Quiz Ch.4 2/6/15 Flashcards
Place to go in case of possible conflict.
Escape path
Process of searching critical areas in a regular sequence.
Orderly Visual Search Pattern
Six areas of space around the vehicle.
Zones
The space your vehicle will travel.
Path of Travel
A space where you can drive free of restrictions in your line of sight or path of travel.
Open zone
Area of space around the vehicle that is free of restrictions, hazards, and conflicts when you use it.
Space cushion
All of the area that is visible to the driver when looking straight ahead.
Field of Vision
A space not open because of restrictions in your line of sight or path of travel.
Closed zone
Give as much space as possible to the greater hazard.
Compromise space
Reducing risk by putting more distance between yourself and the hazard.
Minimize a hazard
The gripping power between the tire and the road surface.
Traction
Selecting and identifying only those clues for restrictions, hazards, or conflicts that are important to your driving task.
Selective seeing
Area far ahead in your path of travel and the area to the left and right.
Target area
The recommended searching area for identifying changes in your line of sight and path of travel.
12-15 second range
The part of a field of vision surrounding the central vision.
Peripheral vision
The searching range where you need to get to the final update of how you are controlling your intended path of travel.
4-6 second range
When the driver follows the process of an orderly visual search pattern.
Scanning
Adjusting your speed in order to handle one hazard at a time.
Separate hazards
The part of the field of vision where you can see clearly and sharply.
Central vision
The distance you can see ahead in the direction you are looking.
Line of sight
