Drinking and Driving

Dangerous Driving Behaviors Answer the following questions below using pages 22 &23 of the Driver’s Education manual.

1. Define aggressive driving. (22)

2. Aggressive drivers break the law by (list at least five behaviors) (22)

3. How can you protect yourself against an aggressive driver? (22)

4. How long is a person’s license suspended if convicted of aggressive driving? (22)

5. List five distractions to drivers. (22)

6. Who is text messaging or reading text messages illegal for? (22)

7. Distracted driving accounts for what percent of all traffic crashes? (22)

8. What are the signs that you may be on the verge of falling asleep at the wheel? (23)

9. Driving while you are sleepy reduces your ability to drive effectively. Your reaction time is , awareness is and judgment is . (23)

10. List five things you can do to avoid falling asleep at the wheel. (23) Drinking and Driving Answer the following questions below using pages 23 & 29-30 in the Driver Education manual.

11. Researcher estimate the between the hours of _____ and ______three out of every ______drivers are drunk. (23)

12. Just ______alcoholic drink can affect your driving ability because even a small amount of alcohol affects the brain’s functions- particularly ______, ______, and ______.(23)

13. Because alcohol affects your judgment and driving ability, your chances of being in a crash are ______times greater if you drive after drinking than if you drive sober. (23)

14. A _____ ounce glass of beer, a __5__ ounce glass of wine and a __shot__ of liquor have similar amounts of alcohol. (23)

15. Only ______can decrease intoxication. Coffee, cold showers or exercise will not have a sobering effect. (23)

16. Explain implied consent law. (29)

17. Legally, you are considered to be driving under the influence if your blood alcohol content is ______or higher.

18. Administrative License Suspension is what happens if you refuse a breath test and your BAC is .08 or higher… (29) a. On the First offense b. On the Second offense c. On the Third DUI offense

19. You may be charged with drinking while operating a motor vehicle if you (29) a. Are stopped

b. You show

20. What happens if you’re convicted of a DUI involving juvenile passengers? (29) a. First offense

b. Second Offense

21. Your vehicle will be impounded immediately for… (30)

22. What is the punishment if you’re under 21 and get convicted of a DUI? (30)

23. What is the punishment if you’re under 21 and you attempt to use a fake ID to purchase or drink alcohol? (30) Drinking and Driving PowerPoint Presentation Answer the questions by listening to the Drinking and Driving lecture.

1. Every day in America people die as a result of drunken driving crashes.

2. Kids who start drinking young are times more likely to be in an alcohol- related crash.

3. Car crashes are the leading cause of death for teens, and about a quarter of those crashes involve an underage drinking driver

4. Teen alcohol use kills people each year - that’s more than all illegal drugs combined

5. In 2012, people admitted to driving under the influence of alcohol - that’s more than the population of Texas.

6. High school students who use alcohol or other substances are times more likely to drop out of school.

7. What is BAC?

8. What are the factors affecting BAC?

9. ______of the proof of the liquor equals the ______of alcohol.

10. What affects does alcohol have on a driver’s ability to search?

11. What affects does alcohol have on a driver’s ability to evaluate?

12. What affects does alcohol have on a driver’s ability to execute?