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