MARYLAND DRIVING IMPROVEMENT STUDY SET EXAM
2025 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Pedestrians - ✔✔-Give pedestrians a human dimension. You can't predict what they
will do. Slow down!
-yield the right of way to pedestrians in crosswalks.
-Never wave pedestrians across the street. In heavy traffic areas, other drivers might
not see you waving the pedestrians across and could hit them.
-Watch for children in residential areas, school zones, and playgrounds, especially on
school days, holidays, or during the summer.
✔✔Bicyclists - ✔✔-Pay extra attention when a bicyclist is present.
-Be courteous to bicyclists.
-Make sure the bicyclist knows you are there to avoid surprises and collisions.
✔✔Motorcycles - ✔✔Limited side vision than other vehicles, cooperate with
motorcyclists, common sense, courtesy, use what if, safe following distance.
✔✔Animals - ✔✔At night use high-beam headlights to increase your vision and time to
react, as long as you do so in a legal manner which does not blind oncoming motorists.
- Sounding your car horn may also cause the animal to "run off the road."
✔✔Animals (U) - ✔✔-Never attempt to go to the left, into the oncoming traffic lane. This
causes the potential for a head-on crash with the other traffic.
-Make no sudden steering wheel moves that would cause the vehicle to swerve.
- Move to the right side of your lane.
✔✔Alcohol Impairment - ✔✔Take responsibility for yourself—if you are drinking, do not
drive or allow family if they drink
✔✔Prescription Drugs - ✔✔Even if not illegal, be careful. It can interfere with the ability
to drive, and those drugs often have a warning on the label and people should pay
attention to those.
✔✔Distracted Driving - ✔✔take our attention away from driving. They also increase the
risk of a collision.
, visual-take eyes of road
mental-takes mind off driving
physical-takes hands of wheel
✔✔Mental/Cognitive Distractions - ✔✔Inattention occurs when you are involved in
secondary tasks. Even thinking about something else, such as work or school or a
conversation with others, can take your mind off of driving.
✔✔Managing Distractions BEFORE Driving - ✔✔-Make adjustments to vehicle controls
-know where your going
-Leave an outgoing message
-Enter information into your GPS
-Turn phone off or silent
✔✔Managing Distractions WHILE Driving - ✔✔-Do not do several tasks, such as
reading, writing notes, drinking a beverage, or having an intense conversation while
driving.
-Do not reach down or behind your seat, pick up items from the floor, open the glove
compartment, or clean the inside windows while driving.
✔✔Sleep Duration & Deficits - ✔✔If you are not getting enough sleep, or are not getting
consistent hours of sleep per night, consider changing your sleeping habits. It only takes
a second of nodding off to change your life forever.
✔✔Aggressive Driving - ✔✔When other drivers are acting out behind the wheel, it is
commonly referred to as aggressive driving. It is best to avoid aggravating the situation.
✔✔impaired driving - ✔✔Driving under the influence of alcohol and/or all other drugs
✔✔You find that you are becoming aggravated or choosing unsafe, aggressive
behaviors, what three steps can you take to regain control? - ✔✔Reflect, Reframe,
Refocus
✔✔Six Most Unsafe Driving Behaviors - ✔✔• Improper speed
• Violating right-of-way
• Driving left of center
• Turning improperly
• Passing or overtaking improperly
• Following too closely
2025 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Pedestrians - ✔✔-Give pedestrians a human dimension. You can't predict what they
will do. Slow down!
-yield the right of way to pedestrians in crosswalks.
-Never wave pedestrians across the street. In heavy traffic areas, other drivers might
not see you waving the pedestrians across and could hit them.
-Watch for children in residential areas, school zones, and playgrounds, especially on
school days, holidays, or during the summer.
✔✔Bicyclists - ✔✔-Pay extra attention when a bicyclist is present.
-Be courteous to bicyclists.
-Make sure the bicyclist knows you are there to avoid surprises and collisions.
✔✔Motorcycles - ✔✔Limited side vision than other vehicles, cooperate with
motorcyclists, common sense, courtesy, use what if, safe following distance.
✔✔Animals - ✔✔At night use high-beam headlights to increase your vision and time to
react, as long as you do so in a legal manner which does not blind oncoming motorists.
- Sounding your car horn may also cause the animal to "run off the road."
✔✔Animals (U) - ✔✔-Never attempt to go to the left, into the oncoming traffic lane. This
causes the potential for a head-on crash with the other traffic.
-Make no sudden steering wheel moves that would cause the vehicle to swerve.
- Move to the right side of your lane.
✔✔Alcohol Impairment - ✔✔Take responsibility for yourself—if you are drinking, do not
drive or allow family if they drink
✔✔Prescription Drugs - ✔✔Even if not illegal, be careful. It can interfere with the ability
to drive, and those drugs often have a warning on the label and people should pay
attention to those.
✔✔Distracted Driving - ✔✔take our attention away from driving. They also increase the
risk of a collision.
, visual-take eyes of road
mental-takes mind off driving
physical-takes hands of wheel
✔✔Mental/Cognitive Distractions - ✔✔Inattention occurs when you are involved in
secondary tasks. Even thinking about something else, such as work or school or a
conversation with others, can take your mind off of driving.
✔✔Managing Distractions BEFORE Driving - ✔✔-Make adjustments to vehicle controls
-know where your going
-Leave an outgoing message
-Enter information into your GPS
-Turn phone off or silent
✔✔Managing Distractions WHILE Driving - ✔✔-Do not do several tasks, such as
reading, writing notes, drinking a beverage, or having an intense conversation while
driving.
-Do not reach down or behind your seat, pick up items from the floor, open the glove
compartment, or clean the inside windows while driving.
✔✔Sleep Duration & Deficits - ✔✔If you are not getting enough sleep, or are not getting
consistent hours of sleep per night, consider changing your sleeping habits. It only takes
a second of nodding off to change your life forever.
✔✔Aggressive Driving - ✔✔When other drivers are acting out behind the wheel, it is
commonly referred to as aggressive driving. It is best to avoid aggravating the situation.
✔✔impaired driving - ✔✔Driving under the influence of alcohol and/or all other drugs
✔✔You find that you are becoming aggravated or choosing unsafe, aggressive
behaviors, what three steps can you take to regain control? - ✔✔Reflect, Reframe,
Refocus
✔✔Six Most Unsafe Driving Behaviors - ✔✔• Improper speed
• Violating right-of-way
• Driving left of center
• Turning improperly
• Passing or overtaking improperly
• Following too closely
