DEFENSIVE DRIVING 2026 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Which age group presents the greatest risk for alcohol or drug-related fatalities? -
✔✔21 or younger
✔✔Your blood alcohol content (BAC) depends on what kind of alcoholic beverage you
drink. - ✔✔False
✔✔It takes only a few drinks to raise your BAC to a level at which driving is illegal. -
✔✔True
✔✔Drunk-driving fatalities have actually declined in recent years, thanks largely to: -
✔✔Increased awareness of the importance of designated drivers
✔✔It is okay to drive under the influence of prescription drugs. Because prescription
drugs come from trusted health care professionals, they can't have a negative impact on
your driving ability. - ✔✔False
✔✔After alcohol, what is the drug most often found with drivers involved in collisions? -
✔✔Marijuana
✔✔If you keep yourself healthy, you will be a safer driver. - ✔✔True
✔✔To keep from becoming tired on a long trip, you should: - ✔✔Get a good night's
sleep the evening before.
Do not take any drugs that may make you drowsy.
AND
Take regular rest stops on long trips, even when you are not tired.
✔✔Defensive driving means: - ✔✔Operating your vehicle in a manner that optimizes the
safety for both yourself and those around you
✔✔When it looks like a collision may happen, many drivers panic, and fail to react. -
✔✔True
✔✔If you do not have an Antilock Braking System (ABS) and your car goes into a skid,
you should: - ✔✔Quickly let up on the brake pedal
, ✔✔Even when a collision looks imminent, it's better to stay on the road than to steer off.
- ✔✔False
✔✔If your vehicle is about to be hit from the front: - ✔✔Turn your vehicle and try to
make the hit a "glancing blow."
✔✔To avoid letting road rage get the best of you, which of the following should you try?
- ✔✔Do not drive when you are angry, upset or overly tired.
AND
Allow enough travel time to reach your destination on schedule.
✔✔Following another vehicle too closely is called: - ✔✔Tailgating
✔✔When should you use the "four-second plus rule"? - ✔✔When driving in poor
weather conditions
✔✔At highway speeds of 50-55 mph, how many second(s) gap do you need in
oncoming traffic to pass safely? - ✔✔10-12 seconds
✔✔If you are involved in a crash, you must stop regardless of the extent of damage. -
✔✔True
✔✔The best way to prevent speeding is to: - ✔✔Know how fast you are going
✔✔In general, the law requires that we: - ✔✔Drive on the right side of the road
✔✔U-turns are not legal everywhere. - ✔✔True
✔✔When approaching a left hand turn, it's best to keep your left wheels as close as
possible to the centerline, and to use the left side of the intersection as much as
possible. - ✔✔True
✔✔A motorist must stop: - ✔✔At an intersection with a red light either flashing or
illuminated.
When approaching an intersection with a solid yellow traffic light.
AND
When there is a yield sign, and traffic does not permit a safe merge.
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Which age group presents the greatest risk for alcohol or drug-related fatalities? -
✔✔21 or younger
✔✔Your blood alcohol content (BAC) depends on what kind of alcoholic beverage you
drink. - ✔✔False
✔✔It takes only a few drinks to raise your BAC to a level at which driving is illegal. -
✔✔True
✔✔Drunk-driving fatalities have actually declined in recent years, thanks largely to: -
✔✔Increased awareness of the importance of designated drivers
✔✔It is okay to drive under the influence of prescription drugs. Because prescription
drugs come from trusted health care professionals, they can't have a negative impact on
your driving ability. - ✔✔False
✔✔After alcohol, what is the drug most often found with drivers involved in collisions? -
✔✔Marijuana
✔✔If you keep yourself healthy, you will be a safer driver. - ✔✔True
✔✔To keep from becoming tired on a long trip, you should: - ✔✔Get a good night's
sleep the evening before.
Do not take any drugs that may make you drowsy.
AND
Take regular rest stops on long trips, even when you are not tired.
✔✔Defensive driving means: - ✔✔Operating your vehicle in a manner that optimizes the
safety for both yourself and those around you
✔✔When it looks like a collision may happen, many drivers panic, and fail to react. -
✔✔True
✔✔If you do not have an Antilock Braking System (ABS) and your car goes into a skid,
you should: - ✔✔Quickly let up on the brake pedal
, ✔✔Even when a collision looks imminent, it's better to stay on the road than to steer off.
- ✔✔False
✔✔If your vehicle is about to be hit from the front: - ✔✔Turn your vehicle and try to
make the hit a "glancing blow."
✔✔To avoid letting road rage get the best of you, which of the following should you try?
- ✔✔Do not drive when you are angry, upset or overly tired.
AND
Allow enough travel time to reach your destination on schedule.
✔✔Following another vehicle too closely is called: - ✔✔Tailgating
✔✔When should you use the "four-second plus rule"? - ✔✔When driving in poor
weather conditions
✔✔At highway speeds of 50-55 mph, how many second(s) gap do you need in
oncoming traffic to pass safely? - ✔✔10-12 seconds
✔✔If you are involved in a crash, you must stop regardless of the extent of damage. -
✔✔True
✔✔The best way to prevent speeding is to: - ✔✔Know how fast you are going
✔✔In general, the law requires that we: - ✔✔Drive on the right side of the road
✔✔U-turns are not legal everywhere. - ✔✔True
✔✔When approaching a left hand turn, it's best to keep your left wheels as close as
possible to the centerline, and to use the left side of the intersection as much as
possible. - ✔✔True
✔✔A motorist must stop: - ✔✔At an intersection with a red light either flashing or
illuminated.
When approaching an intersection with a solid yellow traffic light.
AND
When there is a yield sign, and traffic does not permit a safe merge.
