take the quiz

[wolfdogs]

amazing what we think we know........

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/safety/fourt...challenge.html

[slmdeclipse]

I got a 750 the first time around...

[Joe K. 99 Zeee!!]

That's a good test. There are a lot of situations that they just don't cover in drivers' ed.......

I got 700. I'm road savy!! Barely.

[Ruz]

I scored an 800, but don't agree with one of the questions. The question that asked about braking distance. Choices were something like 100 feet, 150 yards, or .25 miles. I was looking at a review on edmunds for a '99 WS6 and the average 60 to 0 distance was 131 feet. I checked this out because I thought 100 feet was too short, but 450 feet (150 yards) was too long, even if you consider reaction time to stop. Oh well...it was a fun test.

I did learn one thing on it...the exit number sign shows which side you exit from...never knew that and think that is really cool to know, especially if you are in a strange city.

Ruz

[wolfdogs]

Originally posted by Ruz
I scored an 800, but don't agree with one of the questions. The question that asked about braking distance. Choices were something like 100 feet, 150 yards, or .25 miles. I was looking at a review on edmunds for a '99 WS6 and the average 60 to 0 distance was 131 feet. I checked this out because I thought 100 feet was too short, but 450 feet (150 yards) was too long, even if you consider reaction time to stop. Oh well...it was a fun test.

I did learn one thing on it...the exit number sign shows which side you exit from...never knew that and think that is really cool to know, especially if you are in a strange city.

Ruz

thats a tough question to have on there... because they have to coonsider a ws6's stopping distance........AND a Ford E350 13 passenger Van's stopping distance............. and use the average. remember..perf. cars are not the norm. when agencies do things like this... they use "average American pulblic drivers"

[Jeff_in_Atl]

I have a problem with several questions.

The first one was about the train. Maybe I missed it but it didn't say how fast the train was going and it didn't have the load weight that it was pulling. There is no way to answert this question without knowing this.

2nd, I agree with all of you. There is know way to answer it without vehicle specifics. This goes the same with the wet road conditions.

[Joe K. 99 Zeee!!]

On the question in...uh...question:

It's not as hard as you guys make it out to be. 100 feet is obviously too short. 1/4 mile is too long. So it's obviously the one in the middle...from this you can infer the answer to the wet road cond. question.

This coming from the lowly individual that scored 700. Yeah I missed the first question I'll chalk that one up to being at work and bored out of my mind.

[Joe 1320]

A few questions I didn't agree with but still managed 850.

[Jason97T/A]

perfect score of 1000!!!! ....the 2nd time around

[AndyLT1]

Interesting. Got an 800.

Andy

[wolfdogs]

thing is.........if we all learned one thing... just one...its was worthy out while .........

[Jeff95TA]

On the stopping distance question, it told me my answer was wrong and that even numbered interstates run east-west. Ha, ha - a litttle programming problem there!

[slmdeclipse]

Originally posted by Jeff95TA
On the stopping distance question, it told me my answer was wrong and that even numbered interstates run east-west. Ha, ha - a litttle programming problem there!

um...even numbered interstates do run east-west....

[Joe K. 99 Zeee!!]

Originally posted by slmdeclipse
um...even numbered interstates do run east-west....

You're right....I almost said the same thing. Then I realized what he was saying was in answering the distance question incorrectly the computer told him the answer was that even # interstates run e-w.