1. Who is required to complete an approved driver education course to obtain a driver license?
- Answer: Anyone under the age of 18.
2. Where did the Great Manure Crisis of 1894 occur?
- Answer: London.
3. Who invented the steam-powered engine?
- Answer: Amedeo Bollee.
4. Who were the inventors of the gasoline-fueled internal combustion engine?
- Answer: Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler.
5. What contributed to the inexpensive production of the Model T?
- Answer: Assembly line procedures.
6. Is it true that General Motors became the world’s largest automobile manufacturer, in part, by
allowing consumers to purchase vehicles on credit?
- Answer: Yes, that is true.
7. From which country does Volkswagen originate?
- Answer: Germany.
8. Which car manufacturer was the first to provide seat belts as standard equipment?
- Answer: Saab.
9. By what year did George H. W. Bush mandate that all trucks must be equipped with airbags?
- Answer: 1999.
,10. How did early cars navigate?
- Answer: They used a steering tiller.
11. What did the first car headlamps utilize as a fuel source?
- Answer: Acetylene and oil.
12. True or False: The automobile enables people to commute to work from outside urban areas.
- Answer: True.
13. What type of environmental issue is smog classified as?
- Answer: An air pollutant.
14. Do hybrid cars rely on only one distinct power source?
- Answer: No, that statement is false.
15. If you’re driving on a busy road, what is the first step to effectively manage your space?
- Answer: Observe the road for new information regarding conditions and other drivers.
16. What does the acronym SIPDE stand for?
- Answer: Search, Identify, Predict, Decide, Execute.
17. Is determining if action is needed an example of which SIPDE step?
- Answer: Decide.
18. What action is represented by questioning whether a driver using hazard lights might stop suddenly?
- Answer: Predict.
19. What is it called when you alter your driving direction to avoid a potential obstacle?
, - Answer: (This answer was not provided, but it would typically be "Avoidance Maneuver" or simply
"Change Direction.")
20. What might you miss if you don't take this action?
- Answer: Important sensory information (this relates to the Search step).
21. What is an example of acting to prevent hitting an animal, such as a squirrel?
- Answer: Slamming on the brakes to avoid a collision.
22. What does it mean to scan your surroundings for new information on the road?
- Answer: To search.
23. What does it mean when you decide to stop based on your judgment for the safety of yourself and
others?
- Answer: Decide.
24. In driving, what does choosing an action signify?
- Answer: Decide.
25. What is it called when you make an educated guess about how driving conditions might change
based on gathered information?
- Answer: Predict.
This is when you use judgment to choose to stop because you deem this action safest for you and other
roadway users around you ✔️Decide
When you make an educated guess about how driving conditions will changed based on the information
you've collected ✔️Predict
This is when you change you're driving to avoid and incoming obstacle ✔️Execute