The Defensive Driving Course

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Test Your Defensive Driving Skills

Welcome to the Defensive Driving Course quiz! This quiz is designed to test your knowledge of safe driving practices and strategies, helping you to become a more aware and responsible driver.

In this quiz, you will cover topics such as:

Basic driving principles
Collision prevention strategies
Safe following distances
Importance of seat belts
Driving under the influence

11 Questions3 MinutesCreated by SafeDriveGuru482

By definition, defensive driving is "driving to save lives, time, and money, in spite of the conditions around you and the actions of others"

True

False

What is the name of the strategy that, if we practice it block by block, mile by mile, keeps us mentally alert while driving and prepares us to act correctly, in time?

The Four Rs

Intersection Management

Delayed Acceleration Technique

The "What If?" Strategy

The DDC Collision Prevention Formula uses the letters RUA to help us remember how to be a defensive driver. RUA stands for:

Respond, Understand, Accept

Recognize, Understand, Act

Relevant, Unsafe, Action

Reasonable, Useful, Attitude

A preventable collision is one in which the driver fails to do everything __________ to avoid it.

Within his or her power

Possible

Doable

Reasonable

Developing defensive driving habits involves:

Making safe and legal driving decisions

Creating a safe, stress-free personal driving space in and around your vehicle

Practicing common sense, courtesy, and cooperation

All of the above

________ is the recommended safe following distance in good consitions

One second

Two seconds

Three seconds

Four seconds

As long as a drinker keeps their blood alcohol level below the legal limit of .08, that person's driving abilities won't be impaired

True

False

When you wear your seat belt, it increases your chances of surviving a collision by more than _________ percent.

When facing a head-on collision, the best strategy is to __________

Slam on the brakes

Swerve into the left lane

Drive right onto the shoulder

Cover the brake

Before exiting a vehicle, the which of the following should be completed

Put the vehicle in park

Turn the vehicle off

Just A

Both A and B

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