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Alabama Driver’s License Graduated Driver’s License Child Passenger Safety Distractions TriviaStatistics

This is the minimum age required to obtain an Alabama Learner’s Permit. A 100

What is 15 years old? A 100

The Driver’s License Exam in Alabama includes three parts - a Vision Screening, a Written Test, and this other test. A 200

What is a Road Test? A 200

A 15-year-old driving with an Alabama Learner’s Permit must be accompanied by a licensed driver at least this old. A 300

What is 21? A 300

This is the type of license that allows a driver to operate an ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) on public roads in Alabama. A 400

What is none? (Trick question! ☺) A 400

This is the number of years a typical Alabama Driver’s License is valid for before it expires and must be renewed. A 500

What is four? A 500

The Alabama GDL Law was originally passed in 2006, but this is the year it was most recently amended with new restrictions. B 100

What is 2010? B 100

Under Alabama’s amended GDL Law, this is the maximum number of non- family passengers a GDL driver may legally have in the vehicle. B 200

What is one? B 200

The addition of the GDL brought Alabama’s licensing system into line with federal recommendations for a system with this many levels or “tiers.” B 300

What is three? B 300

Even though there are recognized exceptions, in general a GDL driver in Alabama may not drive during these hours each day. B 400

What is 12 midnight to 6am? B 400

These are prohibited from use statewide while driving for anyone with a GDL in Alabama. B 500

What are handheld electronic devices? B 500

More than two-thirds of fatally injured children were killed while riding with a driver who had been doing this. C 100

What is drinking alcohol? C 100

¼, ½, or ¾ ? This is how many infant, child, and boosters seats currently in use in the US are NOT installed or being used correctly. C 200

What is ¾ ? (Actually > 80% now.) C 200

One fourth, one third, or one half? Of all children 14 years old and younger who die in vehicular crashes each year, this is the fraction who are unrestrained. C 300

What is half? C 300

DAILY DOUBLE C 400 DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager

These safety devices, which save many lives each year, can injure or kill smaller children… which is one reason that smaller children are much safer riding in the back seat of most vehicles. C 400

What are airbags? C 400

The Governor of Alabama ordered a special 3-year study, concluded in 2010, to determine whether or not seat belts should be required in this particular type of passenger vehicle. C 500

What is a school bus? C 500

Distractions are dangerous for any driver, but teen drivers are particularly at risk for distracted driving because they lack this. D 100

What is driving experience? D 100

Three primary examples of distracted driving conditions that lead to crashes include (1) passenger distractions, (2) electronic device usage, and (3) engaging in this common activity while driving D 200

What is eating and drinking? D 200

True or False? Studies have demonstrated that using a hands-free cellular device (Bluetooth, speaker, etc.) while driving slows driver reaction time as much as using a handheld device does. D 300

What is True? D 300

10%, 15%, or 20%? This was the percentage of all vehicular crashes in 2008 that involved distracted driving. D 400

What is 20%? D 400

The 3 main types of distractions include (1) taking you mind off what you are doing [Cognitive Distraction], (2) taking your hands off the wheel [Manual Distraction], and (3) this. D 500

What is taking your eyes off the road (Visual Distraction)? D 500

This is the number of US states which have adopted 21 as the legal drinking age. E 100

What is 50 ? E 100

This is the decade during which seat belts were first offered as standard equipment in US automobiles. E 200

What are the 1960s? (1963) E 200

5%, 10%, or 15%? This is the percentage that a car’s gas mileage can be increased by simply slowing down from 65mph to 55mph. E 300

What is 15% ? E 300

According to insurance industry analysts, this is the season of the year with the highest rate of teen vehicle crashes. E 400

What is Fall (Autumn)? (October is the single worst month in most states.) E 400

These laws have been cited as a primary factor in the decline in teen driver fatalities in the US in recent years. E 500

What are GDL (Graduated Driver License) Laws? E 500

According to a nationwide study by Allstate Insurance, this state has the second highest per capita teen driver fatality rate in the US. F 100

What is Alabama? F 100

Half, equal, or twice? This is the approximate likelihood of a teen driver to crash at night compared to during the daytime. F 200

What is twice as likely? F 200

This is how many times more likely a teen driver is to crash than an older driver. F 300

What is four times more likely? F 300

Among drivers aged 16 to 19 years old, this is the age with the highest risk of vehicular crash and fatality. F 400

What is 16 years old? F 400

Higher, equal, or lower? This is the risk of a fatal crash for rural teen drivers compared to the same risk for their urban counterparts. F 500

What is higher? F 500

The Final Jeopardy Category is: States with high teen driver fatality rates Please record your wager. Click on screen to begin

We learned earlier that Alabama has the 2 nd highest teen driver fatality rate in the nation, according to a nationwide study by Allstate Insurance. This is one of the other four states that was ranked among the five worst. Click on screen to continue

We learned earlier that Alabama has the 2 nd highest teen driver fatality rate in the nation, according to a nationwide study by Allstate Insurance. This is one of the other four states that was ranked among the five worst. Click on screen to continue

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