Test Your Street Smarts Level 2

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, eating and drinking while at a stoplight is the most common behavior.

Each day in the United States, approximately 9 people are killed and more than 1,000 injured in crashes that are reported to involve a distracted driver (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration).

Distracted driving is driving while doing another activity that takes your attention away from driving. Distracted driving can increase the chance of a motor vehicle crash.

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, any of these activities can increase your risk of a crash at least 3 times.

Unfortunately, statistics based on police-reported crash data almost certainly underestimate the role of distraction in fatal crashes. Police crash reports aren't a reliable way to count cellphone-related collisions because drivers often don't volunteer that they were on the phone and there is usually a lack of other evidence to determine drivers' phone use. Therefore, the actual risk may be higher.

1 in 3 according to a survey conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Teens who text and drive increase their risk of a crash 23 times.

At 55 mph, sending or reading a text takes your eyes off the road for about 5 seconds, long enough for your car to travel the length of a football field.

It is illegal in Florida to operate a motor vehicle while texting.

Yes. It is State Law that vehicles must yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk, including unmarked crossings.

Florida law requires that you give bicyclists a minimum of three feet of clearance and use caution/slow speed when driving alongside or passing them. On a two lane road, pass a bicyclist as you would a slow-moving vehicle, and only when it is safe to do so.