IMPACT TEXAS TEEN DRIVING COURSE QUESTIONS WIH CORRECT ANSWERS

Drinking a latte or soda, texting, applying make-up, viewing a GPS or chatting with friends while driving are ALL distractions that can result in fatal crashes. CORRECT ANSWER True Over 3000 teens per year, between 15 and 20 years of age lose their lives in fatal crashes. CORRECT ANSWER True Fatal crashes resulting from distracted driving are 100% preventable. CORRECT ANSWER True It's important to realize that when it comes to distracted driving it is not about bad teens doing bad things, it's about good teens making poor choices. CORRECT ANSWER True Whether you are the driver or passenger, it's extremely important to always make good choices and to speak up when you find yourself in an unsafe situation. CORRECT ANSWER True The estimated economic loss of ALL motor vehicle crashes in 2012 was $26,000. CORRECT ANSWER False There wasn't one day without a death on Texas roadways in 2012. CORRECT ANSWER True Over 230,506 people were injured in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 1907. CORRECT ANSWER False In 2012, one person was killed in a car crash every 2 hours 35 minutes. CORRECT ANSWER True 91,264 Texas teen drivers between the ages of 15 and 19 were involved in crashes during a one-year period. CORRECT ANSWER True Drugs are the #1 killer of teens in America. CORRECT ANSWER False Drivers between the ages of 55 - 70 have the largest proportion of drivers killed due to distracted driving. CORRECT ANSWER False Teens renamed the Probability Wheel, "It Probably Won't Happen to Me Wheel". CORRECT ANSWER False Distracted driving can take a life in a blink of an eye. CORRECT ANSWER True