Drive Right Ch. 1 You Are the Driver

Learning to drive is a ....

• reaction process

• continuous process

• licensing course

• one-time course

A driver-education course.....

• teaches you everything you will ever need to know about safe driving.

• guarantees that you will become a safe driver.

• gives you a good start toward becoming a skillful driver.

• is not necessary if you already know how to drive.

The high collision rate of beginning drivers is due mostly to....

• inadequate traffic enforcement.

• lack of experience.

• use of older vehicles.

• low minimum licensing age.

The four steps in the IPDE Process are....

• Identify, Predict, Discover, Execute

• Identify, Predict, Delay, Estimate

• Identify, Prepare, Defend, Estimate

• Identify, Predict, Decide, Execute

Which aspect of driving is most affected by attitudes?

• motor skills (moving muscles)

• distance judgment (seeing far down the road)

• driver behavior (how driver is acting)

• visual acuity (seeing clearly)

Which capability is most important to safe driving?

• operating the vehicle's controls

• good hearing

• decision-making

• sense of feel

Driving-related laws passed by a state's legislature are found in its......

• vehicle owner's manual in glove box.

• criminal law book.

• driver's guide.

• vehicle code.

All the skilled actions a driver must take to drive a vehicle safely are called...

• the driving task.

• driving actions.

• judging time-space relationships.

• interpreting traffic scenes.

What are the parts of the highway transportation system (HTS)?

• pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers

• roads, streets, and highways

• trucks, bicycles, and automobiles

• people, vehicles, and roadways

Of all the possible causes of collisions, what is by far the most common?

• slick roadway

• driver error

• road rage

• steering wheel failure