AMAZON EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is Mentor? - Answer-Like an exercise app linked to a fitness program- but focused
on driving.
instead of measuring steps, calories, heart rate and sleep...
.....it measures acceleration, braking, cornring, speeding, reversing, idling and
DISTRACTION.
How does MENTOR work? - Answer-Harsh Acceleration
Braking
Cornering
Speeding
Distraction
For Amazon-branded vehicles, the following behaviors are also tracked - Answer-
Reversing
Seat belt use
engine off
idling %
Optimal Driver Position - Answer-High hips with knees
Small (2") gap between seat and legs
Back at 100" angle
Rest wrists on steering wheel without shoulders coming away from back of seat.
Head centered in the middle of the headrest
Seat Belts - Answer-in 2016, unbelted deaths increase by 4.6 percent over 2015+
10,428 fatalities (NHTSA, 10/6/17)
Wear them low and tight across your hips, and always use the shoulder strap
Use your left hand to put seat belt on, right hand to start the engine to save time
Setting your mirrors - Answer-Top Mirror (flat mirror)
Center the horizon in each mirror
lean until your head touches the driver's window
set mirror so you can just see the back of your vehicle.
Lean the same distance the other way and repeat for the opposite Mirror.
, Bottom Mirror (convex Mirror)
Set so you can see the entire area down the side of your vehicle. Do not lean to set
should be able to see one whole traffic lane on each side of you. Do not lean to set
Hand Position and Steering - Answer-9:00 and 3:00
Blind Spots - Answer-An object is in a vehicle's blind spot if it cannot be seen through
the windshield od side windows or in the side or rearview mirrors.
you can adjust your mirrors to minimize your blind spots, but you can never eliminate
them.
Amazon vans Blind Spots - Answer-Larger Blind Spots
Longer than a regular car, so potential blind spots to the side are extended
no back window to check directly behind you
Taller, so you will not see directly in front of you
(especially at an intersection)
sets your mirrors correctly ALWAYS BE SCANNING
Your 3 Super Powers as a SMART Driver - Answer-1. Breaking- how and when
2. Maintaining an Appropriate Space Cushion
3. SCANNING where and how far
Braking - Answer-Smooth
Show
Steady
Show
Braking Amazon vans - Answer-takes longer to stop than a normal vehicle
slow down
get into a low gear earlier than normal
allow your speed to slow gradually
apply the brakes SLOWLY and SMOOTHLY
Space Cushion (Following Distance) - Answer-one of the MOST important defensive
driving practices
about 1/3 of all collisions are rear-end collisions caused by at least one of the drivers in
the situations following too closely
ANSWERS
What is Mentor? - Answer-Like an exercise app linked to a fitness program- but focused
on driving.
instead of measuring steps, calories, heart rate and sleep...
.....it measures acceleration, braking, cornring, speeding, reversing, idling and
DISTRACTION.
How does MENTOR work? - Answer-Harsh Acceleration
Braking
Cornering
Speeding
Distraction
For Amazon-branded vehicles, the following behaviors are also tracked - Answer-
Reversing
Seat belt use
engine off
idling %
Optimal Driver Position - Answer-High hips with knees
Small (2") gap between seat and legs
Back at 100" angle
Rest wrists on steering wheel without shoulders coming away from back of seat.
Head centered in the middle of the headrest
Seat Belts - Answer-in 2016, unbelted deaths increase by 4.6 percent over 2015+
10,428 fatalities (NHTSA, 10/6/17)
Wear them low and tight across your hips, and always use the shoulder strap
Use your left hand to put seat belt on, right hand to start the engine to save time
Setting your mirrors - Answer-Top Mirror (flat mirror)
Center the horizon in each mirror
lean until your head touches the driver's window
set mirror so you can just see the back of your vehicle.
Lean the same distance the other way and repeat for the opposite Mirror.
, Bottom Mirror (convex Mirror)
Set so you can see the entire area down the side of your vehicle. Do not lean to set
should be able to see one whole traffic lane on each side of you. Do not lean to set
Hand Position and Steering - Answer-9:00 and 3:00
Blind Spots - Answer-An object is in a vehicle's blind spot if it cannot be seen through
the windshield od side windows or in the side or rearview mirrors.
you can adjust your mirrors to minimize your blind spots, but you can never eliminate
them.
Amazon vans Blind Spots - Answer-Larger Blind Spots
Longer than a regular car, so potential blind spots to the side are extended
no back window to check directly behind you
Taller, so you will not see directly in front of you
(especially at an intersection)
sets your mirrors correctly ALWAYS BE SCANNING
Your 3 Super Powers as a SMART Driver - Answer-1. Breaking- how and when
2. Maintaining an Appropriate Space Cushion
3. SCANNING where and how far
Braking - Answer-Smooth
Show
Steady
Show
Braking Amazon vans - Answer-takes longer to stop than a normal vehicle
slow down
get into a low gear earlier than normal
allow your speed to slow gradually
apply the brakes SLOWLY and SMOOTHLY
Space Cushion (Following Distance) - Answer-one of the MOST important defensive
driving practices
about 1/3 of all collisions are rear-end collisions caused by at least one of the drivers in
the situations following too closely
