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Alabama Driver’s License Graduated Driver’s License Child Passenger Safety Distractions Trivia Statistics 100 100 100 200 200 200 300 300 300 400 400 400 500 500 500
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 nonfamily 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 6 am? 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 Place A Wager DOUBLE C 400
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 1960 s? (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 65 mph to 55 mph. 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
Mississippi Alabama Kentucky Missouri Arkansas
Thank you for playing Teen Driving Jeopardy ! For more information about any of the topics we discussed, please visit: www. adph. org/teendriving
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