Driver Manual Practice Quiz

When attempting to stop on a slippery road, the best action to take is:

• Apply the brakes quickly and firmly
• Apply the brakes in slow, steady strokes
• Shift to a lower gear, do not use the brakes
• Shift into neutral, do not use the brakes

If your brake pedal suddenly sinks to the floor, you should first:

• Try to pump it to build up the pressure
• Shift into neutral and shut the engine off
• Try to raise it by hooking your toe under it
• Apply the parking brake hard to sto the car

What is the appropriate action to take when approaching a railroad crossing that does not have signals (such as lights or crossing gates)?

• Always bring the car to a complete stop
• Slow down and be prepared to stop
• Do nothing; all railroad crosings have signals
• Increase speed to get across the tracks quickly

If an approaching train is near enough or going fast enough to be a danger, you must:

• Slow down and proceed with caution
• Not cross the tracks until the train has completely passed
• Cross the tracks at your own risk
• Find an alternative route across tracks

You are getting on a highway which has a very short entrance lane.  The safest way for you to enter the flow of traffic would be to:

• Use as much ramp as possible to get up to cruising speed
• Use the left lane of the highway to get up to ruising speed
• Wait for a large gap in traffic then speed up quickly
• Get up to cruising speed gradually so other cars will see you

Why is driving on an expressway different from driving on an ordinary street?

• You must think faster and handle your vehicle more effectively
• Trucks have to go slower on the expressways
• There is more of a tendency to exceed the speed limit
• There is more of a tendency to "tailgate"

When you get ready to leave an expressway, you should begin to use your turn signal:

• Just as you get to the exit ramp
• 50 feet before the exit ramp
• 100 feet before the exit ramp
• When you see cars behind you in the exit lane

You have just left an expressway and are starting to drive on an ordinary highway.  You should:

• Check your tires for correct pressure
• Check your speedometer to keep at the lower speed limit
• Stay twice as far behind other cars
• Change gradually to the lower speed limit

This sign is a warning that you are approaching:

• An intersection
• A crosswalk
• A railroad crossing
• A blasting zone

If a tire blows out, the proper thing to do is:

• Speed up to gain traction and then pull to the right
• Hold the steering wheel firmly, and ease up on the gas
• Apply the brakes, then shift into neutral
• Shift into neutral, then apply the brakes

When driving at night, it is most important for you to:

• Use your high beams at all times
• Drive within range of your headlights
• Be ready to brake more quickly
• Watch for cars at intersections

What vehicles must stop at all railroad crossings?

• Pickup trucks
• School buses and passenger buses carrying passengers
• Motorcycles
• Vehicles towing a trailer

You may drive around or under a gate that is being lowered or raised at a railroad crossing:

• As long as an approaching train is not too close
• If your vehicle can do so without damaging the gate
• If you first look carefully in both directions
• Under no circumstances

Your car starts to skid on a slippery road.  You should:

• Brake quickly and keep the wheel straight
• Lock your brakes until you have come to a complete stop
• Steer in the direction you want the front wheels to go
• Steer toward the side of the road to get off the wet pavement

When you drive at night you an reduce the problem of glare from the headlights of an approaching car by:

• Looking to the lower right side of your lane
• Having the inside lights on to make the amount of light equal
• Looking at the spot on the lower edge of the steering wheel
• Wearing glasses with lightly tinted lenses

If you drive past your exit on an expressway, you should:

• Pull onto the shoulder, then back up to the exit
• Drive to the next exit and leave the expressway
• Make a U-turn at the nearest emergency turn area
• Make a U-turn at the next service area

Which of the following statements applies to all driving emergency situations?

• Always slow down gradually
• Your first reaction is the best reaction
• Think before you act
• Apply your brakes immediately

Night driving is dangerous because:

• Some traffic signs are less visible at night
• More vehicles are on the road at night
• The distance we can see ahead is reduced
• Street lights tend to blur our vision

If traffic prevents you from crossing all the way across a set of railroad tracks, you may proceed only when:

• An approaching train is not moving fast enough to be a danger
• There is room for your vehicle on the other side
• At least one half of your vehicle can cross the tracks
• No trains are in sight

When you drive in heavy fog during daylight hours you should drive with your:

• Headlights off
• Parking lights on
• Headlights on low beam
• Headlights on high beam

Expressways have "expressway entrance lanes" (acceleration lanes) so that drivers can:

• Test their brakes before driving at expressway speeds
• Stop at the end to wait for a traffic opening
• Reach the proper speed before blending with traffic
• Test the pickup of their cars

When your right wheels run onto a soft shoulder, what is the best way to get back on the highway?

• Apply the brakes firmly and steer gently to the left
• Ease your foot off the gas and brake gently
• Steer hard to the left and then gently to the right
• Apply the brakes firmly and stop completely