Driving Safety and Awareness Quiz

A system for safe driving that emphasizes anticipating and reacting to road conditions and other drivers.

Anticipate potential hazards 15 seconds down the road.

Maintain visibility to other drivers at all times.

Inform other drivers of your intentions to turn or lane change.

Use your vehicle's position to visually reinforce turn signals and intentions.

Continuously scanning the traffic around your vehicle, rather than fixating on a single object, enabling you to anticipate changes in traffic and potential hazards.

Maintain a two-second following distance from the vehicle in front of you to account for unexpected problems.

Regularly check your mirrors every 5-8 seconds to maintain a safe following distance.

Check your mirrors before slowing down to ensure sufficient space behind your vehicle.

Check your mirrors after stopping to confirm the following vehicle stops as well.

Use this technique to check behind and to the side (shoulder) before changing lanes or making turns.

Anything that may impact your space cushion in front of your vehicle, such as pedestrians, cyclists, parked cars, and other road users.

When unable to see around obstacles, stop and ensure it is safe to proceed, yielding to pedestrians and slowing for increased visibility.

Maintaining a minimum of 4 seconds space behind the vehicle in front. This allows for reaction time, braking, and maneuvering.

A driving technique to prevent rear-end collisions by smoothly adjusting speed and maintaining space. Don't slam on the brakes; instead, ease up on acceleration.

The gap you maintain from the vehicle in front to have time to react to the unexpected.

Select the least congested lane for better visibility, smoother driving, and avoiding obstacles.

The point where you commit to pass or proceed through a yellow signal/light.

Calculating the space needed to stop a vehicle. It depends on speed.

Average reaction time is approximately 3/4 seconds, combined with acceleration/braking time.

Keeping adequate distance from the car ahead to handle unexpected problems or hazards