fundamental speed law
you must never travel so fast it is not safe
you must base your speed off of...
traffic, speed, visibility (TSV)
interstate routes speed limit
50-65 mph
smaller highways speed limit
55 mph or lower
minimum speed MA turpike
20 mph
minimum speed boston tunnels
20 mph
school zone speed limit
20 mph
thickly settled or business district speed limit
30 mph
speed limit outside a thickly settled area or business district
40 mph
speed limit on a highway outside a thickly settled area or business district
50 mph
thickly settled
houses fewer than 200 ft apart
flashing red
stop
steady yellow
clear the intersection, must stop if safe
flashing yellow
slow down, proceed with caution
green arrow
protected turn
red sign
stop or prohibition
green sign
direction
yellow sign
general warning
black/white sign
regulation
blue sign
motorist services
brown sign
historical, recreational, or scenic site
orange sign
construction or maintenance
slow down ___ ft before railroad gates
15 ft
broken white lines
may cross if it is safe once you signal
solid white line
marks edge of road, separates lanes of traffic going in same direction
double solid white line
separates 2 lanes going in same direction
broken yellow line
may pass when safe
one solid, one broken yellow line
may cross if broken is closest to you
double solid yellow
do not cross unless turning left
white diamond
alerts you of HOV, bus, bicyclist
hand signal left turn
point left
hand signal right turn
point up
hand signal stop/low down
point down
signal ___ ft before a turn on a road
100 ft
signal ___ ft before a turn on the highway
500 ft
right lane of highway
slow lane for entering and exiting
middle lane of highway
thru traffic
left lane of highways
higher speed/passing
stretch every __ hours on highways or every __ miles
2 hours, 100 miles
ROW on intersections not controlled by signs or signals
yield ROW to any vehicle coming from/on your right
ROW four way stop
ROW to vehicles that arrive first
arriving at same time as another vehicle on a 4 way stop
ROW to vehicle on right
ROW private roads, driveways, unpaved roads
vehicle on unpaved road yields to vehicle on paved road
three quarter turn rotary
enter left, exit right
single lane rotary
entery right, exit right
quarter turn rotary
enter right, exit right
speed limit on a roundabout
25 mph
never use a ___, ___, or ___ for passing
breakdown lane, shoulder, sidewalk (BSS)
when passing, must be able to see ___ ft in front of you
400 ft
when passing, must return to right lane before any care comes ___ ft of you
200 ft
if you're being passed...
slow down, move to right
first violation fine for not stopping behind a stopped school bus
$250
never drive closer than ___ ft when a trolley is stopping
8 ft
always park within ___ ft of curb
1
when II parking leave about __-__ ft btwn. your car and the parked one
2-3 ft
when II parking, look into ____ when backing up, NOT mirrors
rear window
parking on hills
park, e brake, turn wheels (PET)
parking on an uphill curb
UCLA
your tires must have atleast ___ inches of tread depth
2/32 inches
illegal to follow closer than ___ ft behind a moving emergency vehicle
300 ft
illegal to drive/park within ___ ft of a fire
800 ft
when skidding...
ease off gas, shift to neutral, turn wheels in direction of skid (EST)
when experiencing brake failure...
pump brake pedal rapidly, downshift, apply parking break (PDA)
when gas pedal is stuck...
shift to neutral, apply breaks (SA)
if your car plunges into water, always escape from a...
window
defacing personal property
one year susp, $100
drag racing (1st offense)
one year susp, $250 fine, $500 reinstatement fee
drag racing (2nd offense)
3 year susp, $500 fine, $1000 reinstatement fee
driving recklessly/operating to endanger (1st offense)
180 days susp, $500 reinstatement fee
driving recklessly/operating to endanger (2nd+ offense)
one year susp, $500 reinstatement fee
3 speeding violations within 12 months
30 day susp
five surchargable events
driver retraining, $100 reinstatement fee
7 surchargable events within 3 years
60 day susp
driving w/o a licensed driver (1st, 2nd, 3rd offenses)
60 days, 180 days, one year
driving during night restriction (1st, 2nd, 3rd offense)
60 days, 180 days, one year
Habitual traffic offender
4 year susp, $500 to reinstate
out of state suspension
$100 to reinstate
JOL speeding violations
90 day susp after first, one year after next