Module 9 – Occupant Protection and Road Design

Airbags deploy at speeds up to ______.

• 50 mph

• 75 mph

• 120 mph

• 200 mph

When driving an airbag equipped vehicle, ________________.

• you should sit at least 10 inches from the steering wheel

• the steering wheel should be tilted toward the chest

• your hands should be on the lower half of the steering wheel

• all of the above

Most human injuries in motor vehicle crashes result from __________.

• the initial impact of the vehicle against another object

• the second impact-the occupant (person) against another object

• both are equal

If your vehicle has air bags, you do not need to use safety belts

• true

• false

New vehicles may be equipped with on/off switches for the passenger airbags.

• true

• false

Which of the following will affect traction?

• surface materials

• surface conditions

• weather conditions

• all of the above

Loss of front wheel traction is called

• Understeer

• Oversteer

In skid control, it is critical that the driver __________.

• look where he/she wants the vehicle to go

• steer towards the intended path of travel

• both a and b

• neither a nor b

A roadway technology designed to alert inattentive drivers is __________.

• ESP

• median barriers

• rumble strips

• ABS