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1. How can the driver anticipate a change in traffic signals as he approaches an in
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tersection?
Answer Look well ahead for stale green lights, to avoid running through late.
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2. If your vehicle is 38 feet in length, what "timed-
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interval" count would you use under ideal road and traffic conditions?
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Answer 4 seconds. Round to nearest 10 feet and divide by 10.
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3. What conditions should the driver consider when deciding upon a safe driv
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ing speed?
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Answer 1. Road condition (rain)
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2. Tire condition (tread, inflation)
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3. Brake condition (adjustment)
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4. Light condition (glare, shadows)
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5. Visibility condition (dusk, rain, smoke, dust)
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6. Traffic density (vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists)
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,7. Load condition (weight, length, width, type)
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8. Driver condition (fatigue, tension)
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4. In what way does the slow driver create a traffic hazard?
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Answer Slow drivers create hazards from vehicles following too close or trying to pass
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them, which increases their risk of an accident from the rear and the side.
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5. In what way does the fast driver create a traffic hazard?
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Answer Fast drivers increase their chance for collision by reducing stopping distance and
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6. What is the minimum following distance the driver of a commercial vehicle ma
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intains when following another commercial vehicle outside of a business or resi
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dential district?
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Answer 200 feet, 2 second rule, take car length to the nearest ten feet and divide by 10,
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1 car length per 10 mph
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7. What is the most effective way to deal with a "tail-gater"?
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Answer Make sure to observe them carefully and help them to safely pass you.
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8. What is the surest method of reducing stopping distance?
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Answer Drive slower. g g
9. What is meant by "The Danger Zone" of a vehicle?
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Answer The area in front of the vehicle in which it cannot stop
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, 10. What defensive measures can the driver take as he approaches any inter-
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Answer 1. Never enter an intersection at a speed at which you cannot stop safely.
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2. Do not assume you have the right of way.
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3. Look well ahead for stale green lights.
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4. Position your vehicle into the proper lane well before the turn at the intersection.
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5. Do not depend on other drivers.
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6. Never pass at the approach to or in an intersection.
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11. If the weight of the vehicle is doubled, how many times must the stopping pow
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er be increased?
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