driver education responsible driving (red book) chapter 1-driving & mobility notes and study...
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Driver Education
Responsible Driving
(Red book)
Chapter 1-Driving & Mobility
Notes and Study Guide
What Can You Gain from a Driver Education Course?
• As young adults you want to have mobility - the ability to move or be moved. The opportunity to have a drivers license gives you independence.
• Young drivers are involved in 14% of all motor vehicle
crashes, and most of these crashes
can be prevented.
• You will be sharing the road with 194 million
other licensed drivers. New Jersey has close to 6 million licensed drivers.
What will you learn in Driver Education?• Information and skills about driving
• The importance of being alert
• Gain knowledge about driving
• Being able to handle a wide range of driving situations
• Understand some of the problems of driving
Let’s prevent crashes - when a motor vehicle hits another motor vehicle, pedestrian, animal, bicyclist or any fixed object
Driver Education is taught to help prevent accidents among young drivers
• Lack of experience (gaining experience takes practice with parents in different driving environments.
• Driving at dangerous times (night, weather)
• Transporting of passengers
• Young drivers drive differently (speeding, distractions, space awareness, wearing seatbelts)
Highway Transportation System
• Includes Roadways
• People
• Motor Vehicles
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The Highway Transportation system (HTS)
• Regulated by federal, state and local governments
• To set uniform standards for vehicles and safety
• Federal law established in 1974 said the maximum speed limit is 55 mph.
• In 1995, the law was changed so each
state can set their own highway
speed limits.
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act
• Requires automakers to build certain safety features into their vehicles (Examples - safety belts and shatterproof windows)
• Requires manufacturers to correct vehicle defects known as recalls.
The National Highway Safety Act
• Sets guidelines for state motor vehicle safety programs. Signed by President Lyndon Johnson.
• Each state monitors:• Vehicle registration & inspection• Driver licensing• Traffic laws & traffic court• Highway construction & maintenance
• Each state makes it’s own laws concerning highway safety (age of driving, hours young drivers can be allowed to drive)
The risks of driving• Risk - the possibility of personal injuries or damage
to vehicles & property• In a given year, 1 in 9 involve in crash • Motor vehicle crashes kill 42% of all people from ages 15-20
Reducing the risks
• Keep vehicle in top condition
• Anticipate the actions of others
• Protect yourself & others
• Drive only when you are in sound physical & mental condition
• Make a conscious effort to develop your driving skills
Visibility, Time, & Space
• Visibility - what you can see from behind the wheel and how well you see it.
• Time - ability to judge your speed and speed of other vehicles.
• Space - refers to distance, keep a margin of space between your vehicle & other vehicles.
The Costs of Driving• Motor vehicle crashes cost the USA $230
billion every year.• Non-crash costs of driving include:1.Operating costs - gas, oil, tires.2.Fixed costs - car payments,insurance and
licensing fees. 3.Environmental costs - to help in cleaning up
air pollution, hazardous waste dumping, and building of gas stations, roads and garages.