Driver Education Ch 4

Basic tools for low-risk driving might be

• good tires and a horn.

• fear of driving in inclement weather.

• good seeing habits and an ability to manage space.

• age and experience.

The area you can see around you is called

• field of vision.

• peripheral vision.

• selective seeing.

• path of travel.

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

• Assume others have predicted your actions.

• Assume others will not make mistakes.

• Assume others will adjust to your actions.

• Assume others will make mistakes.

When you use the predict step in the IPDE Process, you

• ignore the actions of other HTS users.

• interpret meaningless clues in the driving environment.

• judge where possible points of conflict may occur.

• forget about what might happen on the roadway ahead.

An intersection is a

• place to change lanes.

• low-risk area needing little attention.

• place to visit with a neighboring vehicle.

• high-risk area where the management of your path of travel needs constant attention.

When braking in an emergency stop, you should

• use the parking brake.

• press the brake pedal as hard as you can.

• avoid locking the brakes.

• lightly tap the brakes to warn the driver who is following you.

You should practice your orderly visual search pattern

• in the backyard.

• by selecting clues and events restricting your line of sight.

• once a year.

• as a passenger in a vehicle.

To compromise space means to

• maximize hazards.

• give more space to the greater hazard.

• narrow the space between vehicles.

• speed up.

When you accelerate and steer at the same time, you are

• executing a combination of actions.

• oversteering.

• predicting that the driver behind you will speed up.

• communicating with other drivers.

Searching for visual clues changes according to the driving environment. While driving on open highways,

• occasionally look far ahead.

• always look at the space closer than two seconds in front of your vehicle.

• never look into rearview mirrors because distractions will confuse your search.

• search areas farther ahead than you do when driving in the city environment.