Bad Weather & Night Driving — New Jersey

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

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Questions (39)

1. 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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2. If you stop along the road at night:
  1. Turn off all your lights.
  2. Use your parking lights only.
  3. Use your headlights only.
  4. Turn on your emergency flashers and leave your low beams turned on. ✓

Answer: D. Turn on your emergency flashers and leave your low beams turned on.

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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. You should turn on your headlights:
  1. One half hour after sunset. ✓
  2. One half hour after sunrise.
  3. When parked at a school.
  4. When stopped at a railroad crossing.

Answer: A. One half hour after sunset.

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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. It is important to slow down:
  1. On narrow or winding roads.
  2. At intersections or railroad crossings.
  3. When the road is wet or slippery.
  4. All of the above. ✓

Answer: D. All of the above.

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7. When driving in fog, you should use your:
  1. Low beam headlights. ✓
  2. High beam headlights.
  3. Parking lights.
  4. Hazard flashers.

Answer: A. Low beam headlights.

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8. If your windshield wipers suddenly fail during rain or snow, you should:
  1. Slow down.
  2. Roll down the driver's side window and put your head out so you can see ahead.
  3. Brake and pull off the road.
  4. All of the above. ✓

Answer: D. All of the above.

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9. You are driving at night and another vehicle is approaching from the opposite direction. Your headlights:
  1. Should be on their high beam setting.
  2. Should be on their low beam setting. ✓
  3. Should be off. Use your parking lights.
  4. May be on either their high or low beam setting.

Answer: B. Should be on their low beam setting.

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10. Which of the following is true about driving on a wet roadway?
  1. As you drive faster, your tires become less effective. ✓
  2. Water does not affect cars with good tires.
  3. Deep water is less dangerous than shallow water.
  4. As you decrease your speed, the roadway becomes more slippery.

Answer: A. As you drive faster, your tires become less effective.

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