Traffic Safety Unit 3 Quiz - Part 1

When Arjun is driving to a music festival with his friends Max and Effie, and he looks far down the road, he is

• looking at the area just in front of his vehicle

• learning about farsightedness

• identifying potential hazards and analyzing the situation before his zone becomes closed

• watching for Joey and Yedi who are on the sides of the road waving at them

During a school picnic, Arjun is playing the role of a detective in a treasure hunt game. What does it mean when we say Arjun is scanning the park?

• Arjun is looking far and wide in an unorganized fashion

• Arjun is putting his trip on the map quest

• Arjun is staring at his path of travel only

• Arjun is glancing quickly and continually

Effie and Max are driving on a busy city street. They spot a car parked with its front wheels turned toward the street and notice that Joey is sitting behind the wheel. In this situation, they should

• decide to ignore the parked car

• predict that Joey's car may enter their path

• predict that Joey's car will remain parked

• None of the above

Church, Joey, Arjun, Max, and Yedi are driving on a highway during a road trip. They notice that the highway is narrowing from a multi-lane to a single lane. To ensure safety, they should

• move into the through lane as soon as possible

• stop as close as possible to the warning sign before changing lanes

• identify what is causing the roadway to narrow

• control the actions of the other roadway users

While driving to school, Joey and Arjun are discussing how to prepare themselves to deal with the worst possible actions of other drivers on the road. What should they do?

• assume other drivers have predicted their actions

• assume other drivers will not make mistakes

• assume other drivers will adjust to their actions

• assume other drivers will make mistakes

Yedi and Max are driving to school and approach an intersection. An intersection is a

• place to change lanes

• low-risk area needing little attention

• place to visit with neighboring vehicle

• high-risk area needing constant attention to your path of travel

When Yedi and Arjun are driving to school in separate cars and predicting a point of conflict, they predict

• when the school lane opens into two lanes

• where their paths might cross with each other at the school parking lot

• how often another student driver will stop at the school's stop sign

• the point beyond which they cannot see the school building

Effie and Arjun are on a road trip. They are driving on a busy highway and need to send and receive messages to and from other drivers. The best way for them to do this is to:

• call on a cellular phone

• speed up and pass

• communicate by using their lights and/or horn

• take another route

Arjun and Joey are playing on the rooftop of their apartment building. Arjun throws a ball off the roof. The force that pulls the ball towards the center of the Earth is:

• gravity

• energy of motion

• kinetic energy

• inertia

While driving down a steep hill on their way to a picnic, Arjun and Effie notice that their vehicle's speed tends to

• decrease

• stabilize

• increase

• inhibit