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WorksheetsTeens and Driving
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the publication date of the ScienceNews for Students article you just read?
2011
1984 (how'd they get those cell phones!?)
2018
1999
What is the leading cause of deaths for U.S. teens?
Boredom
Typhoid Fever
Homework
Car accidents
New drivers are ______________ times more likely than adults to get into an accident.
four
two
fifty
eight
The two reasons teens get into more car accidents than adults are...
slippery roads and low tire pressure
inexperience and a tendency to get distracted
inexperience and eating food while driving
speeding
Distractions, while driving, can be...
friends that keep talking to the driver
the car stereo system
cell phones
all of these
The more comfortable teens get behind the wheel, the more likely they...
will follow traffic laws
will brag to their parents
will engage in risky behaviors
will take their car to the car wash
Data shows teens tend to drive most safely when...
there is a parent or other adult in the car with them
a law enforcement officer is waiting in the opposing lane
they first get their learners permit
their car has automatic transmission
When a driver takes their eyes off the road, he / she...
puts anyone in or near that vehicle in danger
has a greater risk of developing seasonal effective disorder
will most likely need glasses
will get higher gas mileage
Cell phone apps like Instagram or Snapchat cause drivers to look...
to the left and the right
for Pokemon
down at their phones
up at their sun roof
According to the article, the average motor vehicle a teen drives weighs about
4,000 pounds
12,000 pounds
as much as a horse
500 pounds
According to Charlie Klauer's Teen Risk and Injury study, teens make poor choices about when to look down, such as...
when they drive through intersections that have just turned green.
when they are driving to soccer practice
when they are parking in a parking garage
when their "Check Engine Warning" lights up
True or False: Talking to a passenger is safer than texting while driving
True
False
Having a cell phone conversation, even on a hands-free device, reduces the driver's ability to...
read street signs at night
see red or green
shift their attention
use the emergency break
The best practice is just to...
not interact with your phone at all when you're behind the wheel
only drive manual transmission vehicles
wait until you are 26 to drive
subscribe to a free Spotify account first to see if you like it
While driving, teens should put their phones...
in the laundry hamper
some place where they cannot reach it
in their gym locker
in a shoe box with some tissue paper
