DTT Risk Perception

Question 1

You are driving at 100 km/h on a national road. Approximately how far will your car travel during a typical reaction time of 1.5 seconds?

Accepted Answer

About 42 metres

Answer

About 20 metres

Answer

About 60 metres

Answer

About 10 metres

Question 2

Which of the following factors most significantly increases the risk of a collision?

Accepted Answer

Driver fatigue

Answer

The colour of the vehicle

Answer

Having the radio on

Answer

The age of the vehicle's registration plates

Question 3

Why are junctions the most common location for road collisions in Ireland?

Accepted Answer

Multiple road users converge from different directions, creating numerous potential conflict points

Answer

Because speed limits are too high at junctions

Answer

Because traffic lights malfunction frequently

Answer

Because road surfaces at junctions are always in poor condition

Question 4

What effect does alcohol have on driving ability even below the legal limit?

Accepted Answer

It impairs judgement, slows reaction times, reduces concentration, and gives a false sense of confidence

Answer

Alcohol below the legal limit has no effect on driving

Answer

It only affects vision

Answer

It makes drivers more cautious

Question 5

You are driving behind a bus that has stopped to let passengers off. What risk should you anticipate?

Accepted Answer

Passengers, especially children, may cross the road from in front of or behind the bus where you cannot see them

Answer

The bus will reverse

Answer

No risk — passengers always use crossings

Answer

The bus will remain stopped for a long time

Question 6

What is the safest response when you realise you have missed your motorway exit?

Accepted Answer

Continue to the next exit and find an alternative route back

Answer

Reverse along the hard shoulder to the exit

Answer

Do a U-turn on the motorway

Answer

Stop on the motorway and check your map