Smith system

Getting the big picture requires

• Maintaining a proper following distance

• Checking your mirrors every 5-8 seconds

• Looking well above your vehicle

• All of the above

To calculate proper following distance you must

• Count one thousand one... one thousand two..etc. when the front of your vehicle passes a fixed reference point

• Count one thousand one... one thousand two..etc. when the vehicle in front of you passes a fixed reference object

• When the rear of the vehicle ahead in your lane passes a fixed point count count one thousand one... one thousand two...until the front of your vehicle reaches the same point

• None of the above

Following a large vehicle too closely most directly affects

• Aiming high in steering

• Keeping your eyes moving

• Leaving yourself an out

• Making sure they see you

The vision defined as an early warning system is

• Central core

• Fringe

• Clear

• Investigative

A negative effect of a “fixed stare” is

• Vision becomes blurred

• Central core is diminished

• peripheral (fringe) vision is lost

• None of the above

The smith system suggest use of the mirrors every

• 2 seconds

• 4 seconds

• 15 seconds

• 5 to 8 seconds

The distance we look ahead should vary on speed

• True

• False

The common excuse if an accident is

• “I didn’t see him”

• “My brakes failed”

• “The weather cause it”

• “I was going too fast”

The common cause of an accident at an intersection is

• Improper following distance

• The “fixed” stare

• Lack of adequate “eye lead” time

• Too much happening at one time

The best time to use your warning device is

• When potential problems occur

• At low visibility times

• At higher speeds

• Early enough to avoid a problem