Name _______________________
FINAL EXAM REVIEW
1st Quarter
CHAPTER 1:
1. What HTS stand for?
2. What are the parts of the HTS and the purpose of the HTS?
3. How is the HTS regulated?
4. How does the driving task require a blend of social, mental and
physical skills?
5. What are the four steps in the IPDE Process?
6. How do attitudes affect driving?
7. What some examples of breakdowns in the HTS?
8. What are some actions drivers can take to protect our environment?
9. How can a graduated driver licensing program help you?
10.
What is the name of the program that states you agree to take a
field sobriety test?
11.
What book covers all the state’s driving-related laws?
12.
Best name to describe one vehicle hitting another vehicle?
13.
What is the top complaint drivers have of other drivers?
14.
Where do you go to get your license?
15.
Federal and State legislation pass laws which make up the:
16.
The most common break down in the HTS is caused by what?
CHAPTER 2
17.
What are the three different purposes of traffic signs?
18.
What are the four stopping points in order?
19.
What are the three “D’s” of a green colored guide sign?
20.
What is this sign?
21.
Signs with a blue background designate what?
22.
Name 3 possible warning signs.
23.
Name 3 regulatory signs.
24.
What are the steps to making a right turn on red?
25.
Your traffic light changes to yellow as you are waiting in the
intersection. What actions should you take next?
26.
When can a left turn be made at a red light?
27.
Name the order of lights at the traffic Signal (top to bottom).
28.
What does a flashing yellow light indicate?
29.
A flashing red signal light means the same thing as a:
30.
If all traffic signals at a light aren’t working (electrical
failure), you must treat it as a:
31.
If you were driving uphill, what type of yellow center line would
most likely be on your side?
32.
What is the function of rumble strips?
33.
Name 3 types of roadway markings.
34.
Lanes of traffic moving in the same direction are separated by:
35.
A large white X with 2 small R’s painted on the roadway warn of
what?
36.
The basic speed law requires you to drive:
37.
You have the right of way only when:
38.
You should communicate your intentions to stop by doing what?
39.
Even numbered highways run in what direction(s)?
CHAPTER 3
40.
What happens when the alternator stops working?
41.
What should you do if your car is overheating?
42.
If the word BRAKE is lit up on your dash after you start your
car, this indicates what?
43.
44.
How often should you change the oil in your car?
Typically, jumper cables are colored _______ for negative and
____________ for positive.
45.
What warning does the temperature gauge or light provide?
46.
What is a blind spot?
47.
In most newer cars, what automatically happens when you shift
from park to a gear?
48.
What is the safest way to enter your car when it is parked at the
curb?
49.
What are three of the inside checks that should be done when you
get in the car?
50.
What are two outside checks that should be made before entering
the car?
51.
Name the order of the gears as they appear in an automatic car.
52.
Steering your car in its intended path of travel is called:
53.
The main purpose of the parking brake is:
54.
The shift indicator shows what?
55.
What happens when the ignition switch is turn to “lock” in an
automatic car?
56.
To avoid injury from an airbag, keep your hands on the steering
wheel between:
57.
Steering your car in its intended path of travel is called?
58.
Before shifting from park to drive, you should:
CHAPTER 4
59.
What is meant by Aim High in Steering (Smith System)?
60.
What is meant by leave yourself an out?
61.
What part of the Smith System that includes using an orderly
visual search pattern?
62.
What part of the Smith System that includes communicating with
others?
63.
When you put together the critical clues that you have
identified, you are using what part of the Smith System?
64.
Good defensive drivers need to know what to look for by
developing what?
65.
A vehicle ahead with its tires pointed out should be identified
if the driver is using the art of?
66.
67.
What are two of the three things that will help you identify
possible hazards?
Foreseeing a point of conflict is which step in the IPDE process?
68.
What must a driver do first to process traffic information
properly?
69.
Name three choices a driver has once they have foreseen a point
of conflict?
70.
A driver should always have a(n) ____________________ around the
car to protect them?
71.
If the driver DECIDES to communicate what are three ways in which
they can communicate?
