Bad Weather & Night Driving — Wyoming

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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 (46)

1. Remove all snow, frost, and ice from:
  1. Just the windshield.
  2. All windows. ✓
  3. Just the windshield and passenger window.

Answer: B. All windows.

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2. Which of the following is most likely to be slippery in cold weather after snow or rain?
  1. A hilly, open road
  2. A residential road
  3. A road in a shaded area ✓

Answer: C. A road in a shaded area

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3. Highway pavement will be particularly treacherous and most slippery:
  1. If it has been raining several hours.
  2. If it has just begun to rain. ✓
  3. If it has been raining for one to two hours.

Answer: B. If it has just begun to rain.

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4. 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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5. When driving at night on a dimly lit street, you should:
  1. Drive slowly enough that you can stop within the area illuminated by your headlights. ✓
  2. Turn on your high beam headlights to better see the vehicles ahead of you.
  3. Keep the instrument panel lights bright to be more visible to other drivers.

Answer: A. Drive slowly enough that you can stop within the area illuminated by your headlights.

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6. When driving in fog, you should:
  1. Slow down and use your low beam headlights. ✓
  2. Slow down and use your high beam headlights.
  3. Turn your lights on and off to warn other drivers.

Answer: A. Slow down and use your low beam headlights.

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7. To avoid traction loss on wet roads, you should:
  1. Make abrupt turns.
  2. Apply the brakes firmly.
  3. Slow down. ✓

Answer: C. Slow down.

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8. Hydroplaning occurs when tires ride on a thin film of water instead of on the surface of the road. To prevent hydroplaning in rainy weather, you should:
  1. Put on your cruise control to maintain a constant speed.
  2. Decrease your speed. ✓
  3. Move to the shoulder of the road as soon as it starts to rain.

Answer: B. Decrease your speed.

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9. If you find yourself in a skid:
  1. Brake lightly.
  2. Stay off the brakes. ✓
  3. Brake abruptly.

Answer: B. Stay off the brakes.

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10. It is more dangerous to drive at night than during the day because:
  1. You cannot see as far ahead at night. ✓
  2. The road is always more slippery at night.
  3. Your reaction time is slower at night.

Answer: A. You cannot see as far ahead at night.

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