Street Skills | Alive At 25 Safety Quiz

Highway hypnosis can occur when you drive on a highway for an extended period of time, leaving you in a dulled, drowsy, trance-like state. The danger is you are unable to react as quickly as you should. Stop the car in a safe place and take a break from the road.

Hydroplaning is losing traction when you slide on a film of water. This can result in a loss of control and steering ability because your tires lose contact with the pavement. Slow down in these weather conditions, and make sure your tires are inflated properly.

Most skids are the result of driving too fast for the road conditions. The key to safe vehicle operation is slower speeds. NDDOT Rules of the Road

The Implied Consent Law states that by driving a vehicle, you have agreed to submit to chemical tests of your breath, blood, or urine to determine alcohol or drug content is asked to do so by a law enforcement officer. NDDOT Rules of the Road

For front-seat passengers, lap and shoulder belts reduce the chance of serious injury by as much as 50 percent.

Young drivers are about 1.5 times more likely to have a fatal crash after having one or two drinks and about three times more likely after three drinks.

Marijuana affects alertness, concentration, coordination and reaction time, all skills required for safe driving. These effects can last up to 24 hours after smoking marijuana.

When you close your eyes for just one second at 60 mph, you will travel 88 feet.

On curvy roads, DON'T HUG THE CENTERLINE. Drive on the right side of your lane, and you'll miss the guy that's a little bit wide coming around a blind curve at you and avoid a head-on collision.

Click it quick! No more excuses. Just a quick click can save your life. Even if you're just driving around the block. No one ever got in the car thinking, "This is the day I'm going to be in a crash." NDDOT

Most deer crashes happen between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m., and again in the evening from 6 p.m. - 10 p.m. Scan the ditches while you are driving and slow down if you notice an animal's eyes in your line of vision. NDDOT Crash Summary

Stay well back from snowplows. Sometimes they have to stop and back up. Plow drivers can't see directly behind themselves, and plows also throw sanding material. Remember, don't crowd the plow. NDDOT Rules of the Road

1. Driving to save lives, time, and money in spite of the conditions around you and the actions of others is known as:
A.	Defensive Driving
B.	Aggressive Driving
C.	Reckless Driving
D.	Protective Driving

2. When driving with large trucks (semi trucks) you should be "semi smart" and stay out of the truck's _________ when following or passing.
A.	Dead Zone
B.	Hot Zone
C.	Work Zone
D.	No-Zone

3. When a school bus is stopped and has its red lights activated and the stop sign out, it is ok to pass the bus as long as you stop first and look for children:
A.	True
B.	False

4. If an emergency vehicle with its emergency lights activated approaches you from behind you should:
A.	Accelerate and get out of the way.
B.	Slow down and move immediately to the right lane or shoulder in a safe manner.
C.	Stop immediately in the driving lane.
D.	Move to the left and accelerate.

5. A passenger in your vehicle is throwing stuff and hopping from the front seat to the back seat. What could you do to solve this behavior in your passenger?
A.	Stop the vehicle and talk to them.
B.	Keep driving and ignore the problem it may go away.
C.	Tell them to put on their seat belt and sit down.
D.	Stop the vehicle and tell them to get out or start to behave.
E.	A, C, D would all be a sufficient way to attack the problem.

6. People under the age of 25 have the highest violation rates in the following categories: speeding, driving while impaired (drug or alcohol), ignoring traffic control devices, improper passing, not yielding the right of way and illegal turning:
A.	True
B.	False

7. As a driver with a driver’s permit, your supervising driver must be:
A.	18 years old and held a drivers license for 3 years and have a valid driver's license.
B.	The person just has to have a driver's license.
C.	If there is two people in the vehicle and they both have permits that's ok it equals one licensed driver.
D.	You don't need a supervising driver.

8. Your driver’s license will be cancelled if you are convicted of and alcohol violation while driving or if you accumulate six points. If your driver’s license gets cancelled you must:
A.	Take the test over
B.	Retake the written exam, purchase a permit, hold the permit for six months, complete driver�s education and pass the road test.
C.	You go on probation but you can still drive.
D.	Pay a fine and you get the license back.

9. When driving 30 mph it takes you 153 feet to perceive, react and come to a stop when you see a hazard. If you are driving 70 mph it will take less distance to perceive, react and stop when you see the same hazard:
A.	True
B.	False

10. The formula for preventing a collision is:
A.	Talk on your cell phone while driving to report the erratic driving behavior you are seeing.
B.	Take control of your vehicle, yell and wave at the other driver to get out of the way.
C.	Recognize the hazard, understand the defense and act correctly.
D.	Slow down, put your flashers on and honk your horn.