Questions and CORRECT Answers
Acute Conditions - CORRECT ANSWER - A sudden onset of conditions either physical or
environmental.
Air Bags - CORRECT ANSWER - Supplemental restraint devices mounted in motor
vehicles to reduce injuries caused by accidents.
Apparatus - CORRECT ANSWER - A motor vehicle - containing materials and equipment
designed for a particular use.
Attitude - CORRECT ANSWER - A feeling of emotion toward a fact or state.
Blind Spots - CORRECT ANSWER - Areas around a vehicle which cannot readily be
viewed without driver repositioning or use of supplemental devices.
Braking Distances - CORRECT ANSWER - The distance traveled from the time pressure
is applied to the brake pedal until the unit is completely stopped.
Centrifugal Force - CORRECT ANSWER - A straight line tendency of inertia, the
tendency of an object pivoting in an arc to depart in a straight line.
Centripetal Force - CORRECT ANSWER - Pushes a body into a curved path, out of its
normal, inertia - dominated, straight line movement.
Chronic Conditions - CORRECT ANSWER - Conditions both physical and environmental
which develop over a long period of time.
, Clutch - CORRECT ANSWER - A coupling used to connect and disconnect a driving and
a driver part of a mechanism.
Cones - CORRECT ANSWER - The part of the eyes that functions only in daytime and
are responsible for color vision, and sharpness of vision.
Convex Mirrors - CORRECT ANSWER - (Spot Mirrors) - Supplemental devices which
allow for greater vision of an area around a vehicle - distort distances.
Decide - CORRECT ANSWER - The 4th step in S.I.P.D.E. process - where decisions of
the driver in response to a hazard are made.
Defensive Driving - CORRECT ANSWER - Driving to prevent accidents in spite of the
incorrect actions of other or adverse conditions.
Depth Perception - CORRECT ANSWER - The ability to judge the distance of objects.
D.O.T. - CORRECT ANSWER - The department of transportation.
Drag Factor - CORRECT ANSWER - A number which scientifically describes the
slipperiness of a road surface.
Execute - CORRECT ANSWER - The 5th step in S.I.P.D.E. process - carrying forth of
evasive actions in a controlled maneuver.
Exhibitionist - CORRECT ANSWER - A driver who preforms dangerous or dramatic
maneuvers to gain attention.
Focal Vision - CORRECT ANSWER - Allows seeing at an angle of 3 degrees from
straight ahead.