Review of basic defensive driving principles as relates to the PowerPoint Presentation, "West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Defensive Driving Training Part 1--The Basics.
All employees
Only employees who use school vehicles for business purposes
Full- and part-time employees who drive vehicles--school, rental, or personal--doing business for the school
Employees, e.g., maintenance and security, who drive school work vehicles on campus
A and b
C and d
Valid drivers license
Annual motor vehicle report
Employee's certificate of insurance if using personal vehicle for business travel
All of the above
None of the above
Talking or texting on cell phones.
Paying attention to traffic conditions around you.
Eating and drinking while driving.
Playing with radio or CD player while driving.
Avoid distractions!
Act in time.
Stay alert!
Recognize the hazard.
Understand the defense.
True
False
True
False
Make sure to go first.
Anticipate actions of other drivers and take evasive action as necessary.
Speed up to get through a green light before it changes.
Wait for the other driver(s) to wave you on.
True
False
The driver
The person guiding the driver
Both the driver and the guide
None of the above
True
False
The room ahead
Whether there is adequate space to move back into his/her lane after passing
Whether the other driver is talking on his cell phone
Signal his intentions
Be aware of the actions of other drivers
Cut the other driver off
Give way if the other driver begins to sideswipe you
A and b
A and c
The driver needs to take into account blind spots or limited sight distance.
The driver needs to be observant when another driver makes an abrupt lane change.
The driver needs to avoid entrapment in merging traffic by preplanning and being willing to yield.
All of the above
None of the above
True
False
True
False
Pedestrians who are a block away
The cars behind you
Other vehicles in the path and the complete configuration of the turn
True
False
True
False
Speeding up
Slowing down
Ignoring them
Honking your horn and speeding by
Fatigue
Animals on the road
Drunk drivers
Good visibility and lighting
True
False
True
False
True
False
Uncontrollable yawning
Can't remember the last several miles driven
Eyes close or don't focus and head drops
Short term memory loss
None of the above
All of the above
Maintain a constant rate of speed
Drift into other traffic lanes
Tailgate
Miss traffic signs and devices
Jerk steering wheel hard to correct a drift and return to correct lane