72.
What IPDE step is used when you apply the brake?
73.
The best way to learn the IPDE process is with what?
74.
The ability to judge the distance of how far something is away?
75.
Dealing with one hazard at a time is called?
76.
Moving over in your lane to help avoid a point of conflict is
called:
77.
The type of vision that is used to pick up movement on the sides
is called:
78.
The area you can see clearly and sharply ahead of you is called:
79.
List the THREE Searching Ranges:
CHAPTER 5
80.
If you triple the speed of an object, what do you do to its
stopping distance?
81.
If the center of gravity leaves a vehicle, it is more likely to
do what?
82.
If you double the weight of an object, what do you do to its
stopping distance?
83.
The energy of an object in motion is called?
84.
The point in which all things are balanced equally is called?
85.
What are the 3 distances included in total stopping distance?
86.
The force that keeps each tire from sliding off the road?
87.
What type of curve helps overcome the vehicle’s tendency to move
to the outside of the curve?
88.
What is it called when your vehicle loses control while driving
over water?
89.
90.
What is the purpose of tire tread?
What is the greatest energy absorbing feature OUTSIDE the
vehicle?
91.
What is the greatest energy absorbing feature INSIDE the vehicle?
92.
What are the three factors that affect the force of impact?
93.
What is the difference between a passive and active restraint?
94.
What is the first energy absorbing feature used in a front end
collision?
95.
When going around a corner, some traction is used to slow and
some is used for turning. This is called what?
96.
What is the most important factor in determining force of impact?
97.
What factors affect traction?
98.
A car driven into a curve tends to?
CHAPTER 6
99.
Name the steps that need to be made before lane changing (in
order).
100.
If you are straight backing where should you be looking?
101.
When backing out of a parking space, explain how to back out if
there are cars next to you.
102.
When a driver continues too far in one direction before they can
correct and steer toward your target is called what?
103.
When making a turn on a multi-lane road, which lane should you
turn into?
104.
To make turns while backing you should be looking where?
105.
When backing out of a parking space with a car to your right, you
should start turning your wheel when:
106.
The safest method of steering is called?
107.
A hand straight out to the left means?
108.
You are at a dead end.
would you turn around?
There are no driveways or roads.
109.
Why is a 3 point turn dangerous?
110.
When is it dangerous to perform a turnabout?
111.
Backing around a corner is part of what turnabout?
How
112.
What is the safest turnabout?
113.
What limitations do you have when backing out of an angled
parking spot?
114.
When parallel parking, the first step is to line up what?
115.
Which way do you turn the wheel when parking uphill with a curb?
116.
True or False- When backing out of a perpendicular parking spot,
you can back in either direction.
117.
When pulling over to the curb to hill park, how close to you have
to be to the curb?
Chapter 7
118.
What should you be searching for as you approach an intersection?
119.
What is the “Point of No Return?”
120.
When deciding to stop at a light, where should I look?
121.
What is a “Closed Zone?”
122.
What should I look for as I approach a stop sign?
123.
Where should I stop?
124.
Where should I look last before moving into traffic?
125.
What is a stale green light?
126.
What is a fresh green light?
What if I can’t see from there?
127.
What should I do at a red light?
128.
What should I do at a yellow light?
129.
What is a protected turn?
130.
What should I do if I am in a lane with a protected turn?
131.
Is it legal to turn right on red?
132.
Is it legal to turn left on a red light?
133.
Under what circumstance is it legal to go left on a red light?
134.
What is an uncontrolled intersection?
135.
I treat an uncontrolled intersection the same as what?
136.
Couldn’t I just assume that if I don’t have a stop sign, the
other car must have one?
137.
What is a cross buck?
138.
What is an uncontrolled railroad crossing?
139.
Many railroad crossings are controlled with a stop sign.
should I do? When can I cross?
What
140.
Many railroad crossings have lights, but no gates.
if the lights are flashing since there are no gates?
141.
What do I do when I see a yield sign?
142.
To whom must I yield at a fresh green light?
Can I cross
143.
When crossing a two lane road, how long does it take to go
straight from a stop?
