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What is RISK? ✔✔Potential that a chosen action may lead to an undesirable outcome
Being aware there are hazards and dangers with driving and knowing there are consequences to decisions is known as.... ✔✔Risk Acceptance
Recognizing hazards and dangers with driving and using appropriate measures to avoid them is known as.... ✔✔Risk Compensation
Check the THREE DRIVER BEHAVIORS that increase risk: ✔✔1) Aggressive Driving
Not using seatbelt
Speeding
Check the THREE DRIVER STATE OF MIND that increase risk: ✔✔1) Distraction
Anger
Drowsiness
Check the THREE DRIVER CONDITIONS that increase risk: ✔✔1) Sharp Curves
Left Turns
Bikes
What abilities must drivers have to assess RISK? ✔✔Identify, prepare, consider, consequences
What is the number one cause of crashes in both the state of Virginia and the United States? ✔✔Speeding
How can you reduce driving risks? ✔✔Change speed, Alter position or direction, Communicate
What is the point where the mass of the vehicle is concentrated and balanced? ✔✔Center of gravity
What is generated based on your vehicles mass and velocity? ✔✔Kinetic energy
A vehicle with a high center of gravity tends to be more..... ✔✔Unstable
The weight shift side to side in your vehicle is referred to as..... ✔✔Roll
The weight shifts due to sudden turns while also changing speed your vehicle is experiencing..... ✔✔Yaw
What causes a forward pitch? ✔✔Braking
What causes roll? ✔✔Turning
What causes yaw? ✔✔All of the above
When doing the 8 and 4 push-pull technique for a right turn how do you move your hands? (select two answers) ✔✔1) Left hand goes from 8 to 11
- Right hand goes from 1 to 4
When doing the hand over hand steering while driving at very slow speeds...How do you move your hands for a left turn? (select two answers) ✔✔1) Left hand pulls down and then reaches up to 10 and continues to pull down to the left
- Right hand pushes up to 11 and crosses over with the left hand over the top 1/3 of the wheel
What is the driver doing when they are holding their foot over top of the accelerator but not touching it? ✔✔All of the above
Gentle pressure applied to the accelerator to gradually increase in speed is known as.... ✔✔Progressive acceleration
A gradual slowing or acceleration of your vehicle without using the accelerator or brake is known as.... ✔✔Coasting
Smooth braking to gradually slow your vehicle is known as.... ✔✔Controlled braking
What technique should be used before a curve to slow the vehicle? ✔✔Controlled braking
A forceful pressure used for a sudden stop in an emergency is known as.... ✔✔Threshold braking
Which form of vision allows you to read and see fine details? ✔✔Focal
Which form of vision allows you to maintain your path of travel? ✔✔Paracentral
Which form of vision allows you to recognize light and motion? ✔✔Peripheral
Which form of vision is least used when driving at night? ✔✔Peripheral
When driving at faster speeds minor steering movements create.... ✔✔Exaggerated vehicle response
High speed driving can distort you vision up to what %? ✔✔90%
The posted speed limit represents the... ✔✔Maximum speed you can travel under ideal conditions
Select the ways can you improve your Field of Vision? ✔✔All of the above
How does a driver develop a visual lead? ✔✔Pick out a fixed object well ahead and count until you reach that object
The visual path from your vehicle to the target area is your.... ✔✔Line of sight
The series of continuous positions your vehicle will occupy while traveling toward your target is your.... ✔✔Path of travel
Which of the following play a factor in your stopping distance. ✔✔All of the above
On dry, level pavement, what is the average stopping distance at 55 MPH speed? ✔✔265 feet
You will not crash if you have..... ✔✔Space around your vehicle
How would you explain changing space around your vehicle? ✔✔Open zone that is becoming closed... or... closed space that is becoming open
How must you respond if an obstacle moves into your path of travel in the 4 to 8 second range? ✔✔Immediate action required
How must you respond if an obstacle moves into your path of travel in the 12 to 15 second range? ✔✔Look for an escape route
How must you respond if an obstacle moves into your path of travel in the 20 to 30 second range? ✔✔Search for an open path of travel
Why do we EVALUATE? ✔✔Gives meaning to your search and identifies possible conflicts
What are we EVALUATING in the driving environment? (Two Answers) ✔✔1) Will the zone I'm entering be open or closed?
- What lane position is the safest?
What are the three actions that a driver can do to EXECUTE IN TIME? ✔✔Change speed, alter direction, communicate
When evaluating and managing space to the SIDES, you should have at least one car width of space to ____ side(s) of the car at all times. ✔✔One
When managing space to the REAR using your rearview mirrors, you should... ✔✔All of the above
You should apply SEEiT at Intersections by... ✔✔All of the above
What is the minimum recommended following distance between you and the vehicle you are following if you are driving 65 miles per hour? ✔✔4 seconds
What is the minimum recommended following distance between you and the vehicle you are following if you are driving 35 miles per hour? ✔✔2 seconds
When should you increase your following distances? (select 6 answers) ✔✔1) Visibility is limited
Rainy days
When driving in fog
Vision is obstructed
