Safe Driving Techniques

Fatal distraction; some jurisdictions require hands-free operation only.

1. Close to 25% of fatalities on the road are related to alcohol.

Correct Answer: B. FalseCorrect!Explanation: Almost 41% of all fatalities are caused by drinking and driving or doing other drugs and driving.

2. Youth who drink before the age of 15 are _________ more likely to develop alcohol dependence, then if they wait until they are 21 years old.

Correct Answer: B. 4 TIMESCorrect!Explanation: Youth who drink before age 15 are four times more likely to develop alcohol dependence than those who begin drinking at age 21. (NIAAA, 1997)

An early age of drinking onset is associated with alcohol-related violence not only among persons under age 21 but among adults as well. (Hingson et al, October 2001)

Research continues to show that young drivers are more often involved in alcohol-related collisions than any other comparable age group (NHTSA, 2001).

3. A DUI/OWI conviction stays on your record for

Correct Answer: C. 75 yearsCorrect!Explanation: All DUI/OWI convictions will stay on your record for 75 years.

4. What is dependence

Correct Answer: A. When a person stops using drugs and experiences withdrawalsIncorrect!Explanation: Dependence refers to a physical state where when one stops using a drug or alcohol, withdrawal occurs. If a person experiences withdrawal symptoms after discontinuing use of drugs or alcohol, then he or she is dependent on that drug or alcohol. After repeated use of a drug the user s body becomes so accustomed to a particular drug that it can only function normally if the drug is present.

5. A speed sign is an example of a _________ sign

Correct Answer: A. RegulatoryCorrect!Explanation: Regulatory signs are white or red signs that regulate the flow of traffic and advise the motorists of any laws for that area. For instance, speed signs are posted in order to keep traffic from moving at an unsafe speed.

6. Good survival strategy for driving includes

Correct Answer: C. All optionsCorrect!Explanation: It's important that you know the rules of the road. But simply knowing the rules doesn't make you a safe driver. To become a safe driver you must practice defensive driving techniques. This means perfecting your powers of observation, your traffic safety attitudes, your courtesy to other drivers, your communication abilities and overall driving skills.

7. Having less than one drink can impair your driving.

Correct Answer: A. TrueIncorrect!Explanation: There is no safe way to drive after drinking. Even one drink can make you an unsafe driver. Drinking affects your Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC). Remember in Florida it's illegal to drive with a blood alcohol level of .08 or greater. Even a BAC below .08% does not mean that it is safe or legal to do it.

8. At 60 mph the force of your car impacting a surface is about four times as great as 30 mph.

Correct Answer: A. TrueCorrect!Explanation: At 60 miles per hour, the force you produce is 4 times greater than at 30 miles per hour. Consider how much roadway you need to stop your car at different speeds. At 25 miles per hour, it takes you about 62 feet to stop a car. At 35 miles per hour, it takes almost twice as long to stop the car, at 60 mph.

9. Many cough medicines are alcohol based:

Correct Answer: A. TrueCorrect!Explanation: You can get a DUI for taking cough medicine, because it contains alcohol. Do you know why they put alcohol in cough medicine? It gets it into your bloodstream fast. That is why they can promise instant relief with a cough syrup. It contains alcohol and it is in your blood in seven seconds.

10. An example of a dangerous passing situation is:

Correct Answer: C. All optionsCorrect!Explanation: Never pass in a no passing zone or if there is a line of cars in front of the car you want to pass. Never pass where solid lines exist on the roadway.

11. Alcohol affects the brain centers

Correct Answer: B. Not EquallyIncorrect!Explanation: Alcohol affects various centers in the brain, both higher and lower order. The centers are not equally affected by the same B.A.C. - the higher-order centers are more sensitive than the lower-order centers. As the B.A.C. increases, more and more centers of the brain are affected. Each center affected has a different impact on our driving abilities.

