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Vehicles of the Fire Dept, police cars, public and private ambulances (MUST HAVE PERMIT) VFD, Blood and Tissue banks
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Authorized Emergency Vehicle
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Bicyle is a device propelled by ______ power having 2 tandom wheels that are ____ or more inches in diameter
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Propelled by HUMAN power 2 wheels that are 14+ inches
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Every motor vehicle designed to carry more than 10 people and used for transporting people for money
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BUS
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Why is a Taxi cab NOT a "bus"?
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Because a bus carrys 10+ Passengers.
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House Trailer
Feet, used for, what kind of chassy? |
* transportable on a highway * less than 40 feet * built on a permanent chassis; * used as a dwelling or for commercial purposes
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A vehicle, other than a passenger car or truck, that is designed and adapted for use as a farm implement, machinery, or tool for tilling the soil
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Implement of husbandry.
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A truck, including a pickup truck, panel delivery truck, or carryall truck, that has a manufacturer’s rated carrying capacity of 2,000 pounds or less
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Light Truck
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To be classified as a Moped how fast can it go and what else?
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Less than 30 MPH Less than 50 cc & does not require the operator to shift gears.
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Motor-driven cycle.
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A motorcycle with less than 250 cc
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A motor vehicle, other that a tractor, that is equipped with a rider’s saddle and designed to have when propelled not more than three wheels on the ground.
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Motorcycle
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School activity bus.
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A bus carrys 15+ people that operatedby a school district, that is used to students on a school-related activity trip,
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A motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, used to transport persons and designed to accommodate __ or fewer passengers, including the operator. is what?
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LEss than 10 people is a Passenger CAR
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A vehicle without motive power: (1) designed to be drawn by another vehicle and secured to the other vehicle by pole, reach, boom, or other security device; and ordinarily used to transport a long or irregularly shaped load, including poles, and pipes
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Pole Trailer
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Motor vehicle?
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A self-propelled vehicle or a vehicle that is propelled by electric power from overhead trolley wires. NOT A TRAIN
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A motor vehicle designed and used to draw another vehicle but not constructed to carry a load independently or a part of the weight of the other vehicle or its load.
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Road Tractor
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A vehicle with or without motive power, other than a pole trailer: designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle and to transport persons or property
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Semi-trailer
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Example of Special mobile equipment?
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road construction and maintenance machinery, including an asphalt spreader, bituminous mixer, bucket loader
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A nonmotorized vehicle that is designed: (a) to be towable by a motor vehicle, (b) is permanently built on a single chassis,
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Towable recreational vehicle.
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A vehicle, other than a pole trailer, with or without motive power: (1) designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle and to transport person or property, and (2) constructed so that no part of the vehicle’s weight and load rests on the motor vehicle
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Trailer.
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A motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily to transport property.
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Truck
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A motor vehicle designed and used primarily to draw another vehicle but not constructed to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the other vehicle and its load.
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Truck tractor.
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A device that can be used to transport or draw persons or property on a highway. The term does not include: (1) a device exclusively used on stationary rails or tracks, or (2) manufactured housing
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Vehicle.
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designed to be propelled by an electric motor, or combination or human power;
no faster than 20 MPH without the application of human power; and (C) does not weigh 100 pounds |
Electric Bicycle
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A person on foot.
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Pedestrian
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A street that: (1) is not used primarily for through traffic; and (2) provides access to REAR entrances of buildings or lots along a street.
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ALLY
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The portion of a roadway, including an intersection, designated as a pedestrian crossing by surface markings, including lines; or (2) curbs or, in the absence of curbs, from the edges of the traversable roadway.
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CROSS WALK
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Does a Crosswalk have to be marked?
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NO "Edge of road ways, laterl lines"
_______________ _______________ |====| <crosswalk | road | |
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How old does a School crossing guard have to be?
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atleast 18
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Metropolitan area contains atleast _____ people
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100,000
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A divided, controlled access highway for through traffic
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Freeway
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A freeway lane having an uninterrupted flow of through traffic.
