Driving in urban traffic

Why is city driving more difficult than driving in outer environments

• There are more people per square mile in the city than elsewhere

• More people ignore traffic laws in the city than in other locations

• There are more hazards, and you have to deal with them more frequently

• There are fewer police officers per mile in city streets

How should you use the predict step of the IPDE Process while driving on city streets

• Be prepared to predict oossibke pints of conflict earlier

• Take more time to make accurate predictions

• Act the same as you would on a rural roadway

• Divide your attention between several tasks

An advantage of keeping a 3 second following distance in urban traffic is that you

• Can see only the vehicle ahead

• Can see farther down the road

• Have less time to react to hazards

• Can react quickly to hazards

What is a space cushion

• The distance you can see in your lane

• Your vehicles stopping distance

• The air bag in the steering wheel

• The distance between your vehicle and the vehicle ahead

when measuring a following distance under normal conditions, the 3 second technique

• should be decreased in adverse conditions

• Is safe for most conditions

• Is insufficient at a speed over 40 mph

• Is the same as the risks stopping distance

A 3 second following distance

• Is equal to the stopping distance

• Is effective only at slower speeds

• Is not related to the time needed to preform the IPDE Process

• Is not the total stopping distance

When following another vehicle, you should look

• At your review mirrors exclusively

• Through, over, and around your vehicle

• At the rear of the vehicles ahead

• At the vehicles brake lights

An advancement in vehicles design, which gives following drivers an added warning that the vehicle ahead intends to stop or turn, is

• The high mounted center brake light

• The accelerator off light

• The hazard flasher system

• The radar controlled brake system

A high risk area for a sudden stop from another driver might be

• Near a school bus

• The lanes next to parked vehicles

• An intersection with a traffic light

• A rural highway

A driver that follows too closely is called a

• Bumper sticker

• Tailgater

• Cargater

• Tailodile