Bad Weather & Night Driving — South Carolina

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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 (44)

1. If you can see that the roadway up ahead is covered by heavy smoke, you should:
  1. Turn on your four-way flashers and continue.
  2. Reduce your speed, move as far to the right as possible, and stop off the roadway. ✓
  3. Turn on your high beam headlights and continue.

Answer: B. Reduce your speed, move as far to the right as possible, and stop off the roadway.

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2. When driving in fog, you should use your high beam headlights.
  1. True
  2. False ✓

Answer: B. False

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3. If you find that the roadway ahead of you is flooded, you should:
  1. Slam on the brakes.
  2. Not drive through the flooded area. Turn around and find another route. ✓
  3. Drive only in the center of the roadway.

Answer: B. Not drive through the flooded area. Turn around and find another route.

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4. 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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5. To prevent hydroplaning, you should:
  1. Ensure that your tires have good tread depth.
  2. Ensure that your tires are properly inflated.
  3. Reduce your speed when driving in the rain.
  4. All of the above. ✓

Answer: D. All of the above.

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6. In rainy weather, you should be most careful when turning or stopping:
  1. After it has been raining all day.
  2. One half hour after it stops raining.
  3. During the first half hour of rain. ✓

Answer: C. During the first half hour of rain.

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7. When driving in fog, rain, or snow, use:
  1. Low beams. ✓
  2. High beams.
  3. Fog lights only.

Answer: A. Low beams.

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8. If you have trouble seeing other vehicles because of dust or smoke blowing across the roadway, you should drive more slowly and turn on your:
  1. Emergency flashers.
  2. Parking lights.
  3. Headlights. ✓

Answer: C. Headlights.

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9. When driving at night, you should:
  1. Always use your high beams.
  2. Look directly at the headlights of an oncoming vehicle.
  3. Increase your following distance. ✓

Answer: C. Increase your following distance.

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10. When a car with bright headlights drives toward you at night, you should:
  1. Stop until the other driver passes.
  2. Look below their headlights.
  3. Glance toward the right edge of your lane. ✓

Answer: C. Glance toward the right edge of your lane.

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