Review: How Do I Prepare To Drive
Starting Your Vehicle
Search
Evaluate
Execute
100

This color warning light means a serious vehicle malfunction needs to be addressed immediately

What is red

100

Many vehicles will not start without your foot on this

What is brake

100

Searching is considered this type of skill

What is Visual 

100

Evaluating is considered this type of skill

What is Cognitive 

100

Executing is considered this type of skill 

What is Motor

200

These are the 3 P's you should look for behind or around your vehicle.

What are Pets – Pedestrians – Pedals

200

Name of the pedal where your left should be resting when starting vehicle (automatic transmission)

What is dead pedal 

200

The road can change in the time it takes to open this

What is door

200

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

200

You should pretend this is under your brake pedal to ensure a smooth braking 

What is an egg

300

A lack of this fluid can cause your engine to overheat

What is coolant

300

This will eventually need to be disengaged 

What is parking brake

300

You should look ahead to where your vehicle will be at least these many seconds into the future

What is 15

300

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

300

You should turn this on approximately 100 feet before making an action

What is turn signal

400

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

400

Long periods of this reduce gas efficiency, waste fuel, and increase harmful vehicle emissions

What is idling 

400

If a driver is going 55mph approxamately how many football fields will they cover

What is 4

400

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

400

This steering techinque works as one hand pulls, the other hand pushes

What is push-pull

500

These mirror settings help minimize blind spots

What are enhanced 

500

Leaving the car in this ignition setting for an extensive period of time drains the battery

What is ACC position

500

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%

500

On average most cars are in this range in regards to width

What is 5-7 feet

500

This method of steering is used when driving straight down the road

What is hand-to-hand