GODFREY BW THEORY REVISION

CHAPTER 1&2
FITNESS TO DRIVE

This chapter is meant to instill the values of a good driver and encourage a harmonious
relationship between you and other road users, more especially other drivers. It will also
discuss what is required of you in terms of your physical and emotional wellbeing,
highlighting issues like alcohol and drug use, fatigue and overall physical fitness, how they
can affect you as a driver and ways to mitigate their effect.

1. What constitutes a good driver?

a. He treats others like partners, drives calmly and cool and refrains from
showing that he is superior.
b. He drives at low speed and quickly shows displeasure when another driver is at
fault
c. All the above A

2. What should you understand by defensive driving?

a. Not insisting on your rights
b. Allowing for other people’s mistakes.
c. Driving with security in your car to prevent criminal attacks
d. a & b
e. b & c D

3. Participating in road traffic requires caution at all times and consideration towards
other road users. What does this say to you?
a. You must reckon with improper conduct on the part of others
b. You must make yourself a priority at all times when driving
c. You must drive with foresight
d. a & c
e. b & a D
4. A car with a young driver has stopped next to you at a red traffic light. He is playing
with his accelerator and obviously intends to start first and shake you off when the lights
change. How do you react?
a. You ignore the challenge, remain cool and let the other car drive off.
b. Accept the challenge and beat him with experience in order to teach him a
lesson A

5. What are the possible effects of hashish consumption?

a. Intoxication with dangerous hallucination and reduced reaction capability
b. Intoxication with confusion and depression
c. Elevated IQ needed for you to be a good driver
d. c & a
e. a & b E

6. What are the possible effects of hashish consumption?

a. Impaired attention and concentration
b. Robust concentration and improved attention A

7. What can diminish alertness in road traffic?

a. Strong emotions (e.g. delight, annoyance, impatience) & Animated conversation
b. Engrossing programs on the radio
c. Carefully observing traffic around you
d. a & b
e. c & b D

8. What can be the cause for veering off the roadway?

a. Excessive speed & Fatigue
b. Being attentive & observant on the road
c. Inattentiveness, distraction
d. a & c D

9. Above which alcohol level in your blood can you expect your fitness to drive to be
impaired?
a. 0.3 per mile (30 mg/100 ml)
b. 0.5 per mile
c. None of the above A
10. How can you prevent fatigue on a long journey?
a. By well-timed and sufficient stops for rests
b. Gymnastic exercises during stops
c. By drinking Dragon energy drink every hour of your journey
d. a & b D

11. What strongly distracts you while you are driving?

a. Telephoning & lighting a cigarette
b. Nagging children on the backseats
c. Observing rear- view mirrors
d. a & b D

12. What does ‘power sound’ in the car result in?

a. Signals from other traffic – in particular sirens – are not heard.
b. There is noise pollution for others even when the windows are closed
c. Driving errors due to the driver being diverted
d. All the above D

13. Can a motorist’s fitness to drive be impaired by even relatively small amounts of
alcohol?
a. Yes. Even small quantities of alcohol can impair fitness to drive.
b. No. Alcohol only impairs fitness in medium to large quantities A

14. What can contribute to unnecessary obstructions?

a. Stalling the engine in dense traffic
b. Vehicles proceeding too slowly for no good reason
c. Motor Vehicles breaking down because they have run out of fuel.
d. All the above D

15. What can result in a dangerous traffic situation?

a. Vehicles which have broken down and not been marked safely in accordance
with regulations.
b. Indicating well on time before overtaking
c. Excessive speed
d. a & c D
16. What can present a danger in road traffic?
a. Worn tyres
b. Appropriate use of windscreen wipers
c. Headlights set too high
d. a & c D

17. What must you do if you notice signs of fatigue when driving on open stretches of
road at night (heavy eyelids, feeling chilly, sudden frights, etc.)?
a. Interrupt your journey for an adequate break
b. Drive until you reach the next hotel or lodge A

18. A motorist has drunk too much alcohol and for this reason must not drive. How can
his fitness to drive not be restored in a short time?
a. By sleeping for half an hour
b. By drinking two cups of strong coffee
c. By going for half an hour’s walk
d. All the above D

19. What can prevent you from hearing warning signals?

a. Having the radio on too loud or the exhaust being too loud
b. Using headphones
c. a & b
d. None of the above C

20. What can impair fitness to drive?

a. Fatigue
b. Alcohol and other intoxicants
c. Certain medicines
d. All the above
e. a and b D

21. What are the possible effects of hashish consumption?

a. Diminished awareness of danger
b. Increased likelihood of mistakes in assimilating information
c. Misjudgment of speed and distance
d. All the above
e. Increased awareness on the road D
22. When is a drug dependent person fit to drive a motor vehicle again?
a. After presenting proof that he/she has not taken any drugs for a whole
year and there is no likelihood of a relapse
b. After 48 hrs. A

23. Immediately before setting off you have felt very angry and you are furious. What is
right?
a. You should not drive when you are furious
b. You just drive, being furious cannot affect your driving A

24. What are the consequences for a person driving a motor vehicle under the influence
of drugs (e.g. hashish, heroin, cocaine)?
a. Confiscation of driving license or driving ban
b. Fine and/or imprisonment
c. Compulsory medical/psychological examination
d. All the above
e. A stern warning D

25. Which drugs can make a person temporarily unfit to drive even when consumed on
a single location?
a. Hashish, marijuana, Heroin, cocaine, amphetamines, LSD, dagga
b. Paracetamol A

26. How long can Hashish and its Catabolites (decomposition products) be detected in
urine?
a. Weeks later
b. Exactly 24hrs A

27. What do you think of drivers who travel too fast under pressure of time and do not
observe speed regulations?
a. Pressure of time is no justification for ignoring traffic regulations
b. They always reach their destination on time A
28. Why are drugs (e.g. hashish, heroin, cocaine) still dangerous even if they are just
taken on a single occasion?
a. They can cause the person to be unfit to drive
b. They can produce intoxication lasting several hours
c. None of the above
d. a and b D

29. A car travelling behind is arguing you along on a country road. The driver is
obviously irritated that you are travelling slightly slower than is permitted. How do
you respond?
a. You let him overtake as soon as possible and refrain from paying him back
for his jostling behavior.
b. Do not allow him to overtake as it is risky. A

30. What can be even the effects of even small quantities of alcohol?
a. Delayed reactions & Reckless driving
b. Impairment of hearing and vision
c. Nothing really
d. a and b D

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