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Name Date chapter 5 Callens Use the IPDE Process to Separate Hazards When faced with two restrictions, hazards, or conditions, try to separate the problems so you can handle only one restriction, hazard, or condition at a time. Look at the picture on the right and answer the questions in the table below. What are the two restrictions, hazards, or conditions that need to be separated in the picture? 2. 3. What would you need to predict in this situation? 4. What is your decision to separate the hazards present? 5. What action should you take to separate the hazards? Test Your Knowledge You are the driver of vehicle X in the expressway merge diagram on the left. Check the step of the IPDE Process that best describes the action(s) you are taking in each statement below. P D E 1. Vehicle A is approaching from the entrance ramp. 2. 2. Vehicle A may merge into your path of travel. 3. There is no vehicle behind vehicle C. 4. Vehicle B is maintaining speed, while vehicle C is accelerating. 5. You are too close to vehicle B. 5. 6. You will slow and change lanes so vehicle A 6. can merge. 7 7. You check the mirrors and slow. 8. You will need to signal before changing lanes. 8. X 9. You signal, check traffic, and move into the 9 . center lane. 10. 10. You cancel your signal