Wv DMV Practice Test 2

School crossing guards are just like police officers. You wouldn't want to do something they told you not to do, right?

All stop signs are red and have 8 sides (which are octagons). Square signs are usually speed limits, rectangular are usually service signs, and round signs are usually warning signs.

Always listen to the police officer. He is law enforcement and peace keeper.

Small children could be hurt severely from any airbag. The back seat has no airbags and is safer.

The traffic that has the green light always has the right of way. You may turn right if there is no traffic where the green light is.

10 to 15 seconds is an ideal amount of time and length ahead of you and adjusts along with your speed. 20 to 25 seconds is too far ahead and 15 to 30 is too much range to observe.

No matter how you adjust your mirrors, you will always have a blind spot. This also applies to tractor trailers. Since they are a much larger vehicle, they also have much larger areas of blind spots.

Pedestrians always have the right of way. They have the least amount of protection in a collision.

You should also turn on your headlights if it raining. This helps increase the visibility for you and help others see your vehicle. Emergency flashers are to be used if there is something wrong with your vehicle.

Not everyone is going the speed limit. If you match the flow of traffic, you will be able to effectively and safely merge into traffic.

Safety first! If you accelerate quickly you make break the speed limit or hit the vehicle ahead of you. If you reduce your speed, you may get hit by the vehicle behind you or you may impede (slow) the flow of traffic (both of which impeding and accelerating may get you a ticket). Doing nothing could cause you and the merging vehicle to collide.

A warning sign is like a construction sign. Directional tells you which way the road is going to go. Service is what type of gas stations or restaurants are at the next exit.

This gives ample time to the person behind you as well as anyone who can see the front of your car to know which direction you are going.

Driving slowly allows for more control of your vehicle, especially for avoiding sudden turns and stops. Pumping your brakes will cause you to slide and allowing less space will reduce your reaction time and cause you to "suddenly stop", which really is just sliding on the ice.

Solid yellow lines mean you cannot pass for any reason, unless you are turning off the road to the left. Broken Yellow lines mean you can pass if it is safe to do so.

Driving off the roadway may cause you to lose control of your vehicle if you go of the roadway due to the loose ground or uneven ground.

If you pass a school bus while it's stopped, you have the potential of hitting a child or student because the buss stops to let children off. The other driver doesn't know what the school bus is going to do and the only time you can pass a school bus is when it's moving, then it is treated like any other vehicle.

Hydroplaning is when your car is slipping on wet roads. Turning your wheel sharp will cause your car to go even more out of control. Stepping firm on the brakes will lock you tires up (stop them from spinning) and you will continue to slide even more. Steering off the road will probably make you hit something or wreck your car. Gradually lowering your speed will allow your tires to regain friction (grip) with the road and allow you to gain control of your car again.

When you are at an intersection, you are in the middle of everything. If you notice there is an emergency vehicle coming, crossing the intersection and getting into the right lane will allow the emergency vehicle to proceed without having to adjust it's own course and get you to safety.

You always use your blinker when you are changing lanes, turning in intersections, or pulling away from the curb or parking to the curb.

This is when the rails are actually blocking your path across the tracks. If you are too far back, you may block vehicles behind you and cause a traffic problem. If you're too close, your vehicle may jump forward or something will come off the train (if it hauling something) and will collide with your vehicle.

second offense is 6 months to a year, third is 2 years, and the last is 3 years in the state penitentiary (prison)

This is a worded math problem. You will hardly ever be able to accurately judge the length of the distance you'll go when you're driving, but think of it as going 1 car length per second (which is about 13 feet) at 30 mph and 2 car lengths per second at 60 mph.

The reason being is that when it starts to rain, the water breaks up all the oil and slippery stuff on the ground which makes the roads extremely slick. After it's rained for a bit, it "washes" the slippery stuff off the roads and is a little bit safer than when it just began to rain.

If you park in front of a fire hydrant, not only will you get ticketed, but if the fire department needs that hydrant they can bust out your windows and the cost would soley be on you. 50 feet is a long distance from a crosswalk and intersection (about 4-5 carlengths) and there are houses that are within 30 feet of railroads.