DEFENSIVE DRIVING END OF COURSE 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RANKED A+
✔✔You should give more space to bicyclists, pedestrians, and motorcyclists in bad
weather because it affects them even more. - ✔✔---
✔✔To countersteer against gusts, do not drive faster - ✔✔
✔✔Wet pavement contributes to over 1 million collisions each year. - ✔✔---
✔✔To be prepared for wet weather, check your windshield wipers, headlights, brake
lights, and tires. - ✔✔---
✔✔For recovery from hydroplaning, apply gradual pressure to brakes. - ✔✔---
✔✔If a hurricane is coming, you should move inland and avoid low areas. - ✔✔---
✔✔High-beam headlights are NOT a good tool to use when driving in fog - ✔✔---
✔✔Prepare for winter weather by keeping maintenance up-to-date. - ✔✔---
✔✔It's a good idea to have a cell phone, water, and a blanket in your car in case of
emergencies. - ✔✔---
✔✔Your stopping distance (or ability to stop) will be affected by icy roads - ✔✔---
✔✔Making sure your tires are ready for winter is one of the most important things you
can do to prepare for winter. - ✔✔---
✔✔6 inches of water will cause tires to lose traction and make them slide - ✔✔---
✔✔If your vehicle overheats, you should wait at least 20 minutes for your engine to cool
before opening the hood - ✔✔---
✔✔If you see this symbol your engine is overheating - ✔✔
✔✔It causes the engine to run roughly or stall, as the gasoline turns to vapor and
ceases to flow to the carburetor. - ✔✔---
✔✔Turn signals should be used when turning, changing lanes, or pulling away from the
curb. - ✔✔---
, ✔✔You continuously need to slow down and stop in a city environment because of
drastic changes in traffic flow and numerous traffic lights. - ✔✔---
✔✔One of the greatest dangers in rural driving environments is drivers getting too
relaxed in open spaces and speeding. - ✔✔---
✔✔A dog must be properly secured if riding in the bed of a truck or trailer. - ✔✔---
✔✔Avoiding a collision with an animal by swerving or hitting the brakes can be even
more dangerous than hitting the animal. - ✔✔---
✔✔Highways and freeways usually consist of 2-4 lanes of traffic going in one direction. -
✔✔---
✔✔Slow down on the highway when you pass a crash scene, come upon heavy traffic,
and at night. - ✔✔---
✔✔Traffic flow and volume is controlled by entrance ramps on highways and freeways -
✔✔---
✔✔The lane you use to join the highway and increase your speed is called the merging
lane. - ✔✔---
✔✔A detour is an alternate route provided when road conditions are bad - ✔✔---
✔✔Headlights should be used whenever you can't see vehicles up to 1000 feet away. -
✔✔---
✔✔Lower your headlights within 500 feet of an approaching vehicle, within 300 feet
behind a vehicle, and when driving in fog, heavy rain, snow, sleet, or dust. - ✔✔---
✔✔Braking distance is the total time it takes your car to come to a complete stop after
you've "hit your brakes." - ✔✔---
✔✔The faster you drive, the less traction you'll have. - ✔✔---
✔✔Your vehicle's weight and tires have an impact on traction - ✔✔---
✔✔Snow, ice, and leaves can all make the road slippery and cause you to lose traction.
- ✔✔---
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RANKED A+
✔✔You should give more space to bicyclists, pedestrians, and motorcyclists in bad
weather because it affects them even more. - ✔✔---
✔✔To countersteer against gusts, do not drive faster - ✔✔
✔✔Wet pavement contributes to over 1 million collisions each year. - ✔✔---
✔✔To be prepared for wet weather, check your windshield wipers, headlights, brake
lights, and tires. - ✔✔---
✔✔For recovery from hydroplaning, apply gradual pressure to brakes. - ✔✔---
✔✔If a hurricane is coming, you should move inland and avoid low areas. - ✔✔---
✔✔High-beam headlights are NOT a good tool to use when driving in fog - ✔✔---
✔✔Prepare for winter weather by keeping maintenance up-to-date. - ✔✔---
✔✔It's a good idea to have a cell phone, water, and a blanket in your car in case of
emergencies. - ✔✔---
✔✔Your stopping distance (or ability to stop) will be affected by icy roads - ✔✔---
✔✔Making sure your tires are ready for winter is one of the most important things you
can do to prepare for winter. - ✔✔---
✔✔6 inches of water will cause tires to lose traction and make them slide - ✔✔---
✔✔If your vehicle overheats, you should wait at least 20 minutes for your engine to cool
before opening the hood - ✔✔---
✔✔If you see this symbol your engine is overheating - ✔✔
✔✔It causes the engine to run roughly or stall, as the gasoline turns to vapor and
ceases to flow to the carburetor. - ✔✔---
✔✔Turn signals should be used when turning, changing lanes, or pulling away from the
curb. - ✔✔---
, ✔✔You continuously need to slow down and stop in a city environment because of
drastic changes in traffic flow and numerous traffic lights. - ✔✔---
✔✔One of the greatest dangers in rural driving environments is drivers getting too
relaxed in open spaces and speeding. - ✔✔---
✔✔A dog must be properly secured if riding in the bed of a truck or trailer. - ✔✔---
✔✔Avoiding a collision with an animal by swerving or hitting the brakes can be even
more dangerous than hitting the animal. - ✔✔---
✔✔Highways and freeways usually consist of 2-4 lanes of traffic going in one direction. -
✔✔---
✔✔Slow down on the highway when you pass a crash scene, come upon heavy traffic,
and at night. - ✔✔---
✔✔Traffic flow and volume is controlled by entrance ramps on highways and freeways -
✔✔---
✔✔The lane you use to join the highway and increase your speed is called the merging
lane. - ✔✔---
✔✔A detour is an alternate route provided when road conditions are bad - ✔✔---
✔✔Headlights should be used whenever you can't see vehicles up to 1000 feet away. -
✔✔---
✔✔Lower your headlights within 500 feet of an approaching vehicle, within 300 feet
behind a vehicle, and when driving in fog, heavy rain, snow, sleet, or dust. - ✔✔---
✔✔Braking distance is the total time it takes your car to come to a complete stop after
you've "hit your brakes." - ✔✔---
✔✔The faster you drive, the less traction you'll have. - ✔✔---
✔✔Your vehicle's weight and tires have an impact on traction - ✔✔---
✔✔Snow, ice, and leaves can all make the road slippery and cause you to lose traction.
- ✔✔---