144.
When turning right from the same intersection, how many seconds
does it take to make the turn and get up to 35 mph?
145.
When turning left at the same intersection, how many seconds does
it take to make the turn and get up to 35 mph?
_____________________________________________________________________________
2nd Quarter
CHAPTER 12: DRIVING IN ADVERSE CONDITIONS
1. Name three ways you can keep a safe intended path of travel:
2. What is the most important rule for your vehicle’s glass while driving
in adverse conditions?
3. Please list three ways you can help prevent moisture build up on your
windshield:
4. List three ways to help prevent sun glare from being an issue while
driving:
5. Why is dawn and dusk driving dangerous?
6. I should only use my high beams when a vehicle is more than a ________
mile in front of me.
7. This is a term used when you cannot stop within the area you can see:
________________________
8. When driving in fog, I should use HIGH or LOW beam lights (circle one).
9. True/False I do not need my low beams on when driving in the rain.
10.
Please list three precautions I should take when driving in snowy
conditions:
11.
The road is the most slippery when it first starts to rain.
12.
13.
Why?
This term is when a tire loses contact by rising up on top of
water and no longer having contact with the road:
_________________________
Hydroplanning occurs because of the combination of three things:
14.
This is a term used to describe driving forward a little and then
back a little while trying to get out of deep snow, mud or sand:
_________________________________
15.
Why does ice form on bridges and overpasses before other roadway
surfaces?
16.
Name three situations where braking distance will always be
increased due to low traction situations:
17.
What part of the Smith System is the most important when trying
to correct a skid?
18.
This is a term for the technique of applying your brakes to slow
or stop quickly without locking your wheels: ____________________
19.
List three ways to prepare yourself for cold weather:
20.
List three tips for winter driving:
CHAPTER 13: HANDLING EMERGENCIES
21.
This term is used to describe when a tire loses air pressure
suddenly: ____________________________
22.
You will be able to recognize this type of blowout if the car
pulls toward the blown tire: ______________________
23.
If the car begins to fishtail this type of blowout is the cause:
___________________________
24.
What actions will you take if you encounter a blowout in your
tire(s):
25.
What items will you need to change a flat tire?
26.
This type of brake failure rarely occurs, but if it does the
first thing you will want to do is pump the brake:
_____________________________
27.
This condition occurs after continuous hard braking:
_____________________________
28.
This vehicle malfunction occurs if you can no longer control
engine speed with the accelerator: ______________________________
29.
When dealing with this vehicle malfunction, you may want to kick
the side of the accelerator to try to jar it free:
___________________________________
30.
What is the first thing you want to do if your engine fails?
31.
When too much fuel and not enough air reaches the engine, it
becomes ___________________
32.
Please explain what you would do if your engine was overheating?
33.
Please list the two steering failures that can occur in a car:
34.
What is the first thing you would do if the hood of the car flies
up?
35.
What type of fire extinguisher should I carry in case of my
vehicle being on fire?
36.
What should I do if my vehicle stalls on the train tracks and a
train is approaching?
37.
What should I avoid doing if my tire runs off the roadway?
38.
At _______ mph, a car can swerve in a shorter distance than
stopping.
39.
What should you do if you are trapped in your car that is fully
submerged underwater?
40.
What should you do to alert drivers you are stopping to possibly
avoid a rear-end collision?
41.
What is the first thing you want to do if you are in a collision?
CHAPTER 9: DRIVING IN URBAN TRAFFIC
42.
What are the two main factors that make city driving more
difficult?
43.
Using the IPDE process, tell me one thing you might do to help
you drive in an urban setting?
IPDE-
44.
You must leave a(n) _____________
_____________ between your
vehicle and possible hazards in driving environments.
45.
Please list two reasons why leaving an adequate following
distance has advantages:
46.
How do you check to make sure you have a 3 second following
distance?
47.
List three situations where you may need more than a 3 second
following distance:
48.
Three high risk areas where closed zones and sudden stops can
happen are:
49.
What is the first thing you should do if you need to look away
from the roadway?
50.
