What is the distance ahead that you search as you drive called?

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What is selective seeing in driving?
What is a target area range?
What is it called when you search critical areas in a regular sequence as you drive?
How far ahead should you look in your path?

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Central vision is when our eyes focus straight ahead, allowing us to drive, read, and see details sharply. Central vision only covers about three degrees of our visual field, but it allows us to make very important judgments like estimating distance and understanding details in the path ahead.

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Term	Definition
Ground	Viewing is making quick glances to the roadway in front of your vehicle
Line Of Sight	is the distance you can see ahead
ABS	Antilock breaking system (Abbreviation)
Traction	The gripping power between a vehicle's tires and a roadway surface is called
Predict	To determine where possible points of conflict might occur to
Space	your _____ cushion is the area around your vehicle
field	your ____ of vision is all the area you can see around you while looking straight ahead
Execute	you _____ a decision in order to avoid conflict
IPDE	The ____ process is an organized system of seeing, thinking, and responding
Area	The target ____ range is the first searching range
Decide	To choose to change speed or direction or to communicate to others to avoid conflict is to
turn	Three to five seconds before making any change in direction, communicate your intentions with ____- signal lights
cusion	Your space_____ is all the space around your car
Open	If you can drive without restriction to your line of sight or to you intended path or travel, the zone ____
Path	Three searching ranges need to be evaluated in your ___ of travel
Scan	You are looking and seeing as you ____, but not staring
Zones	The six areas around your vehicle are called _____
Separate	______ hazards by adjusting speed to handle one hazard at a time
Compromise	_______By giving as much space as possible to the greater of two hazards
Identify	The step in the IPDE Process when you recognize possible hazards is
Pattern	Use an orderly visual search ______ to search critical areas in a regular sequence
Minimize	_______ a hazard by putting more space between yourself and the hazard
Travel	Your path of ______ is directed toward your target area
Visual	An orderly ______ search pattern is a process of searching critical areas in a regular sequance
Search	In order to keep alert to conditions in your zones, you need to ______ three ranges
Escape Path	Place to go in case of conflict
Orderly visual Search Pattern	Process of searching critical areas in a regular sequance
Peripheral Vision	The part of a field of vision surrounding the central vision
Basic speed law	You may not drive faster than is safe and prudent for existing conditions, regardless of posted speed limits

What is selective seeing in driving?

When we drive, our brains filter visual stimuli to focus our attention on things we need to notice to operate our vehicle safely. Is the vehicle in front of us slowing down? Is the light going to turn yellow? This is called selective attention.

What is a target area range?

target area. section of roadway where the target is located and the area to the left and right of the target area. target area range. space from your vehicle to the target area.

What is it called when you search critical areas in a regular sequence as you drive?

The process of searching critical areas of the traffic environment in a regular sequence is called an orderly visual search pattern.

How far ahead should you look in your path?

In the city/urban area, you should look at least two blocks or two traffic signals ahead. In a suburban area, you should look at least three blocks or three traffic signals ahead. In a rural area, you should look at least a quarter of a mile ahead.