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7-9 hours

What is the average length of time it takes a driver to get drowsy? What is the recommended amount of sleep for most adults? What is the time required to investigate a crash involving a drowsy driver?

Caffeine or energy drink

What is the best way to stay awake when driving at night? What is only a temporary way to increase alertness if feeling drowsy while driving?

Young adults ages 18-29

What is the drivers most likely to be drowsy behind the wheel? What is the drivers least likely to be drowsy behind the wheel?

"No zone"

What is the lane where 18-wheelers aren’t allowed to drive? What are blind spots at the front, back, and sides of a truck where the truck driver can’t see another vehicle?

Up to 200 feet

What is the length of the blind spot behind a tractor-trailer, where the driver can’t see you? What is the maximum length of a semitrailer?

Car driver

What is the person most likely to be at fault when a car and 18-wheeler collide? What is the person least likely to be at fault when a car and 18-wheeler collide?

Solid yellow line

What is the dividing marker on a two-lane roadway? What is the indicator of a “no passing” zone if it’s in your lane? What is a reminder to drive cautiously on a rural roadway?

Flashing red light

What is the same as a stop sign and signals a driver to come to a complete stop? What is the warning light for a dangerous curve ahead? What is the marker for the beginning of a school zone?

Right shoulder

What is where a car can drive to pass a slow-moving truck? What is where a car can drive to let a faster moving vehicle pass? What is where driving is always prohibited?

Upside down red and white triangle

What is a stop sign? What is a yield sign? What is a do not enter sign?

“X” marks the spot

What is the sign indicating the location of a fatal crash? What is the sign indicating a safety rest area? What is the sign indicating a railroad crossing?

Orange

What is the color for work zone warning signs? What is the color for school crossing signs? What is the color for “no passing” signs?

$2,000 fine, jail time, and license suspension

What are penalties for a first DWI conviction? What are penalties for texting and driving if a fatality occurs? What are penalties for leaving the scene of a crash?

$200

What is the fine for violating the “Left Lane for Passing Only” rule on multi-lane highways? What is the fine for driving without car insurance? What is the fine for illegally passing a school bus?

Double the fine

What is the penalty if you get a second seat belt ticket? What is the penalty if you get a ticket in a work zone when workers are on the job?

20%

What is the percentage of time drivers spend on their phone behind the wheel? What is the percentage of traffic crashes in Texas involving distracted driving? What is the percentage of drivers using a cell phone at any one time?

4.6 seconds

What is the average time your eyes are away from the road when sending or reading a text? What is the average time your eyes are away from the road when switching radio stations?

Texting and driving

What is prohibited only in major cities in Texas? What is prohibited only in school zones? What is prohibited statewide in Texas?

3,700+

What is the number of injuries on Texas highways every day from traffic crashes? What is the number of traffic crashes in Texas every month? What is the number of traffic deaths in Texas last year?

70

What is the most common daytime speed limit on Texas highways? What is the number of motorcycle fatalities in Texas every year? What is the fine for not wearing a seat belt?

35

What is the most heavily traveled Interstate Highway in Texas? What is the Interstate Highway between Dallas and Houston? What is the Interstate Highway that crosses the Texas Panhandle?

2,500

What is the number of crashes in Texas highway work zones every year? What is the number of active highway work zones in Texas? What is the amount of a fine for speeding through a work zone?

20 miles an hour

What is the speed limit in a work zone? What is the amount to slow down below the posted speed limit when driving in a lane closest to a parked TxDOT vehicle with flashing lights on?

Driver inattention

What is a leading cause of crashes in work zones? What is the pet peeve most cited by Texas drivers? What is punishable by a fine up to $5,000?

Left side of the road facing traffic

What is where most crashes involving pedestrians occur? What is the safest place to walk if there is no sidewalk?

Crosswalks and intersections

What is where pedestrians should cross a street? What is where pedestrians who are texting are most likely to be hit by a car? What is where fines triple if a driver runs into a pedestrian?

75%

What is the percentage of pedestrian fatalities in the U.S. that occur when it’s dark outside? What is the percentage of pedestrian fatalities in the U.S. from hit-and-run drivers?

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You Snooze, You Lose

7-9 hours Caffeine or energy drink Young adults ages 18-29

Keep on Trucking

"No Zone" Up to 200 feet Car driver

Two-Lane Highway

Solid yellow line Flashing red light Right shoulder

What's Your Sign?

Upside down triangle “X” marks the spot Orange

Ticket to Ride

$2,000 fine, jail time $200 Double the fine

Mind the Road

20% 4.6 seconds Texting and driving

By the Numbers

3,700+ 70 35

On the Road Again

2,500 20 miles an hour Driver inattention

Take a Walk

Left side, facing traffic Crosswalks 75%