DONE - ★ Traveling at High Speeds -Traffic School, Defensive Driving Answers

When traveling on rural roadways at higher speeds, remember you will______.
A.) have increased peripheral vision
B.) best control your vehicle with hand-over-hand steering
C.) require additional fuel
D.) need a longer stopping distance

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need a longer stopping distance

Traveling at high speeds requires__________.
A.) more steering input
B.) greater stopping distances
C.) less vehicle maintenance
D.) decreased following distances

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greater stopping distances

Unpaved shoulders are a characteristic of which type of driving environments?
A.) Rural
B.) Urban

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Rural

Traveling on rural roads requires greater stopping distance.
A.) TRUE
B.) FALSE

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TRUE

6 Higher speeds require more space for a maneuver.
A.) TRUE
B.) FALSE

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TRUE

When you decide to execute a maneuver, you will need a control zone of approximately__________seconds.
➜ When you decide to execute a maneuver you will need a control zone of approximately how many seconds
A.) 1 to 3
B.) 10 to 15
C.) 30 to 32
D.) 4 to 10

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10 to 15

2. Traveling at high speeds __________.
A.) requires more steering input
B.) involves less vehicle maintenance
C.) creates decreased following distances
D.) requires greater stopping distances

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requires greater stopping distances

What is your stopping distance when you are driving 20 mph on dry pavement?
A.) 25 feet
B.) 40 feet
C.) 75 feet

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40 feet

# Your total stopping distance on dry pavement when you are driving at
• 20 mph : 40 feet
• 30 mph : 75 feet
• 40 mph : 120 feet
• 50 mph : 175 feet
• 60 mph : 240 feet
• 80 mph : 400 feet

# When you’re driving on wet pavement, your stopping distance
• 20 mph : 60 feet
• 40 mph : 200 feet
• 60 mph : 420 feet
• 80 mph : 720 feet

Under ideal conditions on dry pavement at 30 mph the total stopping distance is about:
A.) 164
B.) 85
C.) 63
D.) 109
E.) 229

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109

Cars traveling at 35 mph need approximately _____ feet to stop in ideal conditions.
A. 34
B. 236
C. 106
D. 58
E. 215

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106

At ___ mph it will take ___ feet to react and completely stop the car.
A.) 45/210
B.) 25/200
C.) 35/210
D.) 25/500
E.) 35/500

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35/210

At 45 miles per hour the approximate braking distance on a wet road in 140 feet.
A.) TRUE
B.) FALSE

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TRUE

The braking distance on a wet road surface at 20 miles per hour is _____ feet.
ANS: 26

While driving at 30 mph, on a dry road, after the vehicle's brakes are applied, it will take approximately ___________feet to stop.
A.) 45.5 feet
B.) 67.5 feet
C.) 37.5 feet
D.) 24.5 feet

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37.5 feet

If you are driving 60 mph, your car is traveling _____ feet per second.
A.) 30
B.) 60
C.) 90
D.) 120
E.) 180

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90

Stopping distance is determined by
A.) atmospheric pressure
B.) reaction time and braking
C.) the speed limit
D.) tire size
E.) force of impact

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reaction time and braking

When you double your speed it takes____ times longer to stop
➜ If you double speed 2x what does braking distance increase by
➜ When you double your speed it takes ____ longer to stop
A.) two times
B.) four times
C.) three times
D.) eight times

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four times

If you double your speed you will need about four times the distance to stop.
➜ If you double your speed, the stopping distance quadruples.
A.) TRUE
B.) FALSE

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TRUE
EXPLANATION: When you double your speed, it takes FOUR TIMES longer to stop.

As a vehicle's speed increases what happens to the stopping distance
➜ As a vehicle speed increases the stopping distance does what
➜ As a vehicle's speed increases the stopping distance answers
A.) increases
B.) decreases
C.) remains the same

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increases

Speeding has no effect on braking distance. True or false
A.) true
B.) false

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false

As a speed increases, the elements of your stopping distance, and therefore what's your stopping distance as a whole?
➜ As speed increases, the elements of your stopping distance, and therefore your stopping distance as a whole:
A.) increases
B.) decreases
C.) remains the same

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increases

As a vehicle speed increases the stopping distance decreases.
A.) TRUE
B.) FALSE

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False

Your vehicle speed is 30 mph your stopping distance on drive pavement is approximately 70 feet, you decide to
A.) Brake hard, steer straight.
B.) Brake hard, steer right.
C.) Brake soft, steer left.
D.) Brake soft, steer straight.

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Brake hard, steer straight.

When you don't have enough room to stop, you may _______ to avoid what's in front of you.
A.) speed up
B.) steer away
C.) brake

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steer away

What problems associated with aging affect reaction time and braking distance?
A.) heart attacks
B.) circulation problems
C.) blood pressure
D.) osteoporosis
E.) hearing loss

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circulation problems

Actions that may be required when you execute a decision include __________
A.) accelerating.
B.) steering.
C.) decelerating.
D.) all of the above

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all of the above

Explanation: You may need to perform changes if the weather changes while you are driving. The effective driver divines that other roadway users, including. Any judgment you make will be determined by your own speed and the speed of other vehicles. You will usually need to perform a sequence of actions.

At fifty-five miles per hour, a vehicle travels __________ feet in one second.
A.) 70.52
B.) 80.63
C.) 90.74
D.) 100.85

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80.63

Keeping in mind the average reaction time, a motorist will travel 11 feet for each __________ of speed before hitting the brake.
A.) 5 mph
B.) 15 mph
C.) 10 mph
D.) 20 mph

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10 mph

The safe speed is:
A.) the speed everyone else is driving at
B.) 45 miles per hour
C.) the speed that allows you to control your vehicle and avoid collisions
D.) driving more slowly than the car in front of you

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the speed that allows you to control your vehicle and avoid collisions

More crashes occur in rural areas than in the city and are more severe.
A.) TRUE
B.) FALSE

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TRUE

In an emergency situation, your __________ is the distance you will travel between seeing the danger and putting your foot on the brake pedal.
A.) total stopping distance
B.) braking distance
C.) reaction distance
D.) none of the above

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reaction distance