12. The road is most slippery:

Correct Answer: C. During the first half hour of the rainIncorrect!Explanation: There is dirt, oil and fuel that accumulates, increasing your chances of skidding or hydroplaning, especially during the first half hour of a rainfall. All the fragments of dust, oil, gas, and other kinds of residue dropped by cars and trucks accumulate on the road s surface. The mixture of the rain and these fragments makes it very slippery when driving. So be careful during the first half hour to an hour of rainfall. Try to avoid driving during these periods.

13. The brain plays no role in addiction

Correct Answer: B. FalseCorrect!Explanation: It is an all-too-common scenario: A person experiments with an addictive drug. Perhaps they intend to try it just once for "the experience" of it. It turns out, though, that they enjoy the drugs euphoric effect so much that in ensuing weeks and months they use it again -- and again. But in due time, they decide they really should quit. They know that despite the incomparable short-term high they get from using the drug, the long-term consequences of its use are perilous, and vow to stop using.

14. You may lose your license

Correct Answer: B. If you accumulate too many points on your driving recordCorrect!Explanation: Point values are assessed to your licenses for moving violations. If you accumulate too many points your license can be suspended.

15. The top excuse for not wearing your seat belt is

Correct Answer: A. I am only going a short distance.Correct!Explanation: Did you know that most crashes occur within five miles of your home. So when making trips to and from your house, even in good conditions, remember to use your seat belt. As a matter of fact you should just fasten your seatbelt all the time. That is the safest way!

16. Alcohol affects the Limbic portion of the brain by

Correct Answer: C. Exaggerating emotional statesCorrect!Explanation: Limbic System

The limbic system controls emotions and memory. As alcohol affects this system, the person is subject to exaggerated states of emotion (anger, aggressiveness, withdrawal) and memory loss.

17. Not all moving violations will appear on your driving record.

Your Answer: BCorrect Answer: B. FalseCorrect!Explanation: Every time you are convicted of a traffic violation or are involved in a collision, it's recorded on your driving record. Many states use a point system to identify unsafe drivers, assigning point values for each traffic violation, such as reckless driving, speeding or failing to obey stop signs.

18. If you are being followed by a tailgater, you should change lanes or slow down to encourage them to pass

Your Answer: ACorrect Answer: A. TrueCorrect!Explanation: Don't tailgate - Maintain a 2-3 second gap between you and the vehicle in front of you. And if you're on the highway or driving in bad conditions, increase that time to 3 to 5 seconds. Never use tailgating to express your anger or frustration. It's senseless and it puts others at risk. If you're being tailgated, don't take it personally: stay calm, and either slow down or change lanes to let the tailgater pass.

Measure your following distance in seconds.

19. At 25 MPH, it will take you about _____ feet to stop your car

Your Answer: ACorrect Answer: B. 62Incorrect!Explanation: At 60 miles per hour, the force you produce is 4 times greater than at 30 miles per hour. Consider how much roadway you need to stop your car at different speeds. At 25 miles per hour, it takes you about 62 feet to stop a car.

20. You are allowed to use your vehicle horn:

Correct Answer: B. Only when reasonably necessary to prevent a collision.Correct!Explanation: You should only use your horn to warn other drivers or to prevent a crash, not to show how upset you are because you missed your morning coffee.

21. White or Red signs

Correct Answer: B. RegulateCorrect!Explanation: Regulatory signs are white or red signs that regulate the flow of traffic and advise the motorists of any laws for that area.

22. Driving a motor vehicle is:

Correct Answer: B. A privilege.Correct!Explanation: Remember, the driving privilege is exactly that - a privilege - and if you don't treat it right you may lose it.

23. On a city street you should be looking ahead of you as far ahead as the car in front of you.

Your Answer: BCorrect Answer: B. FalseCorrect!Explanation: Aim high." Aim your eyes upward. To aim high means while you are driving down the road look upwards. You almost want to look up into the sky. Try to see at least 10 cars ahead of you. If you Are behind a van, truck or a vehicle with tinted windows, change lanes. It will make a world of difference.

24. Alcohol related crashes cost the public _____.

Correct Answer: C. $116 billionCorrect!Explanation: Alcohol-related crashes cost the American public $114 billion annually.

About a third of that is monetary costs, and the other two-thirds is quality of life losses.

