Drivers Ed
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- HTS
- Highway Transportation System
- Level 1 license
- learner's license after segment 1 from Secretary of State office.
- Level 2 license
- Livense after 6 months on Level 1 and after completing segment 2 and being 16 years old.
- Level 3 license
- Be 17; have driven at level 23 for at least 6 months with no convictions or violations for 12 consecutive months.
- Student driving log
- record of 30 hours/2 at night to enroll in segment 2 and then 20/8 for level 2 license.
- Third party tester
- public and private organizations certifies to conduct skills tests for the Department of State.
- Basic Controls skills test
- Forward stop line manuever; Y-turn maneuver; and parallel parking.
- On-road driving test
- Driving over a predetermined route containing a variety of traffic situations to demonstrate your safe driving ability.
- Automatic failure
- tester may terminate testing for traffic violations, collision, dangerously inexperienced, etc.
- Driving task
- a person using properly timed and skilled actions to manuever a motor vehicle in traffic.
- To apply for a level 1 learner's license, a young driver must be ____ years _____ months old.
- 14 years, 9. (8 for drivers ed, 9 for permit.)
- To apply for a level 2 intermediate license, a young driver must be at least ___ years old and possess a level 1 learner's livense for a minimum of _____ months.
- 16 years, 6 months.
- At level 2, a driver may not operate a motor vehicle between the hours of ____ and ___ unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
- midnight and 5 a.m.
- To apply for your level 3 license, a driver must be at least ___ years old, have driven at level 2 for a minimum of ___ months, complete ____ consecutive months without a moving violation, an at-fault accident or accident in which a moving violation resul
- 17 years. 6 months. 12 months. 1 and 2 license.
- The road test consists of two separate elements which are administered in the following order:
- basic controls skills test, on road driving test (also vehicle inspection.)
- THe basic vehicle controls skills test consists of a series of off-road excercises. They are:
- forward stop line maneuver, y-turn manuever, parallel park test.
- THE _______ DRIVING TEST: You will be required to demonstrate your ability to drive your vehicle _____ over a predetermined route containing a variety of _____ situations. At all times during the test, you must operate your vehicle in a ____ and responsib
- ON-ROAD, safely, traffic, safe, traffic, driving.
- Driver's compartment drill
- becoming familiar with instruments, gauges, and controls before you drive.
- Instrument panel.
- part of the dash with indicators/gauges to inform the driver of the condition of the vehicle.
- Headlight switch.
- Located on dash or turn signal lever to turn on the headlights.
- Windshield wiper.
- used to clear winshield usually with several speed settings.
- Ignition switch.
- insert more square-looking of keys into slot to start car.
- Accelerator pedal.
- Gas pedal that controls the speed of the engine.
- Brake pedal.
- controls the service brake system to slow or stop the vehicle.
- Clutch pedal.
- disengages motor from the drive wheels in standard transmission vehicles.
- Parking brake.
- controls the "mechanical" brakes which act upon the rear wheels only' used when parked or on hills.
- First step of driver's compartment drill: identify the ___ and ___ of all indicator gauges in the ____.
- location, function, instrument panel.
- Second step: identify, locate, and further, use the ____ ____. practice using them until you can do so without taking your ____ from the road ahead.
- hand controls, eyes.
- The final step: perform the same practice with the _______ ________.
- vehicle controls.
- When you park, close all ___, lock all ____, and store any packages in the trunk (out of view). You can be cited for leaving a vehicle ______!
- windows, doors, unlocked.
- Despite proper adjustment, the _____ cannot cover the entire space behind a driver's forward field of _____. The areas that are not visible are called _____ _____.
- mirrors, vision, blind spots.
- A _____ _____ that the occupant must attach or buckle is called and _____ ______ device. It should be adjusted to fit _____ low across your hips ____ the stomach.
- safety belt, active restraint, snugly, below.
- Children should be secured in a device appropriate to their ___ and ___. It's the ____ in Michigan.
- size, age, law.
- BLind Zone.
- areas not visible from the driver's seat.
- Vandalism.
- damage by hit and run, etc.
- Pre-Ignition Procedure.
- Your pre-driving habits or procedures. (door, key, objects, seat, safety belt, mirrors.)
- Backrest.
- Upright portion of your seat.
- Headrest.
- top of your seat back.
- Rear view mirrors.
- mirrors inside and outside of the car that are used to see behind you.
- Convex mirror.
- usually your right exterior rear view mirror.
- Ventilation.
- climate controls for proper air circulation in the passenger compartment.
- Seat (safety) belt.
- active restraint to prevent occopant from striking the interior of the vehicle.
- Blind Spots.
- despite proper mirror adjustment and a normal field of vision, there are two areas you must move your head to check.
- Maintenance schedule.
- repairs, checkups, and service required to keep your vehicle in good operating condition.
- Evaluate.
- examine the traffic environment and check for signs, for road markings, the mirrors, the blind spots.
- Prepare.
- signal intentions recheck mirrors, blind spot, and traffic.
- Execute.
- using the controls of the vehicle to perform an actual manuever.
- Flooded engine.
- excess of gasoline in the engine preventing combustion (proper starting).
- Path of travel.
- Intended direction of movement in the center of the lane.
- Rollback.
- When starting or parking on a hill, use emergency brake to prevent car from moving backward.
- Following distance.
- The distance one should maintain from a preceding vehicle.
- Time interval.
- minimum following distance of two seconds in ideal driving conditions.
- Stopped distance.
- maintain at least one-half car length behind vehicle in front (see tires touching the pavement.)
- Backing position.
- look back in the direction in which you intend to move.
- Friction point.
- Raise clutch pedal until the engine r.p.m. slows slightly.
- Exiting the vehicle.
- brake to a stop, apply the parking brake, shift car into park, turn off accessories, turn ignition to lock, check the mirrors and blind spot, exit toward rear of car.