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Freeway main lane
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The width between the boundary lines of a publicly maintained way, any part of which is open to the public for vehicular travel
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Highway or street
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Improved shoulder
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A paved shoulder.
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A highway or roadway to which: (1) persons, including owners or occupants of abutting real property, have no right of access; and (2) access by persons to enter or exit the highway or roadway is restricted under law except at a place and in the manner determined by the authority that has jurisdiction over the highway or roadway
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Limited-access or Controlled-access highway
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Limited-access or Controlled-access highway example
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Contruction zone
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The portion of a highway, other than the berm or shoulder that is improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel. If a highway includes at least two separate roadways, the term applies to each roadway separately.
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Roadway.
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The area in a roadway officially designated for exclusive pedestrian use and that is protected or so marked or indicated by adequate signs as to be plainly visible at all times while so designated
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Safety zone.
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The portion of a highway that is: (1) adjacent to the roadway; (2) designed or ordinarily used for parking; (3) distinguished for the roadway by different design, construction, or marking; and (4) not intended for normal vehicular travel
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Shoulder
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The portion of a street that is: (1) between a curb or lateral line of a roadway and the adjacent property line and (2) is intended for pedestrian use.
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sidewalk
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Every highway or portion thereof on which vehicular traffic is given preferential right-of-way and at the entrance of which vehicular traffic from intersecting highways is required by law to yield right-of-way to vehicles on such through highway
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Through Highway
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The common area at the junction of two highways, other than the junction of an alley and a highway.
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Intersection
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How far apart would two intersections have to be to be classified as two seperate intersections?
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30 feet
Example | road| 30 feet | road | |____|_______|_____| |__1_|_______|__2__| <2inters | road| 30 feet | road | |
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All signs, signals, markings, and devices not inconsistent with this act placed or erected by authority or a official
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Official traffic control device
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Whats gross vehicle weight
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The total weight of the vehicle and it's load
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Night Time
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1/2 hour before sun rise
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Day Time
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1/2 hour after Sunset
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Dispose and dump
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Means to discharge, inject, spill, leak, or place litter on or into land or water
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define junk
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Warn out
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Unless otherwise stated a violation of the TC is considered a misdemeanor punishable by ____
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not to exceed $200
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When do you NOT have to use your siren and lights?
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* will make suspect destroy evidence
* Will make suspect cease felony before you get probable cause * Make them Evade * could cause a wreck |
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When will the court assess a surcharge on someones license?
How many points does it take in what amount of time? |
6 or more points within 36 Months Charge is $100.00 and $25 for every year after.
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First Conviction for DWI Surgcharge is what, could be DOUBLE if?
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$1000 Could be $2,000 if you blow .16
Double the limit double the charge. |
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Second Conviction for DWI Surgcharge is what?
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$1,500
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how much is the fine for Going around a barricade, what about if workers are present?
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$200, if workers are present fine doubles ($400)
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If you drive around a barricade that has been placed because of high water what is the punishment?
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It's a Class B misdemeanor
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A person that just got their DL at 16 can not drive from WHEN until WHEN
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Midnight until 5 AM
And can't have more than one passenger under 21 |
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How many days do you have to get a TX licenses if you're living here.
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90 days
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Who CANT have a Licenses?
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* younger 15 Year old
* someone that was suspended in another country *addicted to Alchol / Drugs *under 18 that hasnt taken a test OR quit High school *Failed to appear |
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Class A DL
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Vehicle 26,000+ LB
More than one trailer (combo trailer) |
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Class B DL
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Vehicle 26,000+ LB
UPto 10,000 trailer or 20,000 Farm trailer CAN NOT HALL MORE THAN ONE TRAILER BUS 24+ |
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Class C DL
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Less than 26,000 LB vehicle
fewer than 24 passengers Tow a farm trailer up to 20,000 |
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How old do you have to be to drive a school bus?
