| A | B |
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| Risks | The possibility of having a conflict that results in a collision |
| Highway Transportation System (HTS) | Its purpose is to move people and cargo from one place to another in a safe and efficient manner |
| 3 parts to the HTS | *Roadway users *Vehicles *Roadways |
| Users of the HTS | Drivers, passengers, pedestrians |
| Examples of roadways | Rural lanes, multilane, expressways |
| Roadway users | People who use the Highway Transportation System (HTS) by walking, driving, or riding |
| There are more than how many registered vehicles in the US? | 240 million |
| Who works together to regulate the HTS? | federal, state, and local gov't |
| National Highway Safety Act | guidelines created by the federal gov't for motor vehicle safety programs. Included are vehicle registration, licensing, traffic court, and highway construction and maintenance |
| National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act | Requires auto makers to install certain safety features on a car - like safety belts |
| Skills needed to drive | Mental, social, & physical |
| Mental skills | Critical judgment, monitor roadway |
| Social skills | interact with other people |
| Physical skills | Acceleration, braking, steering, & scanning mirrors |
| IPDE Process | organized system for seeing, thinking, and responding during the driving task |
| I | Identify important information in the current driving situation |
| P | Predict when & where possible points of conflict may occur |
| D | Decide when, where, & how to communicate |
| E | Execute the correct actions to prevent conflict |
| Zone Control System | Method of managing space around your car |
| Low-risk driving | constantly monitor other vehicles and roadway users around you. It enables you to actively avoid hazardous situations |
| Driving is a what? | Privilege |
| Collision | A crash when a vehicle hits another object, whether it is moving or not |
| Responsibilities of driving | Legal, financial, & environmental |
| Legal responsibility | Obey all traffic laws |
| Financial responsibility | operating and fixed costs |
| Operating costs | fuel, oil, tires |
| Fixed cost | These are not determined by how many miles you drive such as the purchase price of your car, insurance, and licensing fees |
| Environmental responsibility | air & water pollution, chemical spills |
| Graduated Driver Licensing Program (GDL) | program that requires young drivers to progress through a series of licensing stages |
| Stage 1 of the Graduated Driver Licensing Program | learning permit stage |
| What do you do during the learning permit stage? | practice driving |
| What is stage 2 of the graduated Driver Licensing Program? | Intermediate License Stage |
| What do you do in the intermediate license stage? | Supervised driving, no night driving, & limited passengers |
| What is stage 3 of the Graduated Driver Licensing Program? | Full privilege stage |
