NDT Study Guide (All Levels – Updated Progression Edition) & Comprehensive Non-
Destructive Testing Revision Notes
Highway Transportation System (HTS) - ✔✔Has three parts: people, vehicles, and roadways
Four Myths About Young Drivers - ✔✔Alcohol is a major cause of crashes involving the
youngest drivers
My child is responsible is a better driver because she has taken driver's ed
My child is responsible and a good student. They will be a good driver
The biggest threat to teens is substance abuse
The previous article cites that 16 year old drivers "are cited for more mistakes than anyone
except drivers over 82." Why? - ✔✔Because they are inexperienced, youthful risk takers, and
do not have good risk perception.
Traditionally, professional driver education instructors have offered 30 classroom hours of study
and 6 to 10 hours behind the wheel with the new driver. Has this approach reduced teen
collisions? Why? - ✔✔No, it does not prepare the driver enough with the inappropriate
balance of actual driving versus study
A common myth holds that most teens who are good students and show responsibility in other
areas of life will be good responsible drivers. What is wrong with this assumption? - ✔✔Driving
is a complex psychomotor task that requires painstaking development, just as tennis or playing
the piano does. PRACTICE IS IMPORTANT.
Graduated Driver Licensing is an approach that is actually reducing teen collisions and deaths.
According to the article, what is the key to an effective GDL law? - ✔✔Night Driving Restriction
, What are four steps a parent can take to help their new teen driver reduce collisions and
become a safer driver? - ✔✔Don't drive under drugs or alcohol
Everyone should wear seatbelts
Obey Everyday Laws
Treat others the way you want to be treated
What are three major areas in which a proficient driver must master performance skills? -
✔✔Control of the vehicle (operational)
Maneuvering the vehicle (guidance)
Planning (navigational)
Explain the process of myelination and how it impacts a teen driver. - ✔✔The insulation of
nerves to make information travel faster through the nervous system
Explain the "pruning" process and how it impacts new drivers. - ✔✔When the extra nerve
connections begin dying off; If a new driver has not started the pruning process, then they do
not have the brainpower to manage all of the available neural pathways and manage multiple
thoughts, main memories, and emotions well enough to make good decisions.
What is the prevalent philosophy of driving in America? - ✔✔Driving is a privilege and never an
individual right.
Destructive Testing Revision Notes
Highway Transportation System (HTS) - ✔✔Has three parts: people, vehicles, and roadways
Four Myths About Young Drivers - ✔✔Alcohol is a major cause of crashes involving the
youngest drivers
My child is responsible is a better driver because she has taken driver's ed
My child is responsible and a good student. They will be a good driver
The biggest threat to teens is substance abuse
The previous article cites that 16 year old drivers "are cited for more mistakes than anyone
except drivers over 82." Why? - ✔✔Because they are inexperienced, youthful risk takers, and
do not have good risk perception.
Traditionally, professional driver education instructors have offered 30 classroom hours of study
and 6 to 10 hours behind the wheel with the new driver. Has this approach reduced teen
collisions? Why? - ✔✔No, it does not prepare the driver enough with the inappropriate
balance of actual driving versus study
A common myth holds that most teens who are good students and show responsibility in other
areas of life will be good responsible drivers. What is wrong with this assumption? - ✔✔Driving
is a complex psychomotor task that requires painstaking development, just as tennis or playing
the piano does. PRACTICE IS IMPORTANT.
Graduated Driver Licensing is an approach that is actually reducing teen collisions and deaths.
According to the article, what is the key to an effective GDL law? - ✔✔Night Driving Restriction
, What are four steps a parent can take to help their new teen driver reduce collisions and
become a safer driver? - ✔✔Don't drive under drugs or alcohol
Everyone should wear seatbelts
Obey Everyday Laws
Treat others the way you want to be treated
What are three major areas in which a proficient driver must master performance skills? -
✔✔Control of the vehicle (operational)
Maneuvering the vehicle (guidance)
Planning (navigational)
Explain the process of myelination and how it impacts a teen driver. - ✔✔The insulation of
nerves to make information travel faster through the nervous system
Explain the "pruning" process and how it impacts new drivers. - ✔✔When the extra nerve
connections begin dying off; If a new driver has not started the pruning process, then they do
not have the brainpower to manage all of the available neural pathways and manage multiple
thoughts, main memories, and emotions well enough to make good decisions.
What is the prevalent philosophy of driving in America? - ✔✔Driving is a privilege and never an
individual right.
