NC Drivers Ed Test 3 Flashcards

NC Drivers Ed Test 3 Flashcards If your vehicle has run off the road onto the shoulder, you

should:

Take your foot off the gas pedal gradually.When changing a flat tire, you should do which of the following?Block the wheels.Which of the following statements about bicycle riders is correct?They are likely to be seriously injured in almost any collision with a car.Skids are likely to occur on which of the following roads?One on which snow has become packed.What is the main color for signs in highway work zones?Orange.

A diamond shaped traffic sign means:Slow down and drive with care.

If your car breaks down on the highway at night, what should you do?Park the car completely off the road.If your car breaks down on a highway at night, you should do which of the following?

• Raise the hood and tie a white handkerchief to the left

door handle. 2. Switch on the parking lights.If you should have a blowout while traveling at a high speed, you should do which of the following?Grip the steering wheel firmly to keep the car from swerving.A flashing yellow traffic light signal at an intersection

means:

Slow down and proceed with caution.A flashing red traffic signal at an intersection means which of the following?Come to a complete stop.When pulling a trailer down a long steep hill, you should do which of the following?

• Drive in a lower gear. 2. Keep in the right lane.

When driving in a heavy snowstorm during the day, you

should use:

Low beam headlights.A diamond-shaped sign would be used to warn drivers of which of the following driving hazards?A deer crossing.If your brakes fail, you should do which of the following?1. Shift into a lower gear. 2. Use the emergency brake.Wet brakes can be dried out by doing which of the following?Slow down and then press the gas pedal as you keep a light pressure on the brake pedal.Roads are likely to be especially slick: Just after it has begun to rain or drizzle.What should you do when you begin to skid? 1. Turn the steering wheel in the same direction in which the rear end of the car is skidding. 2. Reduce pressure on the gas pedal.When can you disregard a signal given by a police officer directing traffic?Neither.A driver who is involved in an accident should do which of the following?

• Make an immediate report to the nearest law

enforcement agency. 2. Notify his insurance company.When trying to pull away from a slippery surface in a car with a manual transmission, you should do which of the following?Start in second or high gear.

When driving through heavy fog, you should: Slow down.

If you have to come to a stop on an icy road and your car is

not equipped with ABS brakes, you should:

Pump the brake pedal lightly.The best way to get good traction on hard packed snow is

to:

Put chains on your tires.When does the law give a blind pedestrian special consideration at intersections where there are no traffic lights?If he holds out a white cane or has a guide dog with him.