Quiz Ch.1 1/14/15 Flashcards
Who is the safe driver responsible for?
Passengers, self, and others
What is the primary purpose of the HTS?
Move people and cargo safely and efficiently
What is the most important part of the regulemt of the HTS?
Driver who obeys traffic laws
Who has the federal government established saftey guidelines with?
The National Highway Safety Act
What are the skilled actions a driver must take to drive a vehicle safely?
Driving tasks
Who decides weather drivers charged with violent traffic law are guilty or innocent?
Courts
Which IPDE step do you use when you look ahead and locate a hazard?
Identify
What are the 4 steps in the IPDE process?
Identify, Predict, Decide, and Execute
When a driver foresees where points of conflict can occur which IPDE step is used?
Predict
When you judge where a possible conflict might occur what IPDE step do you use?
Predict
When you accelerate to avoid a collision what IPDE step is used?
Execute
What is NOT a defensive driver action?
Pays little attention to roadway users
What are you practicing when protecting yourself and others while driving?
Defensive driving
What does developing good attitudes toward driving lead to becoming?
Safe driver
Driving in a low risk way will help with what?
Gain others respect
What is the leading cause of death among young people?
Motor vehicals
What is the most common cause of most collisions?
Driver error
Traffic tie ups and collisions are examples of what?
Break downs in the HTS
You can get a good start of becoming a skillful driver by doing what?
Obtaining a drivers ed course
Which transportation method involves the most deaths?
Motor vehicals
States have laws requiring drivers to be financially responsible so drivers can pay for what?
Property damage and injuries they cause to others
Conserving fuel is important because burning fuel will?
Damage the enviroment
A driver who refuses to take an alcohol test might lose his/her license under?
Imply consent
What is true of most collisions?
Several causes
