Basic Knowledge -7- Fitness to Drive, Hazard Awareness - Level 2

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Category: Basic Knowledge -7- Fitness to Drive, Hazard Awareness - Level 2

You have completed the probationary period and want to drive a motor vehicle. When are the limits for alcohol content exceeded?

When the police detect red eyes during a traffic control

Only when a blood test shows an alcohol content of more than 0.8 per mille. Lower values are permitted

When the blood alcohol content is 0.5 per mille or more

When the breath alcohol content is 0.25 mg/l or more

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Category: Basic Knowledge -7- Fitness to Drive, Hazard Awareness - Level 2

What special dangers can occur in urban traffic at night?

Illuminated advertisements can make it harder to see traffic lights

There is a danger of overlooking traffic signs

There is a danger of overlooking pedestrians

At night, oncoming illuminated vehicles can be more difficult to recognize

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Category: Basic Knowledge -7- Fitness to Drive, Hazard Awareness - Level 2

Can you influence how long your body needs to break down alcohol?

Yes, by drinking strong coffee

Yes, by drinking energy drinks

Yes, by taking stimulants

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Category: Basic Knowledge -7- Fitness to Drive, Hazard Awareness - Level 2

You drink one liter of beer within an hour. Can this cause impairment of your fitness to drive?

Yes, concentration ability and perception performance deteriorate

Yes, impairment can already be present after consuming 1/2 liter of beer

Yes, but only if I am not used to alcohol

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You see a vehicle with this sign. What is it?

A vehicle with natural gas drive

A hazardous goods transport

A diplomatic vehicle

An electric vehicle

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Category: Basic Knowledge -7- Fitness to Drive, Hazard Awareness - Level 2

What regulations for alcohol consumption apply to you during the probationary period?

I may not consume alcohol while driving

I may not consume alcohol during driving breaks

I may consume alcohol during driving breaks if I do not exceed a breath alcohol content of 0.05 mg/l

When driving a motor vehicle, my breath alcohol content may be at most 0.05 mg/l (= 0.1 per mille blood alcohol content)

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Category: Basic Knowledge -7- Fitness to Drive, Hazard Awareness - Level 2

How can you reduce the dangers that arise when driving longer distances?

Through sufficient and preferably heavy food before starting the journey

Through taking stimulants

Through driving as fast as possible to shorten the driving time

Through regular and sufficiently long breaks

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Category: Basic Knowledge -7- Fitness to Drive, Hazard Awareness - Level 2

You notice while driving a vehicle that you are getting tired. How should you behave?

I continue driving with loud music from the car radio

I take a stimulant

I look for a suitable parking space and sleep for some time

I take a driving break and stimulate my circulation through physical exercise

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Category: Basic Knowledge -7- Fitness to Drive, Hazard Awareness - Level 2

How long after the last alcohol consumption can impairment in the form of residual alcohol still be present?

This depends on the type of drink. Only "hard" drinks are broken down the next day

After eight hours of sleep, no impairment can exist anymore

If I go to sleep intoxicated early in the morning, impairment can still be present for several hours after waking up

This depends on the degree of intoxication. The body breaks down about 0.1 per mille blood alcohol per hour

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Category: Basic Knowledge -7- Fitness to Drive, Hazard Awareness - Level 2

What are the signs of beginning fatigue while driving a vehicle?

My eyelids become heavy

Maintaining the correct driving line becomes more difficult ("left drift")

I start yawning more often

There are no special signs for this

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Category: Basic Knowledge -7- Fitness to Drive, Hazard Awareness - Level 2

You have drunk 1/4 liter of wine in a short time and feel the effects of the alcohol. How do you behave in this situation?

I borrow a bicycle and ride it to my destination

I drink a strong coffee and then start my motor vehicle

I drive my motor vehicle to the destination. As long as I am below the legal limits, I may definitely drive

I do not operate any vehicle

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Category: Basic Knowledge -7- Fitness to Drive, Hazard Awareness - Level 2

You go to sleep heavily intoxicated at midnight. May you then drive a vehicle at 6 o'clock in the morning?

No, since impairment of fitness to drive due to residual alcohol is certainly still present

Yes, if I only drive a moped

Yes, as long as I do not feel any effect of the alcohol

Yes, if I have a substantial breakfast before leaving

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Category: Basic Knowledge -7- Fitness to Drive, Hazard Awareness - Level 2

What special dangers arise when you drive longer distances with your vehicle?

Monotony, especially on long motorway journeys, impairs reaction time

On longer distances, one tends to drive too slowly

Driving at the same speed for a long time makes it harder for me to judge the actual speed

I begin to tire over time

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Category: Basic Knowledge -7- Fitness to Drive, Hazard Awareness - Level 2

How do you behave towards a hazardous goods transport?

When following, I keep as large a distance as possible. When overtaking, I increase the lateral distance

In an accident with this vehicle, I immediately report to the emergency services that it is a hazardous goods transport and give the numbers on the orange sign

I pay special attention that the hazardous goods driver does not have to make sudden steering or braking maneuvers

I may not overtake the hazardous goods transport

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Category: Basic Knowledge -7- Fitness to Drive, Hazard Awareness - Level 2

Which road users are at particularly high risk of being overlooked at night?

Pedestrians

Cars

Trams

Cyclists

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Basic Knowledge -7- Fitness to Drive, Hazard Awareness – Level 2