Safe Driving Practices Flashcards

In North Carolina, which vehicle occupants are required to wear seat belts?

Answer: All drivers and passengers in every seating position

North Carolina law requires all occupants, front and rear, to be properly restrained by seat belts or child restraints.

When approaching a highway work zone, what should you do?

Answer: Slow to the posted work zone speed and stay alert for workers and lane shifts

Work zone speed limits apply regardless of visible workers, and fines for speeding in work zones are increased.

How much space should you allow when passing a bicyclist in North Carolina?

Answer: At least four feet, or fully change lanes when possible

North Carolina law allows passing a bicyclist by giving at least four feet of clearance or moving completely into the adjacent lane.

You approach an intersection where the traffic signals are completely dark due to a power outage. How should you treat the intersection?

Answer: Treat it as a four-way stop

A signalized intersection with dark lights must be treated as an all-way stop, with drivers proceeding in order of arrival.

Why should you reduce speed on a bridge or overpass in cold weather?

Answer: Bridges freeze before regular road surfaces and may be icy

Bridges are exposed to cold air above and below, so ice forms on them before it forms on ordinary roadways.

A school bus with flashing red lights is stopped ahead of you on a two-lane road. What must you do?

Answer: Stop and remain stopped until the lights stop flashing and the bus moves on

On a two-lane road, traffic in both directions must stop for a school bus with flashing red lights and stay stopped until it departs.

What is the safest way to enter an interstate highway from an entrance ramp?

Answer: Use the acceleration lane to match the speed of traffic and merge into a gap

Matching highway speed in the acceleration lane lets you merge smoothly into a gap without forcing other drivers to brake.