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CHAPTER 1 YOU ARE THE DRIVER
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YOU ARE THE DRIVER
• 1.1 PARTS OF THE SYSTEM
• 1.2 THE DRIVING TASK
• 1.3 DRIVING RESPONSIBILITIES
• 1.4 YOUR DRIVER’SLICENSE
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THE HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
• PEOPLE • VEHICLES • ROADWAYS
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REGULATING THE HTS
• The National Highway Safety Act• The National Traffic and Motor
Vehicle Safety Act• Illinois Vehicle Code
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REGULATING THE HTS
• LAW ENFORCEMENT– Assure that laws are obeyed
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REGULATING THE HTS
• DMV’S– Set rules to assure that driver and
vehicle standards are met
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REGULATING THE HTS• COURTS
– Decide whether drivers charged with violating the laws are guilty or innocent
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REGULATING THE HTS
• TRAFFIC ENGINEERS– Plan, build, and maintain the complex
system of roadways
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DRIVING TASK
• SOCIAL SKILLS– Courtesy– Cooperatio
n– Leads to
low risk driving
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DRIVING TASK
• PHYSICAL SKILLS– Hand-eye coordination– Foot-eye coordination
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DRIVING TASK
• MENTAL SKILLS– IPDE PROCESS
IDENTIFY
PREDICT
DECIDE
EXECUTE
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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”
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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.
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DRIVING RESPONSIBILITIES
• ATTITUDE
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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.
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• EMOTIONS
• HOW DO THEY EFFECT YOUR DRIVING?
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BREAKDOWNS IN THE HTS• COLLISION OR ACCIDENT?
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BREAKDOWNS IN THE HTS• COLLISION OR ACCIDENT?
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BREAKDOWNS IN THE HTS
– COLLISION OR ACCIDENT?
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BREAKDOWNS IN THE HTS
– COLLISION OR ACCIDENT?
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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.
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DRIVING RESPONSIBILITIES
– CAUSE OF COLLISIONS• Driving too fast for
conditions
• Following another vehicle too closely
• Not wearing safety belt
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OTHER CAUSES OF COLLISIONS
• DRINKING AND DRIVING
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CAUSES OF DEATH• DRINKING AND DRIVING
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CAUSE OF COLLISIONS• Driving while very tired
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WHAT DO THE ODDS SAY?
– CAUSES OF DEATH
1 IN 4,600,000
1 IN 40,000
1 IN 125
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DRIVING RESPONSIBILITIES
• OTHER TYPES OF BREAKDOWNS
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Financial Responsibilities
• Fixed Costs– Purchase Price– Licensing Fees– Insurance
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Financial Responsibilities
• Operating Costs
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DRIVING RESPONSIBILITIES
• ENVIRONMENTAL– Air pollution– Water pollution– Chemical Spills– Land Pollution
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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
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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!
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GRADUATED LICENSING PROGRAM
• FULL-PRIVILEGE STAGE– Successful complete
intermediate stage violation and collision free
– Full driving “PRIVILEGES”
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ORGAN DONOR
• Family decision• Even when you die
they still ask your family
• What kind of things can be donated?
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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!