DEFENSIVE DRIVING SCHOOL: Final
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Red light ✔✔Driver must stop
Yellow light ✔✔Clear the intersection, warns red will follow
Green light ✔✔Go when safe
Flashing yellow ✔✔Proceed with caution
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DEFENSIVE DRIVING SCHOOL: Final
Test Prep Already Passed
Red light ✔✔Driver must stop
Yellow light ✔✔Clear the intersection, warns red will follow
Green light ✔✔Go when safe
Flashing yellow ✔✔Proceed with caution
Flashing red ✔✔Same as a stop sign
Flashing yellow arrow ✔✔Yield to oncoming traffic, turn when safe
Green arrow ✔✔You may only go this direction
Red arrow ✔✔Stop
Stop before the... ✔✔Stop line, crosswalk, side walk, curb line
Smith system A ✔✔Aim high in steering
Smith system G ✔✔Get the big picture
Smith system k ✔✔Keep your eyes moving
Smith system L ✔✔Leave yourself an out
Smith system M ✔✔Make sure others see you
Blind spot ✔✔Area outside a vehicle that a driver cannot see without the driver turning their
head or adjusting mirrors.
Void area ✔✔Space surrounding the vehicle that is hidden from the drivers view
Closed zone/trap ✔✔Slow movers, brake lights, stop signs, construction etc.
Check one ✔✔Check rear view mirror every 5-8 seconds, before braking, after turning.
Yield to intersections ✔✔Identify right of way rules
Intruder/thief ✔✔Any vehicle or person who is an immediate threat or steals space
Ped/foot/toddler/tail wagger/bike ✔✔Anything unpredictable crossing your path (that you could
hit and/or harm)
Safe to go ✔✔After waiting for a red light, scan left, straight, and right before going.
Sneaky right ✔✔A vehicle that threatens to turn right into your path of travel.
BLT ✔✔Blinking left turn (intends to make a left turn in front of you)
Tailgater ✔✔A driver who follows another vehicle too closely
How does gravity affect speed when going downhill? ✔✔Increases it
How long does it take to recognize and react after seeing a hazard? ✔✔2.25 seconds
What factors affect a vehicles energy while its in motion? ✔✔Speed and weight
What hand signal is for turning right? ✔✔Left arm facing up at a right angle
What hand signal is for slow/stop? ✔✔Left hand facing down, right angle
How many from the curb must you park? ✔✔12 inches
How many feet away must you park from a railroad crossing? ✔✔50 feet
How many feet must you be from an approaching vehicle when you pass? ✔✔200 feet
Clues to identifying intersections? ✔✔Traffic lights, stop signs, intersections signs,
informational signs
What kind of line-of-sight restrictions block a drivers vision at intersections? ✔✔Large vehicles,
bushes, bridges, changes in elevation
Do cyclists share the same road and rules and have the same rights? ✔✔Yes
Distance when passing a bicycle while driving in a car? ✔✔3 or more feet.
When waiting to make a left turn, where should the vehicle be? (Urban Traffic) ✔✔Farther out
into the intersection (than usual), with tires pointing straight to avoid cutting across lanes on your
left.
What must you do before turning right at a red light? ✔✔Make a complete STOP. Yield to all
TRAFFIC and PEDESTRIANS. Time your entry to CREATE AND KEEP OPEN SPACE.
What should you do if you enter a curve to fast? ✔✔Don't brake, don't speed up, and don't give
up.
How many feet away must you be from a railroad crossing to pass? ✔✔100 feet
Before how many feet of an approaching vehicle must a pass be completed? ✔✔200 feet
Maximum speed on ocean beaches ✔✔25 mph
Maximum speed on county roads ✔✔50 mph
Maximum speed on state highways ✔✔60 mph
Maximum speed on interstate freeways (urban area) ✔✔60 mph
Maximum speed on interstate freeways (rural) ✔✔70 mph
While on entrance ramp of freeways: ✔✔Enter, assess the area
While in acceleration lane of freeways: ✔✔adjust speed, accelerate to highway
While in merging area of freeways: ✔✔merge, signal check 1-2-3
When should you slow down if exiting a freeway? ✔✔Right before you enter the exit ramp
What are each of the lanes on the freeway supposed to be used for? ✔✔Left: Passing and fast
traffic
Center: Through traffic
Right: Merging, exiting, slow traffic
You can control roughly ___ seconds of space around you on the freeway. ✔✔5
When you have limited visibility: ✔✔slow down, pay attention, increase following distance
What is over-driving your headlights? ✔✔Driving so fast that you cannot stop in the distance
your head lights shine.
When hydroplaning, what should you not do? ✔✔Brake
ROAD RAGE? (aggressive driving) ✔✔60% of drivers have observed it
30% of drivers have been victims of it
25% of drivers have engaged in it
80% are males between 20-27, and 70% of them are repeat offenders in the last two years.
How long does it take alcohol to reach the brain? ✔✔20-40 minutes
Alcohol slows your_____,______, reduces your ability to see______, and makes you less_____.
✔✔reflexes, reaction time, clearly
How is BAC measured? ✔✔blood, breath, urine
When do you sign the implied consent law? ✔✔When you receive your permit.
Minimum amount of insurance coverage required in Washington? ✔✔$25,000 per person,
$50,000 per collision
Bodily injury liability coverage ✔✔Pays for everyone involved in the accident (if you caused it)
except for you.
Property damage liability coverage ✔✔Pays for damaged property you damaged in the car
collision.
Collision coverage ✔✔covers your car collision cost
Comprehensive coverage ✔✔When your car is damaged by an unstoppable force. A tree falling,
earthquake, vandalism, etc.
How many feet away must you be from an emergency vehicle while it has its lights on?
✔✔500ft
How many feet must you be from a crosswalk to park? ✔✔20ft
How many feet must you be from an intersection to park? ✔✔30ft
What is a deductible? ✔✔The minimum you must pay when you get in a collision. Your
insurance then pays the rest (if any) of the collision that they can depending on your insurance
plan.
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