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| the gas pedal; controls speed |
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| a braking system that keeps a car's wheels from locking when the driver brakes quickly |
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| gears are changed automatically |
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| vehicle insurance - all cars, trucks, and motorcycles on the road have to be insured. |
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| a curve in the road that is sloped |
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| an area outside a vehicle that is not visible to the driver in the rear or side-view mirrors |
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| blood alcohol concentration (BAC) |
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| Percent of alcohol in the blood. For under-age drivers BAC cannot be more than .02 |
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| sudden loss of air pressure in a tire |
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| the distance a car travels from the time the driver brakes until the car stops |
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| a path marked off for use by pedestrians (people walking) crossing the street |
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| road that is higher in the center than the edges |
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| Allows the driver to set a speed without using the gas pedal. Used only for highway driving. |
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| heating unit that clears ice, moisture or fog from the inside of the front and rear windows. |
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| vision that allows a person to judge the distance between two objects |
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| put the car in a lower gear |
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| DUI - Driving Under the Influence and DWI - Driving While Intoxicated are both charges for someone driving while drunk or on drugs |
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| also called the parking brake |
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| Also called "hazard lights". All four signal lights turn on at once and flash to let people know to you are stopped or moving slowly. |
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| the area ahead and to the left and right that can be seen while you are looking straight ahead |
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| a posted speed limit that you cannot go above |
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| the time and space gap between vehicles for driving safely behind another car |
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| expressway or highway that is not a toll road |
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| High Occupancy Vehicle lane (HOV) |
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| a lane of the highway that is for vehicles with two or more people inside |
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| when the car skims or rides on top of a small layer of water on the road - very dangerous. Happens when driving too fast on wet roads. |
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| a law that says that anyone charged with DUI cannot refuse to be tested for it. |
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| place where a driver can enter or exit a highway; or connect with a highway going in another direction |
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| place where two or more roads cross |
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| a person walking outside of the crosswalk - very dangerous |
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| Signals above reversible lanes that tell which lanes can and cannot be used. example: I-66 during rush hour or the Chesapeake Bay Bridge |
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| a highway with more than one lane of traffic moving in each direction |
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| measures how far the car has gone |
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| the area of vision to the left and right of your central (or straight-ahead) vision |
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| used to keep track of rules that drivers break |
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| the space a car covers between the time you see something and the time it takes you to step on the brakes |
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| the right of one vehicle to cross in front of another |
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| land off to the side of the road |
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| when a driver loses control over the car and the direction it's going |
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| driving too close to the vehicle in front of you |
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| friction between the tires and the road |
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| the outer surface of the tire |
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| also called a directional signal - used to tell other drivers which way you're turning |
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| letting another driver go first or have the right of way |
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