Crash Data & Driving Trivia
On average, how many people are killed in traffic crashes in Oklahoma each year?
Around 700
How fast over the posted speed limit do you have to be going in order to be pulled over and/or ticketed?
1 mph
In 2023, 711 people were killed in Oklahoma crashes. What percentage of those crashes involved an impaired driver (either by alcohol or drugs)?
Nearly 39%
How many different ways can you be distracted while driving?
SEVERAL!
Cognitive, manual, auditory, visual, and others!
In Oklahoma, what ages and seating positions are required to wear a seat belt?
What is the most common cause of fatality and serious injury crashes in Oklahoma?
Unsafe speed
In 2023, 711 people were killed on Oklahoma roads. What percentage of those crashes were attributed to unsafe speed?
32%
Every day, about 34 people in the U.S. die in drunk-driving crashes – that’s one person every _____ minutes.
42 minutes
Texting while driving combines all three distraction types, making it very deadly. If you're caught texting and driving in Oklahoma, the fine is $____.
$100
True or False:
Airbags will only deploy if seat belts are being used.
False,
but seat belts and airbags are designed to work together to keep you safely in the vehicle and protect you from serious injury.
How early are you supposed to signal a turn or lane change?
100 feet
If you hit a pedestrian, road worker, or first responder at 40 mph, what’s the chance of killing them?
50%
How many different ways can you be impaired?
Alcohol, illegal drugs, prescription drugs, marijuana/THC in all forms, plus anything else that creates impairs your judgment or reaction time.
True or False:
Driving while using hands-free technology is completely safe because your hands are still on the wheel.
False.
Hands-free technology still causes a "cognitive tunnel vision" or inattentional blindness, meaning you look at the road but your brain fails to process up to 50% of your surroundings.
True or False:
Crashing at just 25 mph without a seat belt is like falling headfirst from a second-story window.
True or False:
In Oklahoma, motorcyclists must wear a helmet.
False,
but it would certainly be smart.
What is the name of the dashboard gauge that showing your current speed?
Speedometer
In Oklahoma, what is the standard legal Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) limit for adult drivers (non-commercial)?
0.08
At 55 mph, taking your eyes off the road for just 5 seconds to read a text message is like driving blindfolded for what distance?
A football field
When a child outgrows a forward-facing car seat with a harness, what is the next type of seat they must use to ensure the vehicle's adult seat belt fits them properly?
Booster Seat