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18+ with training.. The training certificate is good for three years.
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how old do you have to be to get a hard ship
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15
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CAn DPS wave the driver traing for a hard ship?
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yes
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What is required for a moped license?
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Written test only
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Regarding giving alcoholic drinks to a minor what can happen?
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Your DL can be automatically suspended.
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If you're caught "racing on a highway" what can happen?
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You license will be suspended for one year, and required to do 10 hours of community service. + Jail time.
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How many days do you have after your registration goes out to renew
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5
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How many license plates do you have to have and where?
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2 front and back.
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A Licenses plate with DV has not paid their parking meter can you fine them?
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No, Disabled Vets don't have to pay parking fees.
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True or False you must stop your vehicle before you get to ANY cross walk, even if you have a green light.
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No, a green light you have right of way. A Perp. has to stop if they are facing a red light. If you have a Red light you must stop BEFORE you get into the cross walk. EVEN on right turns.
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On a right on red do you have to stop?
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Yes, come to a complete STOP
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Someone or something that carrys person or things
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Motor Carrier
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City classification: A city that has over ___,___ people is a?
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100,000 people is a Metropolitan area
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Person that is injured to any part of their body is what?
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Personal Injury
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a person in a motorised or manual wheel chair would be classified as what?
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Ped
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When passing a vehicle on the left on a two lane road when a car is approching how much room do yo have to leave between?
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200 feet between the appoching car and you.
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How far from a intersection can you NOT pass to the LEFT?
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100 feet
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When giving ARM Signals what side do you give it from
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THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE
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a two lane street would yield to what?
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a three lane if a road has more lanes than it wins
* (dirt yields to pave) |
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IF your in a car and emerging from an alley their is a pedestrian sidewalk what do you do?
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Stop before the cross walk / sidewalk and ALWAYS give the pedestrian right of way
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T/F a car has stopped at a UNMARKED cross walk to let a pedestrian cross the street, you can't "over take" or use the other lane to keep traveling.
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True, YOU CAN'T PASS A STOPPED CAR IF THEY ARE ALLOWING A PED TO PASS.
-THINK OF A SCHOOL BUS.- |
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T/F a Pedestrian can cross a intersection Diagonally
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False, this is Jaywalking
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If there are NO side walks which way should a ped walk?
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ON LEFT OR Facing traffic.
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It is illegal to stand in the road way for anything other than what?
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You can solicit Charitable contributions (like the FireDept).
its illegal to solicit a ride, contribution, employment, or business. |
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When approaching a rail you should stop no less than ___ but no more than ___
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No less than 15' no more than 50'
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If you see, or hear a train within ____' you shall shop your vehicle
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1500' or 1/4mile
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A School bus has to stop at all rail ways unless?
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They have a sign that says abandoned OR exempt
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A truck carrying flammable liquids as a prim cargo must stop at rail roads when?
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When their is no flashing signal installed, no signs saying exempt or abandoned, or and industrial switching yard.
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Can a Bus driver switch gears when on a rail road?
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NO! stay in the same gear until over the rail
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A truck carrying flammable liquids needs to slow down to ___ MPH before crossing a Rail Track Unless in a _____ and you must stop
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20MPH
Unless in the City Limits and you must stop |
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A school bus ______ stop at a rail road with a traffic control device that is displaying "green" or no train
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Doesn't have to
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If you find a vehicle obstructing traffic unattended what can you do?
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have it towed to a garage.
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When may you tow a vehicle?
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Stolen, arrest, blocking an drive way, or any hazard.
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How long must a vehicle be abandoned before you can tow it?
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48 Hours
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T/F Double parking (Parking beside another car) is legal
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FALSE
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T/F You can park your car on the sidewalk
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FALSE
YOU CAN PARK YOUR BIKE THOUGH |
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T/f your car breaks down in an intersection you can leave it?
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FALSE
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T/F Park on a cross walk or in a safty zone?
