DRIVER EDUCATION OBJECTIVES: I WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE LEADING

CAUSE OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS I WILL BE ABLE TO STATE THE BASIC DRIVING

RULE I WILL BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THE SIPDE METHOD

OF DRIVING I WILL BE ABLE TO STATE THE 5 PARTS OF THE

SMITH SYSTEM

LEADING CAUSE OF TRAFFIC LEADING CAUSE OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTSACCIDENTS

DRIVER ERRORDRIVER ERROR INATTENTION OR DISTRACTIONSINATTENTION OR DISTRACTIONS Ex: TEXTING, CELL PHONE – INCREASE Ex: TEXTING, CELL PHONE – INCREASE

CHANCES OF HAVING ACCIDENT BY 700 %CHANCES OF HAVING ACCIDENT BY 700 % SPEEDINGSPEEDING RIGHT OF WAY MISTAKESRIGHT OF WAY MISTAKES

THE BASIC RULE OF DRIVINGTHE BASIC RULE OF DRIVING

ALWAYS CREATE SPACEALWAYS CREATE SPACE

VISUAL SPACEVISUAL SPACE PHYSICAL SPACEPHYSICAL SPACE MENTAL SPACEMENTAL SPACE

STATISTICS - ANNUALLYSTATISTICS - ANNUALLY

7 MILLION TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS7 MILLION TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 800,000 INJURIES800,000 INJURIES 45,000 TRAFFIC-RELATED FATALITIES45,000 TRAFFIC-RELATED FATALITIES BEING THROWN FROM CAR MAJOR CAUSE OF BEING THROWN FROM CAR MAJOR CAUSE OF

FATALITIESFATALITIES 50% OF THESE ARE ALCOHOL RELATED50% OF THESE ARE ALCOHOL RELATED

SEAT BELT USAGESEAT BELT USAGE

REASON FOR USEREASON FOR USE

KEEPS YOU IN THE CARKEEPS YOU IN THE CAR KEEPS YOU IN DRIVING POSITIONKEEPS YOU IN DRIVING POSITION REDUCES FATIQUE – PROPER POSTUREREDUCES FATIQUE – PROPER POSTURE LAW - POLICE CAN NOW PULL YOU OVER FOR NOT LAW - POLICE CAN NOW PULL YOU OVER FOR NOT

WEARING THEM (PRIMARY LAW)WEARING THEM (PRIMARY LAW)

SEAT BELTS ARE ACTIVE RESTRAINTS BECAUSE YOU MAKE SEAT BELTS ARE ACTIVE RESTRAINTS BECAUSE YOU MAKE THE DECISION TO WEAR THEMTHE DECISION TO WEAR THEM

AIRBAGS WORK BY DESIGN THEY ARE A PASSIVE AIRBAGS WORK BY DESIGN THEY ARE A PASSIVE RESTRAINTRESTRAINT

DRIVING SYSTEMS SIPDE METHOD OF DRIVING

SEARCH THE ENVIRONMENT. USE YOUR EYES INDENTIFY OBJECTS TO REACT TO PREDICT WHAT THESE OBJECTS WILL DO DECIDE WHAT TO DO EXECUTE THE MANUEVER

QUESTIONQUESTION

WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT BUG YOU WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT BUG YOU ABOUT OTHER DRIVERS?ABOUT OTHER DRIVERS?

THE SMITH SYSTEMTHE SMITH SYSTEM

• A DRIVING SYSTEM TO MANAGE VISION AND SPACE

• DEVELOP A VISUAL AND PHYSICAL SPACE AROUND YOUR CAR

• ALWAYS CREAT SPACE

AIM HIGH IN STEERING

• 12 SECOND VISUAL LEAD TIME - IS HOW FAR YOU SHOULD LOOK AHEAD

• 30 MPH – (200 FEET) WHICH IS 2 CITY BLOCKS

• 55 MPH – ¼ MILE WHICH IS ABOUT THE APPROXIMATE DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL TO BRISTOW ELEMENTARY

• VISUALLY GIVES YOU SPACE TO REACT

KEEP YOUR EYES MOVING

SCAN LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT LOOK SHOULDER TO SHOULDER OF

ROAD LOOK FOR MOVEMENT LOOK FOR EYE-TO-EYE CONTACT AT

RIGHT OF WAY SITUATIONS CHECK REAR-VIEW MIRROW OFTEN CHECK BLIND SPOT WHEN CHANGING

LANES WITHOUT MOVING YOUR SHOULDERS

GET THE BIG PICTUREGET THE BIG PICTURE SEE WHAT YOU NEED TO SEESEE WHAT YOU NEED TO SEE

HAVE AN ACCURATE VISUAL CUSHION HAVE AN ACCURATE VISUAL CUSHION AROUND CARAROUND CAR

WHEN YOU BACK, LOOK BACK THE WHOLE WHEN YOU BACK, LOOK BACK THE WHOLE WAY, DO NOT LOOK FORWARD WHEN WAY, DO NOT LOOK FORWARD WHEN YOUR CAR IS STILL MOVING BACKYOUR CAR IS STILL MOVING BACK

BE SEEN (MAKE OTHER SEE BE SEEN (MAKE OTHER SEE YOU)YOU)

DOUBLE STOPDOUBLE STOP AT STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHTS AT STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHTS (STOP LINE, IF NO LINE STOP AT SIGN OR SHORT (STOP LINE, IF NO LINE STOP AT SIGN OR SHORT OF INTERSECTION AT LIGHTS)OF INTERSECTION AT LIGHTS)

THEN EASE UP TO INTERSECTION AND STOP AGAINTHEN EASE UP TO INTERSECTION AND STOP AGAIN

**YOU WILL TESTED ON THIS ON DRIVERS TEST****YOU WILL TESTED ON THIS ON DRIVERS TEST**

DO NOT DRIVE IN SOMEONE’S BLIND SPOTDO NOT DRIVE IN SOMEONE’S BLIND SPOT BILL BOARD IS ANYTHING THAT BLOCKS YOUR BILL BOARD IS ANYTHING THAT BLOCKS YOUR

VISION.VISION.

MOST OF THE TIME, IF YOUR VISION IS BLOCKED, MOST OF THE TIME, IF YOUR VISION IS BLOCKED, OTHERS CANNOT SEE YOUOTHERS CANNOT SEE YOU

LEAVE AN OUTLEAVE AN OUT

STAY OUT OF SITUATIONS THAT WILL CAUSE SUDDEN STAY OUT OF SITUATIONS THAT WILL CAUSE SUDDEN ADJUSTMENTS OF SPEED AND SPACEADJUSTMENTS OF SPEED AND SPACE

2 SECOND RULE2 SECOND RULE – TIME IT TAKES TO STOP AT 30 MPH – TIME IT TAKES TO STOP AT 30 MPH THIS SHOULD BE MINIMUM FOLLOWING DISTANCETHIS SHOULD BE MINIMUM FOLLOWING DISTANCE

4 SECOND RULE4 SECOND RULE - TIME IT TAKES TO STOP AT 60 - TIME IT TAKES TO STOP AT 60 MPH. YOU SHOULD TRY TO MAINTAIN THIS AT 60 MPHMPH. YOU SHOULD TRY TO MAINTAIN THIS AT 60 MPH

AS YOUR SPEED INCREASES, SO SHOULD YOUR AS YOUR SPEED INCREASES, SO SHOULD YOUR FOLLOWING DISTANCEFOLLOWING DISTANCE

ALWAYS KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING TO AVOID ALWAYS KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING TO AVOID ACCIDENT SITUATIONSACCIDENT SITUATIONS