JUNIOR DRIVER
The age to get a senior license
What is 18 years old, 17 with driver’s
education?
The definition of DWI
What is DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED?
The best way to ensure that you are
going to drive within the speed limits
What is give yourself enough time!
The action you take when you see
an emergency vehicle behind you
that has its flashing lights and/or
siren on
What is pulling over and stopping
completely. The officer may not
be in the process of pulling you over
and may be responding to another
emergency.
The percentage of 16 year olds that are involved in a motor vehicle accident within their first year of driving.
What is 20% or 1 in 5 teenagers. Causes: Driver inexperience and critical errors. Lack of scanning that is needed to respond to hazards. Excessive speed for roadway conditions. (weather / roadway features). Being distracted by something inside or outside the vehicle. Following to closely behind other vehicle.
The person who must be in the car
with a driver with a driver’s permit
Who is parent, guardian, person in
loco parentis, or driving instructor?
Loco parentis must be 21 or older and
have appropriate license.
The minimum BAC
(blood alcohol content) to sustain
a charge of DWI
What is .08 (DON’T BLOW IT).
The three documents you need to
produce when you are pulled over
by a police officer
What is your license, registration,
and insurance card?
These have to be on when the
vehicle windshield wipers are engaged.
What are the headlights?
The passengers who must wear
seat belts in a car driven by a junior
driver
Who is Everyone! Regardless of
age or position. Children under 4
must be in a car seat, children under 8
must be in a booster seat.
Ways that students can get a
reduction in their car insurance.
What is to get good grades or to
to take an approved driver safety
course?
The level of marijuana in a test
that determines if you can be
arrested for DWAI drugs
What is there is no level? The presence
of any amount of pot in your system
will satisfy a charge of DWAI drugs.
And marijuana stays in your system
for 30 days.
3 seconds between your car and
the car in front of you
What is a safe following distance?
The hours that a reduced school zone
speed limit is in effect?
What is between the hours of
7AM and 6PM on "school" days?
(unless other hours or restrictions
are posted)
For a vehicle traveling at 50 mph, this is the speed at which the risk of death in an accident doubles.
60 mph. And it doubles again at 70 mph etc.
The most passengers under 21 that
a junior driver can have in their car
What is 1 unrelated passengers
(unless you are supervised in driving
etc…) (Immediate family members allowed)
The consequence, besides arrest, for refusal of a
chemical test to determine BAC?
What is losing your license for
6 months? Even if you are found
not guilty of DWI.
Driving 55 mph for 4.6 seconds covers the the length of this.
What is a football field (100 yards)?
The number of points that
will result in the suspension
of a driver’s license?
What is 11? Or 3 speeds in 18
months will also get your license
revoked. - Your junior permit, license, or privileges will be suspended for 60 days if you are convicted of one serious traffic violation or two other violations that were committed while you held a junior permit or license.
The percent that using seatbelts
reduces the risk of dying in a car
crash (within 10%)
What is 45%?
The hours that a junior driver
MAY drive
What is 5AM to 9PM? After 9PM, it must
be for a school course, employment,
or medical appointment, or must be
accompanied by a licensed driver who
is 21 years or older.
Walking a straight line, finger-to-
nose, 1 legged balance test
What are field side sobriety tests
that are used to test impairment?
The number of hours spent awake
that equals the effect of a .08 BAC legally intoxicated.
What is 21 hours? Young drivers
are four more times likely to have
a sleep related crash than drivers
over the age of 30.
Zero tolerance
What is the civil charge that comes
into effect when an underage
driver is found to be driving with
a BAC of .02-.05% ?
New York's Move Over Law?
What is - As soon as you see lights, vests or reflectors, check traffic around you, SLOW DOWN and MOVE OVER if safe to do so.