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| Weariness resulting from too much physical or mental exertion. |
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| The number of times an activity is repeated. |
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| The length of time you engage in a specific task. |
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| A break from activity that created fatigue. |
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| To make allowances, as in compensating while driving impaired with a cold or the flu. |
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| A colorless, odorless, highly poisonous gas; a by-product of burning fuel. |
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| A condition of not being at ease. |
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| Driver Evaluation Facility |
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| A special center where individuals with physical disabilities undergo a comprehensive medical assessment to determine their potential to drive. |
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| The lack of paying attention, or the inability to focus on some relevant action. |
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| Any thing or situation that draws your mind off the task at hand. |
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| A combination of dangerous acts committed while driving. |
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| A criminal act directed against another person through physical violence while driving. |
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| A feeling of disappointment, exasperation, or weariness caused by aims being thwarted or desires unsatisfied. |
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| The influence of friends who are in your age group. |
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| Rules or normal standards of behavior that govern how people behave in different situations. |
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| Behaviors that satisfy people's needs for comfortably interacting with one another. |
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| Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) |
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| The percentage of alcohol in a person's blood. |
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| Interpreting something that is not in motion. |
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| Visually interpreting something that is in motion. |
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| Drugs that can be purchased legally in drugstores and supermarkets with a doctor's prescription. |
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| Drugs you can purchase at a pharmacy or drugstore after receiving a doctor's prescription. |
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| Depressants are drugs that slow down, or depress the central nervous system. |
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| Drugs that speed up, or stimulate, the central nervous system. |
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| Mind altering drugs that change the way a person thinks, sees, and acts, all of which impair driving ability. |
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| Narcotics have a strong depressant effect and create a euphoria that can quickly become a serious addiction. |
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| The interaction of one drug with another to enhance the effect of one or both. |
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| The parts of a motor vehicle that transmit power from the engine to the wheels; the engine, transmission, and clutch. |
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| Replacing a number of parts in the ignition system and making several ignition and fuel adjustments to ensure that the engine runs properly. |
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| Metal pipes that collect unburned gases as they come from the engine and carry those gases to the muffler. |
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| A device in the exhaust system that reduces engine noise. |
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| An antipollution device, part of the exhaust system, that reduces harmful emissions. |
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| A unit that stores an electrical charge and furnishes current. |
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| A generator that produces the electricity needed to run a vehicle and its electrical devices. |
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| Engine Control Module (ECM) |
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| Controls electrical and other engine systems in many cars. |
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| A liquid added to a motor vehicle's radiator to reduce heat. |
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| A cooling device that air-cools liquid pumped from the engine. |
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| A substance with a low freezing point, usually added to the liquid in a vehicle's radiator to prevent freezing. |
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| A device that cushions a vehicle's frame against the impact of bumps in the road. |
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| A suspension unit that contains both a spring and a shock absorber. |
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| The pressure created by a liquid being forced through an opening or tube. |
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| A brake in which pressure squeezes the brake pads against a flat metal wheel disc, producing the friction needed to stop the wheel from turning. |
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| A brake in which fluid pressure causes the brake shoes to push against the brake lining, which then presses against the round hollow metal drum inside the wheel. This creates friction, which slows and stops the wheel's turning motion. |
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| The outer surface of a tire, with its pattern of grooves and ridges. |
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