Unit 3: IPDE & Urban Driving

When you use the predict step in the IPDE Process, you

• ignore the actions of other HTS users.

• interpret meaningless clues in the driving environment.

• judge where possible points of conflict may occur.

• forget about what might happen on the roadway ahead.

To compromise space means to

• maximize hazards.

• give more space to the greater hazard.

• narrow the space between vehicles.

• speed up.

Scanning means to

• glance quickly and continually.

• put your trip on the Internet.

• stare at your path of travel.

You minimize a hazard when you

• put more distance between yourself and the hazard.

• omit the identify step in the IPDE Process.

• increase the risk of collision.

• decrease distance between yourself and the hazard.

Risk factors contributed by the roadway and the environment might include

• construction, sharp curve, snow, and ice.

• a broken headlight, bald tires, and dirty windshield.

• adjusting a radio and talking on a cellular phone.

• a wasp on your dashboard, drinking while driving, and worn wiper blades.

When you identify that a roadway is narrowing from a multilane to a single lane, you should

• move into the through lane as soon as possible.

• stop as close as possible to the warning sign before changing lanes.

• identify what is causing the roadway to narrow.

• control the actions of the other roadway users.

The process of searching critical areas of the traffic environment in a regular sequence is called

• separating.

• minimal visual exercise.

• an orderly visual search pattern.

• a random search pattern.

A space cushion is

• the distance you can see ahead.

• a step in the Smith System.

• an open area of space all around a vehicle.

• the room available for parallel parking.

When you must handle several hazards at the same time, the best tactic is to

• compromise the hazards.

• adjust speed to separate the hazards.

• minimize, then separate the hazards.

• minimize, then compromise the hazards.

An advantage you should gain as you increase driving experience is that

• you always can assume what people will do.

• your luck in avoiding conflicts improves.

• your identification and prediction skills become more accurate.

• your physical skills decrease and you can drive out of conflicts slowly.