This is a term used to describe being in a high-risk closed rear
zone situation: ___________________________
51.
Please list three ways to manage a tailgater:
52.
Please list three reasons for crossing the center line:
53.
What actions should you take if you have a vehicle coming at you?
54.
How far ahead should you look to make sure you are aiming high
enough while driving in the city?
55.
To get ready to stop, you need to ____________ _________
_____________.
56.
When you rest your foot on the brake pedal and cause brakes to
heat up and wear faster, you may be __________ ______ ___________.
57.
One of the most common city driving skills you need is to :
58.
The left lane is typically used for ________ traffic.
59.
If your street has multiple lanes going your way, which lane is
best for drivers going straight?
60.
Passing a car is also known as: ______________________
61.
What are special traffic lanes used for?
62.
Which type of street can move a greater volume of traffic with
fewer conflicts?
63.
What are two clues that can help you identify a one-way street?
64.
How far ahead do you want to lane change before you make a turn?
65.
If a vehicle suddenly emerges from an alley and is about to enter
your path of travel, what should you do?
CHAPTER 10: DRIVING IN RURAL AREAS
66.
What are two common characteristics of rural traffic?
67.
True/False- Twice as many highway deaths occur in a rural setting
than in an urban setting.
68.
What factors need to be considered in selecting a safe speed
(name four)?
69.
What is the main difference between posted speeds and safe
speeds?
70.
What advance information do traffic controls provide?
(name four)
71.
Please list at least three roadside hazards:
72.
How should you apply the IPDE Process when driving on rural
roads?
73.
74.
75.
76.
What search range should I be using to look for clues of hazards
while driving in a rural area at higher speeds?
What steps should you take to safely handle a curve?
This is the term to describe the suggested travel speeds when
conditions are ideas:
You should treat a driveway like an: ___________________
77.
List five situations that require more than a 3 second following
distance:
78.
Drive in the _______________ lane on a multilane highway, the
____________ lane is usually for passing.
79.
What is the procedure for entering a multilane highway?
80.
Before you pass a vehicle, ask yourself these three questions:
81.
82.
What are the checks you should make when preparing to pass?
What are the steps for passing on a two-lane rural road?
(eight steps)
83.
In what situations should you never pass? (list three)
84.
TRUE/FALSE- It is legal to intentionally speed up while being
passed.
85.
Generally, on a multilane roadway, all passing should be done in
which lane?
86.
Identify the steps in safely passing a slow moving vehicle:
87.
List the three steps that it takes to deal with animals along the
roadway:
88.
Explain two examples of how you can allow hazards to separate
when meeting traffic:
89.
If you have your high beams on, switch them to low beam anytime
you are within ___________ feet of an approaching vehicle.
90.
When driving on mountain roads, a
sharply in the opposite direction.
91.
____________________ bends
What safety precautions should you take for driving in mountains?
92.
This is an area on some mountain roads where an additional right
lane is provided for slower moving vehicles: ___________________
93.
Some mountain roadways have a place for vehicles to safely get
out of traffic and stop when their brakes are no longer effected, this
is known as a: ________________________
94.
How can driving in high altitudes affect the driver physically
(Name three ways)?
95.
96.
How can driving in high altitudes affect the vehicle?
What safety precautions should you take for driving in the
desert?
97.
What should you do if you encounter a flash flood while driving?
CHAPTER 3.4: DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION
98.
This is the term where you feel the engine take hold and the
vehicle starts to move: ______________________
99.
Why do you save fuel by driving a stickshift car?
100.
This position is the crossbar of the pattern on the stickshift
lever: ___________________
101.
List the speed ranges for the following gears:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
gear:
gear:
gear:
gear:
gear:
102.
In which three situations will I use the clutch pedal?
103.
Define Riding the Clutch-
104.
What is the procedure for starting a stickshift vehicle?
105.
What are the steps for moving a stickshift vehicle into 1st gear?
106.
What steps should you follow when stopping from higher gears?
107.
What is meant by downshifting and for what reasons might you
downshift?
CHAPTER 8: SHARING THE ROADWAY
108.
