Drivers: How Green Are You?

The Association of British Drivers
DRIVERS — HOW GREEN ARE YOU?

With ever more strident calls for environmental or safety related charges and restrictions on motorists, how do the facts stand up to close scrutiny? How well informed are you about the issues which affect car drivers? This light-hearted quiz (which has a serious message) was put together by Bernard Abrams of the Association of British Drivers. After adding up your score, you might want to contact the ABD for further information, or to join.

SECTION A: THE ENVIRONMENT
Q1	Air quality in the UK has been improving for many years and is forecast to go on improving into the millennium. True or false? a) true b) false
Q2	What fraction of total carbon dioxide emissions comes from transport sources? a) more than 95% b) 60% c) 9% d) less than 1%
Q3	Which of these is the most important greenhouse gas? a) nitrogen b) oxygen c) carbon dioxide d) water vapour
Q4	The particulate emissions from one diesel engined bus are equivalent to a) 8 cars b) 28 cars c) 108 cars d) 128 cars
Q5	Emissions of NOx gases (per km) from one diesel engined bus are equivalent to a) 9 cars b) 19 cars c) 29 cars d) 39 cars
Q6	How does pollution in the home compare with city smog? a) city smog is 100 times more polluted than air in the average home b) city smog is 10 times more polluted than air in the average home c) city smog and the air in an average home are equally polluted d) air in the average home is 10 times more polluted than city smog
Q7	According to reports from the National Asthma Council and the British Allergy Foundation, rising asthma levels are due to a) transport emissions b) house dust mite c) radioactive fall-out d) industrial waste
Q8	The most carcinogenic chemical known, 3-nitrobenzanthrone, is found in the exhaust emissions of which vehicles? a) cars b) buses c) milk floats d) mopeds
Q9	How does private and public transport compare on primary energy consumption and space usage? a) Public Transport Modern car Prime Energy Usage 1.6 1 Public Space Usage 3 1 b) Public Transport Modern car Prime Energy Usage 1 1.6 Public Space Usage 1 3
Q10	CFC, known to be bad for the urban environment, stands for a) chlorofluorocarbon b) car free cities (EU network) c) cookin' Ford Cortina d) carbonise friends-of-the-earth campaign
Q11	Which of the following will NOT make any difference to the Kyoto Accord limits for emissions? a) using gallium nitride (semiconductor) illumination for traffic lights b) switching to energy efficient light bulbs in our homes c) insulating the worst-insulated homes and buildings d) taxing motorists and truckers
SECTION B: ROAD SAFETY
Q12	According to official statistics (TRL 323), excessive speed is responsible for what percentage of road traffic accidents? a) 66% b) 33% c) 10% d) 4%
Q13	Which March 1999 publication featured the following on page 18? "Speed cameras at the moment have their limitations but when these can be overcome they will be a sure winner for raising revenue." a) 'On The Road', published by the Association of British Drivers b) 'Off The Road', published by the Department of Transport c) 'Metline', published by the Metropolitan Police Federation d) 'Two Yellow Lines' published by the Traffic Warden Fan Club
Q14	What percentage of adult pedestrian fatalities at night are drunk? a) 0.7% b) 7% c) 17% d) 77%
Q15	According to Transport Research Laboratory report 323, which road user group is responsible for 84% of accidents which cause serious injury or death to a pedestrian? a) car drivers b) cyclists c) pedestrians d) lorry drivers
Q16	According to Transport Research Laboratory report 352, what percentage change in accidents in Kent as a whole would result from a 10% diversion of traffic off the county's motorways due to introduction of motorway tolls? a) 10% decrease in accidents overall b) 4% decrease in accidents overall c) no change d) 4% increase in accidents overall
Q17	A district Coroner in Suffolk has gone on record at inquest supporting the view that unrealistically slow speed limits contributed to deaths on Suffolk roads. True or false? a) true b) false
Q18	If a legal blood alcohol limit of zero was introduced, which of the following could make you a criminal? a) driving after taking Holy Communion at church on Sunday b) driving after using a mouthwash c) driving after taking medicine available from a pharmacy d) driving after eating chicken in white sauce
Q19	The stopping distances in the newly revised Highway Code most closely represent the braking performance of which car? a) 993 Porsche 911 RS b) Morris Minor c) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI d) Subaru Impreza 22B
Q20	Which of the following causes more deaths per year than road traffic accidents? a) accidents in the home b) homicides and suicides c) cold-related deaths in the elderly d) smoking related diseases
SECTION C: ECONOMICS
Q21	When you spend Ł10 on unleaded petrol, how much goes straight to the government in taxes and duty? a) Ł2.50 b) Ł4.50 c) Ł6.50 d) Ł8.50
Q22	Using your answer to Q21 (or otherwise) what is the overall rate of tax on unleaded petrol? a) over 5% b) over 50% c) over 500% d) over 5000%
Q23	Buildings emit twice as much carbon dioxide as all transport sources. The taxation rate on fuel used to heat buildings is a) 5% b) 50% c) 500% d) 5000%
Q24	What proportion of total government spending comes from transport taxes? a) Ł1 in every Ł8000 b) Ł1 in every Ł800 c) Ł1 in every Ł80 d) Ł1 in every Ł8
Q25	Following the latest rise in vehicle excise duty for lorries and the increase in diesel fuel duty, how many transport jobs are predicted to be lost by 2002? a) 50 b) 500 c) 5,000 d) 50,000
Q26	In an average town, how much money is raised by fines from 'speeding' drivers each year? a) Ł500 b) Ł5,000 c) Ł50,000 d) Ł500,000
Q27	Match the following crimes with the correct penalty, and so decide which sentence was handed out to the speeding motorist in iv). i) theft from a shop a) large fine and driving ban ii) criminal damage b) bound over for 12 months iii) assaulting a police officer c) caution from senior officer iv) speeding on a motorway d) community service order
Q28	Which operation is about to hit drivers in Lancashire? a) appendectomy (removal of appendix) b) Victoria (removal of money from speeding drivers) c) bilateral orchidectomy (look it up, but basically same as b)
Q29	Which organisation has been working hard on behalf of the motorist recently? a) Friends of the Earth b) Greenpeace c) Department of Transport d) Assocation of British Drivers
Q30	How do I contact the Association of British Drivers? a) telephone 07000-781544 b) write to PO Box 2228, Kenley, Surrey, CR8 5ZT c) e-mail d) using information from http://www.abd.org.uk

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