driving school ch. 4

Ch. 4- Three ways by which a driver can communicate with other highway users are:

by using his brake lights, making hand signals and eye contacts

Ch. 4 Maintaining an open line of sight is the ability to see the .......... of the driver's path of travel

center

Ch. 4- Attention is a .......... process by which a person focuses on a given target, while maintaining an awareness of background events.

fluid

Ch. 4- An area or space that is changing is one in which the level of risk is ......

increasing

Ch. 4- What of the following is a high-risk situation?

intersections

Ch. 4- Under ideal road and weather conditions it takes ..... to ..... seconds to bring a vehicle to a stop from highway speeds.

three- four

Ch. 4- Most crashes result from a change in the driver's ability to control sight line, or travel path and driving into a threatening situation.

true

Ch. 4- One key to preventing and avoiding accidents is to identify situations that may become hazardous ahead of time

true

Ch. 4- Search rate is concerned with how frequently the driver searches his environment.

true

Ch. 4- Searching 4 seconds ahead represents a safe following distance and the 8 seconds provides a safe stopping zone under most conditions

true

Ch. 4- Visual perception can be improved though perceptual skills development

true

Ch. 4- A search will start from a ............ The eyes will focus on movements from the path of travel in an organized pattern in a visual scan for traffic information and potential risk situations. You will be using your ..... vision to set up good sight lines.

visual lead, central

Ch. 4- As a driver you will need to use appropriate space management skills to control risk to the front by: Having adequate sight path that enables you to see far ahead in your POT, followed by an aggressive visual search. You need a ..... second target area search range ahead to evaluate the path of travel.

20-30

Ch. 4- A good visual lead is .... seconds from the front of the vehicle, focusing in the center of the path of travel. Searching 20 to 30 seconds ahead, gives you time to assess within the next ......15 seconds, actions you may need to take to control an approaching risk.

20-30, 12-15

Ch. 4- How many steps are in the Zone Control System?

3

Ch. 4- Getting the big picture in the SMITH system means...

360 degree circle of awareness

Ch. 4- As a general rule, when you are following a vehicle, what is the minimum time/space you would leave in front of you?

4 seconds

Ch. 4- What is the apex of the corner of a curve on a roadway?

It is the point at which your car is closest to the inside edge of the usable roadway surface

Ch. 4- A good visual lead is ..............seconds from the front of the vehicle, focusing in the center of the path of travel.

20-30

Ch. 4- As a driver you need to search for other roadway users or conditions by moving your eyes from the instrument panel and mirrors to ..... seconds ahead.

20-30

Ch. 4- The focus vision area has ...........degrees of information.

3-5

Ch. 4- The central vision area (inner fringe) of a driver has ..... degrees of information.

30-36

Ch. 4- The SIPDE System is a ............ step process.

5

Ch. 4- In a Zone Control System, " get the best control" means................

Choosing the best speed, lane position and communication with other drivers

Ch. 4- There are .........basic areas of operating space around a vehicle you must be able to manage.

7

Ch. 4- In a driving scene if the traffic situation changes rapidly what should you do?

Make a decision based on your prediction of the situation

Ch. 4- What is commentary driving?

Make comments on possible hazards, and how you are going to avoid them during driving

Ch. 4- The focal area is used to .......... and .......... distinct objects.

Read, identify

Ch. 4- Under the SIPDE system, to be able to make estimates or prediction, what are the three rules you must remember?

Rules of the road, rules of vehicular dynamics, rules of human behavior

Ch. 4- In the SIPDE system, when you execute a task what do you try to do?

Try to take action to create space and minimize harm

Ch. 4- What is one of the three functions of the peripheral vision area of a driver?

establishing color changes

Ch. 4- What is one of the three functions of the focus vision area of a driver?

establishing visual lead

Ch. 4- A railway crossing is not a high risk situation.

false

Ch. 4- By looking as near as possible and adjusting speed to the visual field, the driver has more time to identify potential problems.

false

Ch. 4- Commentary driving has been observed to decrease the sensitivity of drivers.

false

Ch. 4- Pedestrians are a nuisance on the road as they tend to stray a lot. You should horn at them when you see them to warn them of your approach.

