DMV Flashcards
(94 cards)
Hand-to-Hand Steering
your thumbs are pointed upward, giving you a superior downward grip on the wheel for better control
Hand-Over-Hand Steering
The driver reaches across the steering wheel to grasp the opposite side and pulls the wheel over the top, repeating as needed.
One- Hand Steering
Place your hand at the 12 o’clock position on the steering wheel. When you are operating vehicle controls that require you to remove a hand from the steering wheel.
You should signal —- feet before you turn
100, before every lane change and before pulling next to/away from the curb
You should signal —- seconds before you change lanes on a freeway
5
When you are almost through an intersection and plan to turn
turn on your signal
Use horn to
alert oncoming traffic on narrow mountain roads where you cannot see at least 200 feet
Use headlights when its too dark to see from —- feet away
1,000
Use headlights beginning — minutes after sunrise and until – minutes before sunrise
30
Use low beam headlights in
adverse weather
Use headlights in
mountain roads and tunnels
Double solid white lines
cannot change lanes; regular and carpool lane
broken white lines
separate lanes in same direction
large broken lines
ending freeway and street lan
yield line (solid white line of triangels)
yield
When to use left lane
pass or turn left
use the right lane to
enter /exit traffic
you may only drive for — in the center left turn lane
200
you cannot drive in a bicycle lane unless you are (3)
parking where permitted, entering/leaving road, turning within 200 feet of an intersection
You may turn left against a red light when
you are turning from a one way street to another one way street
You may make a U turn (2)
across a double yellow line ir at an interseccion on a green light/arrow (unless posted otherwise)
Never make a U turn (4)
at/on railroad crossing, when you cannot see clearly for 200 feet in each direction, one way street, in front of a fire station
To exit a highway (2)
signal 5 seconds (400 feet) before you exit, and dont cross over solid lines
When merging, entering, or exiting traffic (3)
you need a space that is half a block (150 ft) on streets, full block on highway (300 ft), do not go if there are pedestrians or cars