DE: Chapter 6 study guide
When a person has a field of vision of _______ degrees or less, they are said to have tunnel vision
140
What is the minimum visual acuity in most states to get a driver's license? (20/20 Visual Acuity,20/40 Visual Acuity,20/200 Visual Acuity, 40/20 Visual Acuity)
20/40 visual acuity
Click all that apply: Which of the following would need more time to use the IPDE process? (A person experiencing the side effects of an allergy medicine, A person talking on a cell phone while driving, An overly sad individual, A fatigued individual)
All
Avoid running engine inside an enclosed area. * (Emotions//Carbon Monoxide//Chronic illness//medicine)
Carbon Monoxide
What poisonous gas is released from the exhaust pipe of gasoline operated vehicles? *
Carbon Monoxide
The part of your vision that you use to focus and to direct attention toward your target is called (Fringe Vision//Peripheral Vision//Field of Vision//Central Vision)
Central Vision
Must provide medical proof the condition is under control before receiving drivers license. (Emotions//Carbon Monoxide//Chronic illness//medicine)
Chronic Illness
If a driver of a vehicle is constantly braking late in traffic, it is most likely they have a problem with their (Field of Vision//Depth Perception//Peripheral Vision//Contact Lenses)
Depth Perception
Avoid eye contact with an angry driver. * (Emotions//Carbon Monoxide//Chronic illness//medicine)
Emotions
Causes a person to focus on a single event. * (Emotions//Carbon Monoxide//Chronic illness//medicine)
Emotions
Excitement and happiness can prevent you from fully concentrating on the driving task. (Chronic Illness//Medicine//Physical Senses//Emotions//Carbon Monoxide)
Emotions
May increase the amount of risk a driver is willing to take. * (Emotions//Carbon Monoxide//Chronic illness//medicine)
Emotions
What is the best way for a driver to minimize sun glare? (Speed up and change lanes//Turn on high beam headlights//Close their eyes//Glance away from the light and use the right edge of the road as a guide)
Glance away from the light and use the right edge of the road as a guide
Read the label before taking and before deciding to drive. * (Emotions//Carbon Monoxide//Chronic illness//medicine)
Medecine
You hear a horn, emergency vehicle siren, or engine noise. *
Physical senses
What is the order of the colors from top to bottom to fill in the traffic light above? *
Red, Yellow, Green
The most common type of color blindness is red-green. What can a person with red/green color blindness do to compensate for this? (Wearing specially designed color vision goggles//Remembering the order of the traffic lights//Unfortunately there is nothing that can be done.)
Remembering the order of the traffic lights
A person must be closer to an object to see it refers to which part of their vision? (Color Blindness//Depth Perception//Visual Acuity//Peripheral Vision)
Visual Acuity
_______________ _____________ is driving without regard for others' safety. *
aggressive driving
__________ _______________ is a poisonous, colorless, and odorless gas that is present in engine exhaust fumes. *
carbon monoxide
The 10 degree straight ahead, clearest part of your field of vision is called your _____________ ___________________. *
central vision
A _____________ ____________ is an ailment that lasts over a period of years. *
chronic illness
Not being able to distinguish colors is called __________ ________________. *
color blindness
The ability to judge distance between yourself and other objects is called _____________ ________________. *
depth perception
The area to the left and right that surrounds your central vision is called your ___________________ _______________. *
peripheral vision
What group of drivers most likely has the worst physical senses and the highest use of medicine, yet are statistically in the fewest collisions? (Teenagers//Elderly//Infants//Parents with young children)
elderly
All the area that you can see around you while you are looking straight ahead is called your _________ ____ _______________. *
field of vision
The part of your peripheral vision closest to your central vision is called ______________ ____________. *
fringe vision
The time your eyes need to regain clear vision after being affected by glare is called __________ _______________ __________. *
glare recovery time
Many medicines have side effects that (increase your visual acuity.//interfere with your driving ability//increase your driving ability//cause night blindness)
interfere with your driving ability
__________ ________________ is the inability to see well at night. *
night blindness
Smoking inside a closed vehicle (affects only the passengers who smoke//affects the driver only//decreases the amount of carbon monoxide in your blood//raises the carbon monoxide level in the blood of the vehicle's occupants)
raises the carbon monoxide level in the blood of the vehicle's occupants.
Driving with intent to harm others is called ___________ __________. *
road rage
When driving, a person's field of vision narrows as their _________ increases. *
speed
__________ ___________ refers to the objects the your sides becoming blurred as your speed increases. *
speed smear
A narrow field of vision, 140 degrees or less, is called _____________ _____________. *
tunnel vision
The ability to see things clearly is called __________ _____________. *
visual acuity
Seeing is very important to driving because (other senses are not used in driving//all driving information is perceived through your eyes//you cannot depend on other senses sending accurate information to your brain//your eyes receive most of the driving information.)
your eyes receive most of the driving information.