Responsible Driving

Chapter 6: Basic Maneuvers

Basic Maneuvers

Select the phrase that best completes each sentence below. Write the letter of the answer you have chosen to the left of each statement.

_____1. You should signal for a turn at least (pg. 118)

a. 50 feet in advance of the turn.

b. 100 feet in advance of the turn.

c. 150 feet in advance of the turn.

d. 500 feet in advance of the turn.

_____2. When making a right turn from a two-way street, you should (pg. 119)

a. turn from the right lane.

b. turn from the left lane.

c. turn from either lane.

d. always come to a complete stop before turning.

_____3. When making a right turn at an intersection, make sure that

(pg. 119)

a. your car is 3 to 5 feet from the curb.

b. there are no cyclists on your right.

c. there is no other traffic entering your path in the intersection.

d. all of the above are true.

_____4. When making a right turn, you should have a ________ gap in traffic to your left. (pg. 119)

a. 2- to 5-second

b. 8- to 11-second

c. 10- to 15-second

d. 15- to 25-second

_____5. A driver turning left (pg. 121)

a. always has the right-of-way at a light.

b. must yield to cross traffic and to vehicles approaching from the opposite direction.

c. must yield to cross traffic but not to oncoming traffic at a light.

d. must do none of the above.

_____6. The parking maneuver used most often along the side of a street is (pg. 131)

a. parallel parking.

b. perpendicular parking.

c. angle parking.

d. double parking.

_____7. When beginning a perpendicular parking maneuver, you should (pg. 130)

a. line up 3 to 5 feet from the vehicles you are parking next to.

b. line up 7 to 8 feet from the vehicles you are parking next to.

c. line up 10 feet from the vehicles you are parking next to.

d. do none of the above.

_____8. When parallel parking, you (pg. 131)

a. need a space at least 2 feet longer than your vehicle.

b. need a space at least 5 feet longer than your vehicle.

c. should drive into the space going 3 to 5 mph.

d. both b and c.

_____9. When parking in a space just beyond an intersection, you (pg. 131)

a. signal before entering the intersection.

b. signal after you have entered the intersection.

c. signal when you are completely through the intersection.

d. do not signal at all. It is safer to avoid signaling in this case.

_____10. You know that it is illegal to pass another vehicle when (pg. 135)

a. a warning sign says so.

b. a roadway marking says so.

c. both a and b occur.

d. none of the above occurs.