Successfully completing a driver education course will guarantee that you become a safe driver. -
False
Nearly a quarter of all new drivers will be involved in a collision or convicted of a traffic offense during
their first year of driving. - False
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Successfully completing a driver education course will guarantee that you become a safe driver. -
✔✔False
Nearly a quarter of all new drivers will be involved in a collision or convicted of a traffic offense during
their first year of driving. - ✔✔False
Drivers who are unaware of the risk involved in driving will: - ✔✔Tend to insist that any crash they were
involved in is not their fault.
Over-estimating your ability to asses traffic/roadway conditions may result in: - ✔✔All of the above are
correct: Responding late to a situation, responding in an inappropriate manner, and a failure to respond
to a situation.
To enhance your ability to assess and manage risk in specific driving situations, you should: - ✔✔All of
the above are correct: Consider the possibility that a dangerous situation might develop, be prepared to
take action to effectively manage the situation, and consider the consequences of your actions.
AS your vehicle moves closer to an object you will be required to: - ✔✔Increase your steering input to
avoid hitting it.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of risk? - ✔✔Perceived risk does not differ from actual risk.
Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) programs generally include which of the following? - ✔✔All of the
above are correct: Some form of nighttime driving restrictions, requirements for supervised practice
driving time, and a limit to the number of passengers in the car.
,Parents should work as a team with the driving instructor to provide practice for the new driver. -
✔✔True
Which of the following presents the greatest advantage of a Parent-Teen Driving Agreement: - ✔✔The
teen and parent will be able to establish clear communication channels and expectations with respect to
vehicle use.
The fatality rate per million miles driven for drivers under the age of twenty is: - ✔✔Higher than other
drivers.
Per miles driven, novice drivers have a crash rate _____ times higher than experienced drivers. - ✔✔4
Most of today's drivers believe they may be at fault if they are involved in a collision. - ✔✔False
Driver error contributes to approximately: - ✔✔90% of all traffic crashes.
How often should you perform pre-driving checks? - ✔✔Every time you drive.
Your vehicle is parked at the curb. As you approach it, you should: - ✔✔Approach the driver's door facing
traffic.
As you approach your vehicle and perform checks it is not necessary to always: - ✔✔Check the spare tire
for proper inflation.
When conducting outside-the-vehicle checks, you should inspect your: - ✔✔Headlights.
While ensuring that your tires are properly inflated during a pre-drive check, you should also check: -
✔✔Both A and B are correct: The headlights, brake lights, turn signals, and taillights, and the direction
which your tires are pointed.
, Which of these is not part of a normal under-the-hood check? - ✔✔Checking the shock absorbers.
If you put groceries in your vehicle, they should be: - ✔✔In the trunk or under a cargo net.
When adjusting a safety belt, it is best to: - ✔✔Wear it as low as possible across your hips.
Which of the following is considered a vehicle communication system? - ✔✔Hazard flashers.
To signal that you are going to make a right turn, you should: - ✔✔Move the turn signal lever up.
The windshield wiper switch could be located on all of the following, except: - ✔✔The driver's floor near
the left door.
The high/low beam headlight switch on some older model vehicles may be located on the floor beneath
the parking brake pedal. - ✔✔True
The radio/MP3/CD player should not be used by new drivers. - ✔✔True
Safety belts help keep a driver behind the steering wheel and in control during a crash. - ✔✔True
Which of these is not part of a daily pre-driving check? - ✔✔Checking under the hood.
When you adjust your side mirrors, position your head straight ahead as if you were driving. - ✔✔False
When your mirrors are properly adjusted, which of the following is true? - ✔✔The rearview mirror will
be adjusted allowing you to see as much of the rear window as possible.
When you sit upright in the driver's seat your ability to see the driving environment is: - ✔✔Maximized.
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