Which of the following vehicle operations do you need to do when executing a left-turn maneuver?

Whether you’re learning to drive for the first time or brushing up on your skills, it’s important to master your basic driving maneuvers. We’re not saying these driving techniques love Top 40 songs and pumpkin spice lattes (although there’s nothing wrong with that, okay?), just that they are the basic skills all drivers need to know. We’re talking about the types of maneuvers you will have to perform every time you get behind the wheel: turning, passing, parking, and yielding to others on the road. Check out the following videos to learn basic driving tips.

Learn Basic Driving Maneuvers In These Videos

Basic Turning Tips

Making the perfect turn calls for a couple general skills:

1. Make sure you have the right of way. Turning usually happens at intersections, and it involves changing from one street to another. Anytime this switching is going on, you’ve gotta be mindful of who else is trying to use those roads and whether it’s your turn to turn. Make sure you follow all traffic signals and do a visual scan of the whole area to see if other vehicles, bicycles, or pedestrians will be in the path of your turn. When the coast is clear and you have the right-of-way, it’s go time.
2. Turn smoothly. Sure, it’s easier said than done, but you’ve got this! The key is to reduce your speed BEFORE you start turning (assuming you’re not turning from a complete stop, as you would at some intersections). Turning at a high speed can throw your vehicle off balance. Get down to the appropriate speed and turn your steering wheel in the desired direction. Once you’re about halfway through the turn, you can start to apply gradual pressure to the accelerator to speed up. Increase your speed gently as you straighten your wheel. That’s how we get turnt!

Basic Parking Tips

Parking takes a little finesse and a lot of practice, especially if you’re trying to get into some of the smaller, trickier parking spots out there (Looking at you, last available curb spot on the left side of the busy one-way street).

When it comes to parallel parking, the important thing to remember is the order of steps. First, pull up even with the vehicle in front of the empty spot. Then, reverse into space while turning your wheel carefully to guide your vehicle into the spot. Adjust the mirror to spot your tire near the curb. Switchback into drive to straighten your car in the spot. Be patient, and you’ll be parking like a pro soon.

Parking lots are a little easier, but that doesn’t mean you should let your guard down (20% of vehicle accidents happen in parking lots!). Parking lots are busy places full of cars coming and going and pedestrians walking around. Look around very carefully before making your move. Drive super slowly (Yes, we’re talkin’ about 10 mph range) and follow all signs and pavement markings. Driving through a parking lot is still driving.

Basic Passing Tips

Passing is risky business. If you do it recklessly, you could cause a serious crash. There are several situations in which you shouldn’t pass:

• On a two-lane road divided by a solid (not dashed) yellow line
• Within 100 feet of an intersection, tunnel, curve, or hill
• When the vehicle in front of you is going the speed limit

If you’re sure it’s legal and necessary to pass, be sure to use your turn signal, pass quickly, and get back into your lane as soon as possible.

If you’re the one being passed, be cool about it. Maintain or reduce your speed and keep to the right side of your lane as the vehicle passes you.

Only pass when you’re sure it’s safe.

Basic Yielding Tips

There are a lot of right-of-way rules. If you take an Aceable drivers ed course, you’ll learn all of them. But one of the most basic rules is to yield to special vehicles.

For example, drivers are legally required to stop and wait for stopped school buses that have their flashing lights activated. This is to protect the safety of kids getting on and off the bus, so be patient.

When it comes to emergency vehicles, such as police cars and fire engines, you need to pull over to the right and let them pass you. This is the case whenever the emergency vehicle has its lights and sirens on. Be safe out there!

Aceable Level 3, Chapter 1: Pay Attention

With good visual attention, you can determine the _______ for you to travel.

ANSWER: Safest way

Why is mental attention important?

ANSWER: It helps you make the best decision in driving situations.

As a driver, you are aware of your surroundings through the use of what?

As a driver, you are aware of your surroundings through the use of __ A.) Taste B.) Eyesight C.) Good vibes D.) Telepathy

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Eyesight

Having different fields of vision allows you to see as much of the road as possible. True or false? ANSWER: TRUE

Visual targeting means you should look at targets _____ ahead of you while driving.

ANSWER: 12-20 seconds

How far does your target range extend?

How far does your full target range extend? ANSWER: About 20-30 seconds in front of you.

Why do you need to be prepared for changes in your immediate range?

ANSWER: Your response time is much slower.

What is not an example of a changing operating space?

ANSWER: A parking garage.

Riley is driving down the highway when the road starts curving to the right. Which lane position should he take?

ANSWER: Lane Position 2 (Right side of the lane)

How is your following distance determined?

ANSWER: Counting seconds from when the driver in front of you passes an object until you pass it.

The maximum speed you can travel and steer quickly out of the way is _______.

ANSWER: 75 mph

Habitually late Pete is speeding to school. He's accelerating right before a school zone. Why is this dangerous?

ANSWER: His field of vision is lowered in a place where he needs more of it.

What is a non-traditional intersection?

