Driver Education Chapter 8: Occupant Protection

Safety belts worn properly help keep the driver behind the steering wheel thereby maintaining control of the vehicle.

• True

• False

Reorder the following: What are the three impacts that occur in rapid succession when a vehicle is involved in a collision?

• The vehicle collides with another vehicle or object

• The occupants collide with the interior of the vehicle or other occupant

• The interior organs collide with the interior of the body cavity

What type of restraints are depicted in the picture?

Check all that apply.

• rear facing child seat

• seat belts

• airbags

• side airbags

Properly worn safety belts help prevent passengers from hindering the driver in any sudden emergency maneuver.

• True

• False

An average of 3 children were killed and an estimated 445 children were injured every day in traffic crashes in 2021.

• True

• False

Of all persons killed in vehicles where restraint usage was applicable and usage was known in 2022, 48.03% were reported as not restrained when the fatal crash occurred.

• True

• False

The possibility of being trapped in a burning or sinking vehicle is a valid reason for not wearing a safety belt.

• True

• False

The most important safety devices are the air bags.

• True

• False

Rumble strips are a highway design improvement intended to alert drivers that are drowsy and prevent them from driving off the roadway.

• True

• False

Crash attenuators are vinyl drums filled with liquid or sand that are installed in front of barriers and cement columns to absorb the force of impact in a collision.

• True

• False