TLSAE DMV Study Guide Questions And Answers | Verified Study Solutions A collision occurs every ___ seconds ✅6
A person is injured in a collision every ___ seconds ✅14
A person is killed in a collision every ___ minutes ✅14
Young drivers between ___ and ___ years old accounted for only 6.4 percent of total drivers but made up 12 percent of all drivers involved in fatal crashes ✅15-20
The proof of an alcoholic beverage is ___ the alcohol percentage ✅double
Most of the alcohol is absorbed in the ___ ✅small intestine
True or false: once alcohol is absorbed into the tissues, the affects are felt ✅true
The only thing that sobers up a person who is impaired ✅time
One of the fastest substances absorbed by the body ✅alcohol
Causes the body to absorb alcohol faster ✅carbonation
Driving skills may be impaired at this level of alcohol content ✅0.04-0.06
Driving skills are always impaired at this level ✅0.07-0.09
The process of alcohol leaving the body takes approximately ___ hours per drink ✅1 1/2
Alcohol depletes the body of ___ ✅water
Alcohol is a ___, so it will eliminate water from the body ✅diuretic
A colorless, water-soluble alcohol ✅ethanol
People who suddenly stop taking large doses can experience ___ ✅withdrawal symptoms
The name given to drugs that increase heart rate, blood pressure, and energy ✅stimulant
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Drugs that affect a person's perceptions, sensations, thinking, self-awareness, and emotions ✅hallucinogens
This drug may cause the user to feel several different emotions at once or swing rapidly from one emotion the another ✅hallucinogens
Substances the user inhales through the nose or mouth that are typically easy to access because they are found in common household products ✅inhalants
Taking any drug that affects your driving ability can result in a ___ ✅dui
True or false: everyone reacts the same to drugs ✅false
Refers to the interaction of two drugs in such a way that the total effect is greater than the sum of the individual effects ✅synergism
Refers to a physical state where when a person stops using a drug or alcohol, withdrawal occurs ✅dependence
Means that to get the same high, the person needs to drink more alcohol or take more drugs ✅tolerance
Can refer to the prescribing of one drug of a class to alleviate the withdrawal symptoms of another drug of the same class; can also refer to describe addiction to more than one drug ✅cross-addiction
Refers to the building of tolerance to other drugs in the same class as the one being used ✅cross-tolerance
Occurs when people behave violently towards other road users ✅road rage
Drug addiction is a ___ disease ✅brain
Exists when a drug is so central to a person's thoughts, emotions, and activities that it is extremely difficult to stop using it or even stop thinking about it ✅psychological dependence
Substances that people use which lead to taking other drugs ✅gateway drugs
The number one problem in most teenagers' lives ✅peer pressure
___ crashes occur each year ✅5 million
___ in every ___ crashes results in injury or death ✅1, 3
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