Effects of Driver Condition

Chapter 14

Distractions Outside of the Car

Other Cars Other Drivers Pedestrians Billboards/Advertisements Emergency Vehicles Collisions Signs Animals

Distractions Inside the Car

Eating CD/Radio Cell Phones Emotional Conversations Passengers Grooming Vehicle controls Reading/Computers Children

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Emotions While Driving

What are some emotions that can effect your driving ability and how?

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Emotions While Driving

Road Rage – What is it?

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Emotions While Driving

Road Rage – What is it? Angry Driving

Violent Aggressive Driving

Exhibit irresponsible driving habits

Excess speeds and abrupt maneuvers

Threaten other drivers

Emotions While Driving How can you avoid becoming a victim of an

aggressive driver?

Emotions While Driving How can you avoid becoming a victim of an

aggressive driver?

DON’T OFFEND! HOW?

Cutting off Driving slowly in the left lane Tailgating Gestures

Emotions While Driving How can you avoid becoming a victim of an

aggressive driver?

DON’T OFFEND! HOW?

Cutting off Driving slowly in the left lane Tailgating Gestures

DON’T ENGAGE Takes two to tango????

Take a Deep breath Steer clear Avoid eye contact Get help

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Emotions While Driving Driving is not a competition…

Emotions While Driving Driving is not a competition…

At least not for us

Forget winning

Put yourself in the other drivers shoes Emergency? Bee in car?

Anger management?

Physical Senses and Driving On one of your boxes, write down the following physical

senses and explain how you can use each one as a driver.

Hearing

Hearing

Smelling

Feeling

Which sense is the most important?

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Vision

Vision Color Blindness-

Depth Perception-

Night Blindness-

Tunnel vision-

Glare Recovery Time-

Speed Smear-

Visual Acuity-

Vision Color Blindness- not being able to tell one color from another

Test Depth Perception-

Night Blindness-

Tunnel vision-

Glare Recovery Time-

Speed Smear-

Visual Acuity-

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Vision Color Blindness- not being able to tell one color from

another Depth Perception- ability to judge distance between

yourself and other objects Night Blindness-

Tunnel vision-

Glare Recovery Time-

Speed Smear-

Visual Acuity-

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Vision Color Blindness- not being able to tell one color from

another Depth Perception- ability to judge distance between

yourself and other objects Night Blindness- not being able to see well at night

Tunnel vision-

Glare Recovery Time-

Speed Smear-

Visual Acuity-

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Vision Color Blindness- not being able to tell one color

from another Depth Perception- ability to judge distance between

yourself and other objects Night Blindness- not being able to see well at night Tunnel vision- narrow field of side vision (140

degrees or less) Glare Recovery Time-

Speed Smear-

Visual Acuity-

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Vision Color Blindness- not being able to tell one color

from another Depth Perception- ability to judge distance between

yourself and other objects Night Blindness- not being able to see well at night Tunnel vision- narrow field of side vision (140

degrees or less) Glare Recovery Time- time your eyes need to regain

clear vision after being effected by bright lights Speed Smear-

Visual Acuity-

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Vision Color Blindness- not being able to tell one color

from another Depth Perception- ability to judge distance between

yourself and other objects Night Blindness- not being able to see well at night Tunnel vision- narrow field of side vision (140

degrees or less) Glare Recovery Time- time your eyes need to regain

clear vision after being effected by bright lights Speed Smear- the blur of objects off to your sides

as your speed increases Visual Acuity-

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Vision Color Blindness- not being able to tell one color from

another Depth Perception- ability to judge distance between

yourself and other objects Night Blindness- not being able to see well at night Tunnel vision- narrow field of side vision (140 degrees

or less) Glare Recovery Time- time your eyes need to regain

clear vision after being effected by bright lights Speed Smear- the blur of objects off to your sides as

your speed increases Visual Acuity- ability to see things near and far away

(20/20 vision)

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Physical Disabilities Can you think of any physical disabilities that

might affect driving?

Physical Disabilities Can you think of any physical disabilities that

might affect driving?

Fatigue

Illness

Injury

Medicines

Can make you drowsy Read the label Take the medicine after the drive

Carbon monoxide Colorless odorless tasteless gas

Overexposure can cause serious illness or even death To avoid carbon monoxide, never run the engine inside

the garage and increase distance between cars in heavy traffic

QUIZ

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