This step of the IPDE process is described when you determine HOW to adjust your speed.
What is Decide.
200
An example of a breakdown in the highway transportation system aside from collisions.
What are traffic tie-ups.
200
True or false: a safe driver is only responsible for themselves and their passengers.
False, a safe driver is responsible for themselves, their passengers AND other roadway users.
200
You push the accelerator to increase your speed at a traffic signal that turns from red to green What step of the IPDE process are you using?
What is execute.
300
State related laws that help regulate the HTS are found in this.
What is the vehicle code.
300
All of the skilled actions a driver must take to drive a vehicle safely.
What is the driving task.
300
An example of a financial responsibility as a driver.
Answers can include: fuel, maintaining and insuring your vehicle, as well as being responsible for any injuries or damage you cause.
300
This requires young drivers to progress through a series of licensing stages.
What is the graduated licensing program.
400
Driving is a _____ task because drivers must interact with one another.
What is social task.
400
Good drivers deal with poor drivers by doing which of the following: insulting them, challenging them, compensating for them, or ignoring them.
What is compensating for them.
400
The main cause of collisions.
What is driver error.
400
A collision occurs on an icy road between a vehicle with an elderly driver with poor vision and a vehicle with a foggy windshield. This situation illustrates that ___________.
Many collisions have multiple causes.
500
Driving to reduce conflicts or to protect yourselves and others.
What is defensive driving.
500
Safe, low risk driving is a mental task that primarily involves this skill.
What is decision making.
500
The biggest problem most young drivers face is their _____________.
What is their poor decision making.
500
The driving task consists of these three types of skills.