1.1 Driver Education 1.2 Driving is a Privilege 1.3 The Highway Transportation System

Do you think you have the “right” to drive? Why/Why Not?

 Designed to help unlicensed drivers become familiar with basics  Upon completion, education is not done!  You will not learn everything here

 Components  In-class instruction  30 hours of classroom driver’s education  Behind-the-Wheel training  6 hours of BTW instruction  50 hours with parents  This is where you learn to drive!

Driving is a privilege, not a “right”. –Jesse White

 Legal Duties  Obey the law  Financial Obligations  Pay for accidents  Courtesy to Others  Watch other vehicles and pedestrians  Don’t disrupt the flow  Protecting your Passengers  All passengers wear safety belts

 Know your vehicle  What your car can/cannot do?  Regular maintenance  Being ready to drive  Emotional  Physical  Mental

Highway Transportation System  People  The people who use the HTS by driving, walking, or riding are called ROADWAY USERS  Vehicles  Cars, Trucks, Semi-Trucks, Motorcycles, Farm Vehicles, Buses, Campers, Etc…..  Roadways  Classifications  Conditions  Function  Free or Pay Toll

 Regulating the HTS  Federal, State, Local  Federal – National Highway Safety Act – set of traffic safety guidelines  State and Local Governments - Enforce guidelines  National Guidelines  Vehicle Code  Federal and State laws that regulate the HTS  Enforcement Agencies  Assure that laws are obeyed  Motor Vehicle Depts  Set rules that assure driver and vehicle standards are met  Courts  Decides whether drivers are violating laws  Highway Traffic Engineers  Plan, Build, and Maintain the complex system of roadways

 Drivers create most of the problems  Failures in itself  Poorly designed plans  Construction  Overall, the United States and Canada have one of the best and most efficient roadway systems in the world.