Drivers Ed Segment 2 Flashcards
37% of Michigan’s young driver fatal crashes occur on which two days?
Friday and Saturday
Brain power associated with driving decreases by____ when a driver listens to someone talk
40%
Drivers who use their cell phones are_______ Times more likely to be involved in a crash than a driver who is not using their phone
4
These 3 months account for one-third of all young driver crashes in Michigan
May,June,&July
Research indicates that _____________ accounts for the largest share of young driver crashes
Errors of inexperience
The vast majority (83%) of fatal crashes involving young drivers is in ______ weather
Fair weather, daylight and dry
The vast majority (95%) Of Michigan’s young driver fatal crashes occured on roadways where the speed limit was _________mph or less
55
Approximately how many 16&17 year-old drivers are involved in a property damage, injury, or fatal crash?
1 out of 9
Approximately how many young drivers in Michigan each year are involved in a fatal crash?
41
For every __ miles driven, the average driver makes ___ observations, __ decisions, and one mistake. Once over how many miles does one of those mistakes lead to a Near-collision?
2
200
40
500 miles
How many 16 year-old drivers will have a serious crash before his/her 17th birthday?
1 out of 7
How many young drivers will be involved in a crash during the first three years of driving?
1 out of 8 / 12%
What weather condition do you drive better in?
Snow and icy
On what types of roads do most young driver fatal crashes occur?
country roads
When is the most dangerous time of the day to drive?
Daylight time 2-5 PM
What is the single largest category of error?
Visual Search
How old are you when a young drivers brain is fully developed?
25
The risk of a fatal crash for a 16 yr old driver increases by ____ if one passenger is present, _____ if two passengers are present, and _____ if three + are present.
40%
86%
182%
Over 50% of vehicles that young drivers in Michigan were driving when involved in a fatal crash were ___ or older
10 years
What is the best way to deal with another person’s road rage?
ignore it
What is the #1 killer of our nation’s youth?
Auto-crashes
(over 3 million yearly)
Gawking at something of interest is called
Rubbernecking
Don’t respond don’t engage and choose the road less traveled on are all parts of
Anger containment techniques
You are driving on a two-lane road. An oncoming driver drifts into your lane and is heading your way which is a good rule to remember?
You can almost always turn to miss an obstacle more likely than you can stop.
The percentage of young male drivers involved in a fatal crash in Michigan is (higher/less than) young female drivers
higher
Seventy-five percent of young driver fatal crashes in Michigan were on a section of roadway where __ traffic was in effect
no
If you double the speed of the vehicle the kinetic energy will be ____times greater
4
_____ zones in a vehicle help to reduce the force of a crash into a solid barrier or object
crumple
Each year in Michigan almost _____ young drivers are involved in a vehicle crash
35,000
The new vehicle safety tech. called ESP stands for
Electric stability program
manual distractions
hands off distractions (smoking)
visual distractions
rubbernecking
mental distractions
daydreaming
