Unit 1 chapter 4

Question 1

When entering a traffic flow, look

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to the left, the right, and center to judge available space

Question 2

A beginning driver may tend to oversteer. This means the

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driver turns the steering wheel too much.

Question 3

Backing a vehicle requires skillful use of the

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brake pedal.

Question 4

A right turn hand signal is indicated by

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the left arm and hand pointing up.

Question 5

The hand signal to indicate slow or stop is

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left arm and hand pointed downward.

Question 6

Just before beginning any lane-change maneuver

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Make a blind-spot check over your left shoulder.

Question 7

Making proper turns depends on

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steering and speed control.

Question 8

Why should you place your had near the top of the steering wheel when backing?

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to provide a balanced hand position

Question 9

Always prepare to straighten your vehicle after a turn by

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accelerating slightly and releasing the steering wheel.

Question 10

Which statement is true?
a. Angle parking at the curb is safer than parallel parking.
b. Backing out of a perpendicular parking space is safer than backing into the space.
c. An angle parking space is the easiest type to get into
d. Parallel parking is the most dangerous of all parking types.

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C.

Question 11

For a right turn, start turning the steering wheel when

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the front wheels are even with the curb.

Question 12

Completing a turn requires that you

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accelerate gently about halfway through the turn.

Question 13

To back to the left, you

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pull the steering wheel to the left.

Question 14

When backing to the left, the front wheels move

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far to the right of the rear wheels.

Question 15

A turnabout maneuver is risky because

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you cross or back into one or more lanes of traffic.

Question 16

A turnabout is a maneuver for

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turning your vehicle completely around.

Question 17

Backing into a driveway or an alley on the right side

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is the safest turnabout maneuver.

Question 18

Why do you avoid parking in a space next to a a badly parked vehicle?

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That driver might hit your vehicle upon leaving.

Question 19

Angle parking begins with your vehicle

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at least six feet from a row of parked vehicles

Question 20

Use perpendicular parking to park

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at a right angle to the curb.

Question 21

When parallel parking on the right, turn the wheels sharply to the left when

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your front bumper is even with the front vehicles rear bumper.

Question 22

After completing a parallel parking maneuver, your vehicle should

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be in the center of the parking space.

Question 23

regardless of the hill you park on you should

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set the parking break.

Question 24

When parking uphill on the right side when there is a curb

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steer left, shift to NEUTRAL, and roll back to the curb.

Question 25

You are starting an automatic transmission vehicle on an uphill grade. If you use t he parking brake, you

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release the parking brake after you feel the engine start to pull.