AAA

BAC stands for

blood alcohol concentration

If you begin to experience a skid of the best response is to ___

continue to look and steer where you want the vehicle to go

Staying a week for 18 hours straight can cause impairments in your driving ability approximately equal to a blood alcohol level of____

.05%

Staying awake for 24 hours straight can cause impairments in your driving ability approximately equal to a blood alcohol level of ______

.10%

How long does it take the body on average eliminate the alcohol contained in one drink

1.5 hours

The chances of being involved in a crash can increase more than _______times during the first week of using some prescription drugs

10

Drivers should identify an alternate path of travel ____ ahead into which you can steer if a threatening situation should develop

12-15 seconds

On long trips driver should stop every ____ or every ________ to take a break

2 hours or 100 miles

A visual lead is a view of everything going on how many seconds ahead of your vehicle

20-30

And at some more driving conditions drivers should maintain a following distance of how many seconds

3-4

When text messaging behind the wheel the time a drivers eyes are off the road can increase by up to

400%

In good weather driver should maintain a minimum of how many seconds when following behind a motorcycle

5-6

A drivers hand should be positioned at or between

9 & 3 or 8 & 4

Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS)

Allows the driver to steer while braking hard

If you experience a tire blowout hold the wheel firmly and do not use the

Brakes

_______ The most common cause of vision loss in people over age 40

Cataracts

Head restraint should be position such that the _____ of the head restraint is slightly above the top of the ear

Center

People cannot see the full range of colors are referred to as being

Color blind

Alcohol ______ the bodies central nervous system

Depresses

If you look away from the road for just two seconds your chance of having a crash actually

Doubles

To maximize safety you should replace your tires ______

Every 5 years

Causes difficulty reading up close such as books and gauges on a vehicle dashboard

Far sightedness

AAA recommends that you replace your tires after they are _____ years old, even if they have adequate tread

Five

While driving on a 2 Lane Highway you're right front tire suddenly blows out you should___

Grip the steering wheel firmly and slow down without applying the brakes

_________Is a technique drivers can use to detect movement such as shadows and identify potential risks just above the surface of the roadway

Ground viewing

Blindspot monitoring systems help drivers by

Help prevent drivers from moving into another lane already occupied by another nearby vehicle

Lane departure warning systems help drivers by

Helping Dre drivers avoid drifting into adjacent lanes

_________ can occur when a driver fails to notice an unexpected event

In attentional blindness

The first ability to be impaired by alcohol or other drugs is

Judgement & decision making

Adaptive Cruise Control System help drivers by

Maintaining a constant distance from the vehicle directly ahead

As you are driving on an undivided highway you approach a school bus that is stopped and has red lights flashing you

May not pass until the driver turns off the lights

Causes difficulty reading highway signs and seeing other objects at a distance

Near sightedness

The term ______ refers to a skid weather will your wheels have lost traction

Oversteer

Two out of three intersection collisions between a passenger car and a motorcycle a result of a

Passenger car violating a motorcycles right of way

Another word for side vision

Peripheral

You can check for AC tire tread death by inserting a______ head down in the grooves

Quarter

The most common form of color blindness is the inability to distinguish between what colors

Red and green (remember the module image)

Electronics stability control systems help drivers by

Retaining traction during hard cornering maneuvers

When coming to a stop behind another vehicle you should stop by not behind a vehicle to

See the vehicles rear tires plus some pavement

If you experience unintentional acceleration or the Excelerator pedal sticks you should _____

Shift to neutral and apply the brakes

And clear dry road conditions a good rule of thumb for a safe following distance is too

Stay back at least three to four seconds

Consuming two or more drugs at the same time can have a ______ affect where the combined effects are greater than their son

Synergistic

_____ is the only factor that affects the rate at which alcohol is removed from the body

Time

Lost drivers ________ The actual level of risk involved in driving

Underestimate

The term refers to a skid where the front wheels have lost traction

Understeer

In a skid slamming on the brakes will

Upset the vehicles balance and make it harder to regain control