VT DMV Defensive Driving Techniques 3

Question 1

What does the acronym SIPDE, often taught in defensive driving, stand for?

Accepted Answer

Scan, Identify, Predict, Decide, Execute

Answer

SIPDE describes the defensive process of scanning, identifying hazards, predicting conflicts, deciding on an action, and executing it.

Question 2

Why should you leave extra space when stopped behind a vehicle at a traffic light?

Accepted Answer

So you can steer around it if it stalls or you must move for an emergency vehicle

Answer

Stopping where you can see the rear tires of the car ahead touch the pavement gives you an escape path if that vehicle stalls or danger approaches from behind.

Question 3

In winter conditions common in Vermont, what is the best way to handle a skid on ice?

Accepted Answer

Ease off the gas and steer in the direction you want the front of the car to go

Answer

Releasing the accelerator and steering where you want to go helps the tires regain traction and brings the vehicle back under control.

Question 4

When passing a bicyclist on a Vermont road, what clearance must you give?

Accepted Answer

At least 4 feet of clearance

Answer

Vermont law requires drivers to pass vulnerable users such as bicyclists with at least four feet of clearance.

Question 5

What is the main danger of driving with cruise control on wet or icy roads?

Accepted Answer

The system may keep applying power during a loss of traction, worsening a skid

Answer

Cruise control can maintain throttle while the tires hydroplane or slip, so it should be turned off on slick surfaces.

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VT DMV Defensive Driving Techniques 3