Impact Texas Teen Drivers Answers
Drinking a latte or soda, texting, applying make-up, viewing a GPS or chatting with friends while driving are ALL distractions that can result in fatal crashes.
Answer: TRUE
Over 3000 teens per year, between 15 and 20 years of age lose their lives in fatal crashes.
Answer: TRUE
Fatal crashes resulting from distracted driving are 100% preventable.
Answer: TRUE
It’s important to realize that when it comes to distracted driving it is not about bad teens doing bad things, it’s about good teens making poor choices.
Answer: TRUE
Whether you are the driver or passenger, it’s extremely important to always make good choices and to speak up when you find yourself in an unsafe situation.
Answer: TRUE
The estimated economic loss of ALL motor vehicle crashes in 2012 was $26,000.
Answer: FALSE
There wasn’t one day without a death on Texas roadways in 2012.
Answer: TRUE
Over 230,506 people were injured in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 1907.
Answer: FALSE
In 2012, one person was killed in a car crash every 2 hours 35 minutes.
Answer: TRUE
91,264 Texas teen drivers between the ages of 15 and 19 were involved in crashes during a one year period.
Answer: TRUE
Drugs are the #1 killer of teens in America.
Answer: FALSE
Drivers between the ages of 55 – 70 have the largest proportion of drivers killed due to distracted driving.
Answer: FALSE
Teens renamed the Probability Wheel, “It Probably Won’t Happen to Me Wheel”.
Answer: FALSE
Distracted driving can take a life in a blink of an eye.
Answer: TRUE
400,000 people are seriously injured in car crashes each year.
Answer: TRUE
What is the definition of distracted driving?
Answer: Any activity that could divert a person’s attention away from the primary task of driving.
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Texting while driving is not that bad if you are an experienced driver.
Answer: FALSE
To operate a vehicle safely, drivers must know how to operate all of their vehicle controls.
Answer: TRUE
While driving, if you have to send a text message it’s safer to send a short message with acronyms or abbreviations.
Answer: FALSE
In Amanda’s video she was involved in a crash that took her life exactly one year from the date of her first collision.
Answer: TRUE
After the crash Amanda’s parents learned she was using her phone while driving.
Answer: TRUE
InTEXTicated is a term that can describe a person who is distracted by texting while they are driving.
Answer: TRUE
It’s more dangerous to be inTOXicated while driving than to text while driving.
Answer: FALSE
Several behaviors can be signs of both distracted and intoxicated drivers.
Answer: TRUE
If a law enforcement officer spots a driver crossing multiple lanes, they can automatically assume they are intoxicated.
Answer: FALSE
Texting for many teens is their primary form of communication.
Answer: TRUE
There is only one phase for GDL restrictions.
Answer: FALSE
In order to graduate to GDL Phase II, teens must hold the Learner License for at least 6 months and be 16 years of age.
Answer: TRUE
During GDL phase I, minors are restricted to practicing their driving skills with an authorized adult.
Answer: TRUE
During GDL Phase II: The hours of operations and number of passengers are limited. The use of wireless communication devices are prohibited whether hands free or not.
Answer: TRUE
GDL restrictions last forever.
Answer: FALSE
The estimated economic loss of ALL motor vehicle crashes in 2012 was $26,000.
Answer: FALSE
There wasn’t one day without a death on Texas roadways in 2012.
Answer: TRUE
Over 230,506 people were injured in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 1907
Answer: FALSE
In 2012 one person was killed in a car crash every 2 hours 35 minutes
Answer: TRUE
91,264 Texas teen drivers between the ages of 15 and 19 were involved in crashes during a one year period.
Answer: TRUE
Drugs are the #1 killer of teens in America
Answer: FALSE
Drivers between the ages of 55-70 have the largest proportion drivers killed due to distracted driving.
Answer: FALSE
Teens renamed the probability wheel, “It probably won’t happen to me wheel”
Answer: FALSE
Distracted driving can take a life in a blink of an eye
Answer: TRUE
400,000 people are seriously injured in car crashes each year
Answer: TRUE
What is the definition of distracted driving?
Answer: Any activity that could divert a persons attention away from the primary task of driving.
Texting while driving is not that bad if you are an experienced driver
Answer: FALSE
To operate a vehicle safety drivers must know how to operate all of their vehicle controls.
Answer: TRUE
While driving,if you have to send a text message its safer to send a short message with acronyms or abbreviations
Answer: FALSE
In Amanda’s video she was involved in a crash that took her life exactly one year from the date of her first collision
Answer: TRUE
After the crash Amanda’s parents learned she was using her phone while driving
Answer: TRUE
InETEXTicated is a term that can describe a person who is distracted by texting while they are driving
Answer: TRUE
It’s more dangerous to be inTOXicated while driving than to text while driving
Answer: FALSE
Several behaviors can be signs of both distracted and intoxicated drivers
Answer: TRUE
If a law enforcement officer spots a driver crossing multiple lanes,they can automatically assume they are intoxicated
Answer: FALSE
Texting for many teens is their primary for of communication
Answer: TRUE
There is only one phase for GDL restrictions
Answer: FALSE
In order to graduate to GDL phase II teens must hold the learner licence for at least 6 months and be 16 years of age
Answer: TRUE
During GDL phase I,minors are restricted to practice their driving skills with an authorized adult
Answer: TRUE
During GDL phase II the hours of operations and number of passengers are limited, The use of wireless communication devices are prohibited whether hands free or not
Answer: TRUE
GDL restrictions last forever
Answer: FALSE