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Car Safety Trivia

Buckle up for a turbocharged quiz on car safety—where airbags deploy faster than your punchlines and ABS isn’t just a cool acronym!

EXAMPLE QUESTIONS

First introduced in the 1920s, projector headlights were designed to cut down on what problem experienced by oncoming drivers?

Glare

Besides windshields, what type of car glass is heat-treated to shatter into blunt, pebble-like pieces instead of sharp shards?

Tempered glass

LDWS is a driver-assist system that warns when you veer without signaling; what does the “L” stand for?

Lane

Which seat belt design, invented by Volvo engineer Nils Bohlin in 1959, combines lap and shoulder restraints into a single system?

Three-point seat belt

In 1984, which state became the first to require drivers, front-seat passengers and children under 10 to wear seat belts?

New York