false

Ch. 4- The driver needs to look in a systematic manner of distances ............to .........., as well as to the left, right and .......... of the vehicle, making efficient use of both ........... and ............. vision

far away, near, rear, central, fringe

Ch. 4- Which visual area is the basis for visual lead, targeting and searching tasks in driving for example reading and interpreting signs ?

focal vision area

Ch. 4- When .................vision is on the target at the end of the path of travel, the ...............or inner fringe vision will allow the driver to see the ............... of vehicle in the roadway

focus, central, placement

Ch. 4- In the SIPDE System, when you do a search, you need to concentrate on............. with rapid glances to.............

on the path of travel, to other areas

Ch. 4- Signal lights flash only .......... to .......... times per second

one, three

Ch. 4- Managing the space around our vehicles allows us to detect ...... as early as possible, thereby maximizing the amount of ..... we have for .... and reaction.

potential hazards, time, decision making

Ch. 4- As you go faster, the ability of peripheral vision to pick up motion and color changes of other object is greatly ......

reduced

Ch. 4- As a driver, you must develop some kind of....... and ......... routine in order to drive efficiently and safely.

scanning, search

Ch. 4- As a driver you need to constantly make estimates of (a) .........(b).......... (c) .............. and (d) ..............

speed, distance, direction, behavior of other drivers

Ch. 4- The ability of peripheral vision to pick up motion and color changes of other objects is affected by the........ and ........ of your vehicle

speed, movement

Ch. 4- An interrupted line of sight means changes in ......and .... are necessary for re-establishing a ......... to the driver's path of travel

speed, position, a clear line of sight

Ch. 4- The first space management skill a driver must develop is an effective ..............

visual search

Ch. 4- What Would You Consider a Moderate Risk Environment?

A moderate risk environment is limited to speeds under 50 mph.

Ch. 4- In driving how do you control high-risk situations?

All of the above

Ch. 4- Visual perception is a mental process that is non selective

False

Ch. 4- In a long trip what is considered a lifeline to take with you?

An emergency kit

Ch. 4- When I drive, I do not affect the risks of other drivers, neither does the driving of other drivers affect my risks of driving. Driving is not risky. A collision is just an accident, a chance occurrences in daily life.

False

Ch. 4- A teenage brain is already fully developed to enable us to manage risks effectively.

False

Ch. 4- Driving alone without the distraction from passengers reduces the risks you face in driving.

False

Ch. 4- If you are a good driver, driving in extreme weather is not risky as you would know how to manage bad conditions in driving.

False

Ch. 4- If you are a very good driver, the risks in driving is minimal.

False

Ch. 4- In the SIPDE System, you concentrate on identifying moving objects, as they are the most dangerous

False

Ch. 4- Risks in driving never begins with yourself, but with other drivers who take risks.

False

Ch. 4- Rural roads sees very light traffic and should have very low risk for a driver driving through.

False

Ch. 4- Travel Planning or Destination Planning will help make your travel more efficient, and not necessary a risk reduction plan as you cannot predict the actions of other drivers.

False

Ch. 4- An Open Space in the Zone Control System is a......

a space with no restriction to LOS or intended POT

Ch. 4- What is an open line of sight?

This is the ability to see the center of the driver's path of travel

CH. 4- Risks can be changed.

True

Ch. 4- 90% of traffic crashes are due to driver error.

True

Ch. 4- A search will start from a visual lead

True

Ch. 4- As a driver, you need visibility, space and time to perform all maneuvers in traffic whether crossing, turning, passing or adjusting speed and/or position.

True

Ch. 4- Defensive driving is managing space around your vehicle to minimize risks

True

Ch. 4- Increase time to respond to threats through position and speed adjustments is risk management.

True

Ch. 4- Overconfidence in more male drivers, particularly those under 25 years old, results in them being involved in crashes.

True

Ch. 4- When driving, a person must maintain an ongoing awareness and capacity to divide their attention between the vehicle's operation, position, speed, the condition of the roadway, and the actions of other drivers.

True

Ch. 4- A driver will need to develop .............. in order to keep steering changes to a minimal, limiting movements to the left and right of the path of travel.

Visual lead

Ch. 4- If your path of travel is open, but threatening conditions exist on both sides what would you do?

all of the above

Ch. 4- In the SMITH system, what are you advised to do when driving in heavy traffic?

all of the above

Ch. 4- When you are searching for high-risk situations what do you do?

all of the above