What are the two differences between motorcycles and cars?
109.
What are three situations in which you should look for
motorcyclists:
110.
Tell me two reasons why you should look for motorcyclists:
111.
Passing and being passed by a motorcyclist is the same as passing
a __________.
112.
Name two reasons you do not want to tailgate a motorcyclist:
113.
How can I make motorcyclists more aware of me as a driver?
114.
Controls on the motorcycle require _______ limbs.
115.
A motorcyclist’s protective equipment includes the following
items:
116.
In Illinois, which piece of protective equipment for
motorcyclists is mandatory?
117.
List three riding problems motorcyclists may face?
118.
Motorcyclists should cross railroad tracks as close to a
_____________
____________ as possible.
119.
How can motorcyclists make themselves more visible in traffic?
120.
Please list three responsibilities that bicyclists should follow
to be a safe roadway user:
121.
In what ways can you help protect bicyclists?
122.
What is the difference between a moped and a motor scooter?
123.
What guidelines should drivers of mopeds and motor scooters
follow?
124.
Why should you use extra caution for pedestrians?
125.
In what areas will you see pedestrians?
126.
In what areas should you expect to see a pedestrian?
127.
What steps should you follow to clear the way for an emergency
vehicle?
128.
What is the only situation in which you DO NOT have to stop for a
bus with the STOP SIGN out and lights flashing?
129.
What might be in front or behind a vehicle with a “Wide Load”
sign?
130.
A term trucks use to describe their blind spots while driving and
where most of the collisions occur: __________ ___________
131.
What precautions should you take when following a large truck?
132.
What guidelines should you follow when you pass large trucks?
CHAPTER 11: DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAYS
133.
What are five reasons expressways have lower collision rates than
other highways?
134.
What are four different types of expressway interchanges?
135.
What strategies can you follow for low risk driving on
expressways?
136.
Most expressway entrances have three parts, what are they:
137.
How do you properly enter an expressway?
138.
What are four possible problems you may have when entering an
expressway?
139.
Why is entering an expressway from the left more hazardous than
entering from the right?
140.
How can you use the IPDE Process to achieve a safe path of
travel?
141.
A red X farther ahead indicates what about your lane?
142.
You are better able to maintain a safe path of travel and avoid
making sudden last minute decisions if you do what three things?
143.
This is the speed used by most drivers where you can better blend
with expressway traffic: ___________________________________
144.
When should following distances be increased for expressway
driving?
145.
The deceleration lane leads into the ___________
____________.
146.
How can you apply the IPDE process to exit an expressway?
147.
What steps would you take when exiting an expressway?
148.
What are three possible exiting problems?
149.
This is the term used to describe being lulled into an
inattentive, drowsy state: ___________________ _____________________
150.
This condition may fool you into thinking your vehicle is
traveling slower than it really is: __________________
151.
What should you do if your vehicle becomes disabled on the
expressway?
152.
What three key factors contribute to safe driving on the
expressway?
CHAPTER 15: ALCOHOL, OTHER DRUGS, AND DRIVING
153.
All states now enforce a minimum drinking age of ________.
154.
How does alcohol affect mental and physical abilities needed for
driving?
155.
What is the term used to describe the false feeling of well-being
that may make people take chances they normally would not take?
156.
What are the inner forces of personality that restrain or hold
back one’s impulsive behavior?
157.
What is blood alcohol concentration?
158.
What factors affect blood alcohol concentration?
159.
A person who has one drink needs about _______ hour(s) to rid the
body of the alcohol in that drink.
160.
In standard sizes, drinks all have about the same amount of
alcohol: ____ ounces of beer = ____ ounces of wine = ___ ounces of
liquor.
161.
This term describes the strength of liquor: __________
162.
Alcohol is classified as what type of drug?
163.
These types of medicine have side effects that can include
drowsiness, dizziness, slowed reaction time, and poor judgement:
164.
This type of drug speeds up the central nervous system:
165.
This type of drug slows down the central nervous system:
166.
