Chapter 6

11 September 2022
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Turnabout is a maneuver for turning the vehicle around to go the opposite way
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True
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Understeering is not turning the steering wheel enough
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True
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Angle parking is when you park at a right angle to the curb
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False
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Pulling the steering wheel down with one hand while the other hand crosses over is called hand-over-hand steering
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True
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Angle parking is used to park
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diagonally to the curb
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Hand-over-hand steering involves
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pulling the steering wheel down with one hand while your other crosses over pulling the wheel farther down
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When parking uphill with no curb, your vehicle's front wheels should
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turn to the right
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How much space should be allotted to park your vehicle parallel to the curb?
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5-6 feet longer than your vehicle
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To back to the left, you
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pull the steering wheel to the left
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A beginning driver may tend to oversteer. This means the driver
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turns the steering wheel too much
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Regardless of the hill you park on, you should
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set the parking brake
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Use perpendicular parking to park
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at a right angle to the curb
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Always prepare to straighten your vehicle after a turn by
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using hand-over-hand steering
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To keep your vehicle from rolling into the street when parking downhill on the right with a curb, set the parking brake after
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turning the steering wheel sharply to the right
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A disadvantage of pulling into a driveway on the left side to turnabout is that you must
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back into traffic flow before moving forward
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What allows you to back a standard drive vehicle at a controlled speed?
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holding the clutch at a friction point
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When do you turn your wheels sharply left before backing slowly in a parallel parking maneuver?
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when your font bumper is even with the front vehicle's back bumper
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To make sharp turns while backing,
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look through the rear and side windows in the direction you want to back
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To plan for a turn, you should
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be in the correct lane about a block before the turn
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The three-point turnabout
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should seldom be used
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To steer straight forward, look
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far ahead toward the center of your intended path
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Why do you avoid parking in a space next to a badly parked vehicle?
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that driver might hit your vehicle upon leaving
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Why should you place your right hand near the top of the steering wheel when beginning a left turn?
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to begin pulling the wheel down while releasing your left hand
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Which lane should you be in to begin a left turn from a two-way street?
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the lane closest to the center line
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When backing to the right, after checking all the around the vehicle, look to the
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rear and right
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Making proper turns depends on
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steering and speed control
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Just before beginning any lane-change maneuver,
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check to see hat the roadway ahead has no obstructions
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A turnabout maneuver is risky because
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you cross or back into one or more lanes of traffic
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For a right turn, start turning the steering wheel when
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the front wheels are even with the bend of the corner
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You need to downshift to slow for a turn. Why should you complete the downshift before the turn?
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you will have both hands free for turning
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Backing into a driveway or an alley on the right side
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is the safest turnabout maneuver
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Prepare to make a turnabout safely be selecting
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a place with a least 500 feet of clear visibility in each direction
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A standard reference point might be
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a hood ornament
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As you back your vehicle straight, your right arm should be over the back of the seat so you can
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see through the rear window
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When leaving a parallel parking space, you
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must yield to all approaching traffic
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Before turning right, your last check for traffic should be
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to the left
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When backing to the left, the front wheels move
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far to the right of tyhe rear wheels
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After completing a parallel parking maneuver, your vehicle should
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be in the center of the parking space
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The hand signal to indicate slow or stop is
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left arm and hand pointed downward
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The correct hand signal for a left turn is
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left arm and hand extending straight out