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Driver Education Quiz
Recent changes in Georgia laws relating to teen drivers prompted Clayton County Library System to apply for a driver training grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.
We now have two computers at each of our libraries for use by teens studying to get driver’s licenses. You’ll need to bring your library card to sign onto the computer or make a future reservation.
Check your knowledge of the new law, and of the particular features of driving in Clayton County that affect traffic safety.
2. Which of the following Clayton County intersections is not considered especially dangerous for inexperienced drivers?
4. Other countries and other U.S. states have experienced at least a 10% drop in accidents involving teen drivers when they began requiring the kind of driver training Georgia just mandated. Which country and U.S. state have reported such results?
5. What are some of the conditions that contribute to a higher-than-usual probability of a traffic accident?
6. What SPLOST-funded projects have the Clayton County Board of Commissioners undertaken to make the county’s drivers and pedestrians safer?
7. Which of the following people are not considered appropriate to offer students supervised driving experience under the state’s requirements?
9. Which of the following factors has added new “most dangerous” intersections to Clayton County’s list of driving perils?
10. Who has priority access to the driver training computers located at each of the six Clayton County libraries?
Answers:
1. B. On May 11, 2005, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue signed the former Senate Bill 226, also known as Joshua’s Law. The law became effective on January 1, 2007. Continue to question #2
2. D. The intersection of Main Street and Ash Street in Forest Park is not on the “most perilous” list, but all intersections require drivers to proceed with caution. Continue to question #3
3. D. Teens who do not choose to comply with the provisions of Joshua’s Law must wait ‘til age seventeen to obtain a driver’s license. Continue to question #4
4. C. Canada’s teen accident rate has dropped by 27%, while teenaged Oregonians have experienced 16% fewer accidents after participating in training similar to that required by Joshua’s Law. Continue to question #5
5. D. Drug abuse and poor driving conditions aren’t the only causes of increased driving danger. Studies have found that when teen drivers have more than one teen passenger, the probability of an accident more than doubles. Continue to question #6
6. D. The Clayton County Commission has matched Georgia DOT funds with monies raised by the Special Local Option Sales Tax to make improvements to make our roadways safer for all. Continue to question #7
7. C. Only mature, experienced drivers are considered appropriate supervisors of teen drivers under Joshua’s Law. Continue to question #8
8. A The four Clayton County locations on the list of the ten most dangerous driving areas in Metro Atlanta are
a. GA 19/41 between Little Road and South Hampton Drive
b. Battlecreek Road and Georgia 54
c. Tara Boulevard and North Carter Drive
d. Tara Boulevard and GA 138
9. A. Before the building boom of the late 1990s, south Clayton County experienced few traffic accidents. As the population of that area increased, so did the number of drivers—and the accident rate. Continue to question #10
10. C. The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety grant requires priority access to the driver education computers be assigned to teens working to become eligible for driver’s licenses. Retake the quiz
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