The Basics Of Driving

Question 1

Before driving do the following basic habits in this order

Answer 1

1. Lock your door
2. Adjust your seat and seat back
3. Adjust your head restraint
4. Adjust your inside and outside rear view mirrors
5. Fasten your seatbelt.

Question 2

Adjust your seat and seat back support properly so that you are at least..

Answer 2

25 centimetres (10 inches) away from the steering wheel

Question 3

Where and how should your hands be placed on the steering wheel and in what clock position?

Answer 3

Left hand at about the 9 o’clock position and right hand at about the 3 o’clock position.

Question 4

How should your adjustable head restraint be adjusted? What should it be level with?

Answer 4

Your head restraint should be level with the top of your ears

Question 5

If your head restraint tilts, move it forward to decrease the space between your head and the restraint less than..

Answer 5

10 centimetres (4 inches is ideal)

Question 6

Adjust your inside rear view mirror to show as much..

Answer 6

Behind you as possible by having the rear window framed within the mirror.

Question 7

Adjust the outside rear view mirrors to reduce..

Answer 7

Blind spots

Question 8

If you are moving away from the right side of the road use your…

Answer 8

Left turn signal to indicate that you are entering traffic

Question 9

If you are on the left side of a one way road use your…

Answer 9

Right turn signal

Question 10

When the 9 o’clock and 3 o’clock position is not possible on a steering wheel do to its design, what is the other recommended position you can use?

Answer 10

The 10 o’clock and 2 o’clock position.

Question 11

When turning a corner, steer using the…

Answer 11

Hand over hand method

Question 12

For right turns, what hand applies the turning power?

Answer 12

The left hand

Question 13

Perception time is..

Answer 13

How long it takes to recognize a situation and understand that you need to stop. (Takes about out three quarters of a second)

Question 14

Reaction time is..

Answer 14

How long it takes to respond to a situation by moving your foot from the accelerator pedal to the brake pedal. (Takes about 3 quarters of a second)

Question 15

Reaction distance is..

Answer 15

How far a vehicle travels during this time.

Question 16

Braking time is..

Answer 16

How long it takes a vehicle to stop after the brakes are applied.

Question 17

Braking distance is..

Answer 17

How far the vehicle travels during this time.

Question 18

If you must stop quickly use..

Answer 18

Threshold braking

Question 19

All reversing must be done at what kind of speed?

Answer 19

A crawl or slow walking speed.

Question 20

When reversing out of a driveway, steer your vehicle to the nearest..

Answer 20

Traffic lane then go foward

Question 21

What kind of parking is most used in parking lots?

Answer 21

Angle parking.

Question 22

When parking facing uphill on a street with a curb turn the front wheels in what position?

Answer 22

Turn the front wheels to the left (toward the centre of the road)

Question 23

When parking facing uphill on a street without a curb, turn your wheels to what position?

Answer 23

Turn your front wheels to the right (toward the edge of the road)

Question 24

When parking facing downhill, always turn your front wheels to what position?

Answer 24

Turn your wheels to the right IF THERE IS A CURB

Question 25

When parking on the left side of the road, turn your front wheels..

Answer 25

In the opposite direction

Question 26

Do not park your vehicle..

Answer 26

Within 1.5 meters (5 feet) of access to a garage, private roadway or driveway.

Question 27

Also do not park your vehicle…

Answer 27

On a bridge or underpass or the approaches to a bridge or underpass

Question 28

No parking within 5 metres (16 feet) of..

Answer 28

• A stop or yield sign
• A marked crosswalk
• A fire hydrant

Question 29

On a roadway outside an urban area do not park

Answer 29

On the roadway, parking lane or shoulder of a primary highway.

Question 30

The only time it is okay for you to park on a roadway outside of an urban area is when..

Answer 30

• Your vehicle is incapable of moving under its own power

* An emergency arises, or it is permitted by law.

Question 31

On a roadway outside of an urban area do not park unless..

Answer 31

There is a clear passage for other motor vehicles and your vehicle can be seen for 60 metres (200 feet) along the roadway in both directions