Drivers Ed, Standard 4

Potential that a chosen action may lead to an undesirable outcome

What is RISK?

Risk Acceptance

Being aware there are hazards and dangers with driving and knowing there are consequences to decisions is known as....

Risk Compensation

Recognizing hazards and dangers with driving and using appropriate measures to avoid them is known as....

1) Aggressive Driving

2) Not using seatbelt

3) Speeding

Check the THREE DRIVER BEHAVIORS that increase risk:

1) Distraction

2) Anger

3) Drowsiness

Check the THREE DRIVER STATE OF MIND that increase risk:

1) Sharp Curves

2) Left Turns

3) Bikes

Check the THREE DRIVER CONDITIONS that increase risk:

Identify, prepare, consider, consequences

What abilities must drivers have to assess RISK?

Speeding

What is the number one cause of crashes in both the state of Virginia and the United States?

Change speed, Alter position or direction, Communicate

How can you reduce driving risks?

Center of gravity

What is the point where the mass of the vehicle is concentrated and balanced?

Kinetic energy

What is generated based on your vehicles mass and velocity?

Unstable

A vehicle with a high center of gravity tends to be more.....

Kinetic energy

The heavier and faster an object is the more _______ energy it has.

Momentum

What refers to quantity of motion a vehicle has?

Inertia

What is the term for the principal that an object in motion remains in motion until it is met by an outside force?

Traction

What is the outside force that causes the car to change it's motion?

Impulse

A change in momentum is known as an....

Away from the turning direction

Based on your understanding of Inertia, when a vehicle makes a sharp turn the weight of the vehicle shifts.....

All of the above

What factors effect your vehicles inertia? (select all the answers that apply)

Pitch

The weight shift forward and backwards in your vehicle is referred to as.....

Roll

The weight shift side to side in your vehicle is referred to as.....

Yaw

The weight shifts due to sudden turns while also changing speed your vehicle is experiencing.....

Braking

What causes a forward pitch?

Turning

What causes roll?

All of the above

What causes yaw?

1) Left hand goes from 8 to 11

2) Right hand goes from 1 to 4

When doing the 8 and 4 push-pull technique for a right turn how do you move your hands? (select two answers)

1) Left hand pulls down and then reaches up to 10 and continues to pull down to the left

2) Right hand pushes up to 11 and crosses over with the left hand over the top 1/3 of the wheel

When doing the hand over hand steering while driving at very slow speeds...How do you move your hands for a left turn? (select two answers)

All of the above

What is the driver doing when they are holding their foot over top of the accelerator but not touching it?

Progressive acceleration

Gentle pressure applied to the accelerator to gradually increase in speed is known as....

Coasting

A gradual slowing or acceleration of your vehicle without using the accelerator or brake is known as....

Controlled braking

Smooth braking to gradually slow your vehicle is known as....

Controlled braking

What technique should be used before a curve to slow the vehicle?

Threshold braking

A forceful pressure used for a sudden stop in an emergency is known as....

Trail braking

When a driver reduces pressure on the break to allow the vehicle to regain speed they are using ....

Trail braking

As you begin the curve what form of braking should a driver be using?

Progressive acceleration

When someone begins to exit a curve what technique should they be using?

Anti-Lock Braking System (Stomp, Stay, Steer)

What is ABS stand for & how do you activate it?

Perception

How you interpret and understand information gathered by your five senses is known as your.....

What you see

When you are driving about 90% of your decisions are based on.....

20 seconds

How far ahead should drivers be searching in their path of travel?

Focal

Which form of vision allows you to read and see fine details?

Paracentral

Which form of vision allows you to maintain your path of travel?

Peripheral

Which form of vision allows you to recognize light and motion?

Peripheral

Which form of vision is least used when driving at night?

Exaggerated vehicle response

When driving at faster speeds minor steering movements create....

90%

High speed driving can distort you vision up to what %?

Maximum speed you can travel under ideal conditions

The posted speed limit represents the...

All of the above

Select the ways can you improve your Field of Vision?

Pick out a fixed object well ahead and count until you reach that object

How does a driver develop a visual lead?

Line of sight

The visual path from your vehicle to the target area is your....

Path of travel

The series of continuous positions your vehicle will occupy while traveling toward your target is your....

All of the above

Which of the following play a factor in your stopping distance.

265 feet

On dry, level pavement, what is the average stopping distance at 55 MPH speed?

Space around your vehicle

You will not crash if you have.....

Open zone that is becoming closed... or... closed space that is becoming open

How would you explain changing space around your vehicle?

Space or area that is not available in the vehicles path of travel

How would you explain closed zone around your vehicle?

Space where you can drive without restrictions

How would you explain open zone around your vehicle?

Give meaning to what you have observed

Evaluate

Complete your maneuver before incident

In Time

Look over the entire scene for obstacles

Search

Carry out alternative action to reduce risk

Execute

A space management system

What helps a driver organize information into meaningful categories so decisions can be made easily?

All of the above

Identify which of the following areas you should SEARCH when driving?

Immediate action required

How must you respond if an obstacle moves into your path of travel in the 4 to 8 second range?

Look for an escape route

How must you respond if an obstacle moves into your path of travel in the 12 to 15 second range?

Search for an open path of travel

How must you respond if an obstacle moves into your path of travel in the 20 to 30 second range?

Gives meaning to your search and identifies possible conflicts

Why do we EVALUATE?

1) Will the zone I'm entering be open or closed?

2) What lane position is the safest?

What are we EVALUATING in the driving environment? (Two Answers)

Change speed, alter direction, communicate

What are the three actions that a driver can do to EXECUTE IN TIME?

One

When evaluating and managing space to the SIDES, you should have at least one car width of space to ____ side(s) of the car at all times.

All of the above

When managing space to the REAR using your rearview mirrors, you should...

All of the above

You should apply SEEiT at Intersections by...

4 seconds

What is the minimum recommended following distance between you and the vehicle you are following if you are driving 65 miles per hour?

2 seconds

What is the minimum recommended following distance between you and the vehicle you are following if you are driving 35 miles per hour?

1) Visibility is limited

2) Rainy days

3) When driving in fog

4) Vision is obstructed

5) Restricted path of travel

6) When being tailgated

When should you increase your following distances? (select 6 answers)

Where the tires of the vehicle in front of you meet the road

When stopping behind another vehicle at a traffic light you should be able to see....