The Law and Road Trauma
What are the 3 main killers on NSW roads?
Speeding
Drink Driving
Fatigue
If you have a head-on crash travelling at a speed of 100 kph, what are the chances that you will be killed?
(a) 70%
(b) 80%
(c) 100%
(c) 100%
What is the legal limit for Provisional or Learner Drivers?
(a) 0.02
(b) 0.05
(c) 0.00
(c) 0.00
Police do not have the power to conduct Road-side drug testing. True or False
False.
What is one of the four tier Safe Systems approach?
Hint. One of them is safe drivers, what is one of the other three
Safe roads
Safe cars
Safe drivers
Safe speeds
The total cost of road trauma to the community in NSW is?
(a) $1.2 billion
(b) $4.5 billion
(c) $6.6 billion
(c) $6.6 billion
If you are travelling at a speed of 110 kph on a wet road, including your reaction time, how many metres will it take for you to stop you car?
(a) 80 metres
(b) 143 metres
(c) 98 metres
(b) 143 metres
Having a 'Plan B' is only necessary when you plan to go out and have plenty to drink?
True or False
False.
Police are able to test for the presence of either Cannabis, amphetamine or cocaine when conducting a road-side drug test? True or False
True
In the interview with the SES worker last week, what were two factors that caused the crash resulting in the death of the young driver?
Speed
Inexperience
Road conditions
Two-thirds of people killed on NSW roads are killed in what area of NSW?
(a) Non-country area
(b) Country area
(b) Country
If you are travelling at a speed of 50 kph you are how many times likely to kill a pedestrian, as opposed to travelling at a speed of 40 kph?
(a) 50%
(b) 20%
(c) 10%
(a) 50%
The time that alcohol remains in a person's system depends wholly on their level of fitness, any underlying medical condition, their metabolism and if they have eaten recently. True or False
False. These are factors that should be taken into account however are not wholly dependent.
You are pulled over by police for a road-side drug test which proves positive to cannabis. You have your licence taken from you. You know that you smoked cannabis three days ago.
Q1-Is it likely that cannabis will be detected in your system and
Q-2 How long can cannabis remain in your system?
A-Yes
A-Up to 28 days
By referring to last week's recording involving the truck and two cars, one travelling at 5 kms an hour less than the other before they hit the truck side-on, how much speed is wiped off in the last five metres of braking:
A- One quarter
B-One third or
C-One half
C-One half.
For example, if you are travelling at 100 kph you will be still be travelling at 50 kph 5 metres before you come to a stop.
The average number of people killed each year on NSW roads over the past 5 years is:
(a) 300
(b) 350
(c) 400
(b) 350
When travelling at a speed of 60 kph on a dry road, including your reaction time, how long will it take for you to stop?
(a) 20 metres
(b) 35 metres
(c) 45 metres
(c) 45 metres
John is a full licence holder and drinks 10 middies of full strength beer between the hours of 5pm and 10pm. How many hours before he is able to legally drive?
(a) 7 hours
(b) 5 hours
(c) 9 hours
(c) 9 hours after his last drink which would make it 7am the following day. It is important to note that your BAC may continue to rise for 2 hours after your last drink.
Generally speaking you should allow one hour for a standard drink to leave your system.
It is lawful for a person to drive a motor vehicle after taking prescription drugs?
True or False
True however if your judgement and reaction is affected by a prescribed drug you should NOT drive.
Pick the odd one out?
(a) A schooner (425 mls) of full strength beer equates to a 1.5 standard drink
(b) A 200 ml glass of wine equates to 1 standard drink
(c) A can (375 mls) of pre-mixed spirits equates to a 1.5 standard drink
(d) A middie (285 mls) of light beer equates to .6 of a standard drink.
(b) A 200 ml drink of red or white wine equates to 2 standard drinks.
According to a slide you were shown last week, what are the three top road deaths recorded on NSW roads:
e.g. Pedestrians, light trucks, heavy trucks, cars, cycles, motorcyclists
Cars (164)
Heavy Trucks (67)
Motorcylists (64)
followed by
Pedestrians (58) and
Light Trucks (56) and
Cyclists (8)
(A)What are the 3 factors which affecting stopping distance? Hint hint. One is the 'human factor' and;
(B) What is the chance of a pedestrian dying as a result of being struck by a vehicle at 60 kph?
(A)Human, vehicle and external
(B) 85%
You are a full licence holder and between 5pm and 10pm you drink 8 stubbies of full strength beer followed by 4 double nips of Bourbon with Coke and at 2am the following morning, you receive a phone call from a friend who needs a lift home. Do you think you are under the legal limit and
How many hours after you have your last drink will the alcohol be generally out of your system
You would be easily over the limit and in all likelihood you would be alcohol free around 2pm the next day. One stubby of beer (375 mls) equates to approximately 12 standard drinks whilst 4 double nips (60 mls in total) amount to 8 standard drinks. TOTAL number of standard drinks is 20, therefore allow at least 20 hours from 10pm which is 6pm the following day.
Which one of the following two behaviours are generally NOT of that of a person driving a car whilst using drugs?
* Believe they are better drivers than what they are;
* Drive aggressively and take more risks;
* Drive slower than normal;
* Be overstimulated and lose concentration;
* Have blurry or limited vision;
* See things clearly on the road
*They generally have alcohol in their system as well
Drive slower than normal
See things clearly on the road
(i)In order, what are the four biggest killers on NSW roads
(ii)what percentage or fraction of people are killed on NSW country roads?
(iii) If you drive 'blind' for 4 seconds at 100 kph how far will you travel?
(i)1-Speeding (46%)
2-Fatigue (24%)
3- Alcohol (17%)
4-Driver distraction
(ii)66% (two thirds)
(iii) 111 metres