Impaired Driving
The Effects of Alcohol
What is alcohol?
This common device is one of the biggest distractions for drivers.
What is a cell phone?
In rain, drivers should do this to maintain control.
What is slow down?
This red, octagon-shaped sign requires a full stop.
What is a stop sign?
Drivers must stop for these at crosswalks.
Who are pedestrians?
These legal drugs can still make it unsafe to drive.
What are prescription or over-the-counter medications?
This type of distraction involves taking your eyes off the road.
What is a visual distraction?
This condition occurs when tires lose contact with the road due to water.
What is hydroplaning?
This triangular sign means yield the right-of-way.
What is a yield sign?
This group of road users requires extra space and caution when passing.
Who are bicyclists?
This term describes driving while extremely tired, which can mimic impairment.
What is drowsy driving?
Eating, adjusting the radio, or reaching for something are examples of this type of distraction.
What is a manual distraction?
On icy roads, drivers should make these types of movements.
What are slow and smooth movements?
This yellow, diamond-shaped sign warns of hazards ahead.
What is a warning sign?
These vehicles must be given the right-of-way when using lights and sirens.
What are emergency vehicles (ambulance, Fire Truck, Police)?
Even small amounts of alcohol can affect this critical driving skill first.
What is judgment?
Thinking about something other than driving is known as this type of distraction.
What is a cognitive distraction?
What are slow and smooth movements?
What is increase following distance?
This often-ignored regulatory sign, typically white with black lettering, indicates the speed you must maintain under normal conditions—not just a suggestion.
What is a speed limit sign?
When driving near large trucks, you should avoid this area.
What are blind spots (no-zones)?
This effect occurs when alcohol is combined with another drug, causing the impact on the body to be greater than either substance alone.
What is synergism?
This dangerous behavior combines visual, manual, and cognitive distractions all at once.
What is texting while driving?
Black ice is especially dangerous because of this reason.
What is it is hard to see and looks like the road?
This yellow, pennant-shaped sign means passing is not allowed.
What is a no passing zone sign?
This law requires drivers to change lanes or slow down when approaching stopped emergency vehicles with flashing lights on the side of the road.
What is the Move Over Law?