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Drivers ed units

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What would happen without red lights
No one would get anywhere
What can you do to survive the complex driving environment
Know what other vehicles do and what your vehicles limitations and capabilities are
Most crashes that occur from new drivers are caused by
Making simple mistakes and being distracted
How do experienced drivers learn to avoid mistakes
Learn from making mistakes and they know when and where to look
Why is continuous communication among all participants in the program important
Students are provided with feedback on strong and weak skills and helps students and parents check the drivers progress
How can communication between the instructor, student, and parent be achieved
Letters of progress, phone calls, email, personal communications
What is a learner's permit
Issued for the purpose of behind the wheel training on public roads or highways. A permit allows you to operate a motor vehicle when supervised by another driver
What are the requirements of an intermediate driver's license
Must be 16 years old

30 hours in drivers ed class

50 hours of driving with parents
What a great the requirements and restrictions of your states GDL system
Can only drive one non family member

Must be home an hour before curfew (11)
Why is GDL needed
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for people ages 15-20 and the less experience a teen has with driving, the more likely they are to be in a crash. GDL laws reduce high risk exposure for new drivers
What is a risk
Chance of injury, damage, or loss
Name four characteristics of risk
Can change
What are two things a driver must do the perceive risk
Practice and follow rules
How can a driver manage risk
Adjust the speed
GDL
An approach to ease new drivers into driving by providing practice and skill development under low-risk conditions. Yes drivers become more experience, they are gradually allowed to drive under increasingly complex conditions
Intermediate driver's licenses
A stage of GDL where the new driver is generally allowed to drive unsupervised, but with restrictions designed to help reduce the level of risk and distractions
Learner's permit
Issued for the purpose of behind the wheel training on public roads or highways. A permit allows you to operate a motor vehicle when supervised by another driver
Risk management
Altering risk by making adjustments to position and speed
Risk perception
Evalhtatuon of risk present at the time the maneuver is made
When a driver judges how much risk is involved in a situation it driving maneuver he should consider what factors
The space needs of the car and the maneuver to be made

The time necessary to preform the maneuver

Roadway conditions present at all times
What is true about risk even driving
Risk is always present

Risk is shared among all drivers

Risk can be evaluated and analyzed
The amount of risk involved in a driving situation may be managed by
Increasing the time necessary to respond to threats
What should you check before entering the vehicle
Check for children and pets

Check for damaged tires

Check for objects

Check for broken glass

Check for fluid leaks
Why should you check things before entering a vehicle
For safety
Anything just behind the car will be ___________ in the river's seat
Invisable
What do you need to know before starting to move the vehicle
Check for children
When does the student place the cone on the ground
Until the driver sees the student shoes
What area around the vehicle is largest area that the driver can not see the shoes
Back
How can drivers compensate for the space they can not see
Properly adjust seat

Mirrors
What offers the best protection in frontal crashes
Airbags

Seat belts
How should drivers position their seat in a vehicle
As far away from the steering wheel as is confertable
How should the head restaints be positioned
Close and behind the head to protect the head in crashes
Where should infants and young children ride in a vehicle
Back seat
Putting in the ignition key and turning to the on position allows the driver to
Supply power to the electical system

Check for warning lights

Unlocking the steering wheel
When may you want to use lower gears while driving
Carring heavy loads

Steap incline

Steap decline
Which pedal is on the left side
Brake
What are hazard flashers used for
Make blinking lights to get attention

Going slow

Running out of fuel
What is the purpose of a speedometer and a odometer
Speedometer is for how fast you are going

Odomeder is the miles you are going
When do you use the low gear
Going up and down hills
I automatically turn on the rear of the vehicle when the driver shifts to revers. Tell me my color
Back up lights

White
Inhave five or more settings. I clean the windsheilds, front and bwck, by moving back and forth, sweeping rain, snow, and washer fluid
Wipers
I am activated by the driver when the car is disabled on the roadside
Hazard lights/ Emergancy flashers
I would come on and flash if there were a problem with the supplemental restaint
Air bag light
A am the lever that allows the driver to shift the gears of the transmission
Selector lever/ Gear shifter
I inform the driver if the electrical current to the engine and all accessories is normal or abnormal
Battery/ Alternator light
I would sound a buzzer and flash a dashboard light when the driver forgets to put me on
Seat belt
I allow a parent to secure a child seat with more than the regular safety belt straps
Upper/lower tether straps
When i am set or engaged i keep the vehicle from rolling even if the driver is not in the vehicle
Parking brake/ Emergancy brake
I allow the driver to use me to adjust his position to reach the pedals under the dash area
Seat adjustment lever
I inform the driver how fast the vehicle is moving
Speedometer
I have a snowflake button that turns me on and off
Air conditioner
I alert another person. You must pish the hub o the steering wheel to activate me
Horn
Imake it possible for the driver to check the traffic scene to the rear without turning around and looking
Rearview mirrors
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