Lesson # 6 HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
1. List 8 hazardous conditions:
a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. 2. What is the definition of the following:
a. Dawn:
b. Twilight-
3. What does it mean to over-drive the headlights? Driving too fast to
stop in the distance your headlights illuminate the road.
4. What things can reduce your depth perception?
a. b. c. d. 5. What is fog?
6. When do you use high-beam headlights? Country setting, no
surrounding traffic, you might flash once to tell someone that they have
improper light on. All other times you should use low beams.
TRUE AND FALSE
7.
Spotlights are illegal on a car except emergency, delivery agents,
police, and
hunting vehicles.
8. ____ Headlight must be on ½ hour before sunset.
9. ____ You should pull your sun visor down over the inside mirror to avoid
from being blinded by
the light of the car behind you.
10. ____ At night you only see outlines of objects.
11. ____ The most important driving habit at night is to use reduce your
speed.
12. ____ In fog, rain and snow you should use your high beam headlights.
13. ____ At night you should judge by centerline when bright lights
approach.
14. ____ If you only see one headlight coming towards you, chances are it
will be a motorcycle.
15. ____ Water on the road makes the line clearer and easier to see.
16. ____ It is illegal to drive with just parking lights on at night.
17. ____ It is illegal to drive with headlights on during the day light hours.
18. ____ People driving at night have trouble judging speed of approaching
vehicles.
WINTER DRIVING
19. What could be on the road to make it slippery?
a. Oil
b. Ice, Snow and Sleet
c. Dirt, Mud, Gravel, and Sand
d. Wet Leaves
e. Rain
20. How should you change your driving with oil, snow or ice on the
road?
21. What should you carry in your car for winter driving?
a. Ice scraper
b. Jumper cables
c. Flash light
d. Blanket or extra clothes
e. Salt, sand or cat litter
f. Metal can, candle, matches
g. Warning devices (reflective triangles or flares)
h. First aid kit
i. Food and water
j. Brick or small board (to chock wheels and prevent rolling)
k. Tool box
l. Empty gas can
m. Small shovel
n. Tire chains
22. What are some places that ice up quickly?
a. b. c. TRUE AND FALSE
23. ___ When driving on snow and ice you should not make a full stop at a stop sign.
24. ___ Studded tires are allowed on the car only during the winter months. November to April
15th
25. ___ The colder it gets the more slippery the ice.
26. ___ Warming up the car engine is more important in cold weather.
27. ___ Car fluids should be checked each month.
28. ___ Studded tires are better than tire chains on ice.
29. ___ When the road is wet, you should double your following distance.
30. ___ The left foot should be placed gently on the brake.
31. ___ Wet brakes may be less efficient stopping your car than dry brakes.
32. ___ The emergency brake should always be set when parking.
33. ___ If a power line falls on your car you should stay in your car until help arrives.
34. ___ Prolonged exposure to carbon monoxide can be deadly.
35. What is gas line freeze up? Water condensation or air in the gas line
keep ¼ - ¾ tank to prevent freezing.
36. What does it mean by rocking the car? The procedure of shifting
between low gear and reverse gear to make a running path to get the car
unstuck in snow and ice.
37. What does it mean by pumping the brakes?
38. What does it mean by threshold the brake?
39. How do you use the ABS (anti-lock braking system) braking? Push
the brake pedal hard and hold it even if it begins to vibrate and let ABS
pump the brakes for you.
40. What are the lower gears used for?
41. What is traction?
42. What is Counter steer or skid correction? It helps regain control when
in a skid. Turn the steering wheel the same direction of the skid. You may
need to counter steer after correcting for the original skid.
43. What is hydroplaning? Driving on a film of water. Chance of
hydroplaning increases with the increase of speed. You want to drive in
the tracks left by the vehicles ahead of you because it gives you a dryer
surface to drive on. You should immediately ease your foot off the
accelerator.
44. What are some problems of driving through water?
a. Hydroplaning
b. Can’t see potholes and lines, debris
c. Blurred vision- from the spray from other vehicles wheels
d. Can’t tell how deep it is
e. Can short out electrical system
f. Wet brakes
46. When does hydroplaning usually start to occur? usually starts at 30
MPH
ACCIDENTS
47. What is the number one cause of teen deaths?
48. Why are 16 to 20 year olds involved in more collisions than older
drivers?
a. Lack of driving experience
b. Increase risk taking
c. Passenger distractions
d. Peer pressure
e. Lack of night driving experience
f. Lack of maturity
g. Exposure to alcohol and other drugs
49. What is the first thing you should do if involved in an accident?
50. What do you do if someone is injured? Keep them warm and keep
them from going into shock. Do not move them. They could have internal
or spinal injuries.
51. If you are the 1st to arrive at an accident scene are you required to
stop? There is no law that requires that you have to stop.
52. What is the GOOD SAMARITAN LAW? If you stop to help someone and
treat their injuries they cannot sue you if you make their injuries worse.
53. Should you move an injured person? The only time you move someone
that is injured is if the vehicle is going to catch on fire or explode.
