Quiz Ch.1 1/14/15 Flashcards

1
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Who is the safe driver responsible for?

A

Passengers, self, and others

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2
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What is the primary purpose of the HTS?

A

Move people and cargo safely and efficiently

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3
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What is the most important part of the regulemt of the HTS?

A

Driver who obeys traffic laws

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4
Q

Who has the federal government established saftey guidelines with?

A

The National Highway Safety Act

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5
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What are the skilled actions a driver must take to drive a vehicle safely?

A

Driving tasks

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6
Q

Who decides weather drivers charged with violent traffic law are guilty or innocent?

A

Courts

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7
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Which IPDE step do you use when you look ahead and locate a hazard?

A

Identify

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8
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What are the 4 steps in the IPDE process?

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Identify, Predict, Decide, and Execute

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9
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When a driver foresees where points of conflict can occur which IPDE step is used?

A

Predict

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10
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When you judge where a possible conflict might occur what IPDE step do you use?

A

Predict

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11
Q

When you accelerate to avoid a collision what IPDE step is used?

A

Execute

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12
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What is NOT a defensive driver action?

A

Pays little attention to roadway users

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13
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What are you practicing when protecting yourself and others while driving?

A

Defensive driving

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14
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What does developing good attitudes toward driving lead to becoming?

A

Safe driver

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15
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Driving in a low risk way will help with what?

A

Gain others respect

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16
Q

What is the leading cause of death among young people?

A

Motor vehicals

17
Q

What is the most common cause of most collisions?

A

Driver error

18
Q

Traffic tie ups and collisions are examples of what?

A

Break downs in the HTS

19
Q

You can get a good start of becoming a skillful driver by doing what?

A

Obtaining a drivers ed course

20
Q

Which transportation method involves the most deaths?

A

Motor vehicals

21
Q

States have laws requiring drivers to be financially responsible so drivers can pay for what?

A

Property damage and injuries they cause to others

22
Q

Conserving fuel is important because burning fuel will?

A

Damage the enviroment

23
Q

A driver who refuses to take an alcohol test might lose his/her license under?

A

Imply consent

24
Q

What is true of most collisions?

A

Several causes