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Test Two
DT-Listing test
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Driving Skills
10th Grade
03/10/2012

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Term
HTS
Definition
Highway Transportation System
1) People
2) Vechicles
3) Roadways

The purpose of the HTS is to move people and cargo from one place to another in a safe and economical manner
Term
Part 1 of HTS
Definition
People are called roadway users
Term
Part 2 of HTS
Definition
Vichicles vary from the smallest being a bicycle to the largest being a semi-tractor trailer
Term
Part 3 of HTS
Definition
Roadways vary from dirt to muiltlane express ways and in maitence and condition
Term
Regulating the Highways
Definition
-Most important factor is the driver
-Agencies, like the AAA, work to make roadways Safer
Term
Local, State, and Federal Goverment
Definition
work to maintain roads
Term
National Highway Safety Act
Definition
Made all driving rules, signs, and pavement markings uniform from state to state
Term
Passes Laws
Definition
Federal and State Legislators
Term
Enforces Laws
Definition
Local and State Police
Term
Court System
Definition
upholds the laws
Term
Driving Task
Definition
The skills that are need to drive
-Social
-Decesion Making
-Physical
Term
Decision Making
Definition
IPDE (Identify, Predict, Decide, Execute)
Term
Identify
Definition
-Specific Clues
-Other Roadway users
-Roadway features and conditions
-Traffic Controls
-Condition of your vehicle
Term
Predict
Definition
-Actions of other roadway users
-Control of your vehicle
-Consequences of your actions
Term
Decide
Definition
-Change Speed
-Change Direction
-Communicate
Term
Execute
Definition
-Accelerate
-Break
-Steer
-Communicate
Term
Breakdowns in the HTS
Definition
Causes Traffic Tie Ups/Collisions

1) Driver Error 2) Adverse Weather Conditions 3)Defects in vehicles 4) Defects in roadways
Term
Ages and Collisions
Definition
1) Leading cause of death for 16-19 year olds
2) 16-19 age group is 10% of the population
3) 16-19 age group accounts for 17% of all traffic deaths
Term
Ages and Collisions Reasons
Definition
1) Increased risk taking
2) Over exposure to night driving
3) Increase use of alcohol/other drugs
4) Suscepitibilty to peer pressure
5) In most cases, there is more than one reason why an accident happens
Term
Orderly Visual Search Pattern
Definition
1) Glance ahead
2) Check Gauges and spedometer
3) Glance ahead
4) Search the sides of the roadway, intersections, and driveways
5) Glance ahead
6) Check rear view mirror
7) Glance ahead
Term
Smith System
Definition
1) Aim high in your steering
2) Keep your eyes moving
3) Get the big picture
4) Leave yourself an out at all times
5) Make sure others can see you
Term
Things to predict
Definition
1) Action
2) Path
3) Time
4) Space
5) Pointof conflict
Term
Safe path of Travel-Visibilitly
Definition
Visibilty
-eyes get 90% of all driving information
-Eyesight: Distance, Field of vision
Term
Safe path of Travel
Definition
1) Visibility
2) Traction
3) Space
4) Traffic Flow
5) Hazards
Term
Safe path of Travel-Traction
Definition
Tires
Term
Safe path of Travel-Space
Definition
around car
Term
Safe path of Travel-Traffic Flow
Definition
just go with it
Term
Safe path of Travel-Hazards
Definition
Seperate: Two hazards, handle 1 at a time
Minimize: One Hazard, put as much distance between it and you as possible
Compromised Space: More than 2 hazards, pick the least severe if you can't avoid them all
Term
Factors that impair your driving
Definition
1) Tiredness
2) New/Unfamiliar Area
3) Distration/Preoccuped
4) Drinking
Term
Vehicle Fimilarization (What every vehicle has)
Definition
Systems:
1) Anti-Theft
2) Comfort
3) Control
4) Communication
5) Protective
6) Information
7) Visability
Term
Other things to know
Definition
-Odometer (how many miles have been driven)
-Fuel Gauge, Parking Break, Petals, Cluth, Shift
-ABS System (Anti-lock Breaking System)
-Oil Pressure (if the oil isn't circulating)
-Temperature (of engine, pull over and turn vehicle off if it gets too high)
-Alternater (charges battery)
Term
Passive Restraint
Definition
when the seat belt works by itself
Term
Active Restraint
Definition
have to do yourself
Term
Intersections
Definition
40% of all crashes happen at intersections
Term
Pre-ingition steps
Definition
1) Outside check
2) Get in the car
3) Lock doors
4) Place key in the ingition
5) Adjust seat for comfort
6) Adjust inside mirrors
7) Put seat belt on
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