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2 * Take and complete the handout. * Name each sign * Name the colors * Name the category of each sign (warning, regulatory, or guidance)

3 * What is the sequence of speed control? * A motorist should start slowly, gradually increase speed within the legal speed limit and flow of traffic.

4 * Business/Residential/School25 mph * Suburban Business/Residential35 mph * All other roadways50 mph * Certain state highways55 mph * Certain highways (as posted)65 mph * If you are stopped by an officer for speeding in a 65 mph speed limit zones, your fines will be DOUBLED!!

5 * You will need to slow down during the following special driving conditions: * Narrow, winding roads * Intersections * Hills * Sharp or blind curves * Pedestrians or hazards present * Wet/slippery roads * School zones

6 * One Car Length Rule * One car length should be left between you and the vehicle in front of you for each 10 mph of speed * Example: 50 mph = 5 car lengths * Three Seconds Rule * Pick a fixed object on the roadway; 3 seconds should pass from the time the car in front of you passes that object to the time that your car passes the object. Why 3 seconds??

7 * All front seat occupants must wear a seat belt. * The driver is responsible for passengers under the age of 18. * Front seat passengers 18 and older are responsible for themselves. * Seat belts help to: * Keep a motorist from being thrown from the vehicle. * Slows the body down. * Keeps the body from sliding during sudden stops and turns. But I don't need to wear my seatbeltBut I don't need to wear my seatbelt (JUST WATCH)

8 * Child car seats should be placed in the back of the vehicle when possible. * An infant seat should face the rear of the vehicle. * A child must be at least 17 pounds to face forward in the car seat.

9 * Children up to age 8 years of age or less than 80 pounds must ride in a safety or booster seat in the rear of the vehicle. * Children under age 8 and children that weigh over 80 pounds must be secured in a rear seat and use a seat belt. * If there is no rear seat, the child must be properly belted in the front seat.

10 * Air bags are designed to supplement safety belts. * You can tell if your vehicle has an air bag by: * Airbag * SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) * SIR (Supplemental Inflatable System) How do these things work?


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