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| What are the three parts of the highway transportation system? | people, vehicles, roadways |
| What are the people who use the HTS by walking, driving, or riding called? | roadway users |
| What are federal and state laws that regulate the HTS? | vehicle codes |
| What is a process of seeing, thinking, and responding? | The IPDE process |
| What are the different parts of the IPDE process? | Identify, Predict, Decide, Execute |
| What are some actions drivers can take to protect our environment | fuel efficient vehicles, fuel efficient habits, recycling used materials, using car pools, using public transportation, encourage use of energy efficient driving |
| What requires young drivers to progress through a series of licensing stages? | graduated driver licensing programs |
| What sign controls traffic? | A regulatory sign |
| What sign alerts you to possible hazards and road conditions? | A warning sign |
| What sign gives directions? | A guide sign |
| What are traffic lights, arrows, flashing signals, lane signals, and pedestrian signals are used to help traffic flow smoothly called? | A traffic signal |
| What is turning right when the signal is red called? | A right turn on red |
| What alerts drivers to dangerous situations or tells them to stop? | A flashing signal |
| What is used at an intersection with heavy traffic? | A pedestrian signal |
| What gives you a warning or direction? | A roadway marking |
| What helps drivers make safer mid-block left turns to and from businesses on a busy street? | shared left-turn lane |
| What are regulatory signs used for? | Directing traffic turns, directing traffic straight, direct one-way traffic, control parking, control passing |
| What are short sections of crumpled roadway? | Rumble strips |
| What outside checks need to occur before dricing? | Walk around vehicle, look for objects, glance at tires, notice wheel direction, clear windshield, clear windows, clear headlights, clear taillights, check window ledge, remove loose objects, look inside vehicle |
| What inside checks need to occur before driving? | Lock all doors, adjust the seat, sit firmly, sit high enough, adjust seat, reach for accelerator, reach for brake pedal, adjust head restraint, adjust inside rearview mirror, adjust side mirrors, fasten seat belt |
| What is one of the six areas of space around a vehicle that is the width of a lane? | A zone |
| What is a space you can drive without a restriction to your line of sight or to your intended path of travel? | An open zone |
| What is a space not open to you because of a restriction to your line of sight or intended path of travel? | A closed zone |
| What is the area you can see around you, while looking straight ahead? | Field of vision |
| What does aiming high in steering mean? | Looking 12-15 seconds ahead |
| What can cause you to lose control of your vehicle, especially at higher speeds? | Oversteering |
| What do drivers who have an escape path to steer into keep around their vehicles? | A space cushion |
| What is an organized method for managing six zones of space surrounding your vehicle? | Zone Control System |
| What allows you to see and respond to changes in the traffic environment at a time when best control can be achieved? | Zone Control System |
| See zone change, check other zones, create time and space by getting the best speed control, lane position, and communication | Zone control steps |
| What can put you well on the road toward low risk driving behaviors? | The Smith System and the Zone control system |
| What can any aspect of the HTS become? | A hazardous situation |
| How many zones are around your vehicle? | Six |
| What zone is straight ahead of your vehicle? | The front zone |
| What zone is to the left of your vehicle? | The left front zone |
| What zones are behind you? | The rear zone, the left rear zone, and the right rear zone |
| What is an example of a closed front zone? | Red traffic light |
| Shopping center entrances, shopping center exit, roadside stands, restaurants | Roadside hazards |
| What involves what is happening in your zones? | Predicting |
| What can help you predict hazards that may affect your path of travel? | Scanning target areas |
| What is reducing the possibility of conflict by deciding to put more distance between yourself and the hazard? | minimizing a hazard |
| Process of adjusting the speed of a vehicle to handle one hazard at a time when two or more hazards threaten a driver | separate the hazards |
| What is the point around which an object's weight is evenly distributed? | Center of gravity |
| The Energy an object acquires as it moves | energy of motion |
| What is the distance your car travels while you make a stop? | Total stopping distance |
| What is the length of time you take to identify, predict, and decide to slow for a hazard? | perception time |
| What is the length of time you take to execute your action? | reaction time |
| What is the distance your vehicle travels while you react? | reaction distance |
| What is the distance your vehicle travels from the time you apply the brake until you stop | braking distance |
| What increases your braking distance? | Heavy loads |
| The longer your braking distance, the | higher your speed |
| To reduce your chance of skidding | lower your speed |
| What will change in proportion to the square of your increase or decrease in speed? | energy of motion |
| What is the most important factor in determining how hard a vehicle will hit another object? | Speed |
| What will greatly reduce the damage inflicted? | Any speed reduction |
| The more damage it will cause in a collision, the | heavier a vehicle |
| The inside of a vehicle occupants hit | Restraint devices |
| What is a part that works automatically? | A passive restraint device |
| What is a device you have to engage? | an Active restraint device |
| What is the force that keeps each tire from sliding on the road | Friction |
| What is the friction created by the tire on the road? | traction |
| When some new drivers tend to turn the steering wheel too much | oversteer |
| When drivers do not turn the steering wheel enough | understeer |
| Hold pedal down, shift to reverse, turn body right, arm on seat, look through rear, hand at 12, release brake pressure, move steering wheel, foot over brake, glance sides quickly, look through rear | Streering straight backwards |
