DEFENSIVE DRIVING COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Session 2: A preventable collision is a collision in which the driver fails to do
everything ____ to avoid it. - ✔✔Reasonable
✔✔Session 2: What are the three basic steps in the NSC Collision Prevention Formula?
- ✔✔Recognize, Understand, Act.
✔✔Session 2: Which one of the following is a way to focus your attention on driving so
that you can recognize a hazard and understand the defense against it? - ✔✔The "What
If?" Strategy
✔✔Session 2: Seat belts increase your chances of surviving a collision by more than
____ percent. - ✔✔50 percent
✔✔Session 3: "My vehicle can stop just as fast as the one I'm following." Fact or
Fiction? - ✔✔Fiction
✔✔Session 3: You are driving on a congested three-lane expressway during morning
rush hour, going east as the sun is rising. What is the minimum number of seconds
needed for following distance? - ✔✔5 seconds
✔✔Session 3: You are following a truck on a two-lane rural highway in the rain. What is
the minimum number of seconds needed for following distance? - ✔✔6 seconds
✔✔Session 3: If you find that you are becoming aggravated or choosing unsafe,
aggressive behaviors, what three steps can you take to regain control? - ✔✔Reflect,
Reframe, Refocus
✔✔Session 3: _____ is the number one unsafe driving behavior that contributes to
collisions and violations. - ✔✔Improper speed
✔✔Session 3: _____ is the distance a vehicle travels from the moment an event occurs
until you see it and become aware of the danger. - ✔✔Perception distance
✔✔Session 3: Always keep, at a minimum, a _____-second following distance behind
the vehicle in front of you. - ✔✔Three-second
✔✔Session 3: NHTSA reports that the average text takes the driver's eyes off the road
for _____ seconds. - ✔✔4.6 seconds
, ✔✔Session 4: What hazards did you identify? Did you notice the driver is speeding,
driving erratically and not using turn signals? The truck ahead is billowing smoke, which
indicates that it's disabled and slowing down. What should the driver do? - ✔✔Reduce
Speed
✔✔Session 4: You are in the grey car in front and being tailgated and harassed by the
red car. What should you do? - ✔✔Reduce Speed And Move Over.
✔✔Session 4: Friend #1 thinks he's fine to drive, but friend #2 is worried. What should
friend #1 do? - ✔✔Call a Rideshare
✔✔Session 4: What should this woman do? - ✔✔Pulling Over
✔✔Session 4: True or False: Sleeping for less than 8 hours a night interrupts your
circadian rhythms and impairs cognitive performance. - ✔✔True
✔✔Session 4: True or False: Road signs use color and shape to help you identify the
type and purpose of the sign. - ✔✔True
✔✔Session 4: True or False: It is acceptable to increase the speed of your vehicle over
the legal speed limit to merge onto a highway. - ✔✔False
✔✔Session 4: True or False: Your ability to drive safely can be impaired by use of
certain over-the-counter drugs. - ✔✔True
✔✔Session 4: Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) is impacted by ______. - ✔✔All of the
above (A person's body weight, The alcohol concentration of the drink, A person's
gender, The time between drinks)
✔✔Session 5: If two vehicles come from different directions and stop at a Stop sign,
who has the right-of-way? - ✔✔Neither Vehicle has the right-of-way
✔✔Session 5: Follow the four Rs (Read, Right, Reduce and Ride) when _____. -
✔✔Avoiding a head-on collision
✔✔Session 5: To prevent collisions and violations at intersections that have traffic
lights, use the _____ to ensure the intersection is clear before you enter it. - ✔✔Delayed
Acceleration Technique
✔✔Session 5: True or False: The law clearly states which driver has the right-of-way. -
✔✔False
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Session 2: A preventable collision is a collision in which the driver fails to do
everything ____ to avoid it. - ✔✔Reasonable
✔✔Session 2: What are the three basic steps in the NSC Collision Prevention Formula?
- ✔✔Recognize, Understand, Act.
✔✔Session 2: Which one of the following is a way to focus your attention on driving so
that you can recognize a hazard and understand the defense against it? - ✔✔The "What
If?" Strategy
✔✔Session 2: Seat belts increase your chances of surviving a collision by more than
____ percent. - ✔✔50 percent
✔✔Session 3: "My vehicle can stop just as fast as the one I'm following." Fact or
Fiction? - ✔✔Fiction
✔✔Session 3: You are driving on a congested three-lane expressway during morning
rush hour, going east as the sun is rising. What is the minimum number of seconds
needed for following distance? - ✔✔5 seconds
✔✔Session 3: You are following a truck on a two-lane rural highway in the rain. What is
the minimum number of seconds needed for following distance? - ✔✔6 seconds
✔✔Session 3: If you find that you are becoming aggravated or choosing unsafe,
aggressive behaviors, what three steps can you take to regain control? - ✔✔Reflect,
Reframe, Refocus
✔✔Session 3: _____ is the number one unsafe driving behavior that contributes to
collisions and violations. - ✔✔Improper speed
✔✔Session 3: _____ is the distance a vehicle travels from the moment an event occurs
until you see it and become aware of the danger. - ✔✔Perception distance
✔✔Session 3: Always keep, at a minimum, a _____-second following distance behind
the vehicle in front of you. - ✔✔Three-second
✔✔Session 3: NHTSA reports that the average text takes the driver's eyes off the road
for _____ seconds. - ✔✔4.6 seconds
, ✔✔Session 4: What hazards did you identify? Did you notice the driver is speeding,
driving erratically and not using turn signals? The truck ahead is billowing smoke, which
indicates that it's disabled and slowing down. What should the driver do? - ✔✔Reduce
Speed
✔✔Session 4: You are in the grey car in front and being tailgated and harassed by the
red car. What should you do? - ✔✔Reduce Speed And Move Over.
✔✔Session 4: Friend #1 thinks he's fine to drive, but friend #2 is worried. What should
friend #1 do? - ✔✔Call a Rideshare
✔✔Session 4: What should this woman do? - ✔✔Pulling Over
✔✔Session 4: True or False: Sleeping for less than 8 hours a night interrupts your
circadian rhythms and impairs cognitive performance. - ✔✔True
✔✔Session 4: True or False: Road signs use color and shape to help you identify the
type and purpose of the sign. - ✔✔True
✔✔Session 4: True or False: It is acceptable to increase the speed of your vehicle over
the legal speed limit to merge onto a highway. - ✔✔False
✔✔Session 4: True or False: Your ability to drive safely can be impaired by use of
certain over-the-counter drugs. - ✔✔True
✔✔Session 4: Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) is impacted by ______. - ✔✔All of the
above (A person's body weight, The alcohol concentration of the drink, A person's
gender, The time between drinks)
✔✔Session 5: If two vehicles come from different directions and stop at a Stop sign,
who has the right-of-way? - ✔✔Neither Vehicle has the right-of-way
✔✔Session 5: Follow the four Rs (Read, Right, Reduce and Ride) when _____. -
✔✔Avoiding a head-on collision
✔✔Session 5: To prevent collisions and violations at intersections that have traffic
lights, use the _____ to ensure the intersection is clear before you enter it. - ✔✔Delayed
Acceleration Technique
✔✔Session 5: True or False: The law clearly states which driver has the right-of-way. -
✔✔False
