1. ADMINISTRATIVE AND TRAFFIC LAWS
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2. LEQ … Why are traffic laws important?
We need to know traffic laws to understand the right-of-way rules, different speed limits, and high-risk behaviors associated with driving

3. WORDS TO KNOW …
Administrative Laws – establish the procedures for issuing and removing drivers’ licenses, for registering a vehicle, and for securing a title.
Suspend – temporarily take away, usually 30 – 90 days
Revoke – take license away for a year or more
Point System – assigns each driver points for violations
Fixed Speed Limit – a maximum or minimum speed that a vehicle may be driven on a particular road way. DO NOT CHANGE
Advisory Speed Limit – advises drivers to interrupt their normal driving speed for a limited time. Provide safe guidelines for adjusting your speed.
Illegal Per Se Law – makes it unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle with a BAC above a certain level

4. WORDS TO KNOW …
Implied Consent Law – when receiving their license, drivers agree that if stopped for cause and charged with the offense of drinking and driving, they will take a test for the presence of alcohol. HAVE BEEN ENACTED IN ALL STATES.
Aggressive Driving – high-risk behavior that threatens the safety of others, and it’s a moving traffic violation
Vehicular Homicide – whenever reckless driving causes the death of another person, the driver or drivers involved may be charged and convicted of vehicular homicide

5. ADMINISTRATIVE LAWS ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR:
Issuing and removing people’s licenses
Graduated driver-licensing
Suspend
Revoke
Point system
Registering a vehicle
Securing a title
Financial responsibilities of vehicle owners
insurance
Establishing standards for safety equipment and care of a vehicle

6. ADMINISTRATIVE LAWS ____ 1. Administrative laws apply only to
traffic violations.
____ 2. A point system enables the state
to keep track of a driver’s
violations.
____ 3. A certificate of title is the same
as a certificate of registration.
____ 4. Driving tests are designed and
administered by the federal government.
____ 5. You receive your license plates when you
receive your certificate of title.
____ 6. For your driver’s license, you will be tested on
traffic laws and knowledge of signs, care repair, and signals.
____ 7. A driver’s license that is suspended is usually taken away for a
period of 10 to 15 days.

7. RIGHT-OF-WAY RULES Yield the right-of-way to any emergency vehicle
Yield the right-of-way to people who are blind and are carrying a white cane or using a guide dog
Yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians

8. INSERT OVERHEAD RIGHT-OF-WAY RULES

9. DIFFERENT KINDS OF SPEED LIMITS
Fixed Speed Limit
Advisory Speed Limit
Day and Night Speed Limits
What is the Basic Speed Law ?
Always drive at a speed that is reasonable and proper for existing conditions.

10. USING YOUR STATE DRIVER’S MANUAL, ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
1. What is the maximum speed limit on the interstates in your state? ____
2. Does your state have a night speed limit on your interstate highways that is different from the day speed limit? ____
3. Does your state have a different speed limit for trucks than for other vehicles? ____
4. What, if any, is the minimum speed limit on your interstate highways? ____
5. What is the speed limit on state roads where the speed is not posted? ____
6. What is the speed limit for school zones in your state? ____
7. What is the speed limit in business or recreation areas in your state? ____

11. DRIVER-CONDITION LAWS
Driving while Impaired
Illegal per se law – It is unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) above a certain level.
Drivers over 21 = .08 percent in 45 states
Commercial license = DWI with a BAC of .04
Under 21 = .02 percent in 37 states
.01 percent in 2 states
.00 percent in 11 states
Implied consent laws
When you receive your license you agree that if stopped for cause and charged with drinking and driving, you will take a test for the presence of alcohol
This means you must agree to take a blood alcohol concentration test if requested to do so by a police officer

12. AGGRESSIVE DRIVING
Driving at an inappropriate speed (15 to 20 mph above the posted limit)
Tailgating
Failing to stay in the right lane
Frequent and unsafe lane changes (weaving in and out of traffic)
Passing on the shoulder during heavy traffic r *

13. ROAD RAGE VIDEO

14. DRIVER-CONDITION LAWS QUIZ
____ 1. Your physical, mental, and emotional conditions affect your ability to drive safely.
____ 2. As a licensed driver, you do not have to take a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) test if a police officer asks you to.
____ 3. In many states, drivers who test above the blood alcohol concentration limit can have their licenses suspended for 7 to 180 days for a first offense.
____ 4. Speeding, tailgating, and running red lights are examples of aggressive driving.
Road rage is defined as a driver’s uncontrolled anger that is expressed in aggressive or violent behavior behind the wheel. List four ways to minimize risk when dealing with a driver who is experiencing road rage.
____________________________________________

15. RECKLESS DRIVING Driving under the influence
Going to sleep while driving
Speeding
Failure to yield right-of-way
WILLFUL AND WANTON
a person purposefully and willfully committed an act without regard for the rights and safety of others
Whenever reckless driving causes the death of another person, the driver involved may be charged and convicted of vehicular homicide.

16. INATTENTION AND DISTRACTIONS
Inattention is a leading cause of motor vehicle crashes
50% of the 6.3 million collisions reported in occurred because drivers failed to pay full attention to driving
Younger drivers are frequently guilty of inattention
Eating
Drinking
Tuning the radio
Talking on the cell phone
Falling asleep
Talking to other people in the car