Welcome Parents!

Feel free to call the school at any time regarding your son’s or daughter’s progress. Lead Teacher: Sean Matthews……… Traffic Safety Specialists:  Alex Adams………… ext  Bryan Wilcox..……  Ron Russ……………  Carrie Niemet……… ext  Dan Gooris…………  Adam Stuart………… ext. 8010

Goals of Program Safety Knowledge of Laws Developing Defensive Drivers

Overview of the 3 Phase Program Classroom: The State requires 30 Hours Classroom: We meet 42 Hours over the course of a semester. State Requirements Our LHS Program Simulation: The State equates one hour of simulation to 15 minutes of road time. Simulation: Our Simulation Lab provides just over 3 hours of road experience. BTW: The State requires 6 hours of driving experience. BTW: Students will receive just over 4 hours of certified instruction on the road.

Parents should set good examples for their teenagers since this can have a very positive influence on their driving.

Parent Involvement Adults need to be good role models Adults need to sit in passenger seat Must have valid drivers license Must be at least 21 years of age

50 Hour Log

Guidelines for Practice

Listed below are just a few concerns you can be sure to emphasize with them:  The enormous responsibility they have to themselves and others.  Seat belt laws  Hands at 9and 3 or 10 and 2 for proper steering  No “rolling stops” Complete stops  Always check intersections left- right-left.  Proper use of mirror and shoulder checks.  How to “communicate” with other drivers. (Turn signals, horn, brake lights, and headlights.)  Maintaining proper following distance (3+ seconds)  Defensive driving tactic.

Helpful Hints Keep lessons under 30 min. Begin slowly Know instruments and controls Stay away from heavy traffic Practice during the day Review previous lessons Be Calm Be Patient Be Positive

Emergency Actions Hand Position Emergency Brake Shift to Neutral Commentary Driving

Check with your provider Know the Law – Curfew Good Student Discount Clean Record Insurance

Department of Driver's Education Supervisor: Patti Mascia Lead Teacher: Sean Matthews Faculty: Alex Adams Dan Gooris Carrie Niemet Ron Russ Bryan Wilcox Adam Stuart LHS Driver Ed Website

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Good Luck! Thank You For Attending!