CHAPTER 1 YOU ARE THE DRIVER

YOU ARE THE DRIVER

• 1.1 PARTS OF THE SYSTEM

• 1.2 THE DRIVING TASK

• 1.3 DRIVING RESPONSIBILITIES

• 1.4 YOUR DRIVER’SLICENSE

THE HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

• PEOPLE • VEHICLES • ROADWAYS

REGULATING THE HTS

• The National Highway Safety Act• The National Traffic and Motor

Vehicle Safety Act• Illinois Vehicle Code

REGULATING THE HTS

• LAW ENFORCEMENT– Assure that laws are obeyed

REGULATING THE HTS

• DMV’S– Set rules to assure that driver and

vehicle standards are met

REGULATING THE HTS• COURTS

– Decide whether drivers charged with violating the laws are guilty or innocent

REGULATING THE HTS

• TRAFFIC ENGINEERS– Plan, build, and maintain the complex

system of roadways

DRIVING TASK

• SOCIAL SKILLS– Courtesy– Cooperatio

n– Leads to

low risk driving

DRIVING TASK

• PHYSICAL SKILLS– Hand-eye coordination– Foot-eye coordination

DRIVING TASK

• MENTAL SKILLS– IPDE PROCESS

IDENTIFY

PREDICT

DECIDE

EXECUTE

DRIVING TASK

• MENTAL SKILLS– Smith System: an organized method

designed to help drivers develop good seeing habits

– Zone Control System: a method for managing the space around your vehicle

– “Multi-tasking”

DEFENSIVE DRIVING

• ONCE YOU HAVE MASTERED ALL OF THE SOCIAL, MENTAL, AND PHYSICAL SKILLS THE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DRIVE DEFENSIVELY.

• Defensive driving is a low risk practice that protects you and others from dangerous conflicts.

DRIVING RESPONSIBILITIES

• ATTITUDE

ATTITUDE

• True or False– Your attitude

toward life effects your attitude when driving.

Your attitude toward life effects your ability to use safe driving habits.

• EMOTIONS

• HOW DO THEY EFFECT YOUR DRIVING?

BREAKDOWNS IN THE HTS• COLLISION OR ACCIDENT?

BREAKDOWNS IN THE HTS• COLLISION OR ACCIDENT?

BREAKDOWNS IN THE HTS

– COLLISION OR ACCIDENT?

BREAKDOWNS IN THE HTS

– COLLISION OR ACCIDENT?

COLLISION OR ACCIDENT?

• There is no such thing as an accident!

• All collisions are the result of driver error

• An accident is something that could not be helped, like an act of nature.

DRIVING RESPONSIBILITIES

– CAUSE OF COLLISIONS• Driving too fast for

conditions

• Following another vehicle too closely

• Not wearing safety belt

OTHER CAUSES OF COLLISIONS

• DRINKING AND DRIVING

CAUSES OF DEATH• DRINKING AND DRIVING

CAUSE OF COLLISIONS• Driving while very tired

WHAT DO THE ODDS SAY?

– CAUSES OF DEATH

1 IN 4,600,000

1 IN 40,000

1 IN 125

DRIVING RESPONSIBILITIES

• OTHER TYPES OF BREAKDOWNS

Financial Responsibilities

• Fixed Costs– Purchase Price– Licensing Fees– Insurance

Financial Responsibilities

• Operating Costs

DRIVING RESPONSIBILITIES

• ENVIRONMENTAL– Air pollution– Water pollution– Chemical Spills– Land Pollution

GRADUATED LICENSING PROGRAM

• LEARNER’S PERMIT STAGE• 15 or 16 • May drive with an adult licensed driver 21+• 9 months collision and violation free• Safety belts must be worn by all occupants• In Illinois, need 50 hours of practice outside

of drivers education class

GRADUATED LICENSING PROGRAM

– INTERMEDIATE LICENSE STAGE• Completed permit stage and drivers education course• Collision and violation free for 9mos• Get Your Drivers License!• Passengers limited in age or number• 10PM weekdays & 11PM on weekends (until 18)• 1st 12 months only one teen passenger (unrelated)• Drivers and passengers can be ticketed• Must appear before a judge for any ticket• More than 2 moving violations in 24 months = license

suspended• Street Racing = Revocation and Impounded car!

GRADUATED LICENSING PROGRAM

• FULL-PRIVILEGE STAGE– Successful complete

intermediate stage violation and collision free

– Full driving “PRIVILEGES”

ORGAN DONOR

• Family decision• Even when you die

they still ask your family

• What kind of things can be donated?

IMPLIED CONSENT LAW

• This means, when you sign your license you agree to take an alcohol test on request.

• If you refuse your license is immediately suspended!