Chapter 1 - You are the Driver

Question 1

Three parts of the highway transportation system (HTS)

Answer 1

People, vehicles, roadways

Question 2

Purpose of HTS

Answer 2

to move people and cargo from one place to another safely

Question 3

used by the federal, state, and local governments to regulate the HTS

Answer 3

vehicle code

Question 4

the federal government made this with a set of traffic-safety guidelines

Answer 4

National Highway Safety Act

Question 5

social, physical, and mental skills required to drive

Answer 5

driving task

Question 6

IPDE Process

Answer 6

process of seeing, thinking, and responding

Question 7

I in IPDE

Answer 7

Identify

Question 8

P in IPDE

Answer 8

Predict

Question 9

D in IPDE

Answer 9

Decide

Question 10

E in IPDE

Answer 10

Execute

Question 11

The Smith System

Answer 11

designed to help drivers develop good seeing habits

Question 12

Zone Control System

Answer 12

method for managing space around your vehicle

Question 13

defensive driving

Answer 13

driving in a way that reduces conflict

Question 14

breakdown in the HTS

Answer 14

occurs when any part of the system does not work well

Question 15

Learner’s Permit

Answer 15

permit to drive with a supervised adult and track hours (permit should usually be held for 6 months)

Question 16

Intermediate License

Answer 16

must have successfully complete learner’s permit, and continue to ride with an adult and log hours

Question 17

Full-privilege

Answer 17

successfully complete leaner’s permit and intermediate license

Question 18

highway traffic engineers

Answer 18

plan, build, and maintain the complex roadway systems

Question 19

State Departments of Motor Vehicles

Answer 19

enforce the national guidelines that makeup the vehicle code

Question 20

graduated license program

Answer 20

requires young drivers to go through a series of licensing stages