Here are the 10 auto safety true-and-false questions included in this year's poll of drivers sponsored by a subsidiary of Ashland Oil Co.
1. If a traffic light changes from green to yellow, you should hurry through the intersection.2. If a car approaches you with its high beams on, it is recommended that you flash your high beams.
3. When you turn on your windshield wipers, you should also turn on your headlights.
4. If your brakes fail to work, the first thing you should do is use your car's emergency brake.
5. If your accelerator is stuck, you should immediately turn off the car's ignition.
6. Traffic accidents are primarily due to mechanical failures in cars.
7. Most deaths due to traffic accidents occur at night.
8. Most deaths due to traffic accidents occur in rural areas.
9. Wearing a seat belt gives you a better chance of escaping a burning or submerged vehicle.
10. There is no nead to wear seat belts in a car that has air bags.
THE ANSWERS
1. False. Thirteen percent answered true. Eighty-two percent answered false. Five percent didn't know. The correct answer is to slow down and use caution.
2. False. Sixty percent answered true. Thirty-seven percent answered false. Three percent did not know. The correct answer is to mind your own lane and focus on the white line on the right side of your lane.
3. True. Forty percent answered true. Fifty-eight percent answered false. Two percent didn't know.
4. False. Fifty-six percent answered true. Forty percent answered false. Four percent didn't know. The correct answer is to pump the brakes.
5. False. Sixty percent answered true. Thirty-seven percent answered false. Four percent didn't know.The correct answer is to shift into neutral and pull over when possible.
6. False. Five percent answered true. Ninety-three percent answered false. Two percent didn't know. The correct answer is that 85 percent of all accidents are caused by human error.
7. True. Forty-four percent answered true. Forty-seven percent answered false. Nine percent didn't know.
8. True. Twenty-eight percent answered true. Sixty-five percent answered false. Seven percent didn't know.
9. True. Twenty-eight percent answered true. Sixty-six percent answered false. Six percent didn't know.
10. False. Nine percent answered true. Eighty-one percent answered false. Ten percent didn't know. Most air bags are only on the driver's side. And air bags only protect in a front-end collision.