Quiz: Dangers to Avoid | Safe Riders! Safety Awareness

Alcohol consumption or drug use:

A: Helps keep you warm

B: Helps improve your vision, balance and coordination

C: Slows your reaction time and impairs your balance and coordination

D: A and B

E: None of the above

Careless or reckless operation includes:

A: Following one to two seconds behind the next snowmobile ahead of you

B: Riding too fast in foggy or snowy conditions as well as around pedestrians or livestock

C: Riding in the middle of the trail in curves

D: A and B

E: All of the above

Over riding your snowmobile’s headlight occurs:

A: If you are following other snowmobiles too closely

B: If you are driving faster than about 45 miles per hour at night

C: When you pass through the 200 feet illuminated by your headlight before you can safely react and stop

D: B and C

E: All of the above

Responsible snowmobilers:

A: Slow down at night

B: Never ride on railroad tracks

C: Choose to consume zero alcohol before and during their outing

D: A and B

E: All of the above

Precautions to take when riding near roads include:

A: Completely stop at all stop signs

B: None, snowmobiles have the right-of-way

C: Beware of buried objects if operating in a road ditch

D: Look both ways and be in the standing position when crossing roads

E: A, C and D

Railroad right-of-ways:

A: Are private property closed to snowmobiling

B: Are public property open to snowmobiling

C: Offer a wide variety of challenges

D: Are a great place to check a snowmobile’s ski alignment since the skis should fit between the train tracks

E: B and C

The speed at which you drive your snowmobile on a trail should depend upon:

A: Posted speed limits

B: Weather conditions

C: The number of other snowmobiles in your group

D: The experience of other riders in your group

E: All of the above

If you must travel on ice, your speed should be:

A: Full throttle

B: The same as if riding on a trail

C: Slow

D: A or B

E: None of the above

Ice is safe to travel across when:

A: There is at least 4 inches of clear ice

B: Ice is never totally safe

C: There are other snowmobile tracks across it

D: A and C

E: None of the above

When riding in avalanche country:

A: Wear an avalanche beacon, carry a probe and shovel, and practice how to use them

B: Travel one at a time across steep slopes while others in the group watch

C: Never go help someone who gets stuck on a hillside

D: A and B

E: All of the above

The prime slopes for avalanche conditions are generally between:

A: 30 and 60 degrees

B: 15 and 70 degrees

C: 25 and 50 degrees

D: 45 and 65 degrees

E: None of the above

Traveling smart in avalanche terrain involves:

A: Never traveling above your partner

B: Always riding with your helmet securely fastened

C: Limiting your group size

D: One at a time on the slopes

E: All of the above

Section 5:
Dangers To Avoid While Snomobiling

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Section 5:Dangers To Avoid While Snomobiling

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