Driver's Education Semifinal

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What is a CRASH?: a series of events that are alterable that can lead to a disaster
What is an ACCIDENT?: an event that happens by chance or unknown cause
What is an AUTOMOBILE?: any classD motor vehicle execpt motorcycles
What are the three crashes in every crash?: -vehicle
-occupants
-occupants' organs
What is the most common area for a crash to happen?: Within 25 miles of the drivers house.
When do most crashes happen?: When they are least expected
Between what times do most crashes happen?: between 4pm and 8pm
Under what conditions do most crashes happen?: Under "ideal" conditons
For how long is a Learner's Permit good for?: 2 years
How much does a Learners's Permit cost? a replacemet?: $30
$15
How many questions must you correctly answer to recieve a Learner's Permit?: 14 out of 20
What do you need to bring to the RMV to get a Learner's Permit?: -Original Birth Certificate
-Social Security Card
What MUST you do before you accept it?: Look it over
Where is it valid?: ONLY in Massachusetts
How fast can you drive in a thickly settled area?: 30 mph
How fast can you drive in a school zone?: 20 mph
How fast can you drive outside a thickly settled area?: 40 mph
How fast can you drive on a state highway?: 50 mph
How fast can you drive on an interstate highway: 45 mph-55/65/75 mph
depending on state and population
How far before a turn may you signal?: 100 ft.
What is the hand signal for a left turn?: put your left hand straight out
What is the hand signal for a right turn?: put your left hand out with your elbow bent up
What is the hand signal for slow down?: put your left hand out with your elbow bent down
When can you pass on the right?: -on a one way street
-when they are making a left hand turn
When must you stop at a stop sign?: -at the line
-at the sign
-at the crosswalk
What is an intersetction?: When two or more roads meet
What is a legal stop?: to break momentum
What is it important to do before stoping?: check mirrors
What does it mean to creep-up?: to slowly roll forward, after a legal stop, to get a better visual
When does a pedestrian have the right of way?: Once they step off the curb
-onto a crosswalk
-halfway up the street
Where must you stop for a pedestrian, when they are on the left?: 5 ft. from the center line
When must you stop for a school bus?: -picking up
-dropping off
How far before a school bus stops does it warn drivers?: 50 ft.
What is the penalty for a drive by if cited by a police officer?: 1st $250
2nd $500 60 day suspetion
3rd $1000 1 year suspetion
How far back must you stay from a school bus? What is the penalty if you do not follow this law?: 100 ft. back
a $35 fine
When don't you stop for a school bus?: -on an interstate
-going in the other direction on a divided road
What is important to consider when trying to avoid hitting an animal?: the safety of the passengers
What do you do if you hit a domestic animal?: -find owner
-call police if owner can not be found
What do you do if you hit an animal and your car is damaged?: Pull over, call police
Why is it more important not to hit large animals?: They can be fatal to driver and passengers
Why is it illeagle to keep pets in the car?: -cruelty to animals if the car is not on
-it is illeagle to keep car idling
What does yield mean?: proceed with caution, stop if neccesary
What color are yield signs?: red and white
What does a flashing red light mean?: treat as stop sign
What does a solid red light mean: come to a full stop and wait for light to change
What does a flashing yellow light mean?: warning caution
What does a solid yellow light mean?: the light is about to change to red
* if you go through and the light changes while you are in the intersection you can be fined
What does a flashing green light mean?: manually controlled by pedestrian, drawbridge, firestation, etc.
