Safe Driving
What are the three types of distractions while driving? Name one example of each.
Visual: Anytime your eyes are taken off the road (phone, dropped object). Manual: Taking your hands off the wheel to do something else (turning the volume up or down, eating, drinking, vaping). Cognitive: Taking your focus off driving and not paying attention (Stressed about a test, track meet, or daydreaming).
Do you walk facing traffic or against traffic and why?
You walk against traffic. You have to show drivers you are there.
How often should you wear a helmet when you are riding a bike?
Always!
True or False: You need a helmet when riding an e-bike.
Free Points for Everyone: What is idling?
Idling occurs when your car is running but you are not moving.
What are the examples of the legal and financial impact of driving under the influence? Name four types of penalties.
Fines, Imprisonment, License Suspension, Car Insurance Rate Hikes.
True or False: Cars will always stop for a pedestrian in the crosswalk.
False. Cars may run red lights, or they may not be aware that you are crossing. Look both ways!
Do you bike with traffic or against traffic?
You bike with traffic. You are now considered a vehicle on the road.
If you are approaching a stop sign on an e-bike, what do you do?
You stop, and wait for the roads to clear to go across.
True or False: In New Jersey, you can idle your car for more than three minutes.
False, you can only idle your car up to three minutes.
True or False: OTC (over-the-counter) medications do not impact driving ability.
False. Medicines of many types affect balance, coordination, reaction time, and your mental state.
True or False: In a parking lot, you should walk in-between moving cars and behind cramped walls.
False. You should always make yourself visible in the walkway, and avoid areas of injury.
What are the two lights you must have on your bike and which ones go where (front, back)?
You must have a white light on the front, and a red light on the back at all times. It is NJ Law.
What are the three items you should have when riding an e-bike in New Jersey?
License (or e-bike specific permit), Insurance, and Registration.
What are consequences to idling? Name at least two.
You can get asthma or a lung illness, you cause smog formation and climate change, and you cause traffic and lose time commuting.
What can you do if someone around you wants to drive under the influence (alcohol, drugs, etc.)?
Use a rideshare service, get help from friends or family, suggest staying the night and not leaving, or delay leaving until sobering up.
If you are walking at night, what are two things you can do to make yourself more visible?
Have a flashlight while walking, or wear a reflective vest.
Stand up and perform the four bicycle hand signals.
Stop, Left, Right (two ways).
If you are ejected from an e-bike, name one type of injury you can receive.
For example: Concussions, bruises, broken bones, damaged nerves, back pain.
True or False: Electric Vehicles (EVs) have no tailpipe and no carbon emissions.
True.
It takes an average of 4-5 seconds to read a text message. How far do you think you travel in the car in that amount of time at 50 MPH?
100 Yards (Equivalent to One Football Field).
What percentage of pedestrian fatalities occur in the dark?
80%.
Stand up and demonstrate the two-finger rule for wearing a bike helmet (three parts).
Two fingers of space for your forehead, two fingers in a v-shape for your ear, and two fingers together under your chin for the chin-strap.
Do the new e-bike rules apply to e-scooters in New Jersey?
Yes. E-Bikes, E-Scooters, and E-Motorbikes are now all officially considered vehicles in New Jersey.
Name three ways you can avoid using your car, when possible.
You can drive an EV or hybrid car, you can walk more; you can bike more. If you have a gas car, turn off your engine when you stop!