Chapter 5 Unit Test For Drivers Ed

Risk factors contributed by the roadway and the environment might include

Construction, sharp curve, snow, and ice

The driving task is primarily a

Thinking task

When you apply the IP DE process you may decide to

Change speed, change direction, or communicate with others.

What is the zone control system?

A method of organizing space zones around your vehicle

How many zones of space surrounding the vehicle are incorporated in the zone control system?

6

A closed zone means

A space not open to you because of the restriction in your line of sight or intended path of travel

How many searching ranges need to be evaluated in your path of travel

Three

The process of searching critical areas of the traffic environment and regular sequence is called

And orderly visual search pattern

You should practice your orderly visual search pattern

As a passenger in a vehicle

When you look far ahead as your Drive, you are

Identifying clues in and analyzing the situation

Scanning means to

Glance quickly and continually

Searching for specific driving - related clues

Is different in different environments

As you driving a residential street, you spot the following clues: a parked vehicle with front wheels turn toward the street and a person sitting behind the wheel. You should

Predict that the vehicle may enter your path

When you identify that roadway is narrowing from a multilane to a single lane you should

Move into the lane as soon as possible

When you use the predict step in the IPDE process you

Judge were possible points of conflict may occur

Making driving judgments involve

Measuring, comparing, and evaluating a traffic situation

How can you prepare yourself to deal with the worst possible actions of other HTS users?

Assume others will make mistakes

You are going to change direction, therefore you must

Leave yourself and out

You compromise space when you

Cannot separate or minimize hazards

To compromise space means to

Minimize hazards

When you must handle several hazards at the same time, the best traffic is to

Adjust speed to separate the hazards.

If you lock the brakes when braking suddenly, you

Lose steering ability

Communication with others to reduce risk and a possible conflict situation involves

Making sure other see you

When braking in an emergency stop coming you should

Avoid locking the breaks

To avoid last-minute moves coming you should be looking down the road to where your vehicle will be in about

12 seconds or more