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Purpose, mechanism, risk — often unknown. Having a system is not the same as losing the risk. Three separate unknowns, then, in one sentence: purpose, operation, risk.

Source: Environment & vehicle tech · checked 2026-10-23

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For three months you have driven the A76 between Heerlen and Sittard every working day with adaptive cruise control on, without a single problem. How do you use the system from now on?

  1. You trust it blindly: three months without faults prove that you know it
  2. You pay less attention: with the cruise control on, the risk of a rear-end crash is gone
  3. You stay alert: long use does not mean you know what it cannot do
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Correct answer: You stay alert: long use does not mean you know what it cannot do

False — you mistake habit for knowledge. Research shows that many drivers, even after long use, do not know exactly what such a system is for, how it works and what risks come with it

Why learners get this wrong: I know my ADAS systems well enough to blindly trust them, so I do not need to pay extra attention.

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Statement: risk compensation is a separate chapter in the book, with its own legal article.

  1. True
  2. False
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Correct answer: False

Why learners get this wrong: Risk compensation is a separate chapter or section in the book, with its own legal article.

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It is night and raining on the A76. Lane-keeping assistance is on and you notice you are holding the wheel more loosely than usual, because 'the system sorts it out anyway'. What do you do?

  1. You grip the wheel properly again; the system does not take over the risk
  2. You keep it like this; you know the assistant well enough to trust it blindly
  3. You keep it like this; with the assistant on, the risk of leaving the lane is gone
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Correct answer: You grip the wheel properly again; the system does not take over the risk

False — you mistake habit for knowledge. Research shows that many drivers do not know exactly what such a system is for, how it works and what risks come with it — such as what it cannot see in rain and darkness

Why learners get this wrong: I know my ADAS systems well enough to blindly trust them, so I do not need to pay extra attention.

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Per Book p.218, many drivers do not precisely know three things about their ADAS systems. Which three? (multiple answers possible)

  1. What risks are attached to their use
  2. How the systems precisely work
  3. What the systems are precisely for
  4. How to operate the radio and navigation
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Correct answer: What risks are attached to their use; How the systems precisely work; What the systems are precisely for

False — Do not select — the p.218 sentence is specifically about the purpose, mechanism, and risks of ADAS systems, not about infotainment controls. (VekaBest p.218, §13.5 (intro-alinea) — CBR-lesstof, geen apart boekhoofdstuk)

Why learners get this wrong: What many drivers, according to the book, do not know exactly about their driver-assistance systems is how to operate the radio and navigation.

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Statement: research shows that most drivers precisely know how their ADAS systems work and what risks are attached to them.

  1. True
  2. False
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Correct answer: False

Why learners get this wrong: I know my ADAS systems well enough to blindly trust them, so I do not need to pay extra attention.

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