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When driving in adverse conditions you should:
A. Drive cautiously
B. Allow Extra time to get where you are going.
C. Both A and B. |
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A. Drive cautiously
B. Allow extra time to get where you are going.
C. Both A and B.
The answer is C. |
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Risk associated with adverse weather conditions:
Rain, snow or ice: |
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| Make it difficult to start, stop or turn especially if the temperature is below 32 degrees. |
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Risk associated with adverse weather conditions:
On Wet roads: |
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| Maneuvers used on normal dry pavement at the same speed can cause loss of control of vehicle. |
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Risk associated with adverse weather conditions:
Black Ice: |
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| Patches of road that look dry or just wet but are actually icy and are especially dangerous. |
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Risk associated with adverse weather conditions:
Rain, fog and sun: |
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| Glare makes it difficult to see or detect hazards and be seen by other drivers. |
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| How much should you increase you following and stopping distance in all adverse weather conditions? |
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| What is the most common weather related factor in teen crashes? |
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Tips for driving in snow sleet or icy conditions:
High beams or low beams? |
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| Drive with low beam headlights on. |
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Tips for driving in snow sleet or icy conditions:
What should you do to reduce glare? |
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Tips for driving in snow sleet or icy conditions:
How should you put your vehicle in motion? |
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Slowly!
Slowly put vehicles in motion. |
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Tips for driving in snow sleet or icy conditions:
How should you prepare for curves and turning? |
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Slow down!
Slow down earlier for curves and turning. |
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Tips for driving in snow sleet or icy conditions:
How much distance should you keep between other vehicles? |
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| Keep 3 times normal driving distance from other vehicles. |
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Tips for driving in snow sleet or icy conditions:
What should you do for turning? |
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Tips for driving in snow sleet or icy conditions:
What freezes up first? |
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| Remember - Bridges, overpasses and underpasses freeze up first. |
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Tips for driving in snow sleet or icy conditions:
What should you always be on the lookout for? |
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Black Ice!
Watch for black ice, it's almost impossible to see. |
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Tips for driving in snow sleet or icy conditions:
What is the most basic thing you should do? |
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Be ready for winter driving conditions, get your car ready before winter:
Vehicle Check: |
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| Check battery, antifreeze, wipers, windshield washer fluid, lights, heater, defroster and oil. |
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Be ready for winter driving conditions, get your car ready before winter:
Tires: |
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| Make sure tires have adequate tread and air pressure. |
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Be ready for winter driving conditions, get your car ready before winter:
Fuel: |
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| Keep fuel at least 1/2 full to avoid fuel line freeze up. |
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Be ready for winter driving conditions, get your car ready before winter:
How long should you let your vehicle warm up? |
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| Let your vehicle warm up for NO LESS than 5 minutes. |
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Be ready for winter driving conditions, get your car ready before winter:
What should you keep in your vehicle? |
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| Windshield scraper, blanket, flash light and extra batteries, booster cables, small bag of sand or kitty liter and a cell phone. |
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If you are caught in a blizzard or your vehicle dies:
Turn on ____________. |
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If you are caught in a blizzard or your vehicle dies:
Do not __________________. |
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If you are caught in a blizzard or your vehicle dies:
Should you turn your engine on? |
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| Yes and turn on the heater! But only for 10 minutes per hour to keep warm. |
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If you are caught in a blizzard or your vehicle dies:
Should you open your windows? |
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| Yes, open a downwind window slightly for ventilation. |
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If you are caught in a blizzard or your vehicle dies:
What about the exhaust? |
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| Keep the exhaust clear of snow. |
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Drive cautiously at dawn, dusk and night:
Visibility is _______and things look different and are ______ to see and identify. |
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Drive cautiously at dawn, dusk and night:
Distances and speeds are ______ to _____. |
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Drive cautiously at dawn, dusk and night:
Temperature changes cause: |
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| Black Ice and roads to be wet. |
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Drive cautiously at dawn, dusk and night:
There are more: |
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| unsafe drivers on the road at night |
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Drive cautiously at dawn, dusk and night:
Night crashes are likely to |
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| involve high speeds and end in serious injury or DEATH. |
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Drive cautiously at dawn, dusk and night:
Risk of being in a fatal crash is highest for teens between: |
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| 9pm and 6pm because of higher speed, reduced visibility, drowsiness or lack of attention. |
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| Why are teens at higher risk for accidents? |
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| Because of lack of driving experience. |
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Risk associated with driving with other teen passengers:
____ ______ such as speeding, tail gating, etc. are increased |
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Risk associated with driving with other teen passengers:
What do teen passengers often encourage? |
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| Speeding and not paying attention to driving. |
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Risk associated with driving with other teen passengers:
Teen passengers may also... |
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| directly interfere with driving such as grabbing the steering wheel. |
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Risk associated with driving with other teen passengers:
Teen crash rates are lowest when... |
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| There are no teen passengers. |
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Risk associated with driving with other teen passengers:
There is a much greater crash rates with ... |
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| two or more teen passengers. |
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Risk associated with driving with other teen passengers:
crashes: |
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| 11 times more likely when driving at night with teen passengers than driving in the day time without teen passengers. |
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Tips for driving in adverse conditions:
Drive with |
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Tips for driving in adverse conditions:
Speed... |
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Tips for driving in adverse conditions:
Keep your eyes moving and |
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Tips for driving in adverse conditions:
Abrupt handling in steering, speed, control or lane position will result in |
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Tips for driving in adverse conditions:
What percent of all drivers in fatal crashes disregard the speed limit? |
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