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LESSON 1
Sight
A. Match the following terms by placing the letter of the clue in the right column next to the item in
the left column.
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1. visual acuity
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2. field of vision
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3. area of central vision
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4. peripheral vision
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5. depth perception
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6. distance judgment
a. gives three-dimensional perspective to objects
b. estimating distance between yourself and an object
c. ability to see clearly
d. what you see looking straight ahead and at an angle to
the left and right
e. vision clearest in a narrow cone-shaped area directly in
front of you
f.
enables you to notice objects and movement to the side
B. For each sentence below, circle T if the statement is true and F if it is false. Correct each false
statement in the space below.
1. About 90 percent of all decisions that you make while driving are based on information
gathered with your eyes.
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2.
A color-blind person cannot legally drive.
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3. When driving at night, you should increase your following distance to 1 second.
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4. You should switch on your high beams in city traffic.
You should switch on your
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5. The light from an oncoming vehicle's headlights cause your eyes' pupils to become
larger.
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FIND OUT MORE. Look in your state driver's manual. What visual acuity do you need to pass the
vision test? What can be done to get your license if your visual acuity is low?
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LESSON 2
Sound, Balance, and Touch
A. Match the Key Term on the left with its definition on the right.
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1. backward pitch
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2. forward pitch
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3. roll
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4. yaw
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a. the spinning action resulting from the back tire sliding
sideways toward the front tire
b. a transfer of weight to the rear of a vehicle; the result
of rapid acceleration.
c.
the feeling that occurs after a vehicle goes through a
left-right combination turn on a corner.
d. a transfer of weight to the front of the vehicle; the
result of rapid deceleration.
B. For each sentence below, circle T if the statement is true 'and F if it is false. Correct each false
statement in the space below.
1. The sense of hearing is not crucial for driving successfully.
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Sudden steering or braking maneuvers affect rear-vehicle balance and may result in the loss of
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FIND OUT MORE. The next time you are in a vehicle, take notes on the types and number of
sounds you hear. How will paying attention to these sounds make you a better driver? What
information do the sounds communicate?
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LESSON 3
Scanning, Searching, and Sensing
A. For each topic sentence below, give examples of how you would apply scanning, searching,
and sensing. Imagine that you are actually driving. What will you be specifically looking for
and doing?
Look ahead, not down.
Answers may include looking ahead for curves, intersections, stop signs, stop lights, brake
lights, closed lanes, and merging traffic.
Keep your eyes moving.
Continually change what your eyes are looking at: switch from the road far ahead to close by,
to the mirrors, to the speedometer, to the offroad areas, and back to the road.
Get the big picture.
look at the whole scene: the flow of traffic, the pedestrian traffic, school buses, children, heavy
traffic, weather conditions, signs.
Make sure that others can see you.
Drive with low-beam headlights on, stay out of other drivers' blind spots, tap your brake lights
when slowing, signal intention to turn well in advance.
Leave yourself a way out.
Keep aware of all space around you. Have the lane to the left or right of you open in case you
have to move to avoid a collision. Have enough space in front of you to stop safely.
B. FIND OUT MORE. Interview someone you know who drives. Ask the person what information he
or she collects about the road while driving in order to avoid collisions?
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LESSON 4
Giving Meaning
A. For each sentence below, circle T if the statement is true and F if it is false. Correct each false
statement in the space below.
1.
Giving meaning is a mental process that has to do with understanding what you perceive with
your senses.
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2.
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requires your full, undivided attention while driving.
3. Traffic situations are always predictable.
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Any traffic situation will change constantly and hazards can occur at any time.
4. Driving in familiar areas requires the same amount of attention as driving in less familiar
areas.
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Commentary driving involves Usaying" aloud what you sense in real-world traffic
situations.
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B. List the five factors that affect your ability to give meaning to a driving scene.
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Your alertness.
The time it takes you to process traffic events.
Irrelevant information that might distract you from processing important traffic events.
4. Your previous driving experiences.
5.
c.
Your expectations of traffic events.
FIND OUT MORE. Imagine that you are driving on a crowded road and are about to make a left
turn at a busy intersection. Develop a plan for giving meaning to events that might occur at the
intersection (consider, for example, the possibility of pedestrians crossing the street against the
light.) Include in your plan how to look, where to look, and what to look for.
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