Chapter 5 Drivers ed

Space cushion-

open space around a vehicle that you could escape into

Lane 1

Regular driving

Lane 2

Closed right front zone, open left front zone

Lane 3

Closed left front zone, open right front zone

Selective use of IPDE-

you might not carry out whole process, you might start a new process within one

More cars = more risk factors (highway vs neighborhood)

Zone control

managing six zones of space surrounding your vehicle

Open zone

A space you can drive without a restriction to your line of sight

Line of sight

how far you can see ahead in the direction you are looking

Intended path of travel

Space your vehicle will occupy

Target area

section of the roadway where the target is located in the center of your intended path and the area to the L and R

Closed zone

Space not open to you because of a restriction in your line of sight or intended path of travel

Three searching ranches, first one

target area range, space from your vehicle to target area

Second range

12-15 second range, which is the space you will travel in during the next 12-15 seconds

Third range

4-6 second range, space u will travel in 4-6 seconds

Searching range

distance ahead of ur vehicle

Orderly visual search pattern

a process of searching critical areas in a regular sequence

Important aspects of vision

central vision, peripheral vision, depth perception

Peripheral vision

area you can s=]ee to the left and right of your central vision

depth perception ab

ability to judge the relative distance of objects correctly

Selective seeing

identify and select only restricting line of sight can change intended path of travel