54. When should you leave the accident scene? When police tell you it is
ok to leave or if the community has declared an emergency due to bad
weather. Then, you exchange information and report it to the police station
within 24 hours.
55. Should you leave your car at an accident scene or move it out of the
way of traffic? Technically you should leave the vehicle where they are at
until the police arrive.
If it is a minor accident with no injuries you may move the vehicle off the road if
at all possible. Be sure to remain with the vehicle. If the accident is on the
expressway with no injuries you should move the vehicle off to the shoulder, if
there are injuries you should leave the vehicle where it is.
56. Information you should gather at the accident scene? You can get the
information you need from the police accident report, but there is
information you should get at the accident scene.
a. Names and addresses of involved parties
b. License plate number
c. Drivers license number
d. Name and Address of other driver’s insurance company
e. Expiration date from the insurance card
f. Give your name and address to any person injured or to anyone involved
g. Their date of birth
h. Name and address of vehicle owner if other than the driver
i. Circumstance of crash such as weather condition of the road and traffic
control
j. Year, Make and Model of vehicles involved
k. Take Pictures
57. What is the most common mistake a new driver makes at an accident
scene? Admitting that the accident is you fault. There might be details
that you are not aware of that can make the accident their fault or you
both could be at fault.
58. If you hit a parked car what should you do?
59. When should you file an accident report with the State of Ohio?
a. Damage in excess of $ 400.00
b. The other driver or owner does not have insurance or financial responsibility
coverage.
60. When should notify you insurance company?
61. What do you do if the other driver does not have insurance?
62. What should if you hit a deer?
63. What part of the day do the most deer and vehicle crashes occur?
EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
64. You are going down a steep hill you step on the brakes! They don’t
work the car goes faster and faster.
a. Pump up and down on the brake pedal fast unless you have ABS
b. Pull on the emergency brake
c. Shift to low gear
d. Get over to the side of the road, to avoid other traffic
65. When you step on the brake what makes the brakes work?
66. It’s night, you are driving along a straight road, a car with its bright
lights on comes over a hill, the lights shine right into your eyes you
flip your bright on and off but the other driver does not dim theirs
what should you do?
a. Don’t fight them with your lights
b. Don’t look at their lights
c. Slow down and look at your edge of the road
d. Pull over and give them plenty of room
67. You are doing 50 MPH on a straight away, a tire blows out?
a. Don’t step on the brakes and get a firm grip on the steering wheel
b. Keep the wheels straight
c. Keep your foot on the gas but ease up when you have slowed down step on
the brakes lightly
d. Get well off the road to change the tire
68. You are on the highway doing about 50 MPH you come to a
crossroad, a car shoots out in front of you from the right and you do
not have time to stop?
a. Step on the brakes
b. Hold the steering wheel straight
c. Ease up on the brakes a little
d. Swerve to the right behind the car
69. You are on your side of a two-lane highway going fast a car comes at
you straddling the yellow line. You swerve to the right your front
wheel runs off the pavement onto low shoulder.
a. Don’t try to jump back onto the pavement ease up on the gas
b. Get a firm grip on the steering wheel straddle the edge of a road
c. Step on the brake several times, when you’ve slowed down get back on the
road
d. Don’t turn back too sharply you might cross over to the other lane or swing
sideways and roll over
70. It is night you are doing 45 MPH on a road you’ve never traveled
before without warning you come to a sharp curve.
a. Step on the brakes several times
b. As you round the curve step lightly on the gas
c. If your car starts to get out of the curve keep your right foot lightly on the
gas pedal use your left foot on the brake
d. Stay in your lane
71. You are driving on icy pavement you see a pothole and swerve to
avoid it your car goes into a skid to the right.
a. Don’t step on the brake
b. Turn the steering wheel the direction you want to go – into the skid
c. When the skid stops slow down by stepping on the brake lightly
72. What road surface is going to provide the least traction? Icy concrete
or, if it’s dry, gravel
73. How do you handle skid?
a. Keep the wheels turned the direction you want to go
b. Keep looking the direction that you want to go
c. Ease up on the brake
d. After your first correction, you may start to skid the other direction, turn into
the skid.
74. What other things might you do when driving on snow and ice?
75. You are driving on a two – lane highway ahead of you on the
shoulder at the right side of the road a boy is riding a bicycle the
bike suddenly starts to swerve in front of you there is nothing
coming toward you in the other lane?
a. Step on the brakes
b. Blow your horn
c. Steer way to the left around the bicycle
76. Can bicycles be on a highway?
77. Do bicycles have to follow the same laws as a car?
78. You are driving on a two-lane highway a car coming toward you
weaves a little and then heads directly at you in your lane.
a. Blow your horn and hit the the brake
b. Don’t pull to the left they may change lanes leave the road if you have to
and do it before they get the same idea.
c. When leaving the road - get both right wheels off at the same time Keep a
firm grip on the steering wheel don’t step on your brake unless you have to.
d. When you’ve slowed down get back on the road do not turn back too
sharply stay in your lane.
