Safe Driving Practices for Young and Middle-Aged Drivers
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Safe Driving Practices for Young and Middle-Aged Drivers

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What is one advice for young drivers based on the text?

  • Ignore speed limits and rely on quick reaction time
  • Focus solely on what is directly in front of your vehicle
  • Drive within the speed limits and practice scanning down the road (correct)
  • Drive as fast as your reaction time allows

    • What is recommended for middle age drivers in the text?

  • Drive aggressively to avoid potential collisions
  • Ignore mental state before getting behind the wheel
  • Stay alert and avoid driving when exhausted, stressed, or anxious (correct)
  • Rely solely on experience to avoid collisions

    • What advice is given to mature drivers in the text?

  • Take unfamiliar roads and streets to keep the mind sharp
  • Change driving habits to fit physical abilities and stay out of heavy and fast traffic (correct)
  • Continue driving long distances despite physical limitations
  • Drive in heavy and fast traffic to stay sharp

    • Experienced drivers are less likely to be involved in a collision according to the text.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Young drivers are advised to focus on scanning down the road rather than directly in front of their vehicle.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Mature drivers are encouraged to drive longer distances and explore unfamiliar roads.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The ______ of the victims are in the 20-29 age group

    <p>majority</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Jamaica Constabulary Force (2021), 'We have already lost 176 Jamaicans in traffic ______'

    <p>collisions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The ______ age group of the victims is the prime of their lives

    <p>20-29</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Speed limits vary in the traffic environment across the island. These range from 50-80 kmph and up to ______ kmph. There is an allowance of 17 km/h which the law permits for motorists to drive over the speed limit.

    <p>110</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the recommended speed limit for trucks in built-up areas?

    <p>30 km/h</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the speed limit for driving in open roads?

    <p>80 km/h</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the speed limit for driving on highways?

    <p>110 km/h</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Explain the effects of alcohol on the nervous system and its chief components.

    <p>Alcohol is a depressant that affects the entire nervous system, and its chief components are ethanol and water.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is alcohol and how does it affect the body?

    <p>Alcohol is a drug, a depressant that affects the entire nervous system. It has the liquid content of beer, wine, or any other distilled spirits. The chief components are ethanol and water.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the intoxicating constituents of alcoholic beverages?

    <p>The intoxicating constituents of alcoholic beverages are beer, wine, or any other distilled spirits, with the chief components being ethanol and water.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the chief component of alcohol responsible for its intoxicating effect?

    <p>Ethanol</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does alcohol affect the nervous system?

    <p>It depresses the nervous system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the liquid content of alcoholic beverages that contributes to their intoxicating nature?

    <p>Ethanol and water</p> Signup and view all the answers

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