These types of drugs are unpredictable, mind-altering drugs that
can distort a person’s sense of direction, distance and time:
167.
What is the effect of combining alcohol with other drugs?
168.
Anyone that receives a driver’s license automatically consents to
being tested for BAC or other drugs if stopped for suspicion of drug
use while driving. This is known as: ______________________
169.
What is the difference between DUI and DWI?
170.
The state of Illinois has set the BAC level for driving while
intoxicated to _______ percent.
171.
What is the most common penalty for a DUI?
172.
This law makes it illegal for persons under the age of 21 to
drive with any measurable amount of alcohol in their system:
173.
What are the two ways levels of intoxication are measured?
174.
Name at least three organizations that help influence people
about the harmful effects of alcohol as well as the problem of drinking
and driving:
175.
If friends are drinking, please list at least three signs of
impairment that should be recognized:
CHAPTER 14: EFFECTS OF DRIVER CONDITION
176.
This is a word used to describe a strong feeling: _____________
177.
How can a driver minimize the effects of emotions while driving:
178.
What can strong emotions interfere with while driving?
179.
What are some physical effects that strong emotions can do to
your body?
180.
Which emotion occurs more often to drivers than any other
emotion?
181.
Name two ways a passenger can help the driver maintain control
while driving:
182.
What type of drivers do not let their emotions make them take
unnecessary risks?
183.
What are two techniques that can help you manage your emotions
while driving?
184.
More than ________ percent of information you gather while
driving is received through your eyes.
185.
The ability to see things clearly is called: ___________
____________
186.
Not being able to distinguish colors is called: __________
______________
187.
The most common type of color blindness is the difficulty to
distinguish _______________ and _____________.
188.
The area that you can see around you while looking straight ahead
is called: ________ _____ __________
189.
A person can compensate for poor depth perception by doing the
following two things:
190.
Your pupils take ____________ seconds to readjust from sun glare.
191.
List two things that you can do to avoid or recover from glare:
192.
How do your senses help you drive?
193.
Name three things you can do to deal with fatigue on long drives:
194.
List three actions you can take to prevent carbon monoxide
exposure and combat its effect:
195.
What can drivers who have permanent disabilities do to
compensate?
CHAPTER 16: BUYING AND OWNING A VEHICLE
196.
What are some major expenses for owning a vehicle (list four)?
197.
What factors should I consider before I go out and look for a
vehicle to buy (list three)?
198.
What are two negative aspects of leasing a vehicle?
199.
A written guarantee that the seller will make certain repairs for
a stated period of time is called: _________________.
200.
The average market value for that model and age of the vehicle is
known as: _______________ ____________ ______________.
201.
When choosing a used vehicle what three things should I look for?
202.
After you purchase the vehicle, what should you do to find out
valuable information about your new car?
203.
The specified amount of money for coverage over a specified
period of time given to your insurance company is known as what:
_______________
204.
This insurance pays for medical and funeral expenses for bodily
injuries sustained by occupants in an insured vehicle no matter who is
at fault: _________________________
205.
This insurance is required by law in Illinois, and protects the
driver who caused the collision: ____________________
206.
This insurance protects the driver who is at fault against claims
for damages to another person’s property: _______________________
207.
This insurance covers the driver who is at fault against claims:
___________________
208.
What is a Claim?
209.
This insurance recovers losses and expenses from a collision
directly from their own insurance company, regardless of who was at
fault: _______________________
210.
This insurance is needed if you are injured in a hit-and-run
collision, uninsured or underinsured motorist: ____________________
211.
This insurance pays the cost of repairing or replacing the
owner’s vehicle: ______________________
212.
This is the amount you agree to pay towards the repair or
replacement of the vehicle: ___________________
213.
This insurance pays the cost of towing or minor repair to your
disabled car: ____________________
214.
Please list at least four factors that determine what you pay for
insurance:
215.
Some insurance companies reward low-risk drivers with reduced
premiums. What are three ways you can reduce your premiums:
216.
At what age do your insurance rates significantly drop?
217.
How does vehicle use adversely affect the environment?
218.
Explain three ways drivers can help the environment?