| Push the brake, push clutch pedals, shift to reverse, release the brake, let clutch out | Backing stickshift vehicle |
| Check front zone, check left zone, check rear zones, signal blind-spot check, make blind-spot check, increase your speed, cancel your signal, adjust your speed | Left lane change |
| What is pulling the steering wheel down with one hand while your other hand crosses over to pull the wheel farther down? | Hand over hand steering |
| What is pushing the steering wheel up with one hand and pulling it down with the other hand? | Push pull steering |
| Balanced position beginning, start pulling down, push wheel left, release left hand, cross it over, continue pulling down | Left turn steering |
| what is a lane that some left turns into business areas can be made in midblock from a center lane? | Shared left-turn lane |
| Look for pedestrians, look for vehicles, check rear zones, plan turns well, correct lane, obey all signs, obey all signals, obey all roadway markings, remember your yielding, | Executing turns precautions |
| Position your vehicle, in lane 3, be near center, signal before turn, brake early, use search pattern, be 10 mph, check to left, look at turn, begin turning wheel, check traffic, turn steering wheel, continue looking left, make blind-spot check, check front zones, check rear zones, turn into lane | Procedures for Turning |
| Check traffic ahead, check rear traffic, signal right, pull to right, location 1 stop, signal left, location 2 move, check front zone, check left zone, check blind spot, turn sharply left, do not stop, location 4 move, check all zones, straighten the wheels | Midblock U-turn |
| Check front zone, check rear zones, signal right, stop near curb, check traffic ahead, check to rear, check over shoulder, signal left turn, search front zone, search rear zone, location 3 move, stop before hitting, check traffic again, turn wheels right, back as necessary, stop wheels straight, check traffic again, signal left, move slowly forward | Three point turnabout |
| Legality of turnabout, amount of traffic, types of driveways, ample space, number of lanes, | Deciding which turnabout |
| Position your vehicle, turn wheel left, shift to neutral, let vehicle creep, shift to park, set parking brake | Uphill curb parking |
| Pull far off, turn wheel right, shift to park, set parking brake | Uphill noncurb parking |
| position your vehicle, let vehicle creep, let tire rest, shift to park, set parking brake | Downhill curb parking |
| street signs, street lights, roadway markings, crossing traffic, parked vehicles, turning traffic, rows of fences, rows of mailboxes, traffic stopping, power lines | intersection clues |
| What is when several roadways meet at a circle? | Traffic circle |
| Are you allowed to make lane changes within an intersection? | No |
| What is the point beyond which you can no longer stop safely without entering the intersection | point-of-no-return |
| What is identified by a yield sign? | closed front zone |
| What is one at which traffic signals or signs determine the right of way? | A controlled intersection |
| What must you come to for a stop sign, crosswalk, or stopline? | A full stop |
| Look around, search 45-degree angle, continue search left, continue searching front, continue searching right, check rear zone, check travel path, prepare legal stop, look for vehicles, stop front bumper, proceed by acclerating, check rear zone | Crossing traffic |
| search for pedestrians, search for vehicles, cheack rear zone, stop, seach 90 degrees, evaluate target path, evaluate front zone, begin your turn, turn your head, begin to accelerate, turn steering wheel, creep forward slightly, turn your head, turn, accelerate to adjust, check rear zone | Joining right traffic |
| Search for pedestrians, search for vehicles, check rear zone, stop, evaluate front zones, begin your turn, move forward slightly, check front zones, turn your head, accelerate, turn steering wheel, turn, accelerate to adjust, check rear zone | Joining left traffic |
| What is a light that has been green for a long time? | Stale green light |
| What is a light that has just turned green? | fresh green light |
| What is made at a signal controlled intersection that does not have a special left turn light? | unprotected left turn |
| What can you make when a special left turn light, green arrow, or delayed green light lets you turn left while oncoming traffic is stopped | protected left turn |
| What indicates that one side of an intersection has a green light while the light for the oncoming traffic remains red? | Delayed green light |
| What usually has red lights along with crossing gates? | controlled railroad crossing |
| What has no signs or signals to regulate traffic? | uncontrolled intersection |
| Should you assume that the other driver will yield? | Never |
| Adverse weather conditions, railroad tracks, motorcyclists carrying passengers | Motorcycle problems |
| What are laws governing school buses? | More strict |
| What do most states require traffic going in both directions on a two way street when a school bus stops to load or unload passengers | To stop |
| What do some buses have in some states that swings out from the side of the bus? | A Stop sign |
| What do most states not require traffic from either direction to do for local buses? | stop |
| Increase following distance, move to right, signal turns early, signal stops early,flash brake lights, slow sooner | Managing tailgaters |
| prepare yourself and your vehicle, build experience gradually, concentrate on the driving task | Safe Expressway strategies |
| Worth it? Is it legal? Is it safe? | Deciding to pass |
| Check roadway markings, check signs, look ahead, check roadway conditions, check roadway shoulders, check rearview mirrors, glance quickly, check oncoming traffic, check for driveways, | Preparing to pass |
| Get in position, signal left-lane change, glance over shoulder, change lanes smoothly, accelerate, make final evaluations, maintain your speed, signal for right, return to right, don't slow down, cancel the signal, adjust your speed, adjust vehicle position | Two lane pass |
| sight is restricted, space is narrow, front zones closed, cross-traffic is present | Illegal passing |
| Before railroad crossing, on two-lane bridge, on curves, sight is limited, | Other No-passing situations |
