RTA Safe Driving Practices 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: When making a left turn at an uncontrolled intersection, you must yield to:
- Only pedestrians in the crosswalk
- Oncoming traffic and pedestrians (Correct answer)
- Vehicles approaching from the left only
- No one — left-turning vehicles have right of way
Correct answer: Oncoming traffic and pedestrians
A left-turning driver must yield to all oncoming vehicles and pedestrians crossing the intersection.
Question 2: What is the correct action when you see a school bus with flashing red lights stopped ahead on a two-lane road?
- Slow to 15 mph and pass carefully
- Stop and wait until the lights stop flashing and the bus moves (Correct answer)
- Proceed if no children are visible
- Pass only if you are more than 200 feet away
Correct answer: Stop and wait until the lights stop flashing and the bus moves
All traffic on a two-lane road must stop when a school bus activates its red flashing lights and remain stopped until the lights stop flashing.
Question 3: You are driving and a tire blows out. What should you do first?
- Brake hard immediately
- Grip the wheel firmly and ease off the gas gradually (Correct answer)
- Turn sharply to the shoulder
- Shift into reverse
Correct answer: Grip the wheel firmly and ease off the gas gradually
Maintaining a firm grip and gradually releasing the accelerator lets you regain control before steering safely to the shoulder.
Question 4: What is the safest speed to drive in a school zone when children are present?
- The posted speed limit if no children are in the road
- 15 mph unless otherwise posted (Correct answer)
- 25 mph
- 10 mph
Correct answer: 15 mph unless otherwise posted
Most school zones have a reduced speed limit of 15 mph when children are present, unless a different limit is posted.
Question 5: What does a flashing yellow traffic light mean?
- Stop and wait for green
- Proceed at normal speed
- Slow down and proceed with caution (Correct answer)
- Yield to all traffic then go
Correct answer: Slow down and proceed with caution
A flashing yellow light warns drivers to slow down and proceed with caution through the intersection.
Question 6: When parking on a downhill slope with a curb, which direction should your front wheels be turned?
- Straight ahead
- Away from the curb
- Toward the curb (Correct answer)
- Does not matter if the parking brake is set
Correct answer: Toward the curb
Turning wheels toward the curb on a downhill slope ensures the car rolls into the curb instead of into traffic if the brakes fail.
Question 7: At night, you should dim your high-beam headlights when an oncoming vehicle is within:
- 1,000 feet
- 500 feet (Correct answer)
- 300 feet
- 100 feet
Correct answer: 500 feet
High beams must be dimmed when within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle to avoid blinding the other driver.
RTA Safe Driving Practices 3
When making a left turn at an uncontrolled intersection, you must yield to: