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How long do you have to change your license if you move from another state? ✔✔60 days
How long do you have to change your license if you move to a different address in Minnesota? ✔✔30 days
You should be at least _____ seconds behind the car in front of you. ✔✔ 3
Pulling into an intersection. How do you look for traffic? ✔✔Look left, right, left.
What is the maximum and minimum speed limit on a freeway or rural interstate? ✔✔70 mph, 40 mph.
What is the maximum and minimum speed limit on an urban interstate? ✔✔65 mph, 40 mph.
What is the speed limit on a divided highway? ✔✔65 mph.
What is the speed limit on most rural roads? ✔✔55 mph.
What is the speed limit in most urban areas? ✔✔30 mph.
What is the rule for passing in MN? ✔✔You can go 10 mph over the speed limit to pass on 2 lane roads if the regular speed limit is at least 55 mph.
What is the basic speed law? ✔✔Your speed depends on the conditions.
Can you go left at a red light? ✔✔Yes.
If an interstate sign has an even number, which direction does it go? ✔✔East- West.
True or False. If an interstate sign has the number 694 on it, it will not go back to 94. ✔✔False. If the number is even, it will loop back to 94.
What is the normal reaction time? ✔✔3/4 second.
When do you obey a sign? ✔✔After you pass it.
What class is an orange sign? ✔✔Warning (construction zone.)
What class is a green sign? ✔✔Informational.
What should you do at an animal crossing sign? ✔✔Be cautious.
What is the yellow signal used for? ✔✔To clear the intersection.
What should you do at a flashing red signal? ✔✔Treat it as a stop sign.
What class is a white sign? ✔✔Mostly regulatory (warning if it is a railroad sign)
What class is a yellow-green sign? ✔✔Warning.
What class is a blue sign? ✔✔Informational.
What should you do at a yield sign? ✔✔Slow or stop (if necessary)
What does an exempt sign under a railroad crossing sign mean? ✔✔Buses and truck drivers may proceed without stopping.
What information does a brown sign have on it? ✔✔Historic sites, parks, and other points of interest.
What information does a blue sign have on it? (name 3) ✔✔Services such as telephones, gas, food, motels, hospitals, and rest areas.
What information does a green sign have on it? (name 3) ✔✔Exits, distance to cities, interstate interchanges, street or route names, and bicycle routes.
What is the SIPDE system? ✔✔SCAN (search ahead)
IDENTIFY (locate hazards and potential conflicts)
PREDICT (anticipate speed, distance, direction)
How far away from emergency vehicles do you have to be? ✔✔500 ft.
What is the Zero Tolerance Not a Drop law? ✔✔No alcohol below the age of 21.
Automatic DWI at this BAC. ✔✔.
Gross misdemeanor at this BAC. ✔✔.
Court's definition of impairment. ✔✔.
True or false. If there is a bike lane, you may use it as a turn lane. ✔✔True.
To prevent highway hypnosis, when do you stop? ✔✔Every 100 miles or 2 hours.
To recover from a skid what do you do? ✔✔Ease off the accelerator, keep off brake, steer the way you want to go.
No passing within __________ ft. of a railroad. ✔✔ 100
What are the first adjustments you make when you get into the driver's seat? ✔✔1.) Seat
2.)Mirrors
3.) Steering wheel
4.)Head restraint
What do you do if the temperature of your engine is too high? ✔✔Turn on the heat.
When are infant seats mandatory? ✔✔12 months or 20 lbs.
When are child seats mandatory? ✔✔ages 1-4.
When are booster seats mandatory? ✔✔Ages 4-8.
When you are parking on hill, when is the only time your wheels go left? ✔✔Up hill, with a curb.
What is the mandatory insurance you must have? ✔✔Liability and no-fault.
You cannot pass --- feet by a intersection, underpass, tunnel, or railroad crossing ✔✔100 feet
what is the lowest speed you can be killed at? ✔✔12 mph
where should your hands be on the steering wheel? ✔✔8 and 4 o'clock or 9 and 3 o'clock
If you get in a accident that is $1,000 or more in injury, death or property damage, you must do what. ✔✔you have to fill a traffic crash report within 10 days of the accident.
Can you text and drive legally? ✔✔No
What does a stop sign require? ✔✔you must come to a complete stop
Flashing yellow lights are activated 100 feet before a school bus stops in a speed zone of what? ✔✔35 mpsh or less
Yellow lights on a school bus come on around --- feet before the bus stops in a zone more then 35 mph ✔✔300 feet
If the lights are flashing red and the stop arm is extended how far back must you stop? ✔✔ 20 feet
When a emergency vehicle is coming up behind you with its lights on and sirens blaring what should you do? ✔✔slow down and pull over to the side of the road
What is a safe distance you must stay behind other vehicles? ✔✔3 second rule
By a railroad crossin you must stop your vehicle at least --- feet before the rail/gate ✔✔10 feet
Are you allowed to pass 100 feet by a railroad crossing? ✔✔No its illegal!
what does a red sign signal? ✔✔commands
white signs..? ✔✔regulates
what shape is a right turn sign? ✔✔diamond
what shape is a speed limit sign? ✔✔rectangle
what shape is a school zone/ school crossing sign? ✔✔pentagon
what shape is a railroad crossing sign? ✔✔crossbuck or a circle
what does SIPDE stand for? ✔✔scan identify predict decide execute
When is driving not prohibited from midnight to 5 am? ✔✔- When accompanied by a licensed driver at least 25 years old.
