Distracted Driving Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Which three categories are commonly used to describe driving distractions?
Internal, external, and mechanical
Visual, manual, and cognitive
Auditory, social, and navigational
Physical, emotional, and environmental
2. A text alert arrives while you are driving. What is the most reliable way to avoid interacting with it?
Read it quickly while keeping one hand on the wheel
Wait for a straight section of road before checking it
Hold the phone near the windshield so the road stays in view
Leave it alone until the vehicle is safely and legally parked
3. A driver looks toward the road but is absorbed in daydreaming and fails to process a traffic change. What type of distraction is most evident?
Manual distraction
Mechanical distraction
Cognitive distraction
Visual obstruction
4. Which example is primarily a visual distraction?
Thinking about a disagreement from earlier in the day
Looking at a roadside event instead of the traffic path
Listening to a familiar song at a moderate volume
Holding a cup while steering with the other hand
5. What is a key distracted-driving concern with composing a message through voice-to-text?
Creating and checking the message can consume cognitive attention
Voice-to-text always requires both hands to operate
Spoken messages block all important sounds outside the vehicle
Speaking prevents the steering system from responding normally
6. Which preparation before departure most directly reduces the chance of phone-related distraction?
Place the phone on the passenger seat for faster access
Increase the phone's screen brightness so information is easier to read
Open likely messages in advance so they remain available on screen
Set the route, silence unnecessary alerts, and place the phone out of reach
7. A passenger starts an emotionally intense conversation as traffic becomes difficult. What is the best response?
Continue the discussion while reducing speed below surrounding traffic
Keep talking but ask the passenger to speak more slowly
Pause the conversation and focus on the changing traffic
Look toward the passenger briefly to show that you are listening
8. Reaching into the passenger footwell while driving most directly combines which forms of distraction?
Visual and manual distraction
Auditory and navigational distraction
Emotional and mechanical distraction
Social and environmental distraction
9. A drink spills beside you while the vehicle is moving. What is the safest general response?
Maintain control and pull over safely before cleaning it
Reach down immediately before the liquid spreads
Watch the road while feeling around for the cup
Brake in the lane and ask nearby drivers to pass
10. Why can a visible, alerting phone be distracting even when the driver does not pick it up?
Alerts and anticipation can draw the driver's thoughts and eyes away
Any illuminated screen makes the road physically harder to see
Its signals interfere with the vehicle's braking system
A nearby phone prevents the driver from hearing the engine
11. Why can a hands-free phone conversation still be distracting?
It always prevents the driver from hearing traffic sounds
The conversation can take mental attention away from the road
Hands-free systems require the driver to look at the phone continuously
The conversation automatically disables vehicle safety features
12. You realize during a trip that you need to make a non-urgent call. What is the best plan?
Call during the next long, straight stretch of road
Wait until you can park safely and legally before calling
Use hands-free calling and keep the conversation brief
Reduce speed and make the call from the travel lane
13. Your navigation app gives an unclear instruction near a complicated junction. What should you do?
Zoom the map while moving slowly through the junction
Make the most likely turn and check the map immediately afterward
Stop in the traffic lane long enough to study the route
Continue controlling the vehicle, then review the route after stopping safely
14. Why is checking a message while stopped at a red light still a poor distraction-control strategy?
A stopped vehicle no longer provides power to the phone
Traffic signals always change too quickly to read any message
Attention can remain on the phone as the traffic situation changes or movement resumes
The phone may permanently block the driver's view after traffic moves
15. You miss your intended exit because traffic requires your full attention. What should you do next?
Reverse along the shoulder if the exit is still visible
Stop near the exit and wait for an opening to cross
Continue safely and use a later route or exit
Make an immediate lane change before the exit disappears
16. A child in the back seat drops an important item and begins calling for it. What should the driver do?
Reach backward only when the road ahead appears clear
Turn briefly to locate the item before deciding what to do
Ask the child to direct the driver's hand toward the item
Keep driving attention forward and stop safely before retrieving it