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FALSE
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T/F you can park your car on a bridge, or elevated structure or a high way tunnel as long as it doesn't block traffic
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FALSE YOU CAN NEVER PARK ON ANY OF THEM
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You can not park within ____ of a fire hydrant
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15' of a fire plug
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You can not park within ____ of a crosswalk at an intersection
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20' cross walk
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You can not park within ____ of stop, yield or traffic control device.
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30'
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You can't park within ____ of a FD entrance or ____ of a MARKED entrance
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20' non marked 75' marked
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you can not park a vehicle within ___ feet of the nearest rail
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50'
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when parking on a two lane street you shall park with your ____ tire within ___ of the curb
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Right tire within 18" of the curb.
(RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD) (Must not park facing oncoming traffic, park like you drive) |
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When leaving a vehicle on any grade you must do what?
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Set Break, and turn the Wheels to the curb side of the highway.
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when can you drive over a fire hose
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NEVER unless the fire official directs you to.
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when can you pass a school bus that's displaying stop signs
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if you're on a separate high way or a divided highway by a barrier, or grass.
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You shall not remain in a rest area for longer than ___ hours & you shall not do what?
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24 hours and you CAN NOT erect a tent, booth, or any structure, UNLESS you're a nonprofit org.
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who doesn't have to wear thier seat belts?
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LE, Post Office, News Paper, meter readers, Have a dr note, or commerical farm equipment
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True or False a motercycle must ALWAYS including Daytime have a head lamp on?
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True, if it was made AFTER 1975
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You must have atleast ___ head lamps and not more than ___ and they must be from __" to __"
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2, not more than 4 at 24 - 54"
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If a residential subdivison has restricted overnight parking of a com vehicle you can't park from ___ until __
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10pm - 6am
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for the def of a urban district there is a house / business within ____' of each other for atleast ____ miles
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100' for atleast 1/4 miles
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regarding speed, what is the rule of thumb?
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A driver may not drive at speeds greater than a reasonable and prudent person under the circumstances. (rain slow down)
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When may the Transportation lower 'Prima Facie" speed limits ?
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Shortage of fuel or other situations
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Max Speed Prima Facie Speed limit is
Ally___ Urban Distric___ Road Day__ Night ___ |
Ally- 15
UD- 30 Road 70 / 65 |
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Primia Facie speed limit for a school bus is outside of a Urban District
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60 (If passed Com Vehicle inspection)
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Primia Facie Speed limit for a Truck (Other than light)
Day / Night |
60/55
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Beach speed limit
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15
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A highway is located in a county with a population density of less than 15 persons per square mile
what can the max speed be? |
75 (does not apply to trucks)
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True or false You can get a ticket for driving TOO slow?
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True, if it impedes traffic
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When are you able to ride 2 persons on a bike?
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if the bike is designed for it. NO HANDLE BAR RIDING
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How many hands must you keep on the handle bars
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1
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When riding a bike where must you ride?
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close to the Right side of the road
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When operating a bike you must have atleast 1 head lamp that is visable atleast ___ feet and a red reflector on the back that is visable up to ____ feet
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500' and a RED reflector on the rear visable to 300'
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If you're ___ or older you don't have to wear a helmet.
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21+ w/ training
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t/f it's illegal to ride in a trailer or semi trailer
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True
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You must be ___ or older to ride in the back of a truck
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18+
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It's illegal to use a celler phone when?
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in a school zone or driving a passenger bus if their are minors
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T/F it's illegal for you to allow someone to drive your truck if they are suspended even if you're drunk?
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True
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you can not pass a car within ____ feet of a Rail Road?
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100'
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cardboard dealer tag is vaild for ___ days
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21 days
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A Pedestrian trying to cross the street can only do so when?
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IS NOT facing a RED light, OR has a walk signal
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When passing on a two lane road the pass must be completed within ____' of the vehicle approaching from the opposite direction
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200'
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you shall not pass within ____' of a bridge or intersection
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100'
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You can drive on an improved sholder when?
