Dr Ed Chapter 12 Quiz 2

What rule allows a driver to check if they are over driving their headlights under ideal conditions?

• 4 second rule
• high-beam headlight distance test
• 2 second rule
• 500 feet rule

an icy road provides the least traction when the air temperature is

• between 33-35 degrees F.
• between 5 below and 10 degrees F.
• between 0 and 32 degrees F.
• 0 degrees to -10 below F.

Rain tends to make roadways the slickest

• when the road has a clean surface
• about 15 minutes after the rain stops
• right after the rain stops
• as the rain begins to fall

To help others see you during heavy rain, use your

• high beam headlights
• parking lots
• low beam headlights
• emergency flashers

When driving in snow, you should use

• low-beam headlights and reduce speed
• low-beam headlights and drive at the posted speed
• high-beam headlights and reduce speed
• high-beam headlights and drive at the posted speed

Under normal driving conditions at night, your stopping distance is

• not related to your seeing distance
• never more then 2 seconds
• the distance you travel in four seconds at normal speeds and within the range of your headlights
• the same as your following distance

You can gain a little better traction on wet roads by driving

• at or near the posted speed limit
• in the tire tracks of the vehicle ahead
• toward the right edge of the roadway
• with reduced tire air pressure

To improve traction on snow

• use bigger tires then normal
• drive with your foot on the brake
• drive on fresh snow only
• use all-season tires and/or tire chains

When driving on slippery roads, you should

• not use cruise control
• always use cruise control
• use cruise control with lower speeds
• use cruise control only on highways

An anti-lock braking system is a safety feature because

• locked wheels increase braking ability
• locked wheels provide no stearing control
• it compensates for driver ignorance
• it locks up the steering system