Driver Education Unit 4 Lesson 1 - Defensive Driving

Open Ended

What are two things you can do to help avoid drowsy driving?

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: The three-seconds plus rule is a good option for people who cannot judge distance.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

To avoid “highway hypnosis” when driving, it is a good practice to

• avoid looking at any one thing for more than a few seconds

• rest your eyes by slowly blinking them from time to time

• look straight ahead to the side

• spend as much time looking at your mirrors as you do looking in front of you

Multiple Choice

To maintain a proper following distance when driving, you should stay at least

• one second behind the vehicle in front of you

• three seconds behind the vehicle in front of you 

• ½ of a second behind the vehicle if front of you

• ¾ of a second behind the vehicle in front of you

Multiple Choice

In city driving, you should

• drive more slowly

• watch for pedestrians

• look at least 12 seconds ahead

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

Which motorist is most at risk for drowsy driving?

• a motorist that’s sleep deprived

• a motorist driving alone

• young people 

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

If a vehicle is passing you, you should

• continue at the same speed and signal oncoming traffic

• speed up so he will not complete the pass

• slow down to make it easier for the other motorist

• flash your lights and sound your horn to warn the car passing that it is unsafe

Multiple Choice

You can reduce your chances of being involved in an accident by knowing and using the standard accident prevention formula

• be alert

• be prepared

• act in time

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

The “three seconds-plus rule” can be used at any speed to help you

• drive within the speed limit

• bring your car out of skid

• time traffic lights at intersections

• keep a safe following distance