How Savvy Are You About Road Safety? Quiz!

1. Wearing a seat belt and holding a baby on your lap at the same time is safe.

True

False

False --- In a crash, the child could be crushed between your body and part of the car’s interior. Also, according to the national seat belt law, children aged six years and below are not allowed to sit in the front seat of any running motor vehicle.

Explanation

False --- In a crash, the child could be crushed between your body and part of the car’s interior. Also, according to the national seat belt law, children aged six years and below are not allowed to sit in the front seat of any running motor vehicle.

2. The national motorcycle helmet law applies to:

Drivers and passengers

Drivers only

Passengers only

Drivers and passengers --- See link for more information. Listen up, motorcyclists: Wearing a good-quality helmet can reduce the risk of death from a road crash by 40%.

Explanation

Drivers and passengers --- See link for more information. Listen up, motorcyclists: Wearing a good-quality helmet can reduce the risk of death from a road crash by 40%.

3. According to the national drink-driving law, a driver who refuses to undergo a field sobriety test shall be penalized with

A slap on the wrist

Confiscation and automatic revocation of his or her driver’s license

A fine of 2,000 pesos

Confiscation and automatic revocation of his or her driver’s license --- See link for more information.

Explanation

Confiscation and automatic revocation of his or her driver’s license --- See link for more information.

4. In 2012, what motorized vehicle was most involved in road crashes in the Philippines?

Bus

Car

Motorcycle

Motorcycle --- This fact comes from Online National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, specifically, the fact sheets of the first, second, third, and fourth quarters of 2012.

Explanation

Motorcycle --- This fact comes from Online National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, specifically, the fact sheets of the first, second, third, and fourth quarters of 2012.

5. What is the number-one risk factor for injuries related to road crashes in the Philippines?

Using the mobile phone

Sleepiness

Alcohol/liquor

Alcohol/liquor --- This fact comes from Online National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, specifically, the fact sheets of the first, second, third, and fourth quarters of 2012.

Explanation

Alcohol/liquor --- This fact comes from Online National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, specifically, the fact sheets of the first, second, third, and fourth quarters of 2012.

6. What should the speed limits be in residential and high-pedestrian traffic areas?

50-55 kilometers per hour

30-40 kilometers per hour

20-25 kilometers per hour

30–40 kilometers per hour --- Speed kills. Therefore, “speed management is important for addressing pedestrian safety around the world,” says the World Health Organization. A 5% cut in average speed can reduce the number of fatal crashes by as much as 30%.

Explanation

30–40 kilometers per hour --- Speed kills. Therefore, “speed management is important for addressing pedestrian safety around the world,” says the World Health Organization. A 5% cut in average speed can reduce the number of fatal crashes by as much as 30%.

7. One-fifth of the people killed on the world's roads each year is

In a car

On foot

On a bicycle

On foot --- “Each year, more than 270,000 pedestrians lose their lives on the world’s roads,” says the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration.

Explanation

On foot --- “Each year, more than 270,000 pedestrians lose their lives on the world’s roads,” says the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration.

8. On the average, how many road crashes take place in the Philippines every hour?

30 crashes

50 crashes

10 crashes

10 crashes --- This figure is estimated from data from the Department of Public Works, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, and the Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group cited in Business World.

Explanation

10 crashes --- This figure is estimated from data from the Department of Public Works, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, and the Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group cited in Business World.

9. Which of these famous Filipinos did NOT die in a road crash?

Rico Yan, actor

Jay Ilagan, actor

Lino Brocka, director

Rico Yan, actor --- He apparently died of acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis.

Explanation

Rico Yan, actor --- He apparently died of acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis.

10. On the average, how many people are killed in road crashes across the country every day?

5 people

15 people

35 people

5 people --- This figure is estimated from data from the Department of Public Works, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, and the Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group cited in Business World.

Explanation

5 people --- This figure is estimated from data from the Department of Public Works, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, and the Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group cited in Business World.