25. A pedestrian crossing sign is an example of a regulatory sign.

Correct Answer: B. FalseCorrect!Explanation: A pedestrian crossing sign is a warning sign. You must yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk. Just ahead is a location where people on foot often cross. The crosswalk may not necessarily be at an intersection. Use caution as you approach and drive more slowly and carefully, watching both sides of the street.

26. Driving a car is similar to:

Correct Answer: B. A loaded weaponCorrect!Explanation: Remember if you are an unaware driver or an aggressive driver, your car is like a loaded weapon. You can either choose to point it at somebody, put it back in your pocket, or do not have a loaded gun at all. You must own up to that responsibility. It is a right to own a vehicle, but it is a privilege to drive.

27. If you accumulate _____ points in 12 months your license will be suspended for 30 days.

Correct Answer: B. 12Correct!Explanation: The DHSMV may suspend your drivers license if you accumulate:

12 points within 12 months - 30 day suspension

18 points within 18 months - 90 day suspension

24 points within 36 months - One year suspension.

28. It will take approximately _____ for each consumed drink to leave your body:

Your Answer: BCorrect Answer: B. One HourCorrect!Explanation: Once alcohol gets into your bloodstream, you cannot kick it out. People think they can. Alcohol, because it is a poison, has to pass through your liver and your kidneys. It has to be cleaned, oxidized, and passed out through urine. That process takes one hour per drink.

29. Each year, over _______ collisions occur.

Correct Answer: B. 6 millionCorrect!Explanation: There are over 6 1/2 million collisions on the road every year, one-third of these crashes resulting in an injury or death.

30. A limit line marks the beginning of a intersection

Correct Answer: A. TrueCorrect!Explanation: A solid white line crossing found prior to an intersection. This line will cut across the lane of indicating a stopping point.

31. If your license has been suspended, you must do the following to reinstate your license:

Correct Answer: C. All of the aboveCorrect!Explanation: If your license has been suspended, you must do the following to reinstate your license:

* Serve the period of suspension

* Attend any required driver improvement school

* Pay any service fee in addition to any fines ordered by court

* Show proof of insurance

* You also may be required to re-take part of the license test.

32. Your driving may be impaired by:

Correct Answer: C. All of the aboveCorrect!Explanation: Although, alcohol maybe the most common drug abused by motorists, there are many other drugs that can affect your ability to drive safely. One example is narcotics, which includes morphine, heroin, and even over-the-counter medications, especially cough syrups with codeine. Even strong emotions can impair your driving abilities.

33. If you are involved in a collision and you do not stop at the scene

Correct Answer: B. You are breaking the lawCorrect!Explanation: You must stop - unless you're in the line of oncoming traffic, stop. If you're in the line of oncoming traffic, then pull off onto the nearest shoulder on the road and stop. You are breaking the law if you do not stop at the scene of a crash.

34. Two parallel white lines indicate:

Correct Answer: A. A crosswalkIncorrect!Explanation: Two parallel white lines mark a crosswalk for pedestrians. Most of the time you'll find them at intersections where pedestrians can use them when they have a green light or �walk� signal. Remember, pedestrians can be unpredictable and may not cross with the green light, or may not allow themselves enough time to cross before the light turns red.

35. Zero Tolerance Law Means:

Correct Answer: C. It is illegal for minors to operate a vehicle after even one drink.Correct!Explanation: Florida has a �zero-tolerance� law for people under 21 years old. Under this law, a minor cannot have any measurable alcohol or other drug in their blood while driving a motor vehicle. If you are under 21 your license will be suspended if you are found driving with a BAC level of .02 or higher.

36. if you are involved in a skid, what should you NEVER do?

Correct Answer: C. Lock your brakesCorrect!Explanation: The main thing to remember is:

* Never lock your brakes

* Ease your foot off the accelerator

* Steer in the direction of the skid

* Stop when you have regained control of your car.

37. If you start to skid, you should apply a quick pumping motion to your brakes if you have anti-lock brakes.

Correct Answer: B. FalseCorrect!Explanation: If you have anti-lock brakes, just press firmly on your brake pedal and the computer will take over. Do not pump the brake pedal.

