Exam 10: Owning and Operating Motor Vehicles

You are about to drive an automobile in a foreign country.Which of the following is a true statement?

The implied warranty of merchantability arises only in the sale by a merchant..

Bill Kinser,an off-duty physician,was driving along a parish road when he came upon an accident.A wrecked vehicle had collided with a roadside fence.Inside the automobile was an injured driver bleeding and semi-conscious.A(n)would shield Bill from liability for any ordinary negligence if he provides emergency care to the injured driver.

Drexhage,speeding illegally,passed a car being driven safely by Dan Riley,and then swerved too closely in front of him.Riley reacted to avoid the collision he sensed by slamming on his brakes. His car skidded off the highway,spun around,and struck a heavy guardrail and post.He was injured and his car was badly damaged.Is Drexhage liable?

All attempts by a merchant to disclaim a warranty are unconscionable.

The automobile has been responsible for more deaths and injuries of Americans than all the wars fought by the United States.

The installation of a GPS (Global Positioning System)in a boats adds value to the boat and becomes part of it.This addition to personal property is called ______

In a bailment ownership is transferred to the bailee at the end of the term.

The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act

A contract drafted by a dominant party and then presented to the other party-the adhering party- on a "take it or leave it" basis is called a(n)contract.

It is common for an implied warranty of merchantability to be limited as to its duration by language included as part of an express warranty in the sale of an automobile.

A law that holds parents liable for the torts of their children committed while they are driving a motor vehicle is an exception to the rule that parents are not generally liable for the torts of their children.

Property that is voluntarily left and but forgotten is mislaid property.

The purpose of a secured transaction is to provide the creditor a security interest in personal property that will give that holder a right against the property rather than be a general creditor if the obligation owed is not paid.

The implied warranty of merchantability arises only in the sale of a new automobile.

An automobile is a type of because,unlike land and buildings,it can be easily moved.

Financial responsibility laws require that drivers involved in accidents either have a prescribed minimum amount of personal liability and property damage insurance,or prove that they can pay damages up to a certain amount,if found liable for an accident.

Which of the following is a correct statement concerning parents and their minor drivers of automobiles?

If legal rule creates a presumption then it is a(n):

The name of the type insurance that protects against the risk of loss from damages to one's own automobile in a collision regardless of who is at fault is uninsured-motorist insurance.