General Knowledge II

1. What are two main things to look for ahead?

A. Road Signs
B. Police
C. Rest Area
D. Traffic and road conditions

2. What is your most important way to see the sides and rear?

A. By looking out the window
B. Checking your mirrors regularly
C. Getting on the C. B. radio.

3. What does "communicating" mean in safe driving?

A. Letting other drivers know you're there to help prevent accidents.
B. Using hand signals.
C. Driving a brightly colored vehicle.

4. Where should your reflectors be placed when stopped on an undivided highway?

A. Within 10 feet of the front or rear and 100 feet behind and ahead of the vehicle.
B. Within 50, 100, and 150 feet of the vehicle.
C. Within 10, 20, and 30 feet of the vehicle.

5. What three things add up to total stopping distance?

A. Road conditions, reaction distance, and braking distance
B. Perceprion distance, reaction distance, and braking distance
C. Braking distance, controlling speed, and reaction distance.

6. If you go twice as fast, will your stopping distance increase by:

A. twice
B. three times
C. four times
D. five times

7. Empty trucks have the best braking.

A. True
B. False

8. What is hydroplaning?

A. driving in the snow
B. when the tires lose their contact with the road
C. when you hit a pot hole

9. What is black ice?

A. Dirty snow
B. Rain and snow mixed
C. A thin layer of ice clear enough that you can see the road underneath it.

10. If the vehicle ahead of you is smaller than yours, it can probably:

A. out-run you.
B. stop faster than you can.
C. take turns faster than you can.

11. If you are driving a 30 foot vehicle at 55 mph, how many seconds of following distance should you allow?

A. Four seconds
B. Eight seconds
C. Six seconds

12. You should decrease your following distance if somebody is following you too closely.

A. True
B. False

13. If you swing wide to the left before turning right another driver may try to pass you on the right.

A. True
B. False

14. You should use low beams whenever you can.

A. True
B. False

15. What should you do before you drive if you are drowsy?

A. Drink some coffee.
B. Take some caffeine pills.
C. Get some sleep before you drive.
D. None of the above.

Answer Key
1. D
2. B
3. A
4. A
5. B
6. C
7. B
8. B
9. C
10. B
11. A
12. B
13. A
14. B
15. C