EVOC Flashcards
Acute Conditions
A sudden oneset of conditions either physical or environmental
Air Bags
Supplemental restraint devices mounted in motor vehicles to reduce injuries caused by accidents.
Apparatus
A motor vehicle–containing materials and equipment designed for a particular use.,
Attitude
A feeling or emotion toward a facts or state.
Blind Spots
Areas around a vehicle which cannot readily be viewed without driver repositioning or use of supplemental devices.
Braking Distances
The distance traveled from the time pressure is applied to the brake pedal until the unit is completely stopped.
Centrifugal Force
A straight line tendency of inertia, the tendency of an object pivoting in an arc to depart in a straight line.
Centripetal Force
pushes a body into a curved path, out of its normal, inertia–dominated, straight line movement.
Chronic Conditions
Conditions both physical and environmental which develop over a long period of time.
Clutch
A coupling used to connect and disconnect a driving and a driver part of a mechanism.
Cones
The part of the eyes that functions only in daytime and are responsible for color vision, and sharpness of vision
Convex Mirrors
(Spot Mirrors)- Supplemental devices which allow for greater vision of an area around a vehicle- distort distances.
Decide
where decisions of the driver in response to a hazard are made.
Defensive Driving
Driving to prevent accidents in spite of the incorrect actions of other or adverse conditions
Depth Perception
The ability to judge the distance of objects
D.O.T.
The Department of Transportation
Drag Factor
A number which scientifically describes the slipperiness of a road surface.
Execute
carrying forth of evasive actions in a controlled maneuver
Exhibitionist
A driver who performs dangerous or dramatic maneuvers to gain attention.
Focal Vision
Allows seeing at an angle of 3 degrees from straight ahead.
Force of Impact
The force with which two objects collide.
Friction
When two bodies are in contact they resist motion.
Glare Recovery
Approximately 10 seconds- The time needed for your eyes to readjust after being exposed to a bright light.
Gravity
The pull of the earth which gives objects weight
Hydrometer
A gradual loss of traction due to a fluid build up between the tires and the road surface
