Pedestrians & Bikes
Clue: These road users always have the highest priority in city driving.
Answer: Who are pedestrians?
Clue: A steady red light means this.
Answer: What is stop?
Clue: The area around your car that you try to keep clear is called this.
Answer: What is a space cushion?
Clue: These large vehicles often block your view in city driving.
Answer: What are buses or trucks?
Clue: The “I” in IPDE stands for this.
Answer: What is Identify?
Clue: You must stop for pedestrians at this type of crossing, even without signals.
Answer: What is a crosswalk?
Clue: This type of green light means you must yield before turning.
Answer: What is a green arrow vs. solid green (solid green requires yielding)?
Clue: In city driving, you should generally increase this due to frequent stops.
Answer: What is following distance?
Clue: This type of intersection limits your visibility due to buildings or obstacles.
Answer: What is a blind intersection?
Clue: The “P” in IPDE means you should do this with hazards.
Answer: What is Predict?
Clue: This is the minimum safe passing distance (in most states) when passing a bicyclist.
Answer: What is 3 feet?
Clue: A flashing yellow light means this action.
Answer: What is proceed with caution?
Clue: This lane position helps you avoid parked cars and opening doors.
Answer: What is lane position 2 (or center/away from parked cars)?
Clue: This hazard often appears suddenly between parked cars.
Answer: What is a pedestrian?
Clue: The “D” step involves choosing this.
Answer: What is Decide (what action to take)?
Clue: When turning right on red, you must first do this for pedestrians.
Answer: What is come to a complete stop and yield?
Clue: This signal warns you the light is about to change from green to red.
Answer: What is a yellow light?
Clue: This is the biggest risk when driving next to parked cars.
Answer: What is car doors opening (door zone)?
Clue: This driving behavior is common in cities and requires extra awareness.
Answer: What is sudden stops or lane changes?
Clue: The final step of IPDE requires this.
Answer: What is Execute (carry out the action)?
Clue: A cyclist is swerving slightly in your lane—this is the safest action to take.
Answer: What is slow down and pass only when safe with space?
Clue: At a malfunctioning traffic signal, you should treat it like this.
Answer: What is a four-way stop?
Clue: When traffic is heavy on both sides, the best strategy is to do this.
Answer: What is adjust speed and maintain a space cushion (escape path)?
Clue: A delivery truck is double parked ahead—this is the safest first action.
Answer: What is slow down and prepare to stop or change lanes safely?
Clue: You see a ball roll into the street—the correct IPDE response is this.
Answer: What is predict a child may follow and slow/stop immediately?