Distracted Driving

Distracted Driving

100

True or False? Distracted driving is any non-driving activity a person engages in that has the potential to distract him or her from the primary task of driving and increases the risk of crashing.

What is true? This is the definition of the term.

200

True of False? Pumping your anti-lock brakes (ABS) will allow you to have greater control in an emergency braking situation.

What is false? In vehicles equipped with ABS, the driver's foot should remain firmly on the brake pedal, allowing the system to automatically pump the brakes. With ABS, just hold your foot firmly on the brake pedal and remember that you can still steer.

300

True or False? Washington State has a law that prohibits texting while driving.

What is true? Washington law prohibits texting for drivers of all ages.

400

At what blood alcohol concentration (BAC) do most people experience impairment? A. .02 -.03 B. .04 -.05 C. .07 -.08 D. .10 -.12

What is A: .02 -.03?

500

There are three main types of distraction: 1. Manual: taking your hands off the wheel. 2. Cognitive: taking your mind off of driving. What is the third type?

What is Visual: taking your eyes off the road?

Seatbelts

100

True or False? Airbags are more important than seatbelts.

What is false? Air bag safety requires that all vehicle occupants be properly seated and wearing their seat belts. Airbags deploy at speeds as high as 200 miles per hour. For airbags to be effective rather than harmful, riders must be correctly wearing their seat belts at all times.

200

True or false? A child must be in a car seat if they weigh less than 8 pounds or under 4'9" tall?

What is true? They should also ride in the back seat whenever possible. Adult belts, while permissible for children over the above standards, are not as effective as booster seats until about age 11.

300

True or False? It is always better to be seat-belted when operating a vehicle, unless the vehicle crashes into a body of water.

What is false? Being belted keeps you behind the wheel, conscious, and in the best position to escape.

400

True or False? The driver of a vehicle can be ticketed for seatbelt violations of their passengers?

What is true? If the passenger is under 16, the DRIVER is ticketed for the violation.

500

It's the monetary fine in Washington State for not wearing your seatbelt.

What is $124?

Safe Driving Potpourri

100

True or False? Over the past 5 years, December is the month that had the highest number of reported crashes.

What is false? August is Next is October. The data was averaged over a five-year period and based on "reported" accidents. The lowest accident months are January, December, February and then November.

200

It's the speed limit for buses on rural highways.

What is 60 mph?

300

It is the leading cause of death for 15 - 24 year olds.

What is motor vehicle crashes? (33%) Homicide: 15% Suicide: 13% Cancer: 5%

400

True or False? Workers must be present in work zones for a "double the original fine" on speeding to be applied?

What is false? Signs (about double the original fine) do not need to be present, either.

500

Washington's Universal Helmet Law was enacted in this decade?

What is the 1990's? (it was enacted in 1990).

Driver's Ed Never Stops

100

True or False? If you feel that someone you know is no longer able to operate a vehicle safely, you can complete a Driver Evaluation Request with DOL?

What is true? You can form DR-500 to request DOL evaluate an individual’s driving ability. You must provide specific information about their medical/visual conditions and/or driving ability. Age [alone] is NOT a consideration. Based on the information provided, DOL will investigate and take action as necessary.

200

True or False? Sobriety checkpoints are illegal in Washington State?

What is true? The are illegal as decided in Seattle v. Mesiani in 1988.

300

True or False? Aggressive Driving is unlawful per the Revised Code of Washington (aka Rules of the Road)?

What is false? There is no law against "aggressive driving."

400

True or False? A "Class B" Commercial Driver's License allows you to operate vehicles towing a trailer with a weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less.

What is true? A "Class B" allows you to drive single vehicles of any size (and any of the vehicles listed under Class C (if properly endorsed).

500

True or false? If your CDL is lost or stolen while you’re out of Washington State, you can replace it by mail.

What is false? You can’t replace a CDL by mail. It's the same if you have an enhanced driver license (EDL); your license is suspended, revoked, surrendered, or canceled; or you don’t have a valid Social Security number on file with DOL.

Impaired Driving

100

True or False? Refusing to take a breath test will automatically result in your driver's license being suspended for six (6) months.

What is false? A breath test refusal means you lose your license for one year (minimum).

200

True or false? Impaired driver crashes cost an estimated $10 billion annually.

What is false? It is estimated over FORTY BILLION DOLLARS per year!

300

True or False? If you are a CDL driver (and operating a commercial motor vehicle) and you are convicted of DUI combined with another incident and you have a blood alcohol content of 0.04 or more means a lifetime CDL disqualification.

What is true? Committing 2 or more violations, in separate incidents means you're done forever. Other scenarios include: •Arrest for driving a non-commercial vehicle with a blood alcohol content of .08 or more (.02 or more if the driver is under age 21) •Refusing to submit to a breath or blood test while driving any motor vehicle •Leaving the scene of an accident involving a motor vehicle •Using any motor vehicle in the commission of a felony •Driving a commercial motor vehicle with a suspended, revoked, canceled, or disqualified Commercial Driver License (CDL) •Causing a fatality through the negligent operation of a commercial motor vehicle (including but not limited to vehicular homicide or assault)

400

True of false? Impaired driving is the nation’s most frequently committed violent crime.

What is true? Summary of Statistics: The Impaired Driving Problem. (2006). Mothers Against Drunk Driving National Office. In 2013, 10,076 people were killed in impaired driving crashes. That's one every 51 seconds! Guns killed one person every 2,280 seconds in 2013.

500

Name three driving symptoms Trooper Fitz would be as looking for when he was hunting for impaired drivers?

• Making a turn with a wide radius • Straddling center or lane marker • Almost striking an object or vehicle • Weaving • Driving outside the designated roadway • Swerving • Driving more than 10 mph below the posted speed limit • Stopping in traffic for no reason • Drifting • Following too closely / tailgating • Driving with tires on center or lane marker • Erratic braking • Driving into oncoming traffic • Slow response to traffic signals • Stopping inappropriately (not in traffic) • Making abrupt or illegal turns • Sudden acceleration or deceleration • Driving with no headlights after dark