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Effects of Driver Condition

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. 1. Eating CD/Radio Cell Phones Emotional Conversations Passengers

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Effects of Driver Condition

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  1. Effects of Driver Condition Chapter 14

  2. Distractions Outside of the Car • Other Cars • Other Drivers • Pedestrians • Billboards/Advertisements • Emergency Vehicles • Collisions • Signs • Animals

  3. Distractions Inside the Car 1 • Eating • CD/Radio • Cell Phones • Emotional Conversations • Passengers • Grooming • Vehicle controls • Reading/Computers • Children

  4. Emotions While Driving 2 What are some emotions that can effect your driving ability and how?

  5. Emotions While Driving 3 • Road Rage – What is it?

  6. 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

  7. Emotions While Driving • How can you avoid becoming a victim of an aggressive driver?

  8. 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

  9. Emotions While Driving 4 • 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

  10. Emotions While Driving • Driving is not a competition…

  11. 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?

  12. Physical Senses and Driving 5 • 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?

  13. Vision

  14. Vision • Color Blindness- • Depth Perception- • Night Blindness- • Tunnel vision- • Glare Recovery Time- • Speed Smear- • Visual Acuity-

  15. Vision 6 • 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-

  16. Vision 6 • 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-

  17. Vision 6 • 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-

  18. Vision 6 • 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-

  19. Vision 6 • 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-

  20. Vision 6 • 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-

  21. Vision 6 • 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)

  22. Physical Disabilities • Can you think of any physical disabilities that might affect driving?

  23. Physical Disabilities • Can you think of any physical disabilities that might affect driving? • Fatigue • Illness • Injury

  24. 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

  25. QUIZ

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