An annual winter feature of the weekly “Did You Know” articles is a 20-question quiz on vehicle and traffic law (VTL) and traffic control devices (TCDs). The first 10 questions are true/false and questions; 11-20 are multiple choice. If you follow the weekly Safety on the Roads columns, you should do well, as all 20 questions are recent repeats or were previously covered in a column. The answers will be found in next week’s column. Try the quiz and see how much you know (or don’t know) about VTL and TCDs.

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True or False

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1. If your vehicle has daytime running lights (DRLs), you are not required to turn on your headlights when your wipers are on.

2. Roundabouts have 8 potential conflict points compared with 32 at a traditional intersection.

3. You pull over to the shoulder of the road to make a phone call. While stopped on the shoulder, you must keep your right turn signal on.

4. Rear seat passengers 16 years old and older are not required to wear seatbelts.

5. If there are no sidewalks available, NYS VTL requires pedestrians to walk on the left side of the street or road facing oncoming traffic.

6. It is illegal for pedestrians to cross a roadway at other than an intersection.

7. If it is safe to do so, you may legally cross a double solid line when passing a bicyclist riding on the shoulder.

8. A “two way left turn” lane (center turn lane) may be used to turn left from a street, road, or driveway entering the street or road you want to turn into.

9. Under NYS VTL, in Franklin County, the NYS Dept. of Transportation has the authority to set all speed limits on state, county, and town highways.

10. When preparing for a left turn ahead, where there is a dedicated left turn lane, you must signal your movement from the driving lane into the left turn lane 100 feet before moving into the left turn lane, AND you must also signal your left turn 100 feet prior to the turn.

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Multiple choice questions

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11. At a signalized intersection, you are facing a green light and want to turn left, but there is a string of oncoming traffic. You should: a) stop at the stop bar and wait, b) go straight so as not to hold up traffic behind you, c) turn right and then make a U-turn, d) proceed into the intersection and wait for a break in oncoming traffic or the light to change, then complete your left turn.

12. When parallel parking a vehicle on a village street with curbs, you must park within: a) 6 inches from the curb, b) 12 inches from the curb, c) 18 inches from the curb.

13. Parking is prohibited: a) within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, b) within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, c) on a crosswalk, d) on a sidewalk, e) where prohibited by an official sign, f) all of these.

14. A conviction for texting while driving carries: a) 0, b) 2, c) 3, d) 5 driver violation points.

15. If a snowplow hits and damages your rural mailbox, the municipality that owns the snowplow must repair the mailbox within a) 48 hours, b) one week, c) by the following April 1st, d) is under no obligation to repair it.

16. Unless other times are specified on a SCHOOL SPEED ZONE sign, the school speed limit is in effect for which two answers: a) at all times, b) from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on school days, c) whenever beacons are flashing, d) when students are present.

17. If found guilty of passing a stopped school bus from either direction, you will be assigned a) two points, b) three points, c) five points on your driving record.

18. Under which three of the following five conditions are U-turns prohibited: a) upon any curve or upon the approach to, or near the crest of a grade where such motor vehicle cannot be seen by another driver within 500 feet, b) within a school zone, c) on any roadway with a speed limit over 40 mph, d) where official signs prohibit U-turns, e) on a highway with 4 or more lanes?

19. There are now more than a) 1,000, b) 5,000, c) 10,000, d) 25,000 roundabouts in the U.S.

20. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration assesses driver error in a) 50 %, b) 75 %, c) 88 %, or d) 94 % of all traffic crashes.

How do you think you did? The questions along with the answers will be the subject of next week’s article. Meanwhile, drive safely!