You begin IPDE process by "reading"
traffic situations
The privilege of having immediate use of a certain part of a roadway. The right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian.
What is Right of Way?
Identify
Carrying out your decisions to avoid is the execute step.
What is conflict?
What is a the organized method for managing the 6 zones of space surrounding the vehicle?
Zone Control System
Intersection at which signals or signs determine the right of way.
What is Controlled Intersection?
P stands for
Predict
Anything that causes you to take your eyes off the road.
What is Visual Distraction?
(Execute) Always check your before decelerating or braking! Which zone?
Rear zone
When should you change speed or direction without communicating first?
NEVER
D stands for
Decide
Drug that can slow down your central nervous system.
What is a depressant?
Risk factors can be contributed by what four things?
Driver
Vehicle
Roadway
Environment
Name at least three ways you can decide to communicate with others on the road.
Headlights
Taillights
Brake Lights
Hazard Flashers
Back up lights
Horn
Car Position
Eye contact and body movement
True
E stands for
Execute
Using a visual search pattern to identify conflicts and hazards
What is SCANNING
Name two contributing risk factors to accidents (that we have covered in class)
adjusting radio
being angry
having blurred vision
combing hair
intoxicated driving
cell phone/texting or talking
If you want to turn at a corner how many feet before the corner do you begin signalling?
100 feet
The sooner you identify a possible hazard, the more time you will have to
react safely
Name at least three vehicle related risk factors
poor brakes
dirty windows
worn wiper blades
broken headlights
broken taillights
Only those who are totally or partially blind
True or false?
Part of the decide process includes communicating your plans to others
True
When the bus flashes red lights you must stop
from either direction until the students are safely across the street AND the lights stop flashing
Speed control, steering, and communicating is part of the process
Execute
Parking in the street when all legal spaces are taken is called
double parking
The legal limit of alcohol a person may consume is
under .08
Name at least three risk factors of roadway ad environment
rain
bright sun
dark shadows
construction
snow and ice
sharp curve
steep hill
When driving through a curve you should?
Slow down before you enter the curve and then accelerate out of it.