?
JAYWALKING
100
Objects in motion tend to stay in motion
INERTIA
100
What are these called?
SAND CANISTERS
100
This driving environment has steep hills, sharp curves and limited visibility
MOUNTAINOUS
100
What is this?
A MOPED
200
Fill in the gaps for this motto regarding protecting motorcyclists.
LOOK ___________ SAVE A ________________
200
The resistance between the tires and the road
FRICTION / TRACTION
200
To correct a skid, turn the wheel in the direction the __________ part of the car is going.
BACK
200
This driving environment has hardly any traffic lights and is dense in wildlife
RURAL
200
What is this?
A SCOOTER
300
A white cane usually indicates a ______________________ impaired person.
VISUALLY
300
The product of a vehicle's mass and speed
MOMENTUM
300
______________________ is a dangerous loss of traction occurring when a car’s tires lift off the road surface and skim on a thin layer of water, rendering steering and braking impossible
HYDROPLANING
300
No matter what driving environment, the highest risk area of driving = ____________________
INTERSECTIONS
300
What is another name for these trucks?
TRACTOR TRAILERS
400
The "Vulnerable Users" Law mandates you keep at least ______ feet of separation from your vehicle when passing vulnerable road users.
4
400
This energy is caused by motion, which increases with speed
KINETIC ENERGY
400
What does ABS stand for?
ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM
400
On a school bus, what color flashing lights mean the bus is preparing to stop
YELLOW
400
Keep at least ________ seconds behind motorcycles
3-4
500
The ________________ is a safety technique where drivers use their far hand (the hand opposite the door) to open car doors.
THE DUTCH REACH
500
When turning, this force acts on inertia, pulling the car outwards from the center of the curve
CENTRIFUGAL FORCE
500
____________ DISTANCE + _________________ DISTANCE = TOTAL STOPPING DISTANCE
THINKING & BRAKING
500
What is this infamous Worcester intersection called?
KELLEY SQUARE
500
___________________ are large blind spots around commercial trucks and buses where passenger vehicles disappear from the driver's view
NO ZONES