Managing Risk with the IPDE Process. * This chapter discusses how learning the and using the IPDE Process helps new drivers become responsible, low-risk.

Managing Risk with the IPDE Process

*Chapter 5

*Key idea

*This chapter discusses how learning the and using the IPDE Process helps new drivers become responsible, low-risk drivers.

*Risk Factors

*What is a risk factor?

* Anything that can increase the possibility of a collision.

* Types of Risk Factors

* Driver Contributed

* Name 5 others that would fall under this category.

* Vehicle Contributed

* Name 5 others that would fall under this category.

* Roadway/Environment Contributed

* Name 5 others that would fall under this category.

*Zone Control System & the IPDE Process

*There are 6 zones around the car

*What is an Open Zone?

*What is a Closed Zone?

*Use your Line-of-Sight to identify open and closed zones so you can predict if you will need to make changes to your Path-of-Travel.

*The IPDE Process

*The IPDE process is an organized method of seeing, thinking and responding to a driving situation.

*4 step process:

* Identify

*Predict

*Decide

*Execute

IPDE Process Video

*Identify

*To identify we use an orderly visual search pattern to find the following information:

*Open an closed zones

*Specific clues

*Other users

*Roadway features/conditions

*Traffic controls

*Line-of-sight restrictions

*Predict

*Use knowledge, good judgment, and prior experiences to predict:

*Actions of other users?

*How our speed will effect us?

*How our direction will effect us?

*Will we have good control if we need to change speed or direction?

*Are you thinking about what might be behind the curve?

*Decide

*We have 4 basic choices to decide about to avoid a collision:

*Change/maintain direction

* Car filming swerves to avoid collisions

*Change/maintain speed

*Watch car passing on the right

*Communicate with other drivers

* Pedestrian crossing hard to see with glare

*Combine the above actions

* Ambulance brakes and swerves to avoid pedestrian crossing street

*Execute

*This means to simply carry out the decision you made

*Change direction = steering or changing lane position

*Change speed = braking/accelerating

*Communicating with others = signaling, hand signals/gestures, or honking

*Combining actions = doing two or more of the above together

*Smith System (Note: not in textbook)

*An organized method to help drivers develop good viewing habits.

*Aim high in steering

*Look 12-15 seconds ahead of your path-of-travel; keep your eyes up avoid watching the front of your car.

*Keep your eyes moving

*Scan left and right and out and in in an orderly visual search pattern for hazards.

*Get the big picture

*Check mirrors and blind-spots regularly to identify what is going on around you

*Make sure others see you

*Position yourself to be seen; use signals and horn when necessary to communicate to others

*Leave yourself an out

*Always have space around your car to move to in case of an emergency; avoid trapping yourself with no where to go.

*Maintaining a Safe Path of

Travel

*Minimize a hazard

*Separate hazards

*Compromise space/hazards

*For Your Quiz

*Students should be able to:

*List and explain the 4 parts of the IPDE Process

*Be able to list the 6 items under Identify, the 4 items under Predict, the 4 items under Decide, and the 1 item under Execute.

*List and explain the 5 parts of the Smith System

*Not in textbook; only in notes!!!

*List the 3 actions to help maintain a safe path of travel