NSC Defensive Driving Course Exam Study
Questions & Verified Answers
Session 1: If your vehicle begins to skid, you should turn the steering wheel _______. - Answer In the
direction you want the front of the vehicle to go.
Session 1: True or False: Of all collisions reported, most are a result of someone choosing an unsafe
behavior. - Answer True
Session 1: Weather-related hazards reduce driver visibility, vehicle traction and/or steering control. They
include... - Answer All of the above (A. Rain, sleet or snow. B. Strong Wind. C. Fog, dust or smoke. D.
Certain light conditions.)
Session 1: What happens when you take a risk while driving? - Answer You let someone or something
else take control of the situation.
Session 1: A ______ shaped road is slightly higher at the center and lower at the outer edges, allowing
water to drain off the road. - Answer Crowned
Session 2: In which scenario would you be most likely to use your hearing to "Recognize the Hazard"? -
Answer An emergency vehicle approaching
Session 2: In which scenario would you be most likely to use your sense of smell to "Recognize the
Hazard"? - Answer A gasoline leak
Session 2: In which scenario would you be most likely to use your sense of touch to "Recognize the
Hazard"? - Answer Icy Road conditions
Session 2: What Do You Think? - City: Which hazards did you see in this scenario? Select all that apply. -
Answer Road Construction, Bicycles or motorcycles, Poor road conditions, Pedestrians, Larger or slow-
moving vehicles.
, Session 2: What Do You Think? - Highway: Which hazards did you see in this scenario? Select all that
apply. - Answer Aggressive drivers, Road construction, Poor Road conditions, Larger or slow-moving
vehicles, Vehicle on the shoulder.
Session 2: What Do You Think? - Rural: Which hazards did you see in this scenario? Select all that apply. -
Answer Road construction, Poor Road conditions, Pedestrians, Sun glare.
Session 2: What Do You Think? - Suburbia: Which hazards did you see in this scenario? Select all that
apply. - Answer Road Construction, Bicycles or motorcycles, Pedestrians.
Session 2: "I can move around, back and forth, in my shoulder harness, so the seat belt isn't working."
Fact or Fiction? - Answer Fiction
Session 2: "Seat belts trap passengers in burning or submerged vehicles." Fact or Fiction? - Answer
Fiction
Session 2: What is defensive driving? - Answer Driving to save lives, time and money in spite of the
conditions around you and the actions of others.
Session 2: A preventable collision is a collision in which the driver fails to do everything ____ to avoid it. -
Answer Reasonable
Session 2: What are the three basic steps in the NSC Collision Prevention Formula? - Answer 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? - Answer The "What If?" Strategy
Session 2: Seat belts increase your chances of surviving a collision by more than ____ percent. - Answer
50 percent
Session 3: "My vehicle can stop just as fast as the one I'm following." Fact or Fiction? - Answer Fiction
Questions & Verified Answers
Session 1: If your vehicle begins to skid, you should turn the steering wheel _______. - Answer In the
direction you want the front of the vehicle to go.
Session 1: True or False: Of all collisions reported, most are a result of someone choosing an unsafe
behavior. - Answer True
Session 1: Weather-related hazards reduce driver visibility, vehicle traction and/or steering control. They
include... - Answer All of the above (A. Rain, sleet or snow. B. Strong Wind. C. Fog, dust or smoke. D.
Certain light conditions.)
Session 1: What happens when you take a risk while driving? - Answer You let someone or something
else take control of the situation.
Session 1: A ______ shaped road is slightly higher at the center and lower at the outer edges, allowing
water to drain off the road. - Answer Crowned
Session 2: In which scenario would you be most likely to use your hearing to "Recognize the Hazard"? -
Answer An emergency vehicle approaching
Session 2: In which scenario would you be most likely to use your sense of smell to "Recognize the
Hazard"? - Answer A gasoline leak
Session 2: In which scenario would you be most likely to use your sense of touch to "Recognize the
Hazard"? - Answer Icy Road conditions
Session 2: What Do You Think? - City: Which hazards did you see in this scenario? Select all that apply. -
Answer Road Construction, Bicycles or motorcycles, Poor road conditions, Pedestrians, Larger or slow-
moving vehicles.
, Session 2: What Do You Think? - Highway: Which hazards did you see in this scenario? Select all that
apply. - Answer Aggressive drivers, Road construction, Poor Road conditions, Larger or slow-moving
vehicles, Vehicle on the shoulder.
Session 2: What Do You Think? - Rural: Which hazards did you see in this scenario? Select all that apply. -
Answer Road construction, Poor Road conditions, Pedestrians, Sun glare.
Session 2: What Do You Think? - Suburbia: Which hazards did you see in this scenario? Select all that
apply. - Answer Road Construction, Bicycles or motorcycles, Pedestrians.
Session 2: "I can move around, back and forth, in my shoulder harness, so the seat belt isn't working."
Fact or Fiction? - Answer Fiction
Session 2: "Seat belts trap passengers in burning or submerged vehicles." Fact or Fiction? - Answer
Fiction
Session 2: What is defensive driving? - Answer Driving to save lives, time and money in spite of the
conditions around you and the actions of others.
Session 2: A preventable collision is a collision in which the driver fails to do everything ____ to avoid it. -
Answer Reasonable
Session 2: What are the three basic steps in the NSC Collision Prevention Formula? - Answer 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? - Answer The "What If?" Strategy
Session 2: Seat belts increase your chances of surviving a collision by more than ____ percent. - Answer
50 percent
Session 3: "My vehicle can stop just as fast as the one I'm following." Fact or Fiction? - Answer Fiction
