Driver’s Ed – Test 1 Key Terms & Definitions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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16.682 | Technology in Transportation
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2022
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Alexa Livingston

Drivers Ed Test 1 Term Ground Line Of Sight ABS Traction Predict Space field Execute IPDE Area Decide turn cusion Open Path Scan Zones Separate Compromise Identify Pattern Minimize Travel Visual Search Escape Path Orderly visual Search Pattern Peripheral Vision Basic speed law Definition Viewing is making quick glances to the roadway in front of your vehicle is the distance you can see ahead Antilock breaking system (Abbreviation) The gripping power between a vehicle's tires and a roadway surface is called To determine where possible points of conflict might occur to your _____ cushion is the area around your vehicle your ____ of vision is all the area you can see around you while looking straight ahead you _____ a decision in order to avoid conflict The ____ process is an organized system of seeing, thinking, and responding The target ____ range is the first searching range To choose to change speed or direction or to communicate to others to avoid conflict is to Three to five seconds before making any change in direction, communicate your intentions with ____- signal lights Your space_____ is all the space around your car If you can drive without restriction to your line of sight or to you intended path or travel, the zone ____ Three searching ranges need to be evaluated in your ___ of travel You are looking and seeing as you ____, but not staring The six areas around your vehicle are called _____ ______ hazards by adjusting speed to handle one hazard at a time _______By giving as much space as possible to the greater of two hazards The step in the IPDE Process when you recognize possible hazards is Use an orderly visual search ______ to search critical areas in a regular sequence _______ a hazard by putting more space between yourself and the hazard Your path of ______ is directed toward your target area An orderly ______ search pattern is a process of searching critical areas in a regular sequance In order to keep alert to conditions in your zones, you need to ______ three ranges Place to go in case of conflict Process of searching critical areas in a regular sequance The part of a field of vision surrounding the central vision You may not drive faster than is safe and prudent for existing conditions, regardless of posted speed limits