NJ DEFENSIVE DRIVING 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔good drivers contain : - ✔✔-a good level of attention
-accurate observation
-matching the vehicles speed and direction to the situation
✔✔alcohol often makes the individual tired and drowsy - ✔✔
✔✔effects of alcohol on the central nervous system : - ✔✔-impaired judgment
-impaired muscle coordination
-decreased peripheral vision, multiple vision, blurring
- dizziness and night vision impairment
-slowed complex reaction time
-drowsiness which increases after the high
✔✔alcohol affect brain and stomach, liver and vision - ✔✔
✔✔what other types of drugs can affect driving? - ✔✔-prescription drugs -over the
counter medications
-depressants
-stimulants
-narcotics
✔✔other characteristics of abuse after euphoria include: - ✔✔-drowsiness
-nodding
-drunken behavior
- confusion
-inattentiveness
-irritability
-slow pulse and pinpoint pupils
✔✔the synergist effect is what happens when you combine the intake of two or more
drugs at the same time - ✔✔
✔✔alcohol is the most abused drug in the United States - ✔✔
✔✔alcohol - ✔✔1. he first thing affected after drinking alcohol is a person's judgement
2. alcohol also affects your vision and reduces your alertness
3. alcohol affects you differently at different times
✔✔BAC chart - ✔✔
, ✔✔in April of 2004 New Jersey passed a state law making refusal to submit to a breath
test equivalent to driving with a BAC of .08 for a first offense - ✔✔
✔✔one beer could cost you $8,000 - ✔✔
✔✔between midnight and 3 am 76% of speeding drivers involved in fatal crashes also
had been consuming alcohol , 41% of fatal crashes involve alcohol as well - ✔✔
✔✔your body can eliminate about .015 bad per hour - ✔✔
✔✔some of the factors used to approximate the value of loss for crashes are: - ✔✔-
public service costs
-property damage costs
-lost productivity
-all of the above
✔✔the "theoretical" price of one beer goes up for a second or subsequent DWI - ✔✔
✔✔Module 3 : man, machine, and environment - ✔✔
✔✔vehicular control consists primarily of three basic driver actions that affect the
direction and velocity of a motor vehicle: - ✔✔-braking
-steering
-accelerating
✔✔what are two impacts that happen in a crash ? - ✔✔1. the impact of the car with the
object; and
2. the impact of the driver with the inside of the car
✔✔modern vehicles absorb the energy from a crash by the way they deform or "crush"
when they are in a crash - ✔✔
✔✔from 1975 to 2005 an estimated 211,128 lives were saved by safety belts - ✔✔
✔✔New Jersey has a law that all front seat occupants must wear their seat belt - ✔✔
✔✔if you are wearing a seatbelt your chances are approx. 50% less of being killed or
seriously injured in a traffic crash than if you are not wearing one - ✔✔
✔✔the number one killer of young children in the US is traffic crashes in which children
were not restrained at all - ✔✔
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔good drivers contain : - ✔✔-a good level of attention
-accurate observation
-matching the vehicles speed and direction to the situation
✔✔alcohol often makes the individual tired and drowsy - ✔✔
✔✔effects of alcohol on the central nervous system : - ✔✔-impaired judgment
-impaired muscle coordination
-decreased peripheral vision, multiple vision, blurring
- dizziness and night vision impairment
-slowed complex reaction time
-drowsiness which increases after the high
✔✔alcohol affect brain and stomach, liver and vision - ✔✔
✔✔what other types of drugs can affect driving? - ✔✔-prescription drugs -over the
counter medications
-depressants
-stimulants
-narcotics
✔✔other characteristics of abuse after euphoria include: - ✔✔-drowsiness
-nodding
-drunken behavior
- confusion
-inattentiveness
-irritability
-slow pulse and pinpoint pupils
✔✔the synergist effect is what happens when you combine the intake of two or more
drugs at the same time - ✔✔
✔✔alcohol is the most abused drug in the United States - ✔✔
✔✔alcohol - ✔✔1. he first thing affected after drinking alcohol is a person's judgement
2. alcohol also affects your vision and reduces your alertness
3. alcohol affects you differently at different times
✔✔BAC chart - ✔✔
, ✔✔in April of 2004 New Jersey passed a state law making refusal to submit to a breath
test equivalent to driving with a BAC of .08 for a first offense - ✔✔
✔✔one beer could cost you $8,000 - ✔✔
✔✔between midnight and 3 am 76% of speeding drivers involved in fatal crashes also
had been consuming alcohol , 41% of fatal crashes involve alcohol as well - ✔✔
✔✔your body can eliminate about .015 bad per hour - ✔✔
✔✔some of the factors used to approximate the value of loss for crashes are: - ✔✔-
public service costs
-property damage costs
-lost productivity
-all of the above
✔✔the "theoretical" price of one beer goes up for a second or subsequent DWI - ✔✔
✔✔Module 3 : man, machine, and environment - ✔✔
✔✔vehicular control consists primarily of three basic driver actions that affect the
direction and velocity of a motor vehicle: - ✔✔-braking
-steering
-accelerating
✔✔what are two impacts that happen in a crash ? - ✔✔1. the impact of the car with the
object; and
2. the impact of the driver with the inside of the car
✔✔modern vehicles absorb the energy from a crash by the way they deform or "crush"
when they are in a crash - ✔✔
✔✔from 1975 to 2005 an estimated 211,128 lives were saved by safety belts - ✔✔
✔✔New Jersey has a law that all front seat occupants must wear their seat belt - ✔✔
✔✔if you are wearing a seatbelt your chances are approx. 50% less of being killed or
seriously injured in a traffic crash than if you are not wearing one - ✔✔
✔✔the number one killer of young children in the US is traffic crashes in which children
were not restrained at all - ✔✔
