Bad Weather & Night Driving — Colorado

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Rain, snow, ice, fog and night driving: visibility, traction and headlight use.

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TopicBad Weather & Night Driving
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Questions (36)

1. When driving in fog:
  1. Use your parking lights.
  2. Use your low beams. ✓
  3. Use your high beams.
  4. It makes no difference which lights you use.

Answer: B. Use your low beams.

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2. If your car starts to skid, turn your steering wheel:
  1. To keep the front wheels straight.
  2. In the direction you want the vehicle to go. ✓
  3. In the opposite direction of the skid.
  4. In any direction. It doesn't matter.

Answer: B. In the direction you want the vehicle to go.

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3. Roads become very slippery:
  1. When it has been raining for an hour or more.
  2. The day after it rains.
  3. For the first 10 to 15 minutes of a rainstorm. ✓
  4. Right after the rain has stopped.

Answer: C. For the first 10 to 15 minutes of a rainstorm.

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4. When driving in rain, you must:
  1. Use low beam headlights. ✓
  2. Use high beam headlights.
  3. Use parking lights.
  4. Use no lights.

Answer: A. Use low beam headlights.

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5. Driving at night requires increased caution because:
  1. Traffic moves faster at night.
  2. There is a larger volume of traffic at night.
  3. Drivers cannot see as well at night. ✓
  4. Accidents occur more frequently at night.

Answer: C. Drivers cannot see as well at night.

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6. When driving on wet pavement, it's important to remember:
  1. That pavement is especially slippery right after it starts to rain.
  2. That wet roads can cause hydroplaning.
  3. To give yourself additional space when coming to a stop.
  4. All of the above. ✓

Answer: D. All of the above.

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7. When driving under icy or snowy conditions, which driving technique will help drivers avoid crashes?
  1. Add extra weight to their vehicles to improve traction.
  2. Get off the highways as quickly as possible.
  3. Engage the four-wheel drive on their vehicles.
  4. Reduce their speed and increase their following distance. ✓

Answer: D. Reduce their speed and increase their following distance.

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8. At night, it is hardest to see:
  1. Road signs.
  2. Pedestrians. ✓
  3. Other motorists.
  4. Street lights.

Answer: B. Pedestrians.

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9. If your vehicle begins to skid, you should:
  1. Overcorrect.
  2. Turn your steering wheel into traffic.
  3. Turn your steering wheel in the direction of the skid. ✓
  4. Release the steering wheel.

Answer: C. Turn your steering wheel in the direction of the skid.

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10. Night driving can be more difficult than driving during the day because:
  1. Cars overheat more quickly at night.
  2. Visibility is reduced in the dark. ✓
  3. It is more likely to be raining at night.
  4. You are more likely to encounter a motorcycle at night.

Answer: B. Visibility is reduced in the dark.

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