Impaired Driving & Penalties — Utah

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TopicImpaired Driving & Penalties
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Questions (34)

1. What does alcohol do to your driving skills and judgement?
  1. It helps driving skills but harms your judgement.
  2. It harms both driving skills and judgement. ✓
  3. It has no effect on either driving skills or judgement.
  4. It has no effect on judgement but it harms driving skills.

Answer: B. It harms both driving skills and judgement.

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2. A person's ability to drive can be impaired by:
  1. Alcohol.
  2. Any medication.
  3. A lack of sleep.
  4. All of the above. ✓

Answer: D. All of the above.

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3. Alcohol is the single greatest common factor in fatal motor vehicle crashes.
  1. True ✓
  2. False

Answer: A. True

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4. The effect that alcohol has on your reflexes and judgment:
  1. Is less pronounced when consuming beer instead of wine.
  2. Is less pronounced when consuming wine instead of beer.
  3. Is most pronounced when consuming hard ciders and mixed drinks.
  4. Depends on the amount of alcohol in your bloodstream. ✓

Answer: D. Depends on the amount of alcohol in your bloodstream.

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5. To help relieve fatigue on a long trip, it is a good idea to:
  1. Stop and rest every two hours. ✓
  2. Do arm exercises every hour.
  3. Drive with one eye open at a time.
  4. Change feet on the gas pedal.

Answer: A. Stop and rest every two hours.

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6. Distracted driving may be caused by:
  1. Eating, drinking, or smoking.
  2. Talking or texting on a cellular phone.
  3. Changing a radio station or CD.
  4. All of the above. ✓

Answer: D. All of the above.

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7. A telltale sign of a drunk driver is:
  1. They are weaving between lanes.
  2. They are driving more slowly than the normal traffic flow.
  3. They are making quick and sudden stops.
  4. All of the above. ✓

Answer: D. All of the above.

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8. What is the only way to reduce your blood alcohol concentration (BAC)?
  1. Drink coffee.
  2. Exercise.
  3. Allow your body time to get rid of the alcohol. ✓
  4. Take a cold shower.

Answer: C. Allow your body time to get rid of the alcohol.

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9. If you begin to feel tired while driving, the best thing to do is to:
  1. Get some coffee.
  2. Open your window.
  3. Stop driving. ✓
  4. Turn on the radio.

Answer: C. Stop driving.

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10. Drinking alcohol and driving is:
  1. A minor traffic safety problem.
  2. A serious traffic safety problem. ✓
  3. Safe if you have only had a few drinks.
  4. Only dangerous to the driver who drinks.

Answer: B. A serious traffic safety problem.

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