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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