1. Kathleen, Sarah, Denisha, Brad

2.  Risk is the chance of injury, damage, or a loss  Chance is the odds of failure or success  Increasing speed increases risk because it gives you less time to respond  Risk Acceptance- accepting the risk of driving  Risk Assessment-to be able to see what will be a risk and not a risk

3.  Risk Compensation- deals with recognizing potential risk or limitations  3 principles of Risk  Never risk more than you can afford  Don’t risk large consequences for small rewards  Consider the odds in your situation

4.  7 Behaviors that increase driving risk  Speeding  Failure to yield  Following closely  Improper turns  Lack of safety belt  Lack of experience  Driving under the influence

5.  To reduce risk when driving, try to develop good habits such as  Adjusting speed  Adjusting lane position  Using appropriate communication

7.  Open Area- has no restrictions to line of sight  Closed Area- not available for vehicles path of travel; has restrictions on drivers  Changing Area- an open zone that can change to a closed zone

8. Situation  A parked car to your right  To make a right lane change  Vehicle in your left mirror blind area  A bicyclist in your right blind area is  A vehicle passing you on the right  A large truck following closely behind  Yellow traffic signal Answers  Closed Right Zone  Open Right Front Zone  Closed left rear  Closed right rear zone  Changing right zone  Closed rear zone  Closed front area

9.  Prepare for a right turn 500 ft in advance  Communicate your intentions to turn by- using blinker or hand signal  Slow down for a turn 150 ft before hand  Accerlerate for a right turn after you make the turn at the apex of your turn  Steering for a right turn- hand to hand

10.  When checking before a lane change, you should check the cars in front and behind you  You can make a lane change if there is an obstacle or an exit  Communicate your lane change by blinker or hand signal

11.  The corner of your driveway is your visual reference point to being steering into it  The safest way to change direction in a city is to drive around the block  You should approach an angle parking space approximately 3-5 feet away

12.  Your target while angle parking is the middle of the parking space  Your visual reference point for beginning to steer is the right front of the car  You should approach the perpendicular parking space 5-6 feet away  When perpendicular parking you target should be the center of the space

13.  Your reference point for beginning to steer is the pavement line  A parallel parking space should be at least 5 feet longer then your vehicle  The starting position for a parallel parking is about 2-3 feet next to the vehicle parked in front of the space

14.  The reference point for beginning a parallel parking maneuver is to stop when you back bumper is even with the back bumper of the front vehicle