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Distracted Driving
Drinking and Driving
Seatbelt Use
Nighttime Driving
NYS Driving Laws
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The definition of this term is taking your eyes off the road, taking your hands off the wheel, or taking your mind off what you’re doing.

What is distracted driving?

100
Drinking and driving rank this number in terms of leading causes of crashes.
What is 3?
100

This is the average number of miles a crash happens after leaving home.

What is within 25 miles of home. 

100
This is a top cause for car crashes.
What is nighttime driving?
100

On June 26, 2019, this law changed requiring any vehicle with a top speed 25 mph or less than 40 mph to have their speed identification symbol to reflect its maximum speed?

What is Slow-Moving Vehicle Law?

200

Using this device while driving makes drivers 4 times more likely to get involved in a serious crash.

What is the cell phone?

200

What is the standard BAC (Blood Alcohol Concentration) for Driving While Intoxicated in NYS?

What is .08%?

200

Every US state has a seat belt law.

No, only 49 out of 50 

200

This is the most common thing to cause a crash at nighttime.

What are animals.

200

This law requires drivers who approach a stopped police, emergency, or hazard vehicle to slow down and move over to the left.

What is The Move Over Law?

300

This age group had the highest proportion of distracted drivers involved in fatal crashes (16%).

What is under 20?

300
This law is implemented in all 50 states and the District of Columbia which make it illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to drive with a BAC of .02 g/dL or higher.
What is the Zero Tolerance Law?
300

In what year did seat belts become nationally mandated with the use of both lap and shoulder belts. 

What is 1968?

300

Not only do we use these at night, but we are required by law to use them during inclement weather; such as fog, rain, sleet, snow.

What are headlights.

300

Effective November 1st, 2019 the NYS car seat law changed requiring a Rear-Facing, Convertible or All-in-One Car Seat to be turned until?

What is until the age of 2 or until the child meets the weight and height of the car seat. 

400

This is the number of deaths caused by distracted driving in 2019.

What is 3,142?

400
This percentage of teens do not think drinking and driving is worth the consequences.
What is 90%
400

This is the age a child is allowed to sit in a car seat without a booster and just use the seat belt. 

What is 8 years of age?

400
Nighttime driving is inherently more difficult for this type of driver.
What are teens?
400

In NYS a child can be removed from a booster seat at this age?

What is 8 years old?

500
This action done while driving is most alarming because it involves all three types of distraction.
What is texting?
500
Underage drinking and driving can cause death and injury, as well as these additional consequences?
What are loss of license, fines, and jail time.
500

In November of 2020 this law changed regarding car seat belt use. 

What is, use of the seat belt in the back seat. 

(It is now a law in NYS to use a seat belt in the back seat regardless of age)

500
This is another added danger on the roadways at night
What is drowsy driving?
500

This is the number one reason for fatalities on the roads?

What is Speeding?