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NEW JERSEY DRIVER MANUAL
Chapter 3 Driver Safety & Rules
* The New Jersey seat belt law requires______
______
______.
* T or F It’s the driver’s responsibility for enforcing the seat belt law for passengers 18 or older.
* Drivers with a GDL must require ______passengers seated anywhere in the vehicle to use seat belts.
* Passive safety devices provide an appropriate level of protection for vehicle occupants during and after a collision.
* Give three examples of a passive safety device.
1.
2.
3.
* Seat belts help in a number of ways, for example:
1.
2.
3.
* Read tips for seat belt use.
* Air bags are standard equipment in almost all new cars and are designed to ______safety belts in frontal crashes.
* Where is it preferred and safest to place a child car safety seat?
* Where should you neverplacea rear facing infant safety seat?
* Children 12 and under should ride in the ______of a vehicle.
* Passengers under ______of age who weigh ______
pounds must be secured in a child passenger restraint system or
______in the rear seat of the motor vehicle.
* A police officer can stop a driver solely for a violation of the seat belt law.
* Who is responsible for all passengers under 18 years of age?
* Who is responsible for all passengers 18 or over?
* How can you tell if your vehicle has air bags? How are they identified?
(Five ways)
1.2.3.4.5.
Car Condition
* Vehicle condition is vital to safe and proper use of a motor vehicle on the roadways. If items listed in this section aren’t working properly,
it means your car needs to be repaired. Read page 21 – 22 Car
Condition.
Starting a Parked Car
* Before getting into a car to drive, you need to ______and in
______, and for ______, ______or anything else that could be injured or broken.
* While starting a parked car you should also keep in mind (five )
- 2.
- 4.
5.6.7.
* What percentage is all information necessary for safe driving is visual information.
* What are blind spot?
* Your car traveling on a one-way roadway should be kept?
* Your car traveling on a two-lane road should be kept ______
with oncoming traffic in the outer lane.
* Think of the steering wheel as a face of a clock. In normal driving, keep your left hand at ______and your right hand at ______.
* Press the gas pedal lightly. Starting up slowly gives other ______and ______walking a chance to see what you are doing.
* Flow of Traffic…………….pg. 56 question #6
* How do you know when you have reached the speed you want?
Stopping Distance
* Your stopping distance depends on:
- 2.
3. 4.
5.
* Define reaction distance.
* Define braking distance.
* Name the two types of braking systems.
1.2.
* You should always turn on turn signals at least ______before turning.
* Hand signals are standard in all states and are:
- Stop or Slow =
- Right Turn =
- Left Turn =
* A horn is a ______.
* When driving in reverse, steering the wheel to the right moves the care to the ______; steering to the left moves the car to the ______.
* Body positioning should be as followed while driving in reverse: place the right hand and arm over the _____ of the front passenger seat and grasp the ______of the steering wheel with the left hand at ______o’clock.
Parking
* Parking on a hill.
* Always set your car’s ______, to assure the car won’t move.
* Down hill with a curb. Face your wheels ______.
* Down hill with a curb. Face your wheels ______.
* Up hill with a curb. Face your wheels ______.
* Up hill without a curb. Face your wheels ______.
* Down hill without a curb. Face your wheels ______.
* Most common type of parking used in parking lots of shopping centers, and sometimes at storefront curbs is ______.
* Most common type of parking on city streets is ______.
* You should be able to hear a horn for at least 200 feet, under normal conditions.
* Slamming the brake pedal down too hard is a common mistake new drivers make.
* Air bags inflate at speeds of up to 200 mph to protect adults in a front-end collision. A driver should keep 10 inches or more between center of the steering and the center of the breastbone.
READ ON. CHAPTER 4 Rules & Regulations for Safe Driving