Identify predict decide execute — Rhode Island Permit Test

Identify predict decide execute on the Rhode Island permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

In the IPDE system, the P step, Predict, means judging where possible points of conflict may occur.

A driver who spots a hazard but never asks what it might do next is still caught by surprise.

The IPDE system is a ‘thinking-doing’ process.

Rhode Island Driver’s Manual, p.50

In the IPDE system, Execute is the doing step: acting by maneuvering the vehicle to avoid a conflict; Identify, Predict and Decide are thinking steps.

Planning without acting is no help, and acting without the thinking steps is a guess.

Execute: Act by maneuvering the vehicle to avoid any conflict.

Rhode Island Driver’s Manual, p.50

On the test

In the IPDE system, what is the P step?

Predict. A driver who spots a hazard but never asks what it might do next is still caught by surprise. Rhode Island Driver’s Manual, p.50: “The IPDE system is a ‘thinking-doing’ process.”

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Every rule here is checked against Rhode Island Driver’s Manual, published by the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.