Name:______Chapter 3

Driver Responsibility

SEAT BELT

Who in the vehicle must wear a seat belt when the driver has their permit or provisional driver license? ______

How do seat belts help a person who is in a passenger vehicle?

  • Keep passengers from being thrown from car
  • Keep passengers from sliding on seats
  • Prevents driver from ______and losing control of car

Child Restraint Laws

*All seats must have the seal: federal motor vehicle safety standards`

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AIR BAG SAFETY

  1. Standard equipment in ______.
  2. ______safety to seat belts
  3. Identified as
  4. ______or SRS
  5. ______or SIR
  6. Deploy at ______MPH.

Car Condition: Everything needs to be in ______.

*See car condition handout

SNOW & ICE

New Jersey state law ______

Fine:______

START PARKED CAR

~More than _____ of all information needed for safe driving is ______information.

1.Circle Check:______

2.______clean and clear of snow/ ice.

3.Adjust seat to reach ______& ______.

4.Adjust ______& ______mirrors.

5.Fasten ______.

6.Make sure the car is in ______or ______or ______is set.

BLIND SPOTS

What are Blind spots on a passenger vehicle? ______

Where your outside mirrors should be focused on? ______

What is a trucks blind spots called? ______

What should you do to see in the blind spots? ______

STEERING

Your hands should be at ______- ______when steering a vehicle.

Hand over hand ______

SPEED CONTROL

  • Start ______.
  • Gradually increase speed to ______or ______.
  • Keep ______.
  • When necessary, the driver should ______.
  • Give other drivers and ______a chance to react to your driving.

STOPPING DISTANCES depend on the following 7 factors:

BREAKING

  • Know your car’s type of braking system (ABS or conventional drum and disc system)
  • Apply gentle pressure to the brake pedal
  • ABS - ______pump brakes or violently jerk the steering wheel when braking
  • Use ______foot for both accelerator and brake

*******New driver common mistake: - Violently push the brake pedal

DRIVER SIGNALS

DRIVING IN REVERSE

  • Turn wheel in direction you want the ______to go
  • Driver’s head and body should turn ______and look out back window for clearest view
  • Front of car will swing ______direction
  • Mirrors have blind spots don’t ______on them alone
  • Always drive ______in reverse

TURNING

  • To make safe turns, a motorist should decide well in advanced if he or she wants to make the turn.
  • Last minute turns can be ______
  • State law requires motorists to signal at least ______feet before making a turn

Write the steps for turning:

  • Use mirrors to look behind and to both sides for other vehicles or people
  • Check for less visible vehicles, such as motorcycles, bicycles, and mopeds
  • ______, then move to the proper lane
  • ______before reaching the intersection
  • Keep a steady speed and follow ______
  • Always stay in the same lane until the turn is finished
  • Make sure the ______is turned off after the turn is completed

K-Turn (3 point turn)

  1. With no traffic behind you or coming toward you, turn to the right or left until you are perpendicular to the street.
  2. Put the car in reverse. Back up straight across to the other side of the street as far as possible.
  3. Put the car in drive or, in manual cars, first gear. Check traffic again.
  4. Turn the wheel all the way in the direction you want to go, and step on the gas lightly to complete the turn.
  5. Straighten yourself in the lane and drive away.

PARKING

When do you use each type?

A. Angle: ______

B. Perpendicular:______

C. Parking on hills:______

D. Parallel parking:______

Parking on a Hill:

Uphill with a curb–______

Downhill with a curb- ______

Uphill without a curb- ______

Downhill without a curb- ______

Parallel Parking:

Most common where? ______

Used to park you car: ______

Space should be ______feet longer than your vehicle.

Be ______feet away from vehicle next to you.

Road test space: ______

Steps

  1. Find a ______that will fit your vehicle
  2. Signal to the right to _____ motorists that the vehicle will back up to the right
  3. Pull up alongside (______) about two to four feet from the vehicle in the front
  4. Turn and check to see that the way is ______behind the vehicle before backing up.
  5. Turn ______to look out the ______of the vehicle. Begin backing up ______for about two ft and turn steering wheel all the way to the right.
  6. When the front of the vehicle has cleared the rear bumper of the vehicle in front, ______and check the ______.
  7. Make sure the right back wheel did not hit the ______.
  8. Turn steering wheel all the way to the left while beginning to back up slowly.
  9. Make sure that the vehicle can clear the ______.
  10. When the vehicle is in line, ______. Be sure not to hit the vehicle in the back.
  11. Turn the vehicle’s wheels ______, and drive to the center of the parking space. (tires shouldn’t be more than 6 inches from the curb.