The fatality rate per million miles driven for drivers under the age of twenty is: - Answers
-Higher than other drivers.
Per miles driven, novice drivers have a crash rate ___ times higher than experienced
drivers. - Answers -4
Driver error contributes to approximately: - Answers -90% of all traffic crashes.
How often should you perform pre-driving tests? - Answers -Every time you drive.
Your vehicle is parked at the curb. As you approach it, you should: - Answers -Approach
the driver's door facing traffic.
As you approach your vehicle and perform checks it is not necessary to always: -
Answers -Check the spare tire for inflation.
When conducting outside-the-vehicle checks, you should inspect your: - Answers -
Headlights
While ensuring that your tires are properly inflated during a pre-driving check, you
should also check: - Answers -Headlights, brake lights, turn signals and taillights, the
direction your tires point.
What is not part of a normal under-the-hood check? - Answers -Checking the shock
absorbers.
If you put groceries in your vehicle, they should be: - Answers -In the trunk or in a cargo
net.
When adjusting a safety belt, it is best to: - Answers -Wear it as low as possible over
your hips.
The high/low beam headlight switch on some older model vehicles may be located on
the floor, beneath the parking brake pedal. T or F - Answers -True
, Safety belts help keep a driver behind the steering wheel and in control during a crash.
T or F - Answers -False
When you adjust your side mirrors, position as if you were driving. T or F - Answers -
True
When your mirrors are properly adjusted, how is your rearview mirror placed? - Answers
-Adjusted, allowing you to see as much of the rearview window as possible.
Vehicle acceleration will produce a weight shift from: - Answers -Front to rear.
When the vehicle is stopped or traveling at a constant speed, the suspension load is: -
Answers -Stable.
Steering quickly results in: - Answers -A shift of weight from one side of the vehicle to
the other.
To operate a vehicle smoothly and safely you should direct your attention ahead: -
Answers -20-30 seconds.
Your eyes see: - Answers -What your brain directs them to look at.
It is more difficult to steer if you fail to: - Answers -Maintain an upright seating position.
When steering using the hand-to-hand method: - Answers -Both hands will always
maintain contact with the steering wheel.
When driving, it is best to place: - Answers -Your foot in front of the brake and pivot to
the accelerator.
To steer a vehicle smoothly and precisely you need: - Answers -A visual target to use a
reference point.
In the event of an emergency, if you are driving a vehicle equipped with an anti-lock
braking system (ABS), apply maximum pressure to the brake pedal to activate the
system. T or F - Answers -True
Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS): - Answers -Help drivers maintain steering ability under
hard braking.
When you shift to reverse you should: - Answers -Press the brake pedal.
The first step to ensure the path behind the vehicle is clear prior to backing is: -
Answers -If possible, check behind your vehicle before entering the vehicle.
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