Peer Pressure & Social Dynamics
Statistics show that teenage drivers are most likely to be involved in a crash when they have this type of passenger.
What are teenage passengers?
Drivers who engage in this "biological necessity" while driving often have trouble staying in their lane and controlling their vehicle.
What is eating or drinking?
When passing this type of road user, you must allow at least 4 feet of "cushion" and move as far left as possible.
What is a bicyclist?
Being awake for 18 hours impairs your driving as much as having a Blood Alcohol Level (BAC) of this percentage.
What is .05%?
This is the top-most major crash type for 16-year-old drivers in Pennsylvania.
What is a single-vehicle/run-off-the-road crash?
This is the maximum number of non-family passengers under 18 a junior license holder can carry during the first 6 months.
What is one?
Pennsylvania law prohibits this specific phone-related activity for all drivers because it takes eyes, hands, and mind off the road.
What is texting?
When driving through an area where children are playing, you should expect them to do this without looking.
What is run into the street?
This is the only thing that can truly "sober up" a person or reduce their BAC level.
What is time?
To communicate your intentions, you should activate your turn signals at least this many seconds before a turn.
What is 3 to 4 seconds?
Driving with friends can lead to this "emotional" risk factor, where a driver feels the need to perform or take risks to impress others.
What is peer pressure (or social distraction).
This term describes "rubbernecking" or looking at people/events off the roadway which is a leading cause of distracted driving.
What is visual distraction?
What is four seconds?
In Pennsylvania, under "Zero Tolerance" laws, a driver under 21 is considered DUI if their BAC is at or above this level.
What is .02%?
If your turn signals fail, you should use these to indicate your intentions to other drivers.
What are hand signals?
*Bonus* You must dim your high beams whenever you come within this many feet of an oncoming vehicle.
What is 500 feet?
*Bonus* At speeds as low as 35 mph, your tires can lose all contact with the road and ride on top of water. This phenomenon is known as...
What is hydroplaning?
*Bonus* If you double your speed from 20 mph to 40 mph, the braking distance required increases by this many times.
What is four times?
*Bonus* You must use your headlights from sunset to sunrise and any time you cannot see at least this many feet ahead.
What is 1,000 feet?
*Bonus* When parking uphill with a curb, you should turn your steering wheel in this direction.
What is away from the curb (to the left)?