1. Unit 1
The Driving Task

2. Chapter 1
You Are The Driver

3. Vocabulary Collision GDL Highway Transportation System IPDE Process
Risk
Zone Control System
Roadway Users
Low Risk Driving
Operating Costs
Fixed Costs

4. You Are Part Of The System
1.1
You Are Part Of The System

5. Introduction There is risk involved in everything that you do.
Driving an automobile carries a great deal of risk, because you are interacting with millions of other HTS users everyday.

6. The Highway Transportation System
HTS
3 Parts
Roadway Users
Vehicles
Roadways
From simple rural to urban expressways
Most complex form of transportation

7. HTS – Roadway Users Walking, driving, riding
Most operate in a safe manner
Some do not
Alcohol/drugs
Tired
Distracted
Ill

8. HTS - Vehicles Mopeds Motorcycles Cars Vans Trucks Farm equipment
Construction equipment
Semi-tractor/trailer

9. HTS - Roadways Dirt lanes to urban expressways Weather conditions
Road conditions

10. Regulating The HTS Enforcement agencies (State Police)
Motor vehicle departments (IDOT)
Courts
Engineers (Build Roadways)

11. 1.2
Your Driving Task

12. Introduction
Driving Task – Mental, social, and physical skills required to drive.
Obey traffic laws
Judging time and space
Anticipating

13. Mental Skills Safe, low-risk driving Always monitor the roadway!!
Stay alert for unpredictable actions!
Always protect yourself and your passengers!!!

14. Social Skills Must interact safely with people
Everyone has different skills and abilities
You must be able to interact with all of these people

15. Physical Skills
Beginning drivers struggle with the physical skills of driving
Steering
Braking
Scanning
Once these become habit, you can focus on Social and Mental skills

16. IPDE Process Identify – important information
Predict – when and where conflict
Decide – when, where, and how to avoid conflict
Execute – prevent conflict

17. Zone Control System-a method for managing space around your car.
Low Risk Driving-allows you to actively avoid hazardous situations.

18. Your Driving Responsibilities
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Your Driving Responsibilities

19. Introduction Driving is a privilege, not a right
You must be a responsible citizen, and obey traffic laws

20. Legal Responsibilities
Laws-must obey all traffic laws
Collisions-these occur anytime a vehicle hits another object.
Also known as crashes…

21. Collision or Accident? Collision is more accurate than accident
Accidents happen by chance
Collisions happen as a result of some action

22. Causes of Collisions Breaking laws Following vehicles too closely
Driving too fast for conditions
Seatbelts
Driving under the influence
Driving while tired

23. Financial Responsibilities
Operating Costs
Fuel
Oil
Tires
Fixed Costs
Price of the vehicle
Licensing fees
Insurance

24. Financial Responsibilities
Crash Costs
-Damage
-Time away from work
-Medical fees

25. 1.4
Your Driver’s License

26. Graduated Driver’s License
Requires young drivers to progress through a series of licensing stages.
Learner’s Permit Stage – Drivers Age 15 must be supervised by adult with license
Intermediate License Stage-must complete learners permit stage and have passed BTW course
Full-Privilege License Stage–complete Intermediate stage w/no violations…

27. Driver Education and Your License
Decision making
Attitude
Seat belts
Statistics about drinking and driving
Always work to improve your skills

28. Organ Donors
Fill out declarations portion of your license or sign an organ donor card.
Implied Consent Law-if you are stopped under suspicion of drinking and driving and you are 16, you consent for the police officer to give you a test for drinking and driving!