Chapter 1: you are the driver
A _________ is often caused by driver error
Collision
The skilled actions you must take to drive a car safely are known as the _______.
Driving task
IDPE You swerve to avoid hitting a pothole
Execute
IPDE You break to avoid hitting a pedestrian
Execute
IPDE You maneuver your car of the situation requires
Execute
IPDE you apple the brake pedal to slow down
Execute
Mental, social or physical skill Anticipates a change in a traffic light
Mental
Mental, social or physical skill Decides to slow down before entering a curve
Mental
Enforce the vehicle-code laws
State and local police departments
Develop rules and regulations for controlling drivers and vehicles
State departments of motor vehicles
Pass the laws which make up the vehicle code
State legislatures
IPDE You might need to stop
predict
Decide weather drivers charged with traffic violations are guilty or innocent
Courts
IPDE You select what actions to take
Decide
IPDE you choose to slow down at a railroad crossing
Decide
IPDE you will slow down and be ready to stop
Decide
Protecting yourself and others from unexpected changes in the driving environment is called __________.
Defensive driving
T/F- "Peeling" away from a stop sign is the act of a mature driver.
False
T/F- as a beginning driver, it is best to leave the financial responsibilities of owning and driving a car to your parents.
False
Design and maintain roadways and traffic controls
Highway and traffic engineers
The organized thinking doing that is done in performing the driving task is called the ________.
IPDE process
IPDE you notice potential hazards in the driving scene.
Identify
IPDE You foresee where possible conflicts may occur
Identify
IPDE You see a driver ahead signaling a right turn
Identify
IPDE You see a stop sign
Identify
IPDE the intersection ahead seems clear
Identify
What is a driver?
People
What is a passenger?
People
What is a pedestrian?
People
The purpose of the HTS is to move ____ and _____ from one place to another in a safe, efficient, and economical manner.
People, cargo
Mental, social or physical skill Maintains a speed of 35 mph
Physical
Mental, social or physical skill Parallel parks in front of a house
Physical
IPDE The pedestrian might step into the street
Predict
What is a Rural route
Roadway
What is a dirt roadway?
Roadway
What is a expressway?
Roadway
What is a stop sign
Roadway
What is a traffic light?
Roadway
The people who use the HTS By walking, driving, or riding are called ______.
Roadway users
Mental, social or physical skill Shares the intersection with a turning vehicle
Social
T/F- driving is a privilege, not a right
True
T/F- your attitude about driving will influence your behavior
True
What is a bicycle?
Vehicle
What is a mini-van?
Vehicle
What is a motorcycle?
Vehicle
What is a truck?
Vehicle
The laws passed by state legislators to regulate the HTS make up the ________.
Vehicle code
The HTS is a very complex system of people _______ and _______.
Vehicles, roadways
