Driver Education Program Questions and Answers Rated A

Driver Education Program Questions and Answers Rated A What is "creeping?" very slow & steady movement being a stalker smooth acceleration very slow & steady movement What turning technique does NC endorse? hand-over-hand shuffle bottom-to-top hand-over-hand What does HTS stand for: Highway Transportation System Highway Transport Solutions Highway Terminal Stopping Highway Transportation System What are the main problems of SUVs? high center of gravity low center of gravity transaxle system steering high center of gravity What is the purpose of a NC driver's license? reduce unreasonable risks increase taxes punish students reduce unreasonable risks Why does NC have the Graduated License Law? reduce accidents pass driver education courses to exceed DOT expectations reduce accidents Why does NC enforce the Dropout Prevention law? increase graduation frustrate students increase taxes increase graduation Commercial Driver's License use identical written & road tests. false true mainly false but mostly true false How many persons per day die while on the organ transplant waiting list? 7 10 15 7 The 3 classifications of traffic signs are: Regulatory, Warning, & Guide Red, Black, Orange Regulation, Stop, Yield Regulatory, Warning, & Guide Emergency vehicles always have the absolute right of way. false true mainly false but mostly true false Solid green arrows found on left-turn traffic signals indicate: drivers do not yield to oncoming traffic drivers yield to oncoming traffic drivers must yield to oncoming traffic drivers do not yield to oncoming traffic Drivers in all 50 can make right-hand turns on red after a full stop. true false mainly false but mostly true True Blue pavement markings are used to indicate: handicapped parking waterway incumbent informational services handicapped parking High Occupancy Vehicles (HOV) lanes are marked with: white diamond yellow diamond red diamond white diamond Aim high in steering means you should: Look 12-15 seconds ahead of your vehicle Look 5-10 seconds ahead of your vehicle Look 3-5 second ahead of your vehicle Look 12-15 seconds ahead of your vehicle In poor weather drivers should: increase distance between other vehicles increase aiming high in steering increase your braking increase distance between other vehicles The IPDE process stands for: Identify, Predicting, Decide, Execute Identify, Pedestrians, Dogs, Equally Identify, Properly, Decoding, Excellence Identify, Predicting, Decide, Execute The DMV eye test measures: visual acuity fringe vision peripheral vision visual acuity Two mental effects of emotions are: distraction & reaction crying & screaming loud & soft distraction & reaction "Lifetime Risk" is: risk taking is cumulative risk taking is slower risk taking is relevant risk taking is cumulative What type of alcohol do people drink in beer? Ethanol Propanol Methanol Ethanol Alcohol is eliminated from the body by: liver, breath, sweat glands sleep, water, urinating caffeine, aspirin, walks liver, breath, sweat glands Selling alcohol to underage persons results in: $250 fine & 25 hours of community service $200 fine & 10 hours of community service underage persons are going to drink $250 fine & 25 hours of community service Non-alcohol related traffic deaths are at least: 18% 20% 30% 30% Marijuana is considered by the medical profession as: hallucinogen depressant stimulant hallucinogen Gravity effects acceleration does not affect acceleration is a force that pushes away affects acceleration Stopping on wet asphalt takes: 25% longer 20% longer 30% longer 25% longer Force of impact is: less severe the longer the distance less severe the shorter the distance relative less severe the longer the distance NC requires: Personal Injury Liability & Property Damage Liability Financial Responsibility & Personal Injury Liability "No-Fault" Insurance & Financial Responsibilty Personal Injury Liability & Property Damage Liability NC has "No-Fault" Insurance. false true mostly false but mainly true false Your chance of being killed outside your vehicle is: 25 times greater 30 times greater 50 times greater 25 times greater It is a federal requirement to have side impact airbags for all airbags by: 2013 2015 Timing chains: may not need replacing need replacing every 60,000 miles always should be replaced may not need replacing Driving more fuel efficiently means: drive 45-50 MPH drive 50-60 MPH drive 60-70 MPH drive 45-50 MPH What percent of fatal accidents occur at night? 60 50 30 60 When in doubt slow down speed up shuffle between the two slow down Developing automatic responses to emergencies is critical to the total driving task is not critical to the total driving task is optional to the total driving task is critical to the total driving task Aid an injured driver never move unless there is a danger of fire or another collision move regardless highways are far too dangerous move to a safe location never move unless there is a danger of fire or another collision