Module 5 - Risk Reduction Quiz

A driver should visually search at least _seconds to the front of the vehicle for an open path of travel

2 to 6

High-risk driving behaviors that often lead to crashes include

Driving while intoxicated Following too closely Speeding

Braking to avoid hitting a pedestrian is an example of _

Executing

Before turning right on a red light, a driver must

Stop Yield to pedestrians Yield to traffic approaching from the left

A side-impact crash is also known as a _ crash

all of the above

Evaluate the path of travel for _

alternate routes, possible conflict, speed Adjustments

An area around the vehicle that is not available is called a _

closed zone

Information processing consists of memory, _ , and thinking

cognition

Expressways, merging traffic and multi-lane roadways are considered _-risk environments

complex

New drivers have the ability to either properly assess the driving risks in a situation or can handle any potentially dangerous situations they encounter

false

The average reaction time is 2 seconds

false

How to visually search involves _

looking far ahead to near, looking to the left, right, and rear of the vehicle, use of central and peripheral vision

Risk is described as the potential of _ something of value, weighed against the potential to gain something of value

losing

Reduced-risk driving practices allow a person to predict, analyze, and _ immediate and potential risk

minimize

Drivers need sufficient time to see a hazard, determine a safe response and time to take the correct action. This is called _time

reaction

Scanning line of sight or path of travel for potential hazards is called _

searching

Novice drivers are _ times more likely than experienced drivers to glance away from the path of travel for more than two seconds

three

Each time you look or glance at a space management zone, it should only take an instant, allowing you to scan all six zones within seconds

true

Highway hypnosis typically occurs at night

true

Risk compensation is the ability to recognize potential errors and making appropriate adjustments to reduce errors

true

Rumble strips are grooves in the roadway or rows of raised pavement markers placed on the roadway in such a manner that, as the tires of a vehicle contact them, they produce noise and vibration

true

Space management is a process that no driver can control

true

Young drivers have the highest traffic violation and crash involvement rates because of poor judgment and inexperience

true

Open highway with no traffic is an example of _

An open zone