Motor Vehicle Collisions

Question 1

what does the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration only count?

Answer 1

traffic fatalities that occur within 30 days of the crash

Question 2

What does the National Safety council only count?

Answer 2

total traffic fatalities that occur within one year of the crash

Question 3

_____ is the leading cause of unintentional death for all age groups in the US.

Answer 3

Motor Vehicle Crashes

Question 4

what is a vehicle collision?

Answer 4

Car hits car

Question 5

what is a human collision?

Answer 5

human impacts car

Question 6

what is internal movement within the body?

Answer 6

internal organs strike against the solid structures in the body.

Question 7

What is reaction time?

Answer 7

how fast someone perceives something, how fast someone reacts

Question 8

what is perception time?

Answer 8

how fast do i perceive an obstacle so i can avoid it, how quickly one can recognize

Question 9

What happens in internal collision?

Answer 9

organs can keep moving forward, brain keeps moving in skull and causes swelling.

Question 10

if a child was being held by an adult and a crash occurred, the forward force would be ____ times the child’s weight.

Answer 10

30 times

Question 11

what is child crusher syndrome?

Answer 11

adults move forward with several thousand pounds of forward moving force

Question 12

what percent of motor vehicle crashes are during the day?

Answer 12

80%

Question 13

drivers ages 16 to 19 have ___ times the crash rate

Answer 13

3 times

Question 14

males are __ times more likely to involved in fatal crashes.

Answer 14

2 times

Question 15

why are males more likely to die in a a crash?

Answer 15

participate in risky behavior behind the wheel. More often do shift work and are tired behind the wheel.

Question 16

females are most often involved in what kind of crashes?

Answer 16

crashes like fender benders. more likely on the road during high traffic

Question 17

one of the leading causes of vehicle death are what ages?

Answer 17

18 to 24

Question 18

what percent of motor vehicle deaths occur during the day?

Answer 18

60%

Question 19

what percent of crashes resulting in mortality occurred in rural areas in 2016?

Answer 19

48%

Question 20

why do fatal crashes occur in rural areas?

Answer 20

slower emergency response time, less people, speed limits are less adhered to, more animals

Question 21

what percent of crashes occur on dry road?

Answer 21

80%

Question 22

distracted driving accounts for what percent of motor vehicle crash fatalities?

Answer 22

25%

Question 23

distracted driving accounts for more than what percent of teen crashes?

Answer 23

58%

Question 24

how many people are killed each day as a result of distracted driving in the US?

Answer 24

9 people

Question 25

what is aggressive driving?

Answer 25

driving in a way that creates an unsafe driving environment.

Question 26

what are some actions that are aggressive driving

Answer 26

following too closely, erratic or unsafe lan changes, speeding, running red lights

Question 27

what is road rage?

Answer 27

an intentional assault by a driver or passenger with a motor vehicle or a weapon, on a roadway or precipitated by an incident on a roadway.

Question 28

what is intentional assault?

Answer 28

intent to harm you or your car

Question 29

what percent of motorcycle crashes injure or kill a motorcycle rider?

Answer 29

80%

Question 30

what is the main reason for motorcycle fatalities?

Answer 30

EXPOSURE

Question 31

helmets reduce motorcycle fatalities by how much?

Answer 31

37%

Question 32

what injury is the leading cause of death in motorcycle crashes?

Answer 32

head injury

Question 33

Seat belt laws reduce fatality by how much?

Answer 33

45%

Question 34

seat belt laws reduce injury by how much?

Answer 34

69%

Question 35

Seat belts are….

Answer 35

the single most effective way to save lives

Question 36

cell phone use is involved in what percent of crashes?

Answer 36

25%