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Chapter 5
Chapter 5 vocab
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Driving Skills
10th Grade
09/10/2014

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Term
Risk Factor
Definition
anything that can increase the possibility of a collision
Term
Identify
Definition
first step in the IPDE Process, in which the driver locates potentail hazards
Term
Zone
Definition
One of 6 areas of space around a vehicle that is the width of a lane andextends as far as the driver can see
Term
Open Zone
Definition
Space where you can drive without a restricition to you line of sight or to your intended path of travel
Term
Open Zone
Definition
Distance you can see ahead in the direction you are looking
Term
Target area
Definition
Section of the roadway where the target is located in the center of your intended path, and the area to its right and left
Term
Closed Zone
Definition
Space not open to you because of a restriction in you line of sight or intended path of travel, such as a red traffic light.
Term
Target-area range
Definition
space from your vehicle to the target area, detect early any conditions that might affect your intended path of travel
Term
12-15 range
Definition
Where you need to identify changes in you line of sight or path of travel to make decisions about controlling you intended path
Term
4-6 range
Definition
You need to get the final update of how you are controlling your intended path of travel
Term
Orderly visual search pattern
Definition
Process of searching critical areas in a regular sequence
Term
Field of vision
Definition
Area you can see around you while looking straight ahead
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Depth perception
Definition
Ability to judge the relative distance of objects correctly
Term
Scanning
Definition
glancing continually adn quickly with very brief fixations through your orderly visual search pattern
Term
Ground viewing
Definition
making quick glances to the roadway in front of your vehicle
Term
Predict
Definition
take the information you have identifed and imagine what might happen
Term
execute
Definition
you carry out the action that you have decided upon
Term
space cushin
Definition
can use an escape path into an open zone to avoid conflict
Term
minimize a hazard
Definition
reduce the possibility of confilct, by deciding to put more distance between yourself and the hazard
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Compomise space
Definition
ging as much space as possible to the greater hazard
Term
maneuvers
Definition
actions to reduce hazards
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