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To pass a stopped or left turning vehicle, to accelelerate or decelerate, or to allow someone to pass you.
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You can not pass within ___' of a tunnel, access to a ferry, or rail road crossing?
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100'
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T/F A convoy is illegal? If True why?
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(T) Because motor trucks are required to leave enough space between their vehicle and the one in front so that a overtaking vehicle my pass and occupy the space.
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True / False Wide Right Turns are illegal.
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True (must stay as close to Right curb as possiable.
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(U) Turn are illegal if you can not see ____ feet in both directions
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500' are illegal on curve or crest of grade
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Hand Signals to Turn
LEFT Hand pointed _____ RIGHT Hand pointed_____ STOP Hand Pointed |
LEFT - Stright out LEFT
Right - Pointed UP Stop - Pointed Down |
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When a traffic ctrl device is not at a ped crossing what must you do?
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Slow, and give them right of way
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If a ped walks off the sidewalk infront of you, and you hit them whos fault and why?
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the peds fault, they must not walk into your lane of traffic
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A ped cross in a non crossing walk ______ right of way for all vehicles.
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Must Yeild the right of way to vehicles
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You must turn your head lamps on if visibility is less than ____' due to weather conditions example rain, fog dust.
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1000'
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T/F A motorcycle must have a head lamp on at all times
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TRUE
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Tail lamps must be visable for ____' and you must have ___ if your car was made after 1960
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1000' must have 2
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Tail lamps must not be higher than ___" or lower than ____"
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72 / 15"
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Your Licenses plate light must light up your plate so it's visable from ___'
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50'
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When ever you have a load that extends __' or more from the rear you must have Red lamps visable for 500' or red reflectors at night. During day must have a flag thats 12" sq
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4'
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You can not have more than ___ fog lamps and must be pos. ___" and no higher than ___"
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12" to 30"
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Stop lamps on the rear must be visable from ___' and can be RED or ____
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300' and RED or AMBER
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Signal lamps Front must be ____ or Amber
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White or Amber
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your horn must be emit a sound that cna be heard for ___'
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200'
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Window tent can't be any darnker than ___%
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25%
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A Motor Carrier operator can only drive for ____ hours until he has to rest for ___hours
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12 hours to 8 hours
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T/F TV's must not be able to seen by the driver
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TRUE
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Bikes must have a white light that can be seen from ___' on front and a Red reflector on rear that can be seen from ___ to ____
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500 front and 50 - 300' on back
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When dealing with a Traffic Violation what is an instanter?
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Its when someone refuses to sign the citation, and you bring them before a magistrate IMMEDIATELY
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When signing a Citation the violator mustt appear after ___ days
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10 days CALENDAR DAYS
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You stop someone that has Diplomatic Immunity you must report the stop within ___ days
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5 days
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Person moving to this state has ___ days to get a TX licenses
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90 days
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IF you deny a Breath test during a DWI investigation your Licesnes is suspended for ___
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6 months (180 days)
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When placing a bond (surty bond) must be in what amount?
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atleast $55,000
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When investigating a crash you must file a report within ___ days for a wreck that causes ____ dollars in damage
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10 days in $1000+
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During a wreck what is your #1 concern?
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dealing with the injured
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What is the quick reference tool used in finding drag factors, speed and distance?
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nomograph
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Regarding Child Booster Seat's how old or how tall does a child need to be not to have to use one?
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4'9 OR 8 years old
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You must dim your headlamps within ___ feet of approaching vehicle.
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500'
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Tail Lamps are at ___ to ___" and must be visible at _____'
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15 - 72" and 1000'
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a reflector must be from ___" to ___" and visible from ____ to ____
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15 - 60" and 100 - 600"
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Bikes must have a lamp on front that can be see for ___' and a RED reflector that is visible for __ to ___
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500 feet and 50 - 300 on the reflector.
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