Section 5 pages 45-53

What does being a safe driver depend on?

• Following the speed limit

• Having a valid driver's license

• being alert to your surroundings

• Practicing defensive driving techniques

When should you fasten your seatbelt?

• after the engine is on and you are ready to put the car in gear

• before the engine is turned on

• after you put the car in gear

• while backing out of a parking spot

Seat belts are designed to distribute force upon ____ areas of the body

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The diagonal belt of the seatbelt should fit across your

• upper chest

• Waist

• Shoulders

• Neck

The lower strap of the seatbelt should fit across the

• Chest

• Shoulders

• Waist

• upper thighs

The lower seatbelt is designed to distribute force to the _________and needs to sit properly on the upper thigh to accomplish this goal.

• pelvic area

• Abdomen

• Shoulders

• Chest

By sitting all the way back in the seat, the belts will sit on the correct areas of the body

• true

• false

The ________ a driver is sitting from the dashboard, typically the safer he is in the case of a collision

• closer

• farther

• more left

• more right

Seatbelts should not be _______

• twisted

• adjusted

• buckled

Always make sure your __________ is set before starting the engine.

• accelerator

• transmission

• headlights

• parking brake