QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔t or f the prefrontal cortex not being mature makes teens more susceptible to peer
pressure - ✔✔true
✔✔Profile of a Michigan Fatal Crash Young Driver - ✔✔Male
Level 2 (within last 6 months)
Dry road during daylight
Road w/o traffice or lights
Peer passenger
Distractions
Failure to recognize hazards
Multi vehicle
Passenger killer
✔✔ Chance of Death, Injury, damage or loss - ✔✔Risk
✔✔Percent of drivers that will have a serious crash before their 17th birthday - ✔✔9%
or( 1 out of 11)
✔✔Percent of drivers that will be involved in a crash during the first 3 years - ✔✔12% or
(1 out of 8)
✔✔When is the highest risk for 16 and 17 year olds for a crash? - ✔✔during first 3 years
of driving
✔✔For every 2 miles driven, the average driver makes.... - ✔✔200 observations, 40
decisions and 1 mistake
✔✔Once every ______ miles one of those mistakes leads to a near collision - ✔✔500
✔✔largest Share of young driver crashes are due to - ✔✔Errors due to Inexperience
rather than speed and behavior
✔✔Largest single category of error involves - ✔✔visual search
✔✔Number of young Michigan drivers involved in fatalities each year... - ✔✔41
✔✔Number of 16-17 year old drivers involved in serious crashes each year... - ✔✔20,
000 or (1 in 9)
✔✔Underlying error in most crashes - ✔✔Failure to recognize hazardous situations