- Driving between home and work
- Driving home from a school event where transpotation was not provided
- Driving for employments purposes
When is a driver with a provisional license prohibited from driving? ✔✔From midnight to 5 am
How many passengers can a driver with a provisional license have in the first six months of recieving their license? ✔✔One under the age of 20, unless accompanied by a parent or guardian
How many passengers can a driver with a provisional license have in the second six months of recieving their license? ✔✔No more than three passengers under the age of twenty, unless accompanied by a guardian
What is the exception for the passenger limit? ✔✔If the passengers are part of the drivers immediate family.
What is Vanessa's Law? ✔✔An unlicensed teen driver with a crash-related moving violation or an alcohol/controlle substance-violation cannot be given a license, instruction permit, or provisional license until age 18.
After Vanessa's Law what must the driver do at age 18? ✔✔- Pass the knowledge test
- Fulfill reinstatement requirements, including payment fees of which can be up to $
- Obtain learners permit for six months
- Pass the road test
When are you required to use headlights? ✔✔Your headlights must be turned on at sunset and used until sunrise.They must also be used during weather conditions that include rain,snow, hail, sleet, or fog and any time you cannot clearly see the road ahead for a distance of at least 500 feet.
What does the muffler do? ✔✔Mufflers keep the vehicle from making sudden or prolonged loud noises, particularly sharp popping or crackling sounds.
When is a tire illegal to drive with? ✔✔A tire is illegal if the tread is less than one-sixteenth of an inch deep.
What is the exception to going above the speed limit on the highway? ✔✔The speed limit on two-lane highways with a posted
speed limit of 55 mph or higher is increased by 10 mph when the driver is lawfully passing another vehicle in the same direction.
How can you lose right of way when entering an intersection? ✔✔If you approach an intersection at an unlawful speed, you losethe right-of-way privilege associated with driving at a lawful speed.
What is the speed limit in alleys (unless indicated otherwise)? ✔✔10 mph
What is the speed limit on urban or town roads (unless indicated otherwise)? ✔✔30 mph
What is the speed limit on roads other than alleys and urban or town roads (unless indicated otherwise)? ✔✔55 mph
What speed will cause your driving priviledges to be revoked and for how long will they be revoked? ✔✔If you are caught driving in excess of 100 mph your driving privileges will be revoked for a minimum of six months.
When are you not allowed to use hand signals? ✔✔You may not use hand signals at night or while driving a vehicle constructed or loaded so that hand signals are not visible to other drivers.
What is this signal used for : Arm extended out? ✔✔Left turn
What is this signal used for : Forearm facing up? ✔✔Right turn
What is an interchange? ✔✔An interchange is the connection of a freeway to a road or another freeway by a series of ramps. The connecting roadways allow you to leave one road and enter another safely, without disrupting the flow of traffic.
Never pass on a curve or hill where you cannot clearly see the road ahead for_? ✔✔Improper passing causes many collisions. Use extra caution when passing at night, when visibility is poor, and when the road is slippery. You must not pass on a curve or hill where you cannot clearly see the road ahead for at least 700 feet.
Passing a commercial vehicle takes _________ compared to a passenger vehicle on a level highway. ✔✔On a level highway, it takes three to five seconds longer to pass a commercial vehicle than a car. Allow enough time to pass the commercial vehicle and return to the right lane before coming within 100 feet of approaching traffic.
In a standard passenger car, partial hydroplaning can begin at speeds as low as_? ✔✔At speeds of 35 mph or less, most tires will "wipe" water off the road surface to keep tires in contact with the road. At higher speeds, water can collect under tires and lift them off the surface of the road. This is called "hydroplaning." In a standard passenger car, partial hydroplaning can begin at speeds as low as 35 mph.
When you approach or pass a stopped emergency vehicle with its lights flashing, you must_? ✔✔You must slow down, leave more space and pass slowly.
A center lane between lanes of traffic traveling in opposite directions may be designated for_? ✔✔A center lane between lanes of traffic traveling in opposite directions may be designated for left turns only. This type of lane is marked by parallel solid and dashed yellow lines and is sometimes accompanied by white arrows on the pavement.
Anyone who flees a police officer using a motor vehicle is sentenced to imprisonment for not more than: ✔✔Not more than three years and one day, a fine of not more than $5,000, or both.
When a vehicle is properly parallel parked, its wheels on the curb side must be positioned: ✔✔If a vehicle is properly parallel parked, its wheels on the curb side will be positioned no more than 12 inches from the curb.
If you are driving at a slower speed than other traffic on a highway or freeway, stay in the lane: ✔✔Maintain the same approximate speed as surrounding vehicles, when possible, but never exceed the posted speed limits. If you are driving at a slower speed than other traffic, stay in the lane nearest to the right side of the road.
