J.O.L.
Junior Operator Licenses are issued to drivers in MA between the ages of...?
16.5 to 18
Identify three of the several activities identified earlier that would be considered distracted driving by anyone operating a motor vehicle...?
-Using mobile electronic devices
-Eating, drinking
-Smoking
-Talking to people in your vehicle
-Fiddling with the radio/bluetooth or navigation system
1/3rd of all crash fatalities in the U.S. involve a driver that is under the influence of what substance...?
Alcohol
What does a flashing red traffic signal direct the driver to do...?
It means the same as a stop sign
Massachusetts law prohibits people from driving without this, which helps to cover damages that someone may cause from having a car accident...?
Auto Insurance
Junior Operators may not drive between the hours of...?
12:00 am - 5:00 am
Sending or reading a text averages 5 seconds of eyes off of the road. At 55 mph, in 5 seconds, drivers travel approximately how far?
Length of football field
(100 yards)
Although recreational use of this substance was recently legalized in the state of MA, it is still illegal for people under the age of 21 to have, and for any age to drive under its influence...?
Marijuana
Junior Operators may not use these for any reason while driving, except to report an emergency...?
Mobile Electronic Devices
Having even one passenger in the vehicle DOUBLES the chances of this happening with a junior operator...?
Being involved in a car accident
Operating under the influence causes approximately how many traffic fatalities each year in the U.S....?
10,000 Fatalities each year
Other than family members, Junior Operators cannot have passengers in the vehicle unless one of the passengers is:
-21 or older -has a valid MA driver's license
and...?
Is seated beside the driver
Of every 10 teenage driver crashes, how many involve distracted driving...?
6 of every 10 crashes
If a driver is under the age of 21, they can be charged with OUI if their blood alcohol concentration is as low as...?
0.02% or greater
Junior Operators that violate any of the junior operator restrictions are subject to what two punishments...?
Fines and/or Suspension of Junior Operator's License
One study found that a teenaged driver, who is using a mobile device, has the same reaction time as a driver of this age?
70-year-old
If a driver is under the age of 21 and refuses to take a blood alcohol test when suspected of DUI, there license is automatically suspended for how long...?
3 years
Any driver or passenger that is not wearing a safety belt, while traveling in the State of MA, can be fined how much...?
$25 per person not wearing a safety belt