Driver's Ed Worksheet #1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

1. Define risk: correct answer: Risk is the chance of injury, damage, or loss. Driver inattention is a major contributor to increased risk. 2. Name the six characteristics of risk: correct answer: A) Always Present - Other highway users, the roadway and the vehicle you are driving. B) Perceived Differs From Actual - People do not identify risk when it is actually there. C) Is Shared - It is shared by drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists. D) Can Be Changed - Based on our perception of risk, what we see and the decisions we make on what to do with our vehicle. E) Can Be Analyzed - Some situations present more risk than others. Drivers must evaluate risk and consequences. F) Can Be Altered - Some situations present more risk than others. Drivers must evaluate risk and consequences. 3. Define risk perception: correct answer: Space needs of the vehicle and/or the maneuver to be made. Speed and time intervals - to reduce the current risk. Roadway conditions - flat or crowned, type of surface, good shoulders, etc. Other roadway user actions - hardest to evaluate. Evaluation of risk present at the time the maneuver is made. 4. Define risk management: correct answer: Increase time to respond to threats though position and speed adjustments. Increase vehicle control through position and speed adjustments. Separate the elements involved through speed and/or position adjustment. Combinations can influence the level of risk. Risk can be altered by adjustments to these elements. 5. Each time you drive, make a routine pre-driving check of: correct answer: Tires, gauges, and mirrors 6. In a multiple lane roundabout, you should change lanes before or after entering? correct answer: Before 7. Your seat should be adjusted so that your right foot can reach the accelerator pedal with the knee bent at an angle of approximately: correct answer: 45 Degrees 8. When should you adjust your mirrors? correct answer: After you adjust the seat. 9. When both the inside rearview mirror and the outside rearview mirrors are adjusted properly, the right blind spot and the smaller blind spot to the left will ______. correct answer: Still be there 10. If the head restraint is adjusted properly, it should be behind the middle of the persons head. True or False correct answer: True