IPDE Process Chapter 5

IPDE Process 1

100

You begin IPDE process by "reading"

traffic situations

200

Diamond shaped sign that is yellow with black writing

What are warning signs.

300

A yellow, pennant-shaped sign with black letters.

What is a No Passing Sign?

400

Five sided yellow sign that shows children in a crosswalk.

What is School Crossing Sign?

500

Symbol sign used on the approaches to a section of highway (not an intersection or junction) where the opposing flows of traffic are separated by a median or other physical barrier. Keep to the right.

What is Divided Road Ahead Sign

Using IPDE

100

True or False? 

The IPDE process takes practice and time 

True

200

True or false?

Part of the decide process includes communicating your plans to others

True

300

Name at least three risk factors of roadway ad environment

rain 

bright sun

dark shadows 

construction

snow and ice

sharp curve 

steep hill

400

True or False?

The zone control system is not designed to help drivers manage the space around their cars

False

500

Scanning means to?

glance quickly and continually

IPDE Process 2

100

I stands for

Identify

200

P stands for

Predict

300

D stands for

Decide

400

E stands for

Execute

500

The sooner you identify a possible hazard, the more time you will have to

react safely

Vocab

100

When you search critical areas in a regular sequence as you drive, you are using a(n)

scanning 

200

One of the hardest skills to learn in driving is picking a point or points where you might have a conflict with others. This ability to anticipate is called____. 

Predict

300

When there is no line-of-sight or path-of-travel restriction to a zone, that zone can be called a(n)

open zone 

400

Checking your _________ will let you see hazards in you intended path of travel ahead of time.

Field of Vision

500

_______ is the space from your vehicle to the target area

Target-area range

Chapter 5

100

To avoid last minute moves, you should be looking down the road to where your vehicle will be in about 

What is 12 seconds or more?

200

A school bus ahead of you in your lane is stopped with red lights flashing. You should..

stop as long as the red lights are flashing

300

When you tailgate others 

1.) you can frustrate the other driver and make them angry

2. you cut your responses time and ability to avoid problems

400

The safest precaution you can take regarding the use of a cell phone and driving is 

wait till your car is topped and out of traffic to call

500

You must obey instructions from school crossing guards 

at all times 

IPDE Process 3

100

Carrying out your decisions to avoid                        is the execute step.

What is conflict?

200

(Execute) Always check your                            before decelerating or braking!  Which zone?

Rear zone

300

Risk factors can be contributed by what four things?

Driver

Vehicle

Roadway 

Environment

400

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

500

Name at least three vehicle related risk factors

bald tires

poor brakes

dirty windows

worn wiper blades

broken headlights

broken taillights