1. You are the Driver What are the advantages of Driver Education?
Become more alert, knowledgeable, and capable of dealing with a wide range of driving situations
Emotions
Personality
Maneuvering
Penalties
Buying a car
Maturity
Traffic Laws
Rules of the Road Emergency Situation Understand how the vehicle works

2. Highway Transportation System
THE HTS IS MADE UP OF:
MOTOR VEHICLES
ROADWAYS
PEOPLE
HOW IS THE HTS REGULATED:
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
STATE GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT

3. THE NATIONAL TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT
Car manufactures must build safety features into their cars:
SAFETY BELTS
SHATTERPROOF WINDOWS
CORRECT VEHICLE DEFECTS

4. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY ACT:
Specific guidelines must be followed:
VEHICLE REGISTRATION
INSPECTION
DRIVER LICENSING
TRAFFIC LAWS, ETC

5. IPDE IDENTIFY – objects 12 -15 sec. ahead that could interfere
PREDICT – what actions or changes that could increase the level of risk
DECIDE – what actions to take 4-5 sec.
EXECUTE – your decision

6. Vision and IPDE

7. SMITH SYSTEM AIM HIGH AND LOOK AHEAD, NOT DOWN KEEP YOUR EYES MOVING
5 DRIVING GUIDELINES:
AIM HIGH AND LOOK AHEAD, NOT DOWN
KEEP YOUR EYES MOVING
GET THE BIG PICTURE
MAKE SURE OTHERS SEE YOU
LEAVE YOURSELF A WAY OUT

8. Method for managing the space around
ZONE CONTROL SYSTEM
Method for managing the space around
Following Distance:
1 car length for every 10 mph
Three-seconds-plus rule

9. DEFENSIVE DRIVING
LOWERS THE RISK OF CONFLICT BY PROTECTING YOU AND OTHERS FROM DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATIONS

10. COLLISIONS VS ACCIDENTS
Causes of a collision:
DRIVER ERROR
DRIVER ERROR:
FOLLOWING ANOTHER DRIVER TOO CLOSELY
DRIVING TOO FAST
NOT WEARING SAFETY BELTS
DRIVING WHILE FATIGUE
DRIVING AFTER DRINKING OR USING DRUGS

11. Conditions of Driving