AMAZON Exam Questions and Answers
the Majority 94% of crashes/collision are due to drivers behavior, not because they don't
know how to drive. This means they are preventable. - Answer-why do we not refer to
vehicle as accidents
Harsh Acceleration, Breaking and Concerning, Speeding and phone Distraction -
Answer-what driving behaviors contribute to your Safe Driving Score?
Idling/ Engine off, Reversing and seat belt off - Answer-For branded Amazon vehicles,
what other driving behaviors are reported?
Every morning before starting to drive; every evening when done driving - Answer-
When Should your Daily Vehicle Condition Report be completed
Because during is dangerous and you are going to spend alot of time doing it.
Because we all have our own bad habits until we identify them and work on them.
Because you can fix them
Because your employer is going to insist you get home to your loved ones everyday
Because small fender benders add up,to a lot of money.
Because you can pass safer driving habits on to your loved ones - Answer-Why is
Mentor going to be important and helpful to you?
40,000 - Fatalities
4,600,000 - injuries
4.6 - Billion - Answer-Annual Impact of Collisions and Crashes
16 plane crashes every month, with 200 people on board. No survivors - Answer-40,000
doesn't mean much- we are numb
2/3 of drivers rated as very good or excellent, but still texted, speeded or engaged in
other unsafe behaviors
92% of drivers use their phone while driving
Distracted driving occurs in 52% of trips that result in crashes - Answer-Why is getting
Worse? Denial + Distractions
What is Defensive Driving? - Answer-A combination of the correct attitude, effective
observation, skillful anticipation, and good control.
It's not about dealing with the expected...
....It's about predicting what might go wrong so you can deal with the UNEXPECTED
, Your Mission: Become a SMART Defensive Driver - Answer-Zero collisions, Zero
injuries, Zero License Violations And You Get Home at the End of Each Day.
What is Mentor? - Answer-Like an excercise app linked to a fitness program- but
focused on driving.
instead of measuring steps, calories, heart rate and sleep...
.....it measures acceleration, braking, cornring, speeding, reversing, idling and
DISTRACTION.
How does MENTOR work? - Answer-Harsh Accleration
Braking
Cornering
Speeding
Distraction
For Amazon-branded vehicles, the following behaviors are also tracked - Answer-
Reversing
Seat belt use
engine off
idling %
Optimal Driver Position - Answer-High hips with knees
Small (2") gap between seat and legs
Back at 100" angle
Rest wrists on steering wheel without shoulders coming away from back of seat.
Head centered in the middle of the headrest
Seat Belts - Answer-in 2016, unbelted deaths increase by 4.6 percent over 2015+
10,428 fatalities (NHTSA, 10/6/17)
Wear them low and tight across your hips, and always use the shoulder strap
Use your left hand to put seat belt on, right hand to start the engine to save time
Setting your mirrors - Answer-Top Mirror(flat mirror)
Center the horizon in each mirror
lean until your head touches the driver's window
set mirror so you can can just see the back of your vehicle.
leanthe same distance the other way and repeat for the opposite Mirror.
Bottom Mirror (convex Mirror)
Set so you can see the entire area down the side of your vehicle. Do not lean to set
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