BLUE SECTION:
THE CAR
1. What percent of our nations major roads have poor or mediocre pavement conditions?
2. What two factors will impact your car because of poor roads?
3. How much more protection will be afforded the driver whose car includes airbags?
4. Explain proper position of head restraints.
5. Describe the importance of a car or truck's crash worthiness.
6. Explain why larger and heavier cars are safer then smaller and lighter cars.
7. Identify the cars with the lowest death rates and the highest death rates.
8. Name two of your car's safety features which will help in car crash avoidance.
9. Car and trucks compromise what percent of all oil consumption?
10. Identify five safety issues with SUV's.
11. An average car will emit how many tons of CO/2 in its lifetime?
12. What is an average MPG for SUV's? What is the average MPG for cars?
13. How did the auto industry exploit the law in the late 90's with regard to
fuel efficiency
and air quality?
14. Identify 3 safety features to employ when driving an SUV.
15. Why do SUV's have the highest fatal rollover crash rate?
16. Explain the Sierra Club's position regarding fuel efficiency and crash worthiness.
(Pg.5)
17. According the National Academy of Sciences, how can the United States save
millions of barrels of oil each day?
18. Explain 8 recommendations made by the National Academy of Sciences which
would provide more fuel efficient cars and trucks.
19. How many Americans are killed each year on our nation's highways?
20. Name 8 car and truck periodic maintenance safety checks which you must perform
regularly.
21. If your car becomes disabled on the road, what should you do?
22. How many million Americans have been killed in car crashes?
23. Explain the warning signs of power steering and brake failure. What actions
would you take in the event of such failure?
24. How often is someone killed in a car crash?
25. Explain your maintenance responsibility regarding the following: a) Wheel
alignment,
b) Muffler, c) Lights, d) Windshield, e) Wipers, f) Oil and Tires.
26. Each American household will have to pay how much money to subsidize unrecovered
costs of traffic accidents.
27. Name four driving habits which shorten the life of your tires.
28. What is the life expectency of a) radial tires, b) belted, and c) bias tires?
29. What is the best buffer between you and an accident?
30. Name six concerns you as a driver need to remember about your tires.
31. In a crash there are two collisions. Name and explain each.
32 Describe the 3 point safety belt and the purpose of each point.
33. Write a brief summary of information provided on page 17.
34. What percent of all unbelted occupants will be ejected from a vehicle during
a crash?
35. What percent of occupants ejected in a crash are killed?
36. Write a brief summary on the following: a) airbags and their deployment,
b) smart air bags, c) side impact air bags.
37. What is the leading cause of death for people between the ages 6 to 27?
38. Explain the 3 types of safety seats. (p. 20)
39. Write a brief summary on children and safety seats.
RED SECTION: UNDER THE INFLUENCE
1. What is our nation's most frequently committed violent crime?
2. How much each year do drunk drivers cost the US in lost productivity, property
damage and medical costs?
3. Write a brief summary on alcohol and its abuse and consequences. (pp. 26-29)
4. Explain the procedure a law enforcement officer will employ when stopping
a driver for suspected DWI.
5. How does the body rid itself of alcohol once consumed?
6. What is the government doing to reduce alcohol consumption by adults and
minors?
7. What day of the week and time of day is the deadliest time to drive?
8. Name 10 driving behaviors that would identify an impaired driver.
9. How many people are injured each year in DWI crashes?
10. What percent of drivers arrested for DWI will be repeat offenders?
GREEN
SECTION: RAIN, SNOW, ICE, FOG, DUST, WIND
1. What percent of all drivers involved in fatal crashes disregard the speed
limit?
2. Identify 5 actions a driver should take during bad weather.
3. Write a brief summary on the following found on pg. 41: a) slick roads, b)
heavy rains,
c) fog and mist, ice and icy patches.
4. Summarize briefly pg. 42 and pg. 43.
5. What percent of all driver decisions are based on what you see?
6. True or false. Driving late at night produces uncontrollable drowsiness in
9 out of 10 drivers?
7. What time of day do most collisions and fatalities occur?
8. By law when must headlights be activated?
9. Fatigue causes how many car crashes each year?
10. Fatigue kills how many people each year?
11. Fatigue injures how many people each year?
12. How much do fatigue related crashes cost Americans each year?
13. What can you as a driver do to prevent or reduce glare? ( 5 answers)
14. Name and explain 4 rules to keep in mind when driving at night.
15. Explain night vision technology.
16. Do open windows and loud music reduce fatigue? Explain.
17. Write a brief summary about the risk of driving when drowsy (sleep deficit).
18. True or false. In most sleep induced crashes the driver is alone.
19. Identify 5 warning signs of a drowsy driver.
20. Name 5 characteristics of a drowsy driver.
21. Identify and explain groups of drivers at the highest risk of drowsiness
and sleep related crashes.
22. What is the total number of miles included in our nations traffic infrastructure?
23. What percent of all travelers and goods and services are conveyed by highway?
( 2
separate answers)
24. What is the purpose of traffic signs and how can the driver determine their
meaning?
25. What is the purpose of traffic signals?
26. What is the purpose of pavement markings?
27. What is the purpose of raised and reflective pavement markings?
28. Explain pavement markings (9 answers on pg. 55).
29. Explain the purpose for making a head check when changing lanes.
30. When does a driver yield to traffic at an intersection? ( 6 answers )
31. You as a driver must yield the right of way to? (5 answers)
32. Name the seven factors which increase braking distance.
33. Explain the 2 warning signs found on pg. 58.
34. How many miles of roadways are in the United States?
35. How many vehicles are registered in the United States?
36. What is the average consumption of gallons of gas per car each year in the
U.S.?
37. The average car travels how many miles each year?
38. Explain pedestrian injuries and deaths on page 62 and 63. Also, where are
pedestrian accidents most likely to occur and what age groups seem to be most
vulnerable?
YELLOW
SECTION: SMART BIKES
1. True or false. 25% of motorcyclists who crash have had less than 6 months
driving experience.
2. List 10 safety habits smart motorcyclists perform when riding.
3. True or false. Since 1966 more than 100,000 motorcyclists have died.
4. True or false. Over 80% of all bikers involved in a crash suffer death or
very serious injury.
5. How many bicycle riders are killed each year and what is their average age?
6. How many bicycle accidents each year involve motor vehicles?
7. Identify the 5 most common reasons bicycle riders collide with cars on the
road.
8. Name 6 ways to ride a bike safely with traffic.
9. True or false. 63% of all cyclist fatalities occur in urban, non-intersection
locations.
10. What time of day do most cycle accidents occur with cars?
11. Who is at fault most of the time in the crash, the cyclist or the driver?
Explain.
12. List 15 ways not to get creamed on a bike.