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Hand to hand steering - Answer: Start with your hands at 9 and 3 o'clock or 8 and 4 o'clock
Do not cross your hands in the middle of the steering wheel
Keep your hands in these positions, even when making turns
Hand-Over-Hand Steering - Answer: Use this steering wheel method when you turn at low
speeds, park, or need to recover from a skid. To use this method:
1. Start with vour hands at 8 and 4 o'clock.
2. Reach across the steering wheel to grasp the opposite side.
3. Let go of the steering wheel with your other hand.
4. Reach across the arm still holding the wheel, grip the wheel, and pull up
One-Hand Steering - Answer: There are only two situations that may require steering with
one hand:
• When you are turning while backing up to see where you are going behind you. Place your
hand at the 12 oclock position on the steering wheel.
•When you are operating vehicle controls that require you to remove a hand from the
steering wheel.
Signaling left hand out - Answer: Signaling left turn
Signaling right hand towards the sky - Answer: Signaling right turn
Signaling left hand towards the floor - Answer: Signaling slow or stop
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,You should signal - Answer: At least 100 feet before you turn.
• Before every lane change.
• At least five seconds before you change lanes on a freeway.
• Before pulling next to the curb or away from the curb.
• Even when you do not see other vehicles around you.
• When you are almost through the intersection if you plan to turn shortly after crossing the
intersection.
Remember to turn off your signal when you no longer need it.
Using a horn - Answer: Avoid collisions.
• Alert oncoming traffic on narrow mountain roads where you cannot see at least 200 feet
ahead.
Using your headlights - Answer: Dim your high-beam headlights to low beams within 500
feet of a vehicle coming toward you or within 300 feet of a vehicle you are following. It is
illegal to drive using only parking lights.
Use your headlights when: - Answer: When it is too dark to see from 1,000 feet away.
• Beginning 30 minutes after sunset.
• Until 30 minutes before sunrise.
• In adverse weather. If you need to use your windshield wipers due to fog, rain, or snow,
you must turn on your low-beam headlights.
• When conditions (such as clouds, dust, smoke, or fog) prevent you from seeing other
vehicles.
• On mountain roads and tunnels (even on sunny days).
• When a road sign states that headlights must be on.
• To help other drivers see your vehicle, especially when the sun is low on the horizon.
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, Emergency lights - Answer: Turn on vour emergency flashers.
• Lightly tap your brake pedal three or four times.
• Use a hand signal when slowing and stopping.
Emergency lights for your car problems - Answer: Turn on your emergency flashers. If your
vehicle does not have emergency flashers, use your turn signals.
• If possible, pull off the road away from all traffic.
• If you cannot get completely off the road, stop where people can see you and your vehicle
from behind.
• Do not stop just over a hill or just around a curve. Other drivers may not see your vehicle
in time to avoid a collision.
• Call for emergency roadside assistance and stay in your vehicle until help arrives
Traffic lanes - Answer: A traffic lane is a section of road for a single line of traffic.
Single solid yellow line - Answer: marks the center of a road with two-way traffic. Do not
cross over this line into oncoming traffic. Do not pass a vehicle in front of you if there is only
one lane of traffic going your direction and a solid yellow line on your side of the road
Double Soild Yellow Lines - Answer: Do not pass over double solid yellow lines. Stay to the
right of these lines unless you are:
TEND
DIVIDED
ROAD
• In a high-occupancy vehicle
U-TURN
(HOV) carpool lane that has a designated entrance on the left.
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Hand to hand steering - Answer: Start with your hands at 9 and 3 o'clock or 8 and 4 o'clock
Do not cross your hands in the middle of the steering wheel
Keep your hands in these positions, even when making turns
Hand-Over-Hand Steering - Answer: Use this steering wheel method when you turn at low
speeds, park, or need to recover from a skid. To use this method:
1. Start with vour hands at 8 and 4 o'clock.
2. Reach across the steering wheel to grasp the opposite side.
3. Let go of the steering wheel with your other hand.
4. Reach across the arm still holding the wheel, grip the wheel, and pull up
One-Hand Steering - Answer: There are only two situations that may require steering with
one hand:
• When you are turning while backing up to see where you are going behind you. Place your
hand at the 12 oclock position on the steering wheel.
•When you are operating vehicle controls that require you to remove a hand from the
steering wheel.
Signaling left hand out - Answer: Signaling left turn
Signaling right hand towards the sky - Answer: Signaling right turn
Signaling left hand towards the floor - Answer: Signaling slow or stop
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,You should signal - Answer: At least 100 feet before you turn.
• Before every lane change.
• At least five seconds before you change lanes on a freeway.
• Before pulling next to the curb or away from the curb.
• Even when you do not see other vehicles around you.
• When you are almost through the intersection if you plan to turn shortly after crossing the
intersection.
Remember to turn off your signal when you no longer need it.
Using a horn - Answer: Avoid collisions.
• Alert oncoming traffic on narrow mountain roads where you cannot see at least 200 feet
ahead.
Using your headlights - Answer: Dim your high-beam headlights to low beams within 500
feet of a vehicle coming toward you or within 300 feet of a vehicle you are following. It is
illegal to drive using only parking lights.
Use your headlights when: - Answer: When it is too dark to see from 1,000 feet away.
• Beginning 30 minutes after sunset.
• Until 30 minutes before sunrise.
• In adverse weather. If you need to use your windshield wipers due to fog, rain, or snow,
you must turn on your low-beam headlights.
• When conditions (such as clouds, dust, smoke, or fog) prevent you from seeing other
vehicles.
• On mountain roads and tunnels (even on sunny days).
• When a road sign states that headlights must be on.
• To help other drivers see your vehicle, especially when the sun is low on the horizon.
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, Emergency lights - Answer: Turn on vour emergency flashers.
• Lightly tap your brake pedal three or four times.
• Use a hand signal when slowing and stopping.
Emergency lights for your car problems - Answer: Turn on your emergency flashers. If your
vehicle does not have emergency flashers, use your turn signals.
• If possible, pull off the road away from all traffic.
• If you cannot get completely off the road, stop where people can see you and your vehicle
from behind.
• Do not stop just over a hill or just around a curve. Other drivers may not see your vehicle
in time to avoid a collision.
• Call for emergency roadside assistance and stay in your vehicle until help arrives
Traffic lanes - Answer: A traffic lane is a section of road for a single line of traffic.
Single solid yellow line - Answer: marks the center of a road with two-way traffic. Do not
cross over this line into oncoming traffic. Do not pass a vehicle in front of you if there is only
one lane of traffic going your direction and a solid yellow line on your side of the road
Double Soild Yellow Lines - Answer: Do not pass over double solid yellow lines. Stay to the
right of these lines unless you are:
TEND
DIVIDED
ROAD
• In a high-occupancy vehicle
U-TURN
(HOV) carpool lane that has a designated entrance on the left.
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