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AAA Driver Improvement Exam Study
Questions and Answers 2025
In a crash which term is better to use over another? -Correct Answer ✔collision over
accident
what are 3 things that are true about driving? -Correct Answer ✔risk is always present,
actual risk at any time might not match what you perceive the risk to be, every road user
affects level of risk at any point
how do you reduce risk? -Correct Answer ✔assume other drivers will take the action
that puts you at the most risk and be ready to respond, do your best to never cause
another driver to have to steer or change speed
what makes an aggressive visual search? -Correct Answer ✔look 20-30 seconds ahead of
your path of travel and look for an alternate path 12-15 seconds ahead
what is a placard? -Correct Answer ✔what you hang from a mirror for a disability but
must be in use for the driver/passenger
what should your line of sight be? -Correct Answer ✔at least 3 inches above the top of
the wheel
what should the distance from one's steering wheel be? -Correct Answer ✔at least 10
inches away
how should one hold the wheel? -Correct Answer ✔either 9 and 3 or 8 and 4 o'clock
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what are the levels of child safety restraints? -Correct Answer ✔rear facing seats,
forward facing seats, booster seats, seat belt, and backseat until age 13
Electronic stability control -Correct Answer ✔retains traction during hard cornering
maneuvers
Lane Departure Warning System -Correct Answer ✔tracks a vehicle's position within a
lane
adaptive cruise control -Correct Answer ✔A special form of speed control that aids the
driver in maintaining
a safe distance from the vehicle ahead, often by automatically adjusting speed to
maintain the desired headway.
ground viewing -Correct Answer ✔Searching beneath parked vehicles and other objects
for signs of movement
what is side vision -Correct Answer ✔peripheral vision
what are the aspects of speed -Correct Answer ✔legal speed limit, safe speed for
prevailing conditions, adjusting position relative to others
what are the 3 things that affect speed -Correct Answer ✔visibility, traction, surrounding
traffic
what happens as speed increases? -Correct Answer ✔crash likelihood increases
when should you not use cruise control? -Correct Answer ✔in wet weather
AAA drivers
AAA Driver Improvement Exam Study
Questions and Answers 2025
In a crash which term is better to use over another? -Correct Answer ✔collision over
accident
what are 3 things that are true about driving? -Correct Answer ✔risk is always present,
actual risk at any time might not match what you perceive the risk to be, every road user
affects level of risk at any point
how do you reduce risk? -Correct Answer ✔assume other drivers will take the action
that puts you at the most risk and be ready to respond, do your best to never cause
another driver to have to steer or change speed
what makes an aggressive visual search? -Correct Answer ✔look 20-30 seconds ahead of
your path of travel and look for an alternate path 12-15 seconds ahead
what is a placard? -Correct Answer ✔what you hang from a mirror for a disability but
must be in use for the driver/passenger
what should your line of sight be? -Correct Answer ✔at least 3 inches above the top of
the wheel
what should the distance from one's steering wheel be? -Correct Answer ✔at least 10
inches away
how should one hold the wheel? -Correct Answer ✔either 9 and 3 or 8 and 4 o'clock
AAA drivers
, AAA drivers
what are the levels of child safety restraints? -Correct Answer ✔rear facing seats,
forward facing seats, booster seats, seat belt, and backseat until age 13
Electronic stability control -Correct Answer ✔retains traction during hard cornering
maneuvers
Lane Departure Warning System -Correct Answer ✔tracks a vehicle's position within a
lane
adaptive cruise control -Correct Answer ✔A special form of speed control that aids the
driver in maintaining
a safe distance from the vehicle ahead, often by automatically adjusting speed to
maintain the desired headway.
ground viewing -Correct Answer ✔Searching beneath parked vehicles and other objects
for signs of movement
what is side vision -Correct Answer ✔peripheral vision
what are the aspects of speed -Correct Answer ✔legal speed limit, safe speed for
prevailing conditions, adjusting position relative to others
what are the 3 things that affect speed -Correct Answer ✔visibility, traction, surrounding
traffic
what happens as speed increases? -Correct Answer ✔crash likelihood increases
when should you not use cruise control? -Correct Answer ✔in wet weather
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