Chapter 8 Pre-Assessment

What type of distraction is a driver in when your    mind is lost in thought or in a daydream? (8.1)

•        Biomechanical distraction
• Auditory distraction
• Visual distraction
• Cognitive distraction

When a driver’s awareness and focus is taken away from the driving task, it is called (8.1)

• driver inattention.
• driver apathy.
• driver fatigue.
• Driver inertia.

A billboard with flashing lights is (8.1)

• a cognitive distraction.
• an auditory distraction.
• a biomechanical distraction.
• a visual distraction.

Pushing buttons to change the radio station is (8.1)

• a biomechanical distraction.
• a visual distraction.
• an auditory distraction.
• a cognitive distraction.

Cell phones can produce what kind of distraction? (8.2)

• an auditory distraction
• a biomechanical distraction
• a cognitive distraction
• all of the above

Hands-free headsets, such as a blue-tooth (8.2)

•        completely remove the driving distractions of cell phones.
• are of no help with the distractions created by cell phones.
• increase driver distraction.
• reduce, but do not eliminate, cell phone distractions.

Having more passengers in a vehicle (8.2)

• increases the chances of driver distraction.
• decreases the likelihood of driver distraction.
• has no effect on the likelihood of driver distraction.
• has no effect unless the number of passengers is more than the number of available seats.

Compared to inside-the-vehicle distractions, how much control do drivers have over outside-the-vehicle distractions? (8.3)

• They have less control
• They have more control
• They have the same amount of control
• They have no control over either of them.

If you hear an emergency vehicle’s siren while   driving with passengers, (8.3)

• you should look all around immediately to see where it is.
• you should ask the passengers to help locate the vehicle, so you can keep your attention on the road.
• you should ask the passengers to duck, so you can have a better view as you look over your shoulder.
• you should ignore the siren.

Rubbernecking takes place when drivers (8.3)

• Look all around a crash scene.
• Look through their sunroofs.
• Get whiplash.
• Wear scarves made from recycled tires.