Write the Definition for Each Vocabulary Term

Vocabulary Terms by Chapter

-Write the definition for each vocabulary term

Chapter 1 1. Highway Transportation System 2. By-laws Chapter 2 1. Defensive driving 2. Following distance 3. 3-second rule 4. Space cushion 5. Tailgate 6. SAFE 7. Scan 8. Orderly visual search 9. Assess 10. Execute Chapter 3 1. Field of vision 2. Central vision 3. Peripheral vision 4. Fatigue 5. Road rage Chapter 4 1. Gauge 2. Speedometer 3. Tachometer 4. Odometer 5. Alternator 6. Running lights 7. Parking lights 8. Blind spots 9. Ignition 10. Power brakes 11. Gearshift 12. Clutch 13. Cruise control Chapter 5 1. Choke 2. Flooded engine 3. Friction point 4. Downshift 5. Tracking 6. Hand over hand method 7. Push pull method 8. Double parking 9. Curb parking 10. Parallel parking 11. Angled parking 12. Perpendicular parking Chapter 6 1. Traction 2. Torque 3. Inertia 4. Kinetic energy 5. Force of impact 6. Centrifugal force 7. Loading 8. Banked road 9. Crowned road 10. Oversteering 11. Understeering 12. Antilock braking system 13. Threshold braking 14. Pumping the brakes 15. Locking the brakes 16. Reaction distance 17. Braking distance 18. Stopping distance 19. Basic speed law Chapter 7 1. Regulatory sign 2. Crossbuck 3. Guide sign 4. Service sign 5. Recreational sign 6. Reversible lane 7. Lane-use signals 8. Center turn lane 9. Limit line 10. Botts’ dots 11. Rumble strips Chapter 8 1. Controlled intersection 2. Uncontrolled intersection 3. “stale” green light 4. Traffic circles 5. Right-of-way 6. Right hand rule Chapter 9 1. Protected turn 2. Two point turn 3. U-turn 4. Three point turn Chapter 10 1. Covering the brake 2. Riding the brake 3. Gridlock Chapter 11 1. Divided highway 2. Median strip 3. T-intersection 4. Y-intersection 5. Crossover 6. Velocitation 7. Highway hypnosis Chapter 12 1. Interchange 2. On ramp 3. Acceleration lane 4. Merging area 5. Deceleration lane 6. Weave lane 7. Express lane Chapter 13 1. No zones 2. Off-tracking 3. Moped Chapter 14 1. Overdriving your headlights 2. Shoulder 3. Soft shoulder 4. Switchbacks Chapter 15 1. Hydroplaning 2. Vapor lock Chapter 16 1. Head-on collision 2. Side-impact collision 3. Chain reaction 4. Hit and run 5. Good Samaritan law 6. Brake and hold 7. Passive restraint Chapter 17 1. Blowout 2. Brake fade 3. Jump start 4. Skid 5. Power skid 6. Braking skid 7. Cornering skid 8. Downshifting skid Chapter 18 1. Blood Alcohol Concentration 2. Intoxication 3. Oxidation 4. Tunnel vision 5. Inhibitions 6. Synergistic effect 7. DUI 8. DWI 9. Implied consent law 10. Breath alcohol test 11. Field sobriety test 12. Open container laws 13. Administrative per se laws 14. Zero tolerance laws Chapter 19 1. Restricted license 2. Graduated license 3. Financial responsibility laws 4. Policy 5. Premium 6. Deductible 7. Liability insurance 8. Collision insurance 9. Comprehensive insurance 10. Exclusion 11. Demerit point system 12. License suspension 13. License revocation 14. Habitual offender 15. Depreciation 16. Title 17. Mileage allowance Chapter 20 1. Preventive maintenance 2. Adaptive equipment 3. Antitheft devices 4. Kill switches Chapter 21 1. Scale 2. Legend 3. Loop 4. Spur