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LESSON 1
Moving into and out of Traffic
A. Read the following account of a collision. You are the investigating police officer. Make a sketch
of the collision scene in the space below. Explain how the collision could have been avoided.
Vehicle A was parked alongside the right curb just behind vehicle B. The driver of vehicle A came
out of the dry cleaner's and hung the dry-cleaned clothes over the left rear window. The driver
entered vehicle A and checked for traffic in the rearview mirror. Seeing none, the driver began
to move the vehicle away from the curb and into the traffic lane. Vehicle C, traveling in the same
direction and coming from behind vehicle A, crashed into the driver's side of vehicle A. The
impact pushed vehicle A into the left side of vehicle B.
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visibility, time, and space. Can you draw any conclusions?
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Right and Left Turns
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FIND OUT MORE. Check out an intersection near where you live. What signs and markings give
special information about turns, such as whether or not turns are allowed, or in which directions
you can tum? Describe them below.
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LESSON 3
Steering in Reverse and Making Turnabouts
A. For each sentence below, circle T if the statement is true and F if it is false. Correct each false
statement in the space below.
1. The safest turnabout is the three-point turn.
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LESSON 4
Parking
A. For each sentence below, circle T if the statement is true and F if it is false. Correct each false
statement in the space below.
1. Angled parking spaces are set at an angle of 30 to 90 degrees to the curb or line.
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2. When angle parking, stay at least 10 feet away from parked vehicles to give yourself room
to maneuver.
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3. To parallel park, you need a space at least 10 feet longer than the length of your
vehicle.
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To parallel park, you need a space at least 5 feet longer than the length of your vehicle.
4. It is a good idea not to park your vehicle next to a poorly parked vehicle.
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5. When parking downhill at a curb, park your vehicle with the wheels turned sharply to
the left.
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When parking downhill on a road with a curb, park with your wheels turned to the right.
6. When parking your vehicle downhill, leave it in Neutral if it has a manual
transmission.
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7. When parki~uphill next to a curb, park your vehicle with the wheels turned sharply to
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8. If you are parking your vehicle uphill where there is no curb, your wheels should be turned
sharply to the left.
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B. FIND OUT MORE. Find the following answers to parking questions in your state driver's manual.
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LESSON 5
Safe Driving Procedures for Passing and Being Passed
A. For each sentence below, circle T if the statement is true and F if it is false. Correct each false
statement in the space below.
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1.. You should not pass another vehicle in heavy fog.
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You typically need to accelerate 25 miles per hour faster than the vehicle ahead of you if you
are passing it on a two-lane highway.
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You will typically need to accelerate 10 to 15 mph faster than the vehicle ahead of you.
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3. You should exceed the speed limit only when passing a vehicle on a two-lane road.
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If you are driving a vehicle at 50 mph, it will take you about 6 seconds to pass another vehicle
that is going 40 mph.
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It will take you 16 seconds going 50 mph to pass a vehicle that is going 40 mph.
5. You should signal your intent to return to the right lane when passing a vehicle after you see
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any no-passing zones on this route? What is the evidence that they are no-passing zones? Why do
you think they are there?
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