Rules And Responsibilities Flashcards
(21 cards)
What is the limit BAC of full licence holders (including supervising drivers)?
All licensed drivers must have a BAC of less than .05.
How much alcohol can learner and probationary drive with?
Absolutely none.
What is the definition of BAC?
Blood Alcohol Concentration is a measure of the amount of alcohol in blood.
What are the effects of alcohol on driving?
- feel overconfident and take risks
- are often unaware of their driving impairment
- slower reflexes
- poor co-ordination
- less able to process information
- less able to make good judgements because their perception is affected
What are the factors affecting BAC?
- gender - women have a higher BAC
- body size - small people have a higher BAC
- food consumption - without eating food, the BAC will rise more quickly
- rate of drinking - the faster you drink, the faster the BAC will rise
- types of alcohol - example: vodka will rise more quickly than beer
- general health - the liver is less able to process the alcohol
- other drugs - combining drugs with alcohol will increase BAC by a lot
What is the only way to reduce BAC?
Only time can reduce your BAC level, because the liver takes a while to process the alcohol.
How does ecstasy or heroin affect your ability to drive?
- it makes more confident
- makes you less skillful
- makes you sleepy
How does marijuana affect your ability to drive?
- it slows reaction time
- it reduces focus and decision making
- makes you miss important road signs
- reduces your ability to avoid hazards
How can medicines increase the risk of crashes?
By affecting your: • mood • concentration • co-ordination • reaction time
What are some examples of medications that can increase the risk of crashes?
- sleeping tablets
- muscle relaxants
- sadatives
- some antihistamines (cold and flu medicines)
- some strong painkillers
How do you reduce the risk of a crash whilst on medication?
- not using alcohol with medicines
- keeping to the prescribed doses
- not over-dosing
- not using other people’s medicines
- reading the labels on the medicine
When should you stop driving when you are taking medicine?
When it: • affects your reflexes • affects your ability to concentrate • makes you sleepy or drowsy • gives you blurred or double vision
What are the penalties for unrestrained or improperly restrained passengers?
- fines and demerit points for the driver
* fines for passengers aged 16 and over
What must drivers ensure when dealing with children?
• a properly fastened rearward facing child restraint with an inbuilt harness for < 6 months
• a properly fastened and adjusted approved rearward facing with inbuilt harness
OR
• forward facing child restraint with inbuilt harness if they are > 6 months AND < 4 years
OR
• a properly positioned approved booster seat and fastened and adjusted seatbelt if they are > 4 years AND < 7 years
• either a booster seat or an adult seatbelt if they are 7 - 16 years old. Only until they are 145cm tall can they use an adult seat.
When can’t, and when can children be seated in the front row of the car?
A child must not be in the front seat if the child is under 4 years old.
Children 4 - 7 years can only be in the front seat if all other seats are occupied by passengers less than 7 years old.
What is a built-up area?
- where there are houses and buildings next to the road
* where street lighting is not at intervals of 100 metres apart or more.
What is the speed limit for a built-up area?
50 km/h unless singed otherwise.
What is an area speed limit sign?
A sign which designates speed limits for whole areas (networks of roads). There are signs on each road into the area.
What is the speed limit on freeways and country roads?
100 km/h on freeways and country roads.
Some main streets in rural town cities have 50 km/h and many rural railway level crossings have 80 km/h speed limits.
Why are there speed limits near schools?
Children are easily distracted and can forget to look out for danger on the roads. They have trouble judging speed of cars.
When are permanent, timed based and electronic speed signs used?
- permanent 40 km/h speed limits are used on 50 km/h roads
- timed based 40 km/h speed limits are used on 60 and 70 km/h roads.
- electronic 40 and 60 km/h speed limits are used on 80+ km/h roads.