What does a flashing red and yellow light mean?: pedestrian crossing
What do you do if lights aren't working at an intersection?: Treat as a four way stop
How far behind a motorcycle should you stay?: 7 seconds
Where are a trucks No Zones?: -down side
-down front
-behind
-on left
What should you do about slow moving traffic?: Check to make sure traffic isn't coming at you, sign, cross lane if neccesary, and pass
What is the penalty for intuerupting a funeral procession?: $40 fine, 30 days in jail
What traffic signals do funeral processions follow?: none
What is pre-perception time?: the mental image of a problem
What is perception time?: the observation of a potetial problem
What is reaction time?: your minds reaction to the choice of what to do
What is energy dissipation time?: the use of driving skills to dissolve kinetic energy and avoid the problem
What are passive systems?: Systems that are automatically active
What is the penalty for not wearing a seatbelt?: under 12 $25/person Primary
12-16 $25/person Secondary
16+ $25 Secondary
By how much does a lap/sholder belt reduce the chance of a fatal crash?: 3-4x
How fast does an airbag come out?: 80 mph
How much space should be betweent the driver and the streering wheel?: 10 inches
How big should passengers in the front seat be?: 4 ft. tall
100 lbs
At what speed do you start partial hydroplaning?: 35 mph
At what speed do you start complete hydroplaning?: 55 mph
What is viscous hydroplaning?: In th first few minutes of a storm when the water mixes with gas and grease from cars and forms a paste.
What do you do when you start hydroplaning?: -don't hit brake but come of the accelorator
-drive in the tracks of the car infront of you
How much of your range of sight is detailed?: 3 degrees
What happens to your fringe vision as you go faster?: You have less
Why is fringe vision important?: it helps you to see movement
How much of driving is visual?: 90%
How much of what is behind you can you see in your rear veiw mirror?: 75%
How much of what is behind you can you see in your outside mirrors?: 10%
How much of what is behind you is in your blind spot?: 15%
When must you file a crash report?: if there is over $1000 in damage or personal injury and the crash was on public roads
How long do you have to file a crash report?: 5 days
Who must recive a copy of the report?: police, insurance, RMV
*save one for yourself
Should you buy a used car if you can't get the title?: NO
What cars need title and registration?: all vehicles
What are the two types of registration?: new and used
What does M.E.E.S.T. stand for?: Massachusetts Enhanced Emissions Safety Test
What is the purpose of M.E.E.S.T.?: to keep the air clean
How often must the emissons be tested?: every other year
If a car is pulled over and needs an inspection, who is responsible?: the person driving the car
What are the three processes in an inspection?: -visual/data
-saftey test
-sticker
What is it important to have before getting an inspeciton?: registration, tickets paid etc., make sure basic things are working
Where must you have your licence plate?: Attached to the front and rear of your car.
Can the exhaust be altered?: no
How much can you alter the height of your car?: 2 in.
Why would you get a black reject sticker?: if the car failed emissions
Why would you get a red reject sticker?: if the car failed safety
How much time do you have to repair an emissions problem?: 60 days
How much time to you have to repair a safety problem: It must be fixed immeadiatly
*but you are allowed seven days
If the car fails, where must it be reinspected?: at the same place it was inspected the first time
How long do you have to get a new car inspected?: 7 days
What is a suspention?: when you give up your right to drive
What is it when your licences is revoked?: when your right to drive has been taken away
What must you do to get your licence back after it has been suspended?: pay a reinstate fee
What must you do to get your licence back after it has been revoked?: Apply for a Learner's Permit and take a road test
*your licence will probably have restrictions
When can your licence be taken for immediate threat?: When you pose and immediate threat to public a police officer can take you licence on the spot
What happens if you licence is taken for impropler operation?: They bring you to a hearing to determine if you should or shouldn't be allowed to drive
What is the penalty for 3 speeding tickets in 1 year?: JOL-1 year suspention
over 18- 30 day suspention
What is the penalty for 5 surchargeable events in 3 years?: -required to take Driver ReTraining Program
* within 90 days or indefinite suspention
What is the penalty for 7 surchargeable events in 3 years?: -required to take Driver ReTraining Program
* within 90 days or
-60 day suspention
What is a habitual offender?: a person who gets 3 majors or 12 major/minors in 4 years
What is the penalty for a habitual offender?: loose licence for 4 years
What is the penalty for a drug offense?: you loose your licence for 1-5 years
Where is the apex of a turn?: When the pillar lines up with the corner
What does a pentagon sign mean?: school zone
What does a verticle rectangle sign mean?: regulation
What does a horizontal rectangle sign mean?: guide/information
What does a dimond sign mean?: warning
How fast should you go on an exit/entrance ramp?: 45 mph

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