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Chapter 9

Chapter 9 . City Driving and Urban Areas. The I.P.D.E. Process(Defensive Driving ). I- Identify. IDENTIFY information in the driving scene (potential hazards ). P-Predict. PREDICT where possible conflicts can occur. D- Decide.

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Chapter 9

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  1. Chapter 9 City Driving and Urban Areas

  2. The I.P.D.E. Process(Defensive Driving)

  3. I- Identify • IDENTIFY information in the driving scene (potential hazards)

  4. P-Predict • PREDICT where possible conflicts can occur

  5. D- Decide • DECIDE what actions to take and when and where to take them to avoid conflicts

  6. E- Execute • EXECUTE the correct response as the situation requires

  7. Two factors of Difficulty • The number of hazards you meet • The rate of which you meet the hazards

  8. Following and Meeting Traffic • 3 Advantages of Maintaining a Good Following Distance (3 Second Rule): • Able to see farther down the roadway • More time to use IPDE process • Avoid the vehicle in front if they stop suddenly

  9. Maintain Extra Distance When: • First learning to drive • Following a tailgater or being tailgated • Traction is poor • Pulling heavy load or trailer • Driving downhill • Driver ahead is unsure of what he is doing

  10. Areas of Sudden Stops (High Risks) • Intersections with signal lights • Lanes next to parked cars • Parking lot entrances and exits

  11. Managing Tailgaters • Increase following distance to 4 or 5 seconds • Move slightly to the right • Signal early to change lanes, turn , etc . . . • Flash brake lights early to warns of a stop

  12. Basic Skills in Traffic • Look ahead while staying back • 3 second rule • Look a block ahead

  13. Approaching a Traffic Light • Red-slow and prepare to stop • Green-predict it will change, never speed up to get through a green light • “Point of No Return”- Place beyond which you can no longer safely stop before entering the intersection. Be alert for drivers entering the intersection from your right or left. • Yellow- last about 3-4 seconds. Stop if at all possible!!!

  14. Traffic Patterns • Two Way Streets • Uncontrolled intersections • Left turn lanes (Yield to oncoming) • Angle and parallel parking

  15. Traffic Patterns • One Way Streets • Move a greater volume of traffic with less congestion

  16. Identifying One Way Streets • One way signs posted on stop signs, yield signs, or traffic light posts. • Parked cars all point the same way. • Lane lines are broken white lines. • All traffic faces the same direction.

  17. Entering One-Way Streets • Right lane to right lane

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