1. LICENSE TO DRIVE

2. License Requirements Every Alabama resident who operates any motor vehicle must have a drivers license.

3. AN ALABAMA DRIVER LICENSE IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THESE PEOPLE Any person while driving any farm tractor or implement of husbandry temporarily operated or moved on the highway. Resident 16 yrs. old who has in his immediate possession a valid drivers license issued to him in his home state or country. A non-resident who has a valid driver license from the state of previous residence may drive without an Alabama license for 30 days after becoming a resident.

4. Absolute speed the max or minimum posted speed at which one may drive under normal conditions in good weather.

5. Actual physical control a person can be charged with Driving under the influence”: DUI of alcohol or some other drug if they have the ability to move the vehicle.

6. Advisory speed limit a speed limit that advises drivers that an adjusted speed is necessary for a short period of time.

7. Anti-lock braking system (ABS) a vehicle braking system that is designed to keep a vehicles wheels from locking when brakes are applied with greater than normal force

8. Basic Speed Law any speed under the absolute limit that is safe for existing condition’s (road, weather, traffic)

9. Blind spot areas to the side & rear of vehicle that the driver cannot see with the use of either side or rear view mirrors.

10. Blood alcohol Concentration the percentage of alcohol found in a person’s blood at any given time. This is how law enforcement measures the intoxication of a person.

11. Carbon monoxide highly poisonous gas given off by the burning of fossil fuels it is colorless and odorless.

12. Centrifugal force a natural law that tend to push a vehicle out of a curve into a straight line

13. Contrast sensitivity ability to see under difficult conditions such as a glare from headlights.

14. Disc brake system a system where brake pads are pressed against a flat metal wheel.

15. Driving Under the Influence (DUI) driving under the influence of any mind altering drug. This includes alcohol, prescription and non-prescription meds, marijuana, and any other that alter the brain

16. Hand position refers to the hand placement on the steering wheel while driving. Hand over steering method- where hands cross over each other when steering. Push pull feed steering- where hands do not cross each other while turning. 9 & 3 or 8 & 4

17. Highway hypnosis trance like state of drowsiness that can occur with little warning usually occurring after long hours behind the wheel.

18. Hydroplaning a condition in which the tires of a moving vehicle ride on a cushion of water causing loss of control in both steering and braking

19. Implied consent law stating that any licensed driver can’t legally refuse to be tested for an alcohol and drug, behind the wheel or actual physical control.

20. Over Driving your headlights driving so fast a night that a driver is unable to stop with in the range of their headlights.

21. Peer Influence formally known as peer pressure more young people are victims of the influence of bad habits that of actual peer pressure from ones peers.

22. Reversible traffic lane lane where the flow of traffic may change during different times of day.

23. SIPDE the basic principals of defensive driving the letters for : Search/scan Identify Predict Decide Execute

24. Space margin keeping a safe distance around all sides of your vehicle

25. Synergistic effects of combining two or more drugs effects of ingesting two or more different kinds of drugs can multiply its effects

26. Threshold braking braking to point your wheels locking up with non ABS systems

27. Total Stopping Distance the distance to bring a vehicle to a complete stop from the time of perception until the wheels actually stop rolling. Perception distance, response/reaction, Braking distance=Total braking distance

28. Visual acuity a drivers ability to see clearly under normal conditions. Factors that affect visual activity: Alcohol Drugs Fatigue Poor weather Smoking inside vehicle Dirty window

29. Velocitizing the sensation of moving more slowly than one actually is as a result of driving fast then moving onto a road with slower speed.

30. Tracking ability to keep vehicle in a steady and smooth on a desired course