NSC DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE
CERTIFICATION GUIDE | FALL 2025/26 | GRADED
A+ | GUARANTEED PASS!!
Post-Test: _____ is the number 1 killer because it reduces the amount of time you,
as a driver, have to react in a dangerous situation and increases your vehicle's
stopping distance.
- answer-Speeding
Post-Test: If you are on a multi-lane highway and an emergency vehicle is stopped
on the road shoulder with flashing lights, the _____ law requires you to move away
from the emergency vehicle by at least one lane.
- answer-Move Over
Post-Test: True or False: Maintaining a safe following distance is a simple
defensive technique to help you anticipate potential hazards around large vehicles.
- answer-True
Post-Test: True or False: When approaching a railroad crossing, you need to treat it
the same way you treat other intersections.
- answer-True
Session 1: A ______ shaped road is slightly higher at the center and lower at the
outer edges, allowing water to drain off the road.
- answer-Crowned
Session 1: If your vehicle begins to skid, you should turn the steering wheel
_______.
- 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.
- answer-True
Session 1: Weather-related hazards reduce driver visibility, vehicle traction and/or
steering control. They include...
, - 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?
- answer-You let someone or something else take control of the situation.
Session 2: "I can move around, back and forth, in my shoulder harness, so the seat
belt isn't working." Fact or Fiction?
- answer-Fiction
Session 2: "Seat belts trap passengers in burning or submerged vehicles." Fact or
Fiction?
- answer-Fiction
Session 2: A preventable collision is a collision in which the driver fails to do
everything ____ to avoid it.
- answer-Reasonable
Session 2: In which scenario would you be most likely to use your hearing to
"Recognize the Hazard"?
- 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"?
- answer-A gasoline leak
Session 2: In which scenario would you be most likely to use your sense of touch
to "Recognize the Hazard"?
- answer-Icy road conditions
Session 2: Seat belts increase your chances of surviving a collision by more than
____ percent.
- answer-50 percent
Session 2: What are the three basic steps in the NSC Collision Prevention
Formula?
- answer-Recognize, Understand, Act.
Session 2: What Do You Think? - City: Which hazards did you see in this
scenario? Select all that apply.
CERTIFICATION GUIDE | FALL 2025/26 | GRADED
A+ | GUARANTEED PASS!!
Post-Test: _____ is the number 1 killer because it reduces the amount of time you,
as a driver, have to react in a dangerous situation and increases your vehicle's
stopping distance.
- answer-Speeding
Post-Test: If you are on a multi-lane highway and an emergency vehicle is stopped
on the road shoulder with flashing lights, the _____ law requires you to move away
from the emergency vehicle by at least one lane.
- answer-Move Over
Post-Test: True or False: Maintaining a safe following distance is a simple
defensive technique to help you anticipate potential hazards around large vehicles.
- answer-True
Post-Test: True or False: When approaching a railroad crossing, you need to treat it
the same way you treat other intersections.
- answer-True
Session 1: A ______ shaped road is slightly higher at the center and lower at the
outer edges, allowing water to drain off the road.
- answer-Crowned
Session 1: If your vehicle begins to skid, you should turn the steering wheel
_______.
- 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.
- answer-True
Session 1: Weather-related hazards reduce driver visibility, vehicle traction and/or
steering control. They include...
, - 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?
- answer-You let someone or something else take control of the situation.
Session 2: "I can move around, back and forth, in my shoulder harness, so the seat
belt isn't working." Fact or Fiction?
- answer-Fiction
Session 2: "Seat belts trap passengers in burning or submerged vehicles." Fact or
Fiction?
- answer-Fiction
Session 2: A preventable collision is a collision in which the driver fails to do
everything ____ to avoid it.
- answer-Reasonable
Session 2: In which scenario would you be most likely to use your hearing to
"Recognize the Hazard"?
- 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"?
- answer-A gasoline leak
Session 2: In which scenario would you be most likely to use your sense of touch
to "Recognize the Hazard"?
- answer-Icy road conditions
Session 2: Seat belts increase your chances of surviving a collision by more than
____ percent.
- answer-50 percent
Session 2: What are the three basic steps in the NSC Collision Prevention
Formula?
- answer-Recognize, Understand, Act.
Session 2: What Do You Think? - City: Which hazards did you see in this
scenario? Select all that apply.
