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| Teen Drivers are more likely to be involved in a crash when |
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| They are driving with teenage passengers |
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| Drivers who eat and drink while driving |
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| Have trouble controlling their vehicles |
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| Preparing to smoke and smoking while driving |
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| Are distracting activites |
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| The top major crash type for 16 year old drivers in PA is |
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| single vehicle/run off the road |
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| When passing a bicyclist, you should |
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| Move to the far left as possible |
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| When you drive through an area where children are playing, you should expect them |
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| To run out in front of you without looking |
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| If you are driving behind a motorcycle, you must |
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| Allow the motorcycle to use the complete lane |
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| When traveling behind a motorcycle |
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| Allow at least 4 seconds of following distance. |
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| You need to use extra caution when driving near a pedestrian using a white cane, because |
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| When driving near a blind pedestrian who is carrying a white cane or using a guide dog, you should |
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| slow down and be prepared to stop |
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| Who must yield when a driver is turning anda pedestrian is crossing without a traffic light? |
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| An orange triangle on the back of a vehicle indicates that the vehicle |
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| Travels are slower speeds than normal traffic |
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| At night, it's hardest to see |
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| When a truck driver behinds you wants to pass your vehicle, your speed should |
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| remain steady or decrease |
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| When sharing the road with a truck, it is important to remember that, in general trucks |
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| Take longer distances than cars to stop |
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| If you stop at a railroad crossing with more than one track |
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| Wait until you have a clear view of both tracks. |
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| If you are following a truck that swings left before making a right turn at an intersection, you should remember that it's very dangerousto |
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| It's very dangerous to try to squeeze between the truck and the curb to make a right turn. |
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| The only time you do not have to stop for a school bus whose red lights are flashing and stop arm is extended is when you |
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| Are driving on the opposite side of a divided highway. |
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| When a school bus has it's lights flashing and its stop arm extended, you must |
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| Stop at least 10 feet away from the bus |
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| After a train has passed, you should |
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| check again for approaching trains and proceed with caution |
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| If you need to slow down or stop when other drivers may not expect it, you should |
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| quickly tap your brake pedal a few times |
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| when you are planning to make a turn, you should activate your turn signals |
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| 3 -4 seconds before you reach the intersection |
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| before passing another vehicle, you should |
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| give the proper turn signal to show you are changing lanes |
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| your blind spot is the are aof the road |
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| you cannot see without moving your head |
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| before passing another vehicle, you should signal |
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| early enough so others know your plans |
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| Before changing lanes on a multi-lane highway, you should |
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| check your mirrors and blindspots |
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| When you park on the roadway, you should |
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| use your four-way flashers |
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| before backing up, you should |
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| turn your head and look through the rear window |
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| to help avoid crashes, you should |
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| communicate with other drivers on the road |
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| If your turn signals fail, you should use ___ _____ to indicate you are turning |
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| when traveling below 40 miles per hour on a limited access highway, you should |
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| use your four-way flashers |
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| you should honk your horn when you |
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| see a child who is about to run into the street |
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| you must use your headlights when other vehicles are not visible from ____ feet away |
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| If a vehicle using high beams comes towards you, you should |
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| If a vehicle using high beams comes towards you, you should look towards ____ of the road. |
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| you may honk your horn when you |
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| have lost control of your car |
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| your brake lights tell other drivers that you |
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| are slowing down or stopping |
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| before turning, you should |
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| if another can is in danger of hitting you, you should |
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| If you feel tired while driving, the best thing to do is |
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| The effect that lack of sleep has on your safe driving ability is the same as |
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| The effect that alcohol has |
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| teenagers should try to get at least ____ hours of sleep each night to avoid the risk of drowsy crashes |
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| If another driver cuts you off in traffic, you should |
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| If someone is driving aggressively behind you, you should |
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| Try to get out of the aggressive driver's way. |
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| For the average person, how many minutes does the body need to process the alcohol in one drink? |
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| ______ limits your concentration, perception, judgement, and memory |
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| Even the smallest amount of alcohol |
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| taking drugs along with alcohol |
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| increases the risk of causing a crash |
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| as alcohol builds up in your blood, it |
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| slows downs your reactions |
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| if your blood alcohol is .04, you |
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| are 2 -7 times more likely to have a crash than a person who has not consumed any |
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| when you hear a fire engine sire, you must |
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| pull over to the side of the road and stop |
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| if you have a tire blowout, you should |
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| let the car slow to a stop |
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| if your car breaksdown on a highway, you should |
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| use your four way flashers to warn other drivers |
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| when you see an emergency vehicle with flashing lights, you must |
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| pull to the curb and stop |
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| when driving on a one way st with an emergency vehicle with flashing lights, you must |
