Safe Driving Rules & Regulations

Union High School Drivers Education Name:______Period:______

CHAPTER 4 Safe Driving Rules & Regulations

 What is a common cause of fatal accidents?______

 New Jersey Speed Limits (complete chart below – location)

Speed Limit Location

 Legislation for the 65 mph speed limit zones state that drivers pay ______for driving 10 mph or more above the 65 mph limit, as well as, most moving violations.

 Always slow down on:

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Circle the correct

 Pass or Passing Prohibited If the centerlines are both solid.

 Pass or Passing Prohibited If the centerline is dashed on the drivers left side.

 When is passing on the right legal?______

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 In most cases you pass on the ______.

 DO NOT PASS:

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 You should always yield the right-of-way to:

1.______2.______

3.______4.______

 Define intersection?

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 What is a controlled intersection?

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 As a general rule, the vehicle on the ______should ______to the vehicle on the ______.

 When making a left turn at an intersection, yield to ______and ______. Union High School Drivers Education  T or F Driving on private property to avoid traffic signal or sign is a motor vehicle violation.

 What is an uncontrolled intersection?

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 What are blind intersections?

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 Acceleration Lane – Entering highways What 3 things should you keep in mind when entering a highway?

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3.______

 Deceleration Lanes – Leaving highways What 3 things should you keep in mind when leaving a highway?

1.______

2.______

3.______

 What should you do if you miss your exit on a highway?

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 What should be done before entering a curve?______

 When approaching a curve in the road your car will tend to ______. Union High School Drivers Education

 New Jersey law permits motorists to make a right turn at a red light after

1. ______2. ______3. ______

Unless a NO TURN ON RED sign is posted.

 List the steps taken to make a RIGHT TURN.

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 List the steps taken to make a LEFT TURN from a two-way road into another two-way road.

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 List the steps taken to make a LEFT TURN from a two-way road into a four-lane highway.

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 T or F Accidents at traffic signals often happen shortly after the signal has changed.

 Motorist must stop when:

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 Motorist must stop at least ______from railroad crossings when there are flashing lights, bells or flag signals.

 State law requires that motorists stop at least ______away from a school bus with flashing red lights, if traveling o a two-lane road, or on a multi-lane highway where lanes are only separated by lines, or on a privately maintained road.

 If a school bus stopped directly in front of a school to pick up or let off children or if traveling on a dual highway where the opposite side is divided by a safety island or a raised median, motorist may pass but no more than ______mph.

 What procedures should you take when a approaching a frozen dessert truck with flashing red lights and/or a stop signal arm?

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 New Jersey law requires all motorists to yield to emergency vehicles sounding sirens or flashing red and/or blue emergency lights. What 3 steps must you following when in this situation?

1.______

2.______

3.______

 How far are you allowed to park from a fire department vehicle in service?

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 List the 6 situations that a New Jersey motorist must use their headlights.

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 T or F Bright beam are used for city driving and driving in traffic on roadways.

 T or F Dim beams (regular headlights) are used for open country driving where there is no traffic in sight.

 How far must you park away from a curb?

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 How far must you park away from the following?

Fire hydrant______Crosswalk______Railroad crossing______Union High School Drivers Education Stop sign______Fire station driveway entrance______Street opposite a fire station entrance______ Effective July 1, 2004, motorists in New Jersey may NOT use a hand-held wireless telephone while driving a motor vehicle on any public road or highway. (exception: hands-free wireless phone). Besides for safety reasons or to report a criminal act, what other time may a motorist use a hand-held wireless telephone? To report:

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2.______

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* with one hand on the steering wheel at all times.

 Fine for utilizing a hand-held wireless telephone is$______- _$______.