Driving in City traffic

Why is city driving more difficult than driving in other environments?

• There are more vehicles per mile in the city

• More people ignore traffic laws in cities than in other locations

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

• Both A and C are correct

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

• Be prepared to predict possible points 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 the city traffic is that you

• can see only the vehicle ahead

• have a cushion from the vehicle ahead

• have less time to react to hazards

• can react quickly to hazards

What is space cushion?

• the distance you can see in your lane

• your vehicle's 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 total 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 perform the IPDE Process

• is not the total stopping distance

When following another vehicle, you should look

• at your rearview mirrors exclusively

• through, over, and around that vehicle

• at the rear of the vehicle ahead

• at the vehicle's brake lights

The first step in following and meeting traffic is

• managing the distance between your vehicle and the vehicle ahead

• establishing a fixed reference point

• identifying which car you are going to follow

• predicting if a car will enter your path

A driver that follows too closely is called a

• a school bus

• tailgater

• cargater

• tailodile

What is your following distance when you have identified a tailgater

• three seconds

• four seconds

• two seconds

• Does not matter, just get out the way.