Guam Chauffeur's License Study Guide – Qs & As
How can the driver anticipate a change in traffic signals as he approaches an
intersection? ✔️Ans - Look well ahead for stale green lights, to avoid
running through late.
If your vehicle is 38 feet in length, what "timed-interval" count would you use
under ideal road and traffic conditions? ✔️Ans - 4 seconds. Round to
nearest 10 feet and divide by 10.
What conditions should the driver consider when deciding upon a safe driving
speed? ✔️Ans - 1. Road condition (rain)
2. Tire condition (tread, inflation)
3. Brake condition (adjustment)
4. Light condition (glare, shadows)
5. Visibility condition (dusk, rain, smoke, dust)
6. Traffic density (vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists)
7. Load condition (weight, length, width, type)
8. Driver condition (fatigue, tension)
In what way does the slow driver create a traffic hazard? ✔️Ans - Slow
drivers create hazards from vehicles following too close or trying to pass
them, which increases their risk of an accident from the rear and the side.
In what way does the fast driver create a traffic hazard? ✔️Ans - Fast
drivers increase their chance for collision by reducing stopping distance and
increasing driving fatigue
What is the minimum following distance the driver of a commercial vehicle
maintains when following another commercial vehicle outside of a business or
residential district? ✔️Ans - 200 feet, 2 second rule, take car length to the
nearest ten feet and divide by 10, 1 car length per 10 mph
What is the most effective way to deal with a "tail-gater"? ✔️Ans - Make
sure to observe them carefully and help them to safely pass you.
What is the surest method of reducing stopping distance? ✔️Ans - Drive
slower.
, What is meant by "The Danger Zone" of a vehicle? ✔️Ans - The area in front
of the vehicle in which it cannot stop
What defensive measures can the driver take as he approaches any
intersection? ✔️Ans - 1. Never enter an intersection at a speed at which you
cannot stop safely.
2. Do not assume you have the right of way.
3. Look well ahead for stale green lights.
4. Position your vehicle into the proper lane well before the turn at the
intersection.
5. Do not depend on other drivers.
6. Never pass at the approach to or in an intersection.
If the weight of the vehicle is doubled, how many times must the stopping
power be increased? ✔️Ans - 2x
If the speed of the vehicle is doubled, by how many times must the braking
force be increased to stop the vehicle? ✔️Ans - 4x
If the weight and the speed of the vehicle is doubled, by how many times must
the braking force be increased to stop the vehicle? ✔️Ans - 8x
How many braking systems are required on every truck, truck-tractor or bus?
✔️Ans - Two: the service brake and the parking brake.
What is the best method of applying the brakes:
On a wet road surface?
To check the speed down a slight grade?
To check the speed down a steep grade? ✔️Ans - 1. Lightly snub the breaks
to prevent the wheels from locking.
2. By snubbing the breaks.
3. Select the lower gear ratios and with a steady break application
What determines the "safe speed" to proceed down any hill? ✔️Ans - The
speed which will allow safe stop at any time.
What is the purpose of an engine governor? ✔️Ans - To keep an engine's
RPM within safe limits.
How can the driver anticipate a change in traffic signals as he approaches an
intersection? ✔️Ans - Look well ahead for stale green lights, to avoid
running through late.
If your vehicle is 38 feet in length, what "timed-interval" count would you use
under ideal road and traffic conditions? ✔️Ans - 4 seconds. Round to
nearest 10 feet and divide by 10.
What conditions should the driver consider when deciding upon a safe driving
speed? ✔️Ans - 1. Road condition (rain)
2. Tire condition (tread, inflation)
3. Brake condition (adjustment)
4. Light condition (glare, shadows)
5. Visibility condition (dusk, rain, smoke, dust)
6. Traffic density (vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists)
7. Load condition (weight, length, width, type)
8. Driver condition (fatigue, tension)
In what way does the slow driver create a traffic hazard? ✔️Ans - Slow
drivers create hazards from vehicles following too close or trying to pass
them, which increases their risk of an accident from the rear and the side.
In what way does the fast driver create a traffic hazard? ✔️Ans - Fast
drivers increase their chance for collision by reducing stopping distance and
increasing driving fatigue
What is the minimum following distance the driver of a commercial vehicle
maintains when following another commercial vehicle outside of a business or
residential district? ✔️Ans - 200 feet, 2 second rule, take car length to the
nearest ten feet and divide by 10, 1 car length per 10 mph
What is the most effective way to deal with a "tail-gater"? ✔️Ans - Make
sure to observe them carefully and help them to safely pass you.
What is the surest method of reducing stopping distance? ✔️Ans - Drive
slower.
, What is meant by "The Danger Zone" of a vehicle? ✔️Ans - The area in front
of the vehicle in which it cannot stop
What defensive measures can the driver take as he approaches any
intersection? ✔️Ans - 1. Never enter an intersection at a speed at which you
cannot stop safely.
2. Do not assume you have the right of way.
3. Look well ahead for stale green lights.
4. Position your vehicle into the proper lane well before the turn at the
intersection.
5. Do not depend on other drivers.
6. Never pass at the approach to or in an intersection.
If the weight of the vehicle is doubled, how many times must the stopping
power be increased? ✔️Ans - 2x
If the speed of the vehicle is doubled, by how many times must the braking
force be increased to stop the vehicle? ✔️Ans - 4x
If the weight and the speed of the vehicle is doubled, by how many times must
the braking force be increased to stop the vehicle? ✔️Ans - 8x
How many braking systems are required on every truck, truck-tractor or bus?
✔️Ans - Two: the service brake and the parking brake.
What is the best method of applying the brakes:
On a wet road surface?
To check the speed down a slight grade?
To check the speed down a steep grade? ✔️Ans - 1. Lightly snub the breaks
to prevent the wheels from locking.
2. By snubbing the breaks.
3. Select the lower gear ratios and with a steady break application
What determines the "safe speed" to proceed down any hill? ✔️Ans - The
speed which will allow safe stop at any time.
What is the purpose of an engine governor? ✔️Ans - To keep an engine's
RPM within safe limits.
