User:Atcovi/DMV1

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 * 1) What are the parts and purpose of the HTS (Highway Transportation System)? It is composed of three parts: The people, the vehicles, and the roadways. It serves to move people/cargo from one place to another in a safe, proper, and economical manner.
 * 2) What element is most important in controlling the HTS? Drivers who operate their car safely

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 * 1) How does the driving task involve social, decision-making, and physical skills? It requires you to interact with people; deciding when or where to steer, brake, and/or accelerate is important to driving safely; the appropriate measures required to steer the wheel and push the pedals properly
 * 2) What are the four steps in the IPDE process? Identify the oncoming car and the driveway ahead; predict that the car might turn across your pathway into the driveway; decide that you will slow and be prepared to stop; execute by taking your foot off accelerator and braking gently.

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 * 1) Is driving a right or a privilege? Privilege
 * 2) How can your attitude affect the way you drive? Some like to show off and make stupid mistakes, some simply do not care and drive fast and recklessly while others are respectful and maintain a good driving habit.
 * 3) Why is the term collision more accurate than accident? Collision implies that something caused the problem and is preventable while accident seems like “it just happened”.
 * 4) What are some of the ways we can protect our environment from the threats created by the demands of transportation? Reduce useless driving trips; recycle materials; buy/maintain fuel-efficient vehicles; work for strong national/state/local policies that work to reduce our fuel consumption through the use of energy efficient and clean environmental sources of power.

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 * 1) How can a driver education program help you to become a safe and fuel-efficient driver? It can put your attitude to the test and show how much it impacts you as a driver
 * 2) Why is it a good idea to work gradually toward getting your regular driver’s license? Easing into your new driving responsibilities allows you to fully adapt to all the different driving scenarios that cannot be mastered through one go.

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 * 1) What do the eight shapes and colors of traffic signs stand for?
 * 2) *Octagon - Stop: Red means to stop and yield
 * 3) *Triangle - Yield: Yellow means a warning
 * 4) *Vertical Rectangle - Regulatory: White means regulatory (controls traffic; tells you about laws that you have to obey)
 * 5) *Pentagon - School: Orange means construction or detour
 * 6) *Round - Railroad Crossing: Black means regulatory (controls traffic; see explanation above)
 * 7) *Pennant - No passing: Green means guide (gives directions)
 * 8) *Diamond (alerts you to construction zones) - Warning: Blue means motorist service
 * 9) *Horizontal Rectangle - Guide: Brown means public recreation/cultural interest
 * 10) What actions should you take at STOP, YIELD, and speed-limit signs? Always come to a full stop; slow down/stop and give the right-of-way to any oncoming traffic; reduce your speed
 * 11) What are situations where warning signs might be used? If the road is slippery, if traffic lights are ahead, a fire station is ahead, deer might be crossing in a certain area
 * 12) What information do guide signs and international signs provide? Mark routes, intersections, service areas; provide information to riders who may not understand English.

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 * 1) What should you do when you approach a red light? A yellow light? A green light? Come to a complete stop; stop if you safely can; go when clear
 * 2) What action should you take as you approach a flashing red signal? A flashing yellow signal? Come to a complete stop, then proceed if traffic is clear; slow down and proceed with caution
 * 3) How can lane-signal arrows help control traffic? Show you where you should go
 * 4) How do pedestrian signals and officers signals help you when driving? Instructs people when they can walk or not; they provide driving instructions to drivers at an intersection, even if they contradict traffic signals.

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 * 1) What is the basic difference between broken white lines and broken yellow lines? White = same direction; yellow = opposite direction
 * 2) What are the functions of rumble strips and raised or lowered roadway markers? Warn drivers of hazards (like a dangerous intersection, tollgate, or an abrupt necessity to stop/reduce speed); help see drivers see at night/cases of snow
 * 3) What are six other types of roadway markings?
 * 4) *White markers = used at the edge of a roadway/lane
 * 5) *Yellow markers = locate the left edge of an expressway
 * 6) *Red markers = wrong direction
 * 7) *Speed bumps
 * 8) *School zones
 * 9) *Handicap symbol