NSC DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE
LATEST 2025 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Session 1: If your vehicle begins to skid, you should turn
the steering wheel _______. Correct Answer In the
direction you want the front of the vehicle to go.
Session 1: True or False: Of all collisions reported, most
are a result of someone choosing an unsafe behavior.
Correct Answer True
Session 1: Weather-related hazards reduce driver
visibility, vehicle traction and/or steering control. They
include... Correct Answer All of the above (A. Rain, sleet
or snow. B. Strong Wind. C. Fog, dust or smoke. D.
Certain light conditions.)
Session 1: What happens when you take a risk while
driving? Correct Answer You let someone or something
else take control of the situation.
Session 1: A ______ shaped road is slightly higher at the
center and lower at the outer edges, allowing water to
drain off the road. Correct Answer Crowned
Session 2: In which scenario would you be most likely to
use your hearing to "Recognize the Hazard"? Correct
Answer An emergency vehicle approaching
,Session 2: In which scenario would you be most likely to
use your sense of smell to "Recognize the Hazard"?
Correct Answer A gasoline leak
Session 2: In which scenario would you be most likely to
use your sense of touch to "Recognize the Hazard"?
Correct Answer Icy road conditions
Session 2: What Do You Think? - City: Which hazards did
you see in this scenario? Select all that apply. Correct
Answer Road Construction, Bicycles or motorcycles, Poor
road conditions, Pedestrians, Larger or slow-moving
vehicles.
Session 2: What Do You Think? - Highway: Which
hazards did you see in this scenario? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer Aggressive drivers, Road construction,
Poor road conditions, Larger or slow-moving vehicles,
Vehicle on the shoulder.
Session 2: What Do You Think? - Rural: Which hazards
did you see in this scenario? Select all that apply. Correct
Answer Road construction, Poor road conditions,
Pedestrians, Sun glare.
Session 2: What Do You Think? - Suburbia: Which
hazards did you see in this scenario? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer Road Construction, Bicycles or
motorcycles, Pedestrians.
, Session 2: "I can move around, back and forth, in my
shoulder harness, so the seat belt isn't working." Fact or
Fiction? Correct Answer Fiction
Session 2: "Seat belts trap passengers in burning or
submerged vehicles." Fact or Fiction? Correct Answer
Fiction
Session 2: What is defensive driving? Correct Answer
Driving to save lives, time and money in spite of the
conditions around you and the actions of others.
Session 2: A preventable collision is a collision in which
the driver fails to do everything ____ to avoid it. Correct
Answer Reasonable
Session 2: What are the three basic steps in the NSC
Collision Prevention Formula? Correct Answer Recognize,
Understand, Act.
Session 2: Which one of the following is a way to focus
your attention on driving so that you can recognize a
hazard and understand the defense against it? Correct
Answer The "What If?" Strategy
Session 2: Seat belts increase your chances of surviving a
collision by more than ____ percent. Correct Answer 50
percent
Session 3: "My vehicle can stop just as fast as the one I'm
following." Fact or Fiction? Correct Answer Fiction
LATEST 2025 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Session 1: If your vehicle begins to skid, you should turn
the steering wheel _______. Correct Answer In the
direction you want the front of the vehicle to go.
Session 1: True or False: Of all collisions reported, most
are a result of someone choosing an unsafe behavior.
Correct Answer True
Session 1: Weather-related hazards reduce driver
visibility, vehicle traction and/or steering control. They
include... Correct Answer All of the above (A. Rain, sleet
or snow. B. Strong Wind. C. Fog, dust or smoke. D.
Certain light conditions.)
Session 1: What happens when you take a risk while
driving? Correct Answer You let someone or something
else take control of the situation.
Session 1: A ______ shaped road is slightly higher at the
center and lower at the outer edges, allowing water to
drain off the road. Correct Answer Crowned
Session 2: In which scenario would you be most likely to
use your hearing to "Recognize the Hazard"? Correct
Answer An emergency vehicle approaching
,Session 2: In which scenario would you be most likely to
use your sense of smell to "Recognize the Hazard"?
Correct Answer A gasoline leak
Session 2: In which scenario would you be most likely to
use your sense of touch to "Recognize the Hazard"?
Correct Answer Icy road conditions
Session 2: What Do You Think? - City: Which hazards did
you see in this scenario? Select all that apply. Correct
Answer Road Construction, Bicycles or motorcycles, Poor
road conditions, Pedestrians, Larger or slow-moving
vehicles.
Session 2: What Do You Think? - Highway: Which
hazards did you see in this scenario? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer Aggressive drivers, Road construction,
Poor road conditions, Larger or slow-moving vehicles,
Vehicle on the shoulder.
Session 2: What Do You Think? - Rural: Which hazards
did you see in this scenario? Select all that apply. Correct
Answer Road construction, Poor road conditions,
Pedestrians, Sun glare.
Session 2: What Do You Think? - Suburbia: Which
hazards did you see in this scenario? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer Road Construction, Bicycles or
motorcycles, Pedestrians.
, Session 2: "I can move around, back and forth, in my
shoulder harness, so the seat belt isn't working." Fact or
Fiction? Correct Answer Fiction
Session 2: "Seat belts trap passengers in burning or
submerged vehicles." Fact or Fiction? Correct Answer
Fiction
Session 2: What is defensive driving? Correct Answer
Driving to save lives, time and money in spite of the
conditions around you and the actions of others.
Session 2: A preventable collision is a collision in which
the driver fails to do everything ____ to avoid it. Correct
Answer Reasonable
Session 2: What are the three basic steps in the NSC
Collision Prevention Formula? Correct Answer Recognize,
Understand, Act.
Session 2: Which one of the following is a way to focus
your attention on driving so that you can recognize a
hazard and understand the defense against it? Correct
Answer The "What If?" Strategy
Session 2: Seat belts increase your chances of surviving a
collision by more than ____ percent. Correct Answer 50
percent
Session 3: "My vehicle can stop just as fast as the one I'm
following." Fact or Fiction? Correct Answer Fiction
