1. Chapter 3 – Driver Responsibility
HOW CAN WEARING SEAT BELTS KEEP A PERSON SAFE?

2. History of the Seat Belt

3. New Jersey’s Seat Belt Law
The driver and all passengers must wear a seatbelt.
Driver is responsible for enforcing the law.
Child restraint systems must be placed in the rear of the vehicle.
All children under 8 must be seated in the rear seat.

4. Child Passenger Safety Law
Under the age of 2 and less than 30 lbs
Rear facing child passenger restraint system with
5 point harness in the rear seat of the vehicle
Under the age of 4 and less than 40 lbs
Rear facing child passenger restraint system with 5 point harness in the rear seat of the vehicle OR
Forward facing child passenger restraint system with 5 point harness in the rear seat of the vehicle
Under the age of 8 and less than 57 inches
OR Booster Seat

5. Car Condition
Horn- Should not be over used. Use horn to signal when passing and when coming out of a blind alley, curve or driveway
Tires- Do not drive on tires less than 1/16 in. of tread
Windshield- cracks or chips could cause it to break

6. Anti – Locking Brake System

7. Idling Your Vehicle
NJ law requires all motorists to restrict vehicle idling to three minutes or less Unnecessary and harmful to your vehicle and your health

8. The Rosa-Bonilla Family Act
Carbon monoxide – odorless,
colorless gas that is present in a vehicle’s exhaust
Operating a vehicle with an exhaust leak or poorly tuned engine
Operating a vehicle with the trunk or rear tailgate open
Operating a vehicle with holes in the body of the vehicle
Idling a vehicle in a garage or confined space, even if the garage door is open
Operating a vehicle with a tailpipe that is blocked by debris, including snow, leaves or water

9. STEERING Both hands 9 & 3 o’clock position.
Firm but not too tight grip.

10. Turn signals must be given 100 feet before you turn
Driving Signals
Turn signals must be given
100 feet before you turn
Right turn – hand and arm upward
Left turn – hand and arm straight out
Stop or slowing down – hand and arm downward, palm facing to the rear

11. Facing downhill – turn wheels toward curb
Parking on a hill
Facing downhill – turn wheels toward curb
Facing uphill – wheels away from the curb
No curb – turn wheel toward the edge of the road

12. Turn the wheel in the direction you want the rear of the car to go.
REVERSE
Steering the wheel to the right moves the car right; steering the car to the left moves the car to the left.
Turn the wheel in the direction you want the rear of the car to go.

13. Switch from high to low beams within 500ft
NIGHT BLINDNESS
HEADLIGHT GLARE:
Don’t look directly at headlights – look beyond them & to the right edge of the roadway
Reduce your speed
Drive within the range of your headlights – 500ft (high beam) 350ft (low beam)
Switch from high to low beams within 500ft