Drivers ed 

DECISION-MAKING/ RISK REDUCTION

1. Define each risk component & give 1 example

2. Driver: risks that are contributed by the driver. Using a cell phone

3. Vehicle: factors caused by the vehicle. Broken headlights, dirty windshield.

4. Roadway: risks caused by roadway or environment. Bright sun, snow and ice, construction.

5. Good seeing habits & ability to manage space are tools for low-risk driving. Three low-risk & low-stress driving tools are

6. IPDE

7. SMITH SYSTEM

8. ZONE CONTROL SYSTEM

9. STOP – THINK - GO

10. Stop: what is the decision you are about to make? Good decision or bad decision?

11. Think: Think about good decisions and bad decisions. Is this the best way to do something?

12. Go: Make an effort to do the right thing. Make good decisions. Choose the decision that will benefit you the most in the most positive way that it can without harming others.

Including Smith & Zone Control Systems with IPDE helps with low-risk driving behaviors.

4. IPDE Process:

5. IDENTIFY: Know when to look, where to look, how to look, & what to look for

6. VISUAL SEARCH PATTERN TO IDENTIFY (3pts)

7. Open and closed zones

8. SPECIFIC CLUES

9. OTHER USERS

   10. Roadways features and conditions

   11. Traffic controls

   12. PREDICT: use knowledge, judgement & experience to identify (3pts)

   13. Actions of others

   14. Speed

   15. Direction

   16. control

   17. Points of conflict

   18. DECIDE: decide to use one of more actions to (3pts):

   19. Change or maintain speed

   20. Change direction

   21. Communicate

   22. EXECUTE: execute your decisions to

   23. Control speed

   24. steer

   25. Communicate

   26. Combine Actions

10. SMITHING SYSTEM: ORGANIZED SYSTEM TO HELP DRIVERS DEVELOP GOOD SEEING HABITS.

11. FIVE KEYS

12. Aim high in steering

13. Get big picture

14. Keep eyes moving

    10. Leave yourself an " out"

    11. Make sure they can see you

    12. Following Distance

    13. __3 second___ Following distance recommended.

    14. Use a fixed checkpoint to determine the distance

    15. SEE Process

S: search

E: evaluate

E: execute

8. Organized method for managing six zones of space surrounding a vehicle.

9. Driver can see & respond to changes in traffic environment so control can be achieved

   10. Three steps

   11. See zone changes

   12. Check other zones

   13. CREATE time and space BY GETTING BEST SPEED CONTROL, LANE POSITION, & COMMUNICATION.

   14. 6 Zones around the vehicle:

   15. OPEN ZONE: space without restriction

   16. LINE OF SIGHT:  distance a driver can see ahead in direction

   17. PATH OF TRAVEL: space your vehicle will occupy

   18. CLOSED ZONE: space not open

   19. Searching Range

   20. Target area range:space from vehicle to targeted area

   21. 12-15 second range: space you will travel in next 12-15 second range

   22. 4-6 second range: space you will travel in the next 4-6 second range

   23. How would IPDE, Smith System, and Zone Control be different in different driving environments?

   24. Urban Highways : 1 block ahead, pedestrians, delivery vehicles, parallel parking, narrow conditions, one way roads, public transportation vehicle, line of sight obstructions

   25. Rural Highways : curves, intersections, hills, slow moving vehicles, animals, narrow roads

   26. Expressways :  interchanges: cloverleaf, diamond, trumpet. Entrance ramp, acceleration/merging lane , deceleration lane