TeenSMART UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Seat belts should be - ✔✔Sit low across your hips & the shoulder belt should cross
your chest from the middle of your shoulder
✔✔Your rear view mirror should be positioned so that - ✔✔It shoes as much of the back
window as possible
✔✔Your left side mirror is most effective when you position your head very close to the
left window & - ✔✔Adjust the left mirror so you can see the side of your vehicle on the
mirrors inside edge
✔✔To check to see if you ride mirror is correctly positioned - ✔✔Center your head on
the headrest
✔✔Standard brakes - ✔✔Allows the driver to continue to press the breaks before the
wheels lock, then if the wheels start to lock relieve some pressure of the breaks
✔✔Anti-lock brakes - ✔✔Allows the Driver to hold down the brake pedal if you need to
stop
✔✔It's is important to know whether you have anti-lock brakes because - ✔✔When they
work, you may feel vibrations or hear clicking noises that are normal
✔✔In most cases, your vehicle can turn faster than - ✔✔It can stop
✔✔If your mirrors are correctly positioned, you should have - ✔✔Minimum blind spots
✔✔If your side mirrors are positioned correctly, you should - ✔✔See cars that are
passing you go front the rear view to the side mirrors
✔✔How often should seat belts be fastened while driving? - ✔✔Not often at all, it should
be fastened before you're driving
✔✔When you are driving, you should: - ✔✔look 15 seconds ahead of where you
currently are.
✔✔In the city, looking ahead about 15 seconds from where you are translates to... -
✔✔a block ahead.
✔✔The number one cause of accidents is... - ✔✔the failure to see other vehicles.
, ✔✔Active visual search involves: - ✔✔constantly keeping your eyes moving to search
everywhere
✔✔Active visual search & scanning techniques: - ✔✔Improve with practice; and is
usually associated with older drivers and pro drivers/pilots.
✔✔components of active visual search: - ✔✔1. looking
2. recognizing what you see
3. remembering what you just saw
✔✔An example of tunnel vision is... - ✔✔Focusing only on the car in front of you
✔✔When driving 60 mph on the highway, looking ahead about 15 seconds from where
you re translates to... - ✔✔a quarter mile ahead.
✔✔The idea behind the scanning active scanning is to... - ✔✔know what's going on
where you are now and where you're about to be.
✔✔When you are driving, you should look around you and... - ✔✔filter out what's not
important and deal with what is.
✔✔If you focus only on the car immediately in front of you... - ✔✔you miss a lot of
what's going on around you as you drive (tunnel vision).
✔✔Reaction distance: - ✔✔how far the car travels from the time a driver spots the
hazard to the time they hit the brakes.
✔✔Breaking distance: - ✔✔how far the car travels once the diver hits the brakes.
✔✔Total stopping distance: - ✔✔reaction distance + braking distance; how much time
you need to safely stop your car when you spot a hazard.
✔✔2 things that define sight distance: - ✔✔1) how fast you're going, 2) how far you can
see
✔✔Your speed should be adjusted depending on... - ✔✔road conditions, visibility, and
traffic.
✔✔How big of an impact will tailgating and cutting in/out of traffic have on how long it
takes you to get somewhere? - ✔✔none
✔✔You can reduce your risk of getting into a crash by... - ✔✔having a space cushion.
✔✔3 second rule: - ✔✔taking 3 seconds to pass what the car in front of you passes.
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Seat belts should be - ✔✔Sit low across your hips & the shoulder belt should cross
your chest from the middle of your shoulder
✔✔Your rear view mirror should be positioned so that - ✔✔It shoes as much of the back
window as possible
✔✔Your left side mirror is most effective when you position your head very close to the
left window & - ✔✔Adjust the left mirror so you can see the side of your vehicle on the
mirrors inside edge
✔✔To check to see if you ride mirror is correctly positioned - ✔✔Center your head on
the headrest
✔✔Standard brakes - ✔✔Allows the driver to continue to press the breaks before the
wheels lock, then if the wheels start to lock relieve some pressure of the breaks
✔✔Anti-lock brakes - ✔✔Allows the Driver to hold down the brake pedal if you need to
stop
✔✔It's is important to know whether you have anti-lock brakes because - ✔✔When they
work, you may feel vibrations or hear clicking noises that are normal
✔✔In most cases, your vehicle can turn faster than - ✔✔It can stop
✔✔If your mirrors are correctly positioned, you should have - ✔✔Minimum blind spots
✔✔If your side mirrors are positioned correctly, you should - ✔✔See cars that are
passing you go front the rear view to the side mirrors
✔✔How often should seat belts be fastened while driving? - ✔✔Not often at all, it should
be fastened before you're driving
✔✔When you are driving, you should: - ✔✔look 15 seconds ahead of where you
currently are.
✔✔In the city, looking ahead about 15 seconds from where you are translates to... -
✔✔a block ahead.
✔✔The number one cause of accidents is... - ✔✔the failure to see other vehicles.
, ✔✔Active visual search involves: - ✔✔constantly keeping your eyes moving to search
everywhere
✔✔Active visual search & scanning techniques: - ✔✔Improve with practice; and is
usually associated with older drivers and pro drivers/pilots.
✔✔components of active visual search: - ✔✔1. looking
2. recognizing what you see
3. remembering what you just saw
✔✔An example of tunnel vision is... - ✔✔Focusing only on the car in front of you
✔✔When driving 60 mph on the highway, looking ahead about 15 seconds from where
you re translates to... - ✔✔a quarter mile ahead.
✔✔The idea behind the scanning active scanning is to... - ✔✔know what's going on
where you are now and where you're about to be.
✔✔When you are driving, you should look around you and... - ✔✔filter out what's not
important and deal with what is.
✔✔If you focus only on the car immediately in front of you... - ✔✔you miss a lot of
what's going on around you as you drive (tunnel vision).
✔✔Reaction distance: - ✔✔how far the car travels from the time a driver spots the
hazard to the time they hit the brakes.
✔✔Breaking distance: - ✔✔how far the car travels once the diver hits the brakes.
✔✔Total stopping distance: - ✔✔reaction distance + braking distance; how much time
you need to safely stop your car when you spot a hazard.
✔✔2 things that define sight distance: - ✔✔1) how fast you're going, 2) how far you can
see
✔✔Your speed should be adjusted depending on... - ✔✔road conditions, visibility, and
traffic.
✔✔How big of an impact will tailgating and cutting in/out of traffic have on how long it
takes you to get somewhere? - ✔✔none
✔✔You can reduce your risk of getting into a crash by... - ✔✔having a space cushion.
✔✔3 second rule: - ✔✔taking 3 seconds to pass what the car in front of you passes.
