Austin Driving School: FINAL Exam
Questions and Answers
Fasten your seat belt to a what fit before starting the engine? - Answer -snug fit
Each area that the mirrors cannot show is a what? - Answer -blind spot
1. With the engine idling in park, __________. 2. Move the selector level to drive. -
Answer -press down the foot brake
1. Check traffic ______ in both lanes and ______________. - Answer -ahead; through
both rearview mirrors
For a left turn be in the lane... - Answer -nearest to the center line.
Backing into a driveway or an alley on the blank side is usually the what type of
tunrabout to use? - Answer -right; safest
Uphill Parking with No Curb - Answer -Pull as far off the pavement as possible. Just
before you stop, turn the steering wheel sharply right.
If a vehicle is coming, the driver on the left must... - Answer -yield to the driver on the
right.
Treat an uncontrolled intersection as you would a... - Answer -yield sign.
International signs tell their message with... - Answer -symbols rather than words.
The IPDE process is... - Answer -an organized system of seeing, thinking, and
responding.
Identify... - Answer -specific clues, other roadway users, roadway features and
conditions, traffic controls, condition of your vehicle, use visual search patterns and
selective seeing.
Predict... - Answer -actions of other roadway users, control of your vehicle,
consequences of your actions, use judgement, knowledge and experience.
An orderly visual search pattern is - Answer -a process of searching critical areas in a
regular sequence.
As you drive, you judge... - Answer -speed, time, space, distance, traction, and visibility
What is the most important factor in maintaining control of your vehicle? - Answer -
speed
Important Execute Actions - Answer -accelerate, brake, steer, communicate
The four major requirements for reducing risk and maintaining a safe path of travel are...
- Answer -visibility, tractions, space, and traffic flow.
Your sight distance is... - Answer -the distance you can see ahead.
What is depth perception? - Answer -The ability to judge distance between yourself and
other things, especially when both are moving.
How do you separate the hazards? - Answer -Adjust your speed in order to handle only
one hazard at a time.
How do you compromise space? - Answer -giving as much space as possible to the
greater hazard.
The energy of an object has as it moves is called - Answer -energy of motion or kinetic
energy
The truck's energy of motion will change in proportion to the what of its change in what?
- Answer -square; speed.
The higher the car's speed... - Answer -the more your car will tend to go straight.
What parts of the IPDE process is a part of your perception time? - Answer -identifying,
predicting, and deciding
Your braking distance is also proportional to the... - Answer -square of your vehicle's
increase in speed.
When does the second collision occur? - Answer -when the occupants hit their restraint
devices or the inside of the car.
What is a restraint device? - Answer -any device that hold a car occupant in place
during a crash.
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