38. The chances of being involved in an auto collision once a year are:

Correct Answer: A. 1 in 25Correct!Explanation: Your chance of being involved in an automobile crash once a year is 1 in 25.

39. If two cars get to a four-way stop intersection at the same time, the car making a left turn should always be given the right of way

Correct Answer: B. FalseCorrect!Explanation: At a four-way stop, the car on the left has to yield the right of way to the car on the right. Never insist on it.

40. Warning signs are usually _____-shaped.

Correct Answer: C. DiamondIncorrect!Explanation: Did you know that shapes of signs are also indicative of what is ahead? A school zone is in the shape of a schoolhouse. Warning signs are always diamonds.

You need to do this. Other drivers don't want a person on the road with them who cheated on the test or can't pass it.

Yes, where it is windy and or the road is wet or your vision is limited by weather, you will take longer to stop your vehicle. To allow for this you should increase your distance from the vehicle ahead of you AND drive more slowly.

Yellow lights are recommended. white lights reflect off the fog and back to you preventing you to see through the fog. The lights should also be as close to the ground as possible.

A manual (standard) transmission.

Drive slower, and when speeding up go slower, so you don't spin out of control.

110 and 220 volt AC supply wiring for the house lights and appliance, heating and air operations. Also computer connection wiring, cable tv lines, phones lines, intercom lines, burglar alarm circuits, property TV monitors, Lawn watering controls, door bell circuits, heating and air control lines. Dont forget to add a lightning arrestor on the roof and a large copper cable to a ground system. JH

The one that looks like an S

The air is held in tanks near each axle

Air is put into lines from the "Service Valve" under the Brake Pedel.

It rushes to a valve called a relay valve mounted very close to each axle and each brake.

The air from the service valave causes the Relay valve to send air from the tanks to the brake chambers causing the brake chamber push rod to move.

Cognitive and psychomotor

it is very dangerous to drive with a power steering leak. This is because steering can become almost impossible and you could have an accident.

Normally you must be no more than 18"from the curb. You can find the exact figure in your states drivers manual.

Maintain a safe distance between vehicles. Never tailgate.

Visibility, weather, traffic, experience, type of vehicle.

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they dont do to bad if you put some weight in the truck the best way i found was to put logs in there

Drive at an appropriate speed to keep grip of wheels on the snow surface. If it's a rear wheel drive be specially cautious.

DMV manual says .75sec

Reaction time varies with the age of the driver and if the driver is paying attention. It also depends on many variables. The DMV does say .75 seconds which equates to 1 car length for every 10 mph. But realisticily it can be up to 1.50 seconds or double what the DMV lists. And that is just the time it takes to put your foot on the brake. It also takes time for the brakes to activate and actually start applying force to the brake pads which can be another .3 second. So assuming a person is driving 55 mph and sees a pedestrian in the road, figureing reaction time, and stopping distance it will take 279.5 feet to come to a complete stop. That is 120.9 feet for the 1.50 second reaction time, 24.2 feet for the brakes to engage, and then 134.4 feet for the car to stop. This is probably about average. Some will react quicker and some will react slower. This is all assuming the road is dry. Add water or snow and this distance increases dramatically.

Ask her to take a "safe driver's test" with you in the car, and if she does well then allow her to continue driving. But, if she does poorly, then kindly ask her if she would consider not driving anymore (and recommend other means of transportationm i.s- the bus, you driving her around, etc.)

ALWAYS wear a seat belt. ALWAYS drive defensively. NEVER drive under the influence of anything.

The clutch will normally be pushed out and/or the transmission will disengage on its own. Many vehicles also have electronic systems which shut off the engine and allow the vehicle to freewheel.

I think the only requirement is to be at least 16 years of age. That used to be the best means of transportation when motorist lost their privileges due to a DUI.

False

Probably not, if it was a "standard" drink of one beer, one 8 oz. glass of wine or one shot of liquor. The exception might be a very small person, or someone with with impaired liver function. (Of course, they don't usually stop with one.)

If you give it an hour, you should be safe as houses.