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Chapter 11 Review Questions

Name: ______Date: ______Period: _____

REVIEWING CHAPTER OBJECTIVES:

  1. CHARACTERISTICS OF EXPRESSWAY DRIVING
  1. What are five reasons expressways have lower collision rates than other highways? (222)

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2. What are four different types of expressway interchanges? (222-223)

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3. What are strategies can you follow for low-risk driving on expressways? (223-234)

2.ENTERING AN EXPRESSWAY

4. How do you properly enter an expressway? (225-226)

5. What are four possible problems you may have when entering an expressway? (227)

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6. Why is entering an expressway from the left more hazardous than entering from the right? (228)

3. STRAGETIES FOR DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAYS

  1. How can you use the IPDE Process to achieve a safe path of travel? (235)
  1. When should following distances be increased for expressway driving? (232)
  1. EXITING EXPRESSWAYS
  1. How can you apply the IPDE Process to exit an expressway? (235)
  1. What steps should you take when exiting an expressway? (235-236)
  1. What are three possible exiting problems?

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  1. SPECIAL EXPRESSWAY PROBLEMS
  1. How is highway hypnosis caused and what actions can you take to stay alert? (238)
  1. What should you do if your vehicle becomes disabled onan expressway? (239)
  1. What three key factors contribute to safe driving on expressways? (240)

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Chapter 11 Review Questions

Name: ______Date: ______Period: _____

CHAPTER TEST:

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Multiple choice Copy the number of each sentence below on a sheet of paper. Choose the letter of the answer that best completes the statement or answers the question.

  1. Expressways are safer than other types of roads because

(a) there is less traffic.

(b) there are no intersections or cross traffic.

(c) average speeds are higher.

(d) there is no barrier between opposing traffic lanes.

2. If traffic is backed up on the exit ramp you want to use, you should

(a) pass the ramp and use the next exit.

(b) stop on the expressway until the ramp is clear.

(c) pull onto the shoulder and wait.

(d) none of the above

3. Expressway collisions tend to be more serious than those on other types of roads, because expressways,

(a) have median strips.

(b) have so many conflicts.

(c) have higher-speed travel.

(d) have more hazards.

Completion After each number, write the word or words that complete the sentence correctly.

  1. You slow your vehicle without blocking those behind you when you are in the ______lane.
  1. A ______interchange is used when a side road forms a T intersection with an expressway.
  1. The right edge of the expressway should be marked with a ______line.

REVIEW VOCABULARY

Match the definition in the list A with the term it defines in list B. Write the letter before the definition it matches.

LIST A

_____ 7. group or formation of vehicles traveling on an expressway

_____ 8. speed used by most drivers on an expressway

_____ 9. condition of unconsciously driving too fast as a result of driving for long periods at high speeds

_____ 10. lane that permits drivers entering an expressway to accelerate to the speed of the expressway traffic

_____ 11. stretch of roadway at the end of an accelerating lane where vehicles join the flow of traffic

List B

(a)acceleration lane

(b)velocitation

(c)wolf pack

(d)common speed

(e)merging area

THINK CRITTICALLY

Write a paragraph to answer each question.

  1. What are the pros and cons of higher-speed driving on an expressway?
  1. How do you think wolf packs form on expressways?