1. Introduction to Driver Education NMTCC Mr. Norman

2. Driver Education ► Designed to help unlicensed drivers become familiar with the basics of vehicle control and the rules of the road so that they can successfully pass the tests required to earn a driver’s license. ► A driver education course cannot teach you everything.

3. Components of Driver Ed ► 30 hours of classroom textbook/theory  Additional hours of homework ► 6 hours of Behind-the-Wheel training ► Is this enough time?

4. Driving is a Privilege ► Driving is a privilege, not a right. ► Driving is a privilege granted to those who meet certain requirements and obligations. ► Those who wish to drive must demonstrate that they are worthy of a driver’s license by passing tests and obeying the law.

5. Main obligations while driving a motor vehicle are:  To obey the law  To fulfill the financial obligations associated with a crash you cause  To show courtesy to other roadway users  To protect your passengers  To know/maintain your vehicle  To drive only when you are physically and mentally able.

6. HTS—Highway Transportation System ► Part of our interconnected North American transportation system ► HTS maintained by laws, rules, and regulations ► You are expected to know the motor-vehicle laws ► Ignorance of the law is no excuse

7. HTS—Roadway Classifications ► Condition—dirt, gravel, paved, under construction ► Function—interstate freeways/expressways, divided highways, secondary roadways, local roadways ► Free or Toll roadways

8. HTS—Traffic Laws ► States determine their own laws and procedures within the federal governments laws and standards  Licensing of drivers, registering and titling of vehicles, financial responsibility laws, infractions and penalties  Local/municipal governments pass traffic laws such as: parking rules, certain speed limits, prohibited turns

9. HTS—Enforcing Laws ► Resolve conflicts, act as deterrent to potential lawbreakers, catch offenders who make driving less predictable for the rest of the users ► Provides security and stability ► Maintained by system of “jurisdiction”  Certain agencies have primary enforcement responsibility over given geographic area