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Pre-licensing Class

Pre-licensing Class . Class Outline and Unit overview. Units 1-5 . Unit 1 Goals, Expectation, Driver Manual Chap 1,2,3, Graduate Licensing, Keeping your License, Arch of Safety. Unit 2 Sharing the Road, Highway Transportation System, Reading the Road: Signs, Signals, Markings

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Pre-licensing Class

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  1. Pre-licensing Class Class Outline and Unit overview

  2. Units 1-5 • Unit 1 Goals, Expectation, Driver Manual Chap 1,2,3, Graduate Licensing, Keeping your License, Arch of Safety. • Unit 2 Sharing the Road, Highway Transportation System, Reading the Road: Signs, Signals, Markings • Unit 3 Driving Skills, Visual Habits Strategies, Space Cushion, Laws and Rules, Right of way rules, • Unit 3 Part II - Environmental hazards, Driving Conditions, Driver Conditions Emotions, Values • Unit 4 , Distractions, Cell Phone and Texting, Road Rage, Drowsiness • Unit 5 Alcohol, Drugs, Responsibility, The Laws

  3. Unit 1 - Welcome • Unit 1 Outline • , Handout the Name Tags, WorksheetsClass expectations, bathroomsOverview of class (What will be taught) • Welcome to the Highway Transportation System. What does that mean?Permit/License/Introduce MV-278 CertificateGrad. Licensing Rules.Keeping Your License- Suspension Revocation- Driving Priviledge Compliance

  4. Unit 1 - Continued • Special Rules for Junior License vs. Senior LicenseProbation PeriodReceive a ticketViolationsPoint SystemDMV FinesCivil FinesDriver Assessment FeeInsurance other ConsiderationsVehicle Requirements = Title, Insurance, Registration, InspectionLicense address change must always be kept up to date.Arch of Safety

  5. Unit 2- Driving Within the Highway Transportation • Unit 2: Driving Within the Highway Transportation • Three Parts of the HTS -Why learn about the HTS?Why is the HTS important? Complexity of the HTS.Users, Environments, ElementsVideo: Sharing The Road Man Made Laws versus Natural LawsREADING THE ROAD-Classification of Signs, Recognition of markings, Understanding traffic Signals.Video: Signs, Signals, MarkingsEnvironment Characteristics: Residential, Rural, Interstate, City, Business,

  6. Unit 3 - Developing Good Habits • 1. Get Driver-Vehicle Readiness: Safety Belts on, Doors Locked, Headlights On/DRL, Children properly secured.Skills you need to practice • Pulling to and away from the curbRight and left TurnsTurnabouts - K or 3 point turn, U turn, 2 point turnLane Positioning vs Lane changesParking - Parallel, perpendicular, angle, Up/Down HillVideo: Driving in Bad Weather

  7. Unit 3 - Continued • TRACKING AND BEING PREDICTABLE2. Make smooth, gradual starts and stops.3. Use reference points to know exactly where your car is positioned.4. Before putting your foot on the gas pedal, see that the targeting path is clear.5. Visualize the Target Area; then evaluate the 12-15 second ranges en route to it.6. Become alert to changes to your Line-Of-Sight and Path-Of-Travel.7. When your line-of-site or path-of-travel becomes restricted, reduce your speed.8. Adjust speed and position to keep empty space to the side.9. When you see a red light, reduce speed to time your arrival into a green light.10. Before entering any intersection, check that the left, front right zones are clear.11. When your foot goes on the brake, check the rearview mirror.12. Before moving your vehicle to either side, check your blind spots.

  8. Unit 3 - Continued • 13. Keep a good following distance in front of your vehicle.14. When stopped behind a vehicle, see its rear tires touching the road15. Empower yourself and reduce stress by being courteous, rather than competitive, while driving • Unit 3 – Part II • Characteristics and Rules for Defensive DrivingSmith SystemSIPDEPerception/Selective PerceptionMargin of Safety 2-3-4 second following distance?Intersections - Greatest site for collisionsRight of Way - 4 way, 2 way, uncontrolled, Turning Right on RedTraffic light problems, Special Conditions • Video: Freeway Driving

  9. Unit 4 Emotions, Attitudes and the DWD's 1. What is the definition of risk? 2. What is the difference between calculated risk and impulsive risk? 3. How do different emotions affect our driving? How about personality? 4.What is road rage vs. Aggressive Driving and how can you control these impulses?What can you do to make sure you don’t drive angry/upset etc 5. What are the DWD's? Distracted, Drowsy, Dangerous Driving (Aggressive and Speed) Video – Aggressive Driving and Road Rage

  10. Unit 4 - Continued • 6. What constitutes distracted driving? Divided attention issues?What options are there to avoid distracted driving? (i.e. blue tooth devices, putting cell phones away, letting someone else play with the stereo, internal distrations? etc.) 7. How can you tell you’re fatigued? What can make you fatigued? What steps can you take to make sure you are not too tired to drive? • Video: clips on drowsy driving Video: clips on distracted driving also on speed. Consider using a psa to start the discussion. • 8. New Laws/Violations/PenaltiesSafety tips

  11. Unit V - Alcohol and You • The problem with drinking and driving.Comparing DWAI, DWI with other DWD'sPre Test - What do you already know?- BAC? Alcohol intake Time Weight Ounces- Absorption, Circulation, Accumulation, Elimination- Factors that affect BACDrinking and Driving LawsConsequences Penalties • Video - Under the Influence

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