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| Would You Know What To Do In An Auto Emergency? |
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Unfortunately, there are between 6 and 6.8 million car crashes in the United States every single year, with 36,000 of these accidents resulting in fatalities. The good news is that the more you educate yourself about how to handle automotive mishaps and emergencies, the better off you will be.
Take the following quiz to determine just how prepared you are right now to handle an automotive emergency. Then, when you have finished the quiz and have gotten your own results, be sure to guess what your family's and friends' results will be in the spaces provided.
This free quiz will then automatically be sent to them so they can benefit from the insights, too.
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If a bumblebee flies into your car while you are driving, you should:
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A
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Try to swat it with your road atlas |
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B
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Drive really fast and hope it flies out |
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C
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Pull over and gently try to coax it out | |
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2.
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If you need to pull over because your car is on fire, the number of feet you should move away from the burning car is:
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A
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500 |
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B
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200 |
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C
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100 | |
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3.
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The following are items you should always include in your car emergency kit:
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A
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An extra set of clothes |
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B
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A tire pump |
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C
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A flashlight, some tools for repairs, a road atlas, an ice scraper, a gallon of gas, motor oil, a jack, cables, rags, a small fire extinguisher | |
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At this point, everyone is well aware of the importance of safety belts, but if for some reason you have forgotten to fasten yours, and you are about to get into a head-on collision:
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A
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Grip the steering wheel as tightly as you can |
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B
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Throw yourself across the front seat or to the floor; in other words, get your body below the windshield |
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C
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Just sit back and wait for the airbags to deploy | |
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If your gas pedal suddenly starts to stick, you should:
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A
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Slam on the brakes |
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B
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Immediately cut the engine, shift into neutral, and pull off to the side of the road |
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C
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Apply gentle pressure to the brakes | |
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6.
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If your brakes suddenly stop working:
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A
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One method is to very slowly use the parking brake |
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B
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A second method is to slow down, shift from Drive to D1, then to D2, then to Reverse |
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C
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Only if either of these two methods fail, try to stop yourself by sideswiping guardrails or a sign post to the SIDE of the road, not in front of you |
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D
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All of the above | |
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In snowy, slick, icy, cold conditions, the best way to add weight to the car is to use:
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Several 50-200 pound bags of sand or cat litter |
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B
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Heavy bricks |
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C
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Barbells | |
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The best -- and safest -- action to take if your car has broken down and you have pulled off onto the shoulder of the highway is to:
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Try to fix it yourself right on the spot |
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B
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Try to flag down a fellow driver to help you |
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C
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Lift up your hood and immediately use your cell phone to call your towing company (a number you should always have with you). | |
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It is problematic to smoke a cigarette while trying to repair your car.
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Always |
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B
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It depends on the type of repair work you are doing |
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C
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Never | |
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10.
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One person dies in a car accident every:
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Hour |
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B
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13 minutes |
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C
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Half hour | |
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11.
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If your car starts to skid, the best response is to:
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Ease your foot off the gas pedal and gently steer the car in the direction you would like to go |
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B
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Apply gentle pressure to the brakes |
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C
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Apply firm pressure to the brakes | |
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12.
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Of every 100 children killed in car crashes, how many would actually survive if properly secured in child safety seats or by safety belts?
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A
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40 |
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B
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80 |
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C
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60 | |
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13.
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Out of ten people, how many will put on their safety belts if reminded to do so?
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Nine |
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B
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Seven |
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C
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Five | |
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14.
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When used correctly, safety belts can reduce the number of car accident-related fatalities by what percent?
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20-30% |
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B
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40-50% |
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C
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60-70% | |
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15.
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How many car crash-related injuries or fatalities occur within 25 miles of home?
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A
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75% |
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B
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50% |
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C
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25% | |
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