79. What do you do if the accelerator sticks?
a. Put the car in neutral
b. Keep control of the car
c. Look for a safe place to get over to the side of the road
d. Begin to slightly apply the brake
e. Turn the car off before you put the car in park
80. Your hood flies up.
a. Look under the center of the hood or out the driver side window
b. Keep control of the car
c. Look for a safe place to get over
d. Park the car and close the hood
81. What do you do if there is a fire in the passenger compartment or in
the engine compartment?
a. Look for a safe place to get over
b. Park the car and turn it off
c. Get out
d. If you have a fire extinguisher try to put it out
BUYING A CAR
82. What is the procedure for buying a car?
a. Seller signs the title over to the buyer. It must be signed in front of a notary.
b. Exchange of money, title and keys.
c. Buyer get the title transferred
83. What are the costs involved in buying a car?
a. Cost of the car
b. Insurance
c. State and County Sales Tax
d. Title transfer fee
e. License Plates
84. How do you find a car?
85. How do you know you are paying a good price?
86. When buying a car from a dealer do they have to give you a
guarantee?
87. What does “as is” mean?
TITLES
88. What is the purpose of the title?
89. What colors are the titles?
90. What is the memorandum title? Is a temporary title given to a person
buying a vehicle that is making payments to a Bank or Loan Company.
The bank or loan company holds the title until the vehicle is paid off. The
memorandum lets you get license plates.
91. Where do you keep your title?
INSURANCE
92. What is insurance? Financial protection and responsibility
93. Do you need to have insurance to get the vehicles license plates? 94. What is an insurance policy?
95. What is the principal idea of insurance? To spread the risk across a
large group of people (Company X has more clients the company Y: So
company X’s clients probably will get lower rates then Company Y).
96. Does the state of Ohio have a mandatory insurance law?
97. What type of insurance does the State of Ohio require you to have?
98. What does liability insurance cover?
99. What are the parts of liability insurance?
a.
b.
100.
What are the minimum requirements of liability coverage?
a. $12,500 for injuries and fatalities per person
b. $25,000 for injuries and fatalities per accident
c. $7,500 for property damage
101.
Why should you consider higher liability coverage?
102.
Do insurance companies put restrictions on policies?
103.
What is an insurance card?
104.
If you cannot show proof of insurance at an accident scene
what are the penalties? Suspend your license for 90 days impound
your vehicle for 90 days, $75.00 Reinstatement fee, and High risk
insurance for 3 years, face a judge, impound and towing fees, court costs
and fines.
105.
What information is on your insurance card? It should have the
Insurance company name and address, agents name, owner’s name and
address and car statistics, Expiration date and it might list the type of
coverage that you have.
106.
Where should you keep the insurance card? Staple it to your
license plate registration form in the glove compartment.
107.
What does collision insurance cover?
108.
If you finance a car must you have collision insurance?
109.
What does comprehensive insurance cover?
110.What is a deductible?
111. What is an underinsured and uninsured motorist?
112.What does uninsured motorist property cover?
113.What does uninsured motorist injury cover?
114.What is a premium?
115.How often are premiums paid?
116.What is a part-time driver?
117.What is a full-time driver?
118.What do they mean by frequency of accident? The chance that you will
be in an accident per 10,000 population
119.What are the non-car related items that affect your premiums?
a. Family driving record
b. Your age
c. Grades (B average)
d. Where you live
e. Number of miles you drive
f. Your gender
g. Statistics
120.
What are the car related items that affect your premiums?
a. Horse power
b. Color
c. Ground effects
d. Special letters (RS,Z)
e. 2 door or 4 door
f. Power windows
g. Tinted windows
h. Leather seat covers
121.
When can the car insurance company cancel your policy?
122.
What will happen to your insurance premium if you are
convicted of an O.V.I.? If they keep you your rates will triple or they will
cancel you. Special insurance companies that is willing to insure people
with bad driving records.
LICENSE PLATES
123.
What is the purpose of license plates?
a. b. c. 124.
When do you renew your license plates?
SYSTEMS OF THE CAR
125.
List the different systems of the car?
a. Lubrication
b. Electrical c. Suspension d. Braking e. Cooling f. Power Train
g. Exhaust
126.
How often would you replace the following items?
a. Oil – it depends on your driving, check your owner’s manual -3,000 mi to
7,500 mi b. Oil filter – every time you change oil
c. Air Filter – 6,000 miles or 6 months d. Fuel filter – 24,000 to 30,000 miles
e. Transmission Tune Up - Check owner’s manual 24,000 to 30,000 miles
f. Tune Up – Check owner’s manual 24,000 to 100,000 miles
g. Antifreeze – Check owner’s manual. You should take cap off (only when the
engine is cold) every month to check and make sure the radiator is filled. Every
September you should take the car and have the antifreeze checked to see how
cold it has to get before the antifreeze will freeze. (You can get a gauge to check
it yourself) You should change the antifreeze every other year.