Unit 3: Managing Risk with the SIPDE Process

The acronym S.I.P.D.E. stands for;

• see, interpret, pause, destination, eliminate.

• search, identify, predict, direction, estimate.

• search, identify, predict, decide, eliminate.

• search, identify, predict, decide, execute.

Which of the following is an aspect of a driving risk?

• bald tires

• bright sun

• cell phone use

• all of the above

When a person "searches" the road ahead, how many seconds ahead are the looking?

• 20-30 seconds

• 12-15 seconds

• 4-6 seconds

• 45-60 seconds

When a person "identifies" a hazard, how many seconds ahead are they looking?

• 20-30 seconds

• 12-15 seconds

• 4-6 seconds

• 45-60 seconds

Developing good visual habits using 5 key rules is known as the;

• Highway Transportation System

• Zone Control System

• Smith System

• Defensive Driving

All of the following are part of the Zone Control System except;

• rear

• front left

• side

• front

The SIPDE Process is an organized system of;

• random behviors.

• automatic responses.

• sensing and anticipating.

• seeing, thinking, and responding.

How many zones are in the Zone Control System?

• 4

• 8

• 6

• 2

The best way to send and receive messages to and from other roadway users is to;

• call on a cell phone.

• speed up and pass.

• communicate by using your lights and horn.

• take another route.

The process of searching critical areas in a regular sequence is called;

• separating.

• a minimal visual exercise.

• an orderly visual search pattern.

• a random search pattern.