Traffic Safety Unit 3 Quiz - Part 3

Jacob and Talia are planning a road trip. They are making a checklist of items to carry in their vehicle. What should they include in their list in the event of a fuel, oil, grease, electrical or ordinary combustible fire?

• a water bottle

• fire extinguisher

• box of salt

• a 5lb bag of sand

Jacob and Noelan are on a road trip. Suddenly, smoke starts coming from their vehicle’s engine compartment. They manage to stop at a safe place. What should they do next?

• get some water

• disconnect the battery

• turn off the ignition

• open the hood

Eva's car is stalled on the railroad tracks. In what direction should she run when she abandons her vehicle?

• behind the vehicle

• in front of the vehicle

• away from the tracks at a 45 degree angle towards the direction the train is coming from

• away from the tracks at a 45 degree angle and going in the direction the train is traveling

Jacob is driving off-road and suddenly finds himself in a difficult situation. The first action he should take to recover is to:

• hold the steering wheel firmly and take foot off the gas pedal

• hold the steering wheel firmly and steer back on sharply

• hold the steering wheel firmly until he reaches 5-10 mph

• hold the steering wheel firmly and press his brake

Jacob is driving on a mountain road and enters a curve too fast. What should he do first?

• avoid all potholes in the roadway

• brake gently as soon as he realizes the curve is sharper than he thought

• accelerate moderately into the curve

• steer hard toward the curve

Jacob is driving with his friends Finn, Eva, Talia, and Noelan when their car is forced off the roadway into a deep lake. Although all the windows are rolled up, the vehicle sinks rapidly beneath the surface. What should Jacob do after unfastening the safety belt?

• try to get a full breath of air, move to the area closest to the surface. Roll down the window. climb out, and swim to the surface

• wait for the vehicle to right itself with the wheels down, break a window and swim to the surface

• as the vehicle begins to fill with water move to the air space remaining

• grasp a door handle firmly open the door quickly and swim to the surface

While driving home from school, Talia notices an oncoming vehicle crosses the centerline and drives into her lane. What should she do?

• Slow and move to the right of her lane

• Move to the left lane and go around

• Speed up and drive onto the shoulder

• Stop as quickly as possible

Eva and Jacob are driving on a busy highway. To avoid a side-impact collision with another car, should they

• steer to the right

• steer to the left

• lock up their brakes

• brake or accelerate quickly