A.) An intersection that has no good ol' family values B.) An intersection where lanes aren't perpendicular to each other C.) The meeting of two different roadways in an unusual place D.) The meeting of two different roadway users at an intersection without signals

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The meeting of two different roadways in an unusual place

Stella sees a lot of pedestrians while driving downtown. She turns off her music and rolls down the window. Why? ANSWER: She's concentrating her visual and mental attention on vulnerable roadway users.

When you increase your vehicle's speed, you must also increase your _________ to compensate for limitations.

ANSWER: following interval

Quality mental attention, visual attention, and _______ keep you safe on roadways.

Quality mental attention visual attention and what keep you safe on roadways Quality mental attention visual attention and blank keep you safe on roadways ANSWER: communication Aceable Level 3, Chapter 2: Trying to Make a Point

You can position the front, sides, corners, and rear of your vehicle within a fixed location by using visual attention. True or false?

A.) TRUE B.) FALSE

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FALSE

At which reference point should your vehicle appear to intersect with the curb when parallel parking? ANSWER: The center of your vehicle's hood.

You are driving in a busy three-lane street. How do you determine you're the necessary 3 feet away from the edge of your lane?

ANSWER: When the left fender lines up with the lane boundary.

Emma is driving along a highway when she sees she already passed a tree the person in front of her had only gone by a second ago. What should she do?

ANSWER: Slow down so she's at least 3 seconds behind the person in front of her. Aceable Level 3, Chapter 3: A Balanced Lifestyle

Josh slams on the brakes to let a stray cat cross his path unharmed. Which way will his vehicle's weight move and why?

ANSWER: It will move forward due to inertia.

When you accelerate, where does the weight of your vehicle shift towards?

ANSWER: The rear tires.

When you change directions or speed too rapidly, the inertia of the vehicle will cause it to become ________.

ANSWER: Unbalanced.

Pete hasn't switched out his vehicle's tires in a while and now he's driving in the rain. What must he do and why?

A.) Only turn right. B.) Decrease speed to maintain vehicle balance and traction. C.) Increase speed to maintain vehicle balance and traction. D.) Only turn left.

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Decrease speed to maintain vehicle balance and traction.

You can minimize the effect of inertia on your body while driving by _______. A.) Maintaining a high speed B.) Sitting in a lower position C.) Wearing your seat belt D.) All choices are correct

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Wearing your seat belt

To avoid upsetting your vehicle's balance, _____. To avoid upsetting your vehicles balance aceable answers ANSWER: Reduce your vehicle speed and turn the steering wheel in the direction you want

In a pitch situation, your vehicle weight moves to either the left or right of the vehicle. True or false?

A.) TRUE B.) FALSE

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FALSE

In a ________ situation, the majority or all of the vehicle's weight moves to one side of the vehicle. ANSWER: Roll

In a ______ situation, the weight of the vehicle moves to the left or right around the center of gravity.

ANSWER: Yaw

What should you release to re-establish vehicle control and tire traction?

ANSWER: The accelerator and the brakes. EXPLANATION: You should release the accelerator and the brakes to re-establish vehicle control and tire traction.

If going uphill, smoothly apply pressure on the accelerator. If going downhill, smoothly lessen pressure to the accelerator. True or false?

A.) TRUE B.) FALSE

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TRUE

Stella wants to learn to maintain vehicle balance in her vehicle. What's the best way to do that? ANSWER: She can use the owner's manual for specific information about her vehicle's balance.

Vehicle balance refers to distribution of the of the vehicle

Vehicle balance refers to distribution of the _________ of the vehicle ANSWER: Weight EXPLANATION: Vehicle balance refers to the distribution of the weight of the vehicle on the tires as they meet the ground

Roll is when a vehicle moves __________

A.) side to side B.) forward or backward C.) left or right.

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side to side

EXPLANATION: Vehicle's weight shifts from side to side (when going around a curve)

Pitch is when a vehicle moves __________ A.) side to side B.) forward or backward C.) left or right.

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forward or backward

EXPLANATION: Vehicle's weight shifts from forward or backward (accelerating or braking)

Yaw is when a vehicle moves __________ A.) side to side B.) forward or backward C.) left or right.

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left or right.

EXPLANATION: Vehicle's rear tire weight shifts to one side (fishtail)

Aceable Level 3, Chapter 4: Maneuver Maker

What is not an example of a vehicle maneuver?

Examples of vehicle maneuvers include all of the following EXCEPT: ANS: Causing your vehicle to pitch.

Turning combines all of the following vehicle operations EXCEPT:

What does turning not include? ANSWER: Turning on your headlights.

When turning left, you need to check your mirrors and ____________, decelerate, and use ____________.

A.) oncoming traffic, your turn signal B.) turn your steering wheel, your parking brake C.) use your turn signal, use your parking brake D.) change your vehicle's gear to "Drive," turn your steering wheel

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oncoming traffic, your turn signal

Using reference points, you can manage what? Using reference points, you can manage your: A.) Path of travel B.) Line of sight C.) Operation space D.) All choices are correct

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All choices are correct

Emma wants to drive forward in her car. What does she need to do other than place her vehicle's gear in Drive and accelerate?
ANSWER: Sustain visual attention and communication to safely maneuver forward.