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The number of automobile deaths annually in the United States is approximately: - correct
answer ✔✔40,000-43,000
The IPDE (Identify, Predict, Decide, Execute) process is a useful strategy for _______. - correct
answer ✔✔Identifying hazards and handling them safely in order to avoid collisions
If you are being followed by an angry driver you should: - correct answer ✔✔Drive to a police
station, hospital or other safe haven, DO NOT lead the driver to your home
Which of the following is NOT one of the five leading causes of vehicle collisions in Texas: -
correct answer ✔✔Illegal Passing
Annually in the United States approximately 40,000-43,000 people - correct answer ✔✔Die in
automobile accidents
When waiting for oncoming traffic to clear to make a left turn you should keep your wheels
straight so that _______. - correct answer ✔✔Your car will not be pushed into oncoming traffic
if you are hit from behind
The total stopping distance of a vehicle is the sum of the __________. - correct answer ✔✔The
reaction distance and the braking distance
Thirty-eight percent of traffic fatalities nationwide involve ________. - correct answer
✔✔Drinking and driving
, "Road rage" incidents _________. - correct answer ✔✔Have you been on the rise in the U.S.
since the mid-1990's
In the three collision concept the second collision is between _______. - correct answer ✔✔The
vehicle occupants and the interior of the vehicle
Which of the following statements is NOT a goal of this Driving Safety Course: - correct answer
✔✔Prepare student driver for their driving road test
How far a car travels in the time it takes the driver to react to a situation and apply the brake is
called _______. - correct answer ✔✔Reaction distance
Cornering skids usually result from _______. - correct answer ✔✔Taking a turn or curve too fast
About 50% of occupant deaths in single vehicle crashes involve _______. - correct answer
✔✔Roll-over accidents
Road conditions such as slippery surfaces, loss of traction or the car's handling characteristics
are most often perceived using what sense? - correct answer ✔✔Touch or "feel"
Which of the following is NOT one of the basic types of intersections- they are ________. -
correct answer ✔✔Controlled, partially controlled, and uncontrolled
Most train collisions with vehicles are caused by ________. - correct answer ✔✔Drivers
ignoring the warning signals and attempting to "beat the train"
Persons who are thrown out of their vehicles are ________ times more likely to die than if they
had remained inside the vehicle. - correct answer ✔✔25