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| drive towards the nearest road side and stop |
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| after an emergency vehicle passes with it's siren on, you must |
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| avoid driving closer than 500 feet behind the emergency vehicle |
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| crashes in work zones are most commonly the result of |
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| carelessness and speeding |
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| when driving through a work zone, its a good safety practice to |
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| lengthen your following distance - by double |
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| on a two way streets or highways, you should start left turns |
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| to turn left on multi-lane streets and highways, you should start from |
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| on a two-lane road, you may pass another vehicle on the right when |
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| the driver you are passing is making a left turn |
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| to pass a slower moving vehicle on a two lane road, you must |
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| use the lane that belongs to oncoming traffic |
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| The most important thing to remember about speed management and curves is to |
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| slow down before you enter the curb |
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| Drivers entering a roundabout or traffic circle |
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| must yield to drivers in the roundabout or traffic circle |
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| the law gives____ the right of way at intersections |
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| at an intersection iwth a stop sign, you should stop and |
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| look left first, then right, then left again |
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| when entering a highway from an entrance ramp, you should generally |
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| accelerate to the speed of traffic |
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| when exiting a highway, you should slow down |
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| once you have moved into the exit lane |
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| when driving on afreeway entrance ramp, you should look for a gap in freeway traffic by |
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| looking in your mirrors and turning your head to look over your shoulder |
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| if you want to get off a freeway, but you missed your exit, you should |
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| go to the nearest exit, and get off of the freeway there |
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| you are waiting to turn left at a multi-lane intersection, and opposing traffic is blocking your view, you should |
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| wait until you can see al the lanes you need to cross before going ahead with your turn |
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| when no signs, signals or police tell you what to do at an intersection, the law states that |
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| drivers turning left must yield to drivers going straight through the intersection |
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| highway hypnosis is a driver condition that can result from |
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| staring at the roadway for long periods of time |
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| when passing on a multi-lane highway |
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| be sure the passing lane is clear |
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| the "four second rule" refers to how one should |
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| its best to keep a space cushion |
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| on all sides of the vehicle |
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| allowing a space cushion is important because it |
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| allows you time to react to situations |
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| Allow a larger space cushion when stopping |
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| When making a turn, you must ___ your speed |
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| When driving in traffic, it's safest to |
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| drive with the flow of traffic |
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| The maximum speed limit in this state is |
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| you are on a four lane road |
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| Drive below the posted speed limit when |
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| Anything makes conditions less than perfect |
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| The amount of space you need to cross traffic depends on the |
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| road and weather and conditions of oncoming traffic |
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| Your ability to stop is affected by |
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| The condition of the road. |
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| Which of the following is true about the sped at which you travel? |
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| The safe speed to drive depends on many conditions |
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| To Prepare for anything coming up in the road ahead, you should |
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| Continually scan the entire road and roadsides |
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| At highway speeds, on a dry road, a safe following distance it at least |
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| 4 seconds of following distance from the car ahead of you |
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| What can you do to avoid the need to make emergency (or panic) stops while driving in traffic |
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| Look ahead and maintain a safe following distance |
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| When faced with one oncoming car to the left and a bicyclist to the right, you should |
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| Let the car pass and then pass the bike |
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| If an oncoming driver is heading toward you in your lane, you should |
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| Steer right, blow your horn, and brake |
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| If the rear of your vehicle starts to skid left, you should |
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| The most effective thing you can do to reduce your risk of getting injured or killed in a traffic crash is |
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| When driving on slick roads, you should |
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| Which of the following is true about driving on a wet roadway |
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| As you drive faster, your tires become less effective |
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| When driving on slippery roads, you should |
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| Increase your following distance |
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| When driving on wet roads, you should |
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| drive 5 - 10 miles below the speed limit |
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| When driving on wet roads, you should |
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| increase following distance to 5 or 6 seconds |
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| Roads freeze more quickly when they are |
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| roads become very quickly when |
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| for the first 10 -15 min of a rain storm |
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| hydroplaning is usually caused by |
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| hydroplaning can be helped by driving |
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| when driving in fog, you should your ____ |
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| compared to driving during the day, driving at night is |
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| anything that requires you to ___ could cause you to crash |
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| ALL OF THE ABOVE take your eyes off the road, take your hands off the wheel, take your attention away from the driving task |
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| distracted drivers are at greater risk of a crash when they are using which of the following |
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| ALL OF THe ABOVE, CD player, radio, cell phone, |
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| when you are in a line of traffic that is crossing a railroad track that has no signals or gates |
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| You need to make sure there is space to get all the way across the tracks without stopping before you cross |
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| When approaching a stopped school bus with its red lights flashing and its stop arm extended, you mus |
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| stop and remain stopped until the red lights stop flashing and the arm has been withdrawn |
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