Unit 1Unit 1

The Driving TaskThe Driving Task

Chapter 1Chapter 1

You Are The DriverYou Are The Driver

VocabularyVocabulary CollisionCollision GDLGDL Highway Transportation SystemHighway Transportation System IPDE ProcessIPDE Process RiskRisk Zone Control SystemZone Control System Roadway UsersRoadway Users Low Risk DrivingLow Risk Driving Operating CostsOperating Costs Fixed CostsFixed Costs

1.11.1

You Are Part Of The SystemYou Are Part Of The System

IntroductionIntroduction

There is There is riskrisk involved in involved in everything that you do.everything that you do.

Driving an automobile carries a Driving an automobile carries a great deal of risk, because you great deal of risk, because you are interacting with millions of are interacting with millions of other HTS users everyday.other HTS users everyday.

The Highway The Highway Transportation SystemTransportation System HTSHTS 3 Parts3 Parts

– Roadway UsersRoadway Users– VehiclesVehicles– RoadwaysRoadways

From simple rural to urban From simple rural to urban expresswaysexpressways

Most complex form of transportationMost complex form of transportation

HTS – Roadway UsersHTS – Roadway Users

Walking, driving, ridingWalking, driving, riding Most operate in a safe mannerMost operate in a safe manner Some do notSome do not

– Alcohol/drugsAlcohol/drugs– TiredTired– DistractedDistracted– IllIll

HTS - VehiclesHTS - Vehicles

MopedsMopeds MotorcyclesMotorcycles CarsCars VansVans TrucksTrucks Farm equipmentFarm equipment Construction equipmentConstruction equipment Semi-tractor/trailerSemi-tractor/trailer

HTS - RoadwaysHTS - Roadways

Dirt lanes to urban expresswaysDirt lanes to urban expressways Weather conditionsWeather conditions Road conditionsRoad conditions

Regulating The HTSRegulating The HTS

Enforcement agencies (State Enforcement agencies (State Police)Police)

Motor vehicle departments Motor vehicle departments (ALDOT)(ALDOT)

CourtsCourts Engineers (Build Roadways)Engineers (Build Roadways)

1.21.2

Your Driving TaskYour Driving Task

IntroductionIntroduction

Driving TaskDriving Task – Mental, social, – Mental, social, and physical skills required to and physical skills required to drive.drive.– Obey traffic lawsObey traffic laws– Judging time and spaceJudging time and space– AnticipatingAnticipating

Mental SkillsMental Skills

Safe, low-risk drivingSafe, low-risk driving Always monitor the roadway!!Always monitor the roadway!! Stay alert for unpredictable Stay alert for unpredictable

actions!actions! Always protect yourself and Always protect yourself and

your passengers!!!your passengers!!!

Social SkillsSocial Skills

Must interact safely with peopleMust interact safely with people Everyone has different skills and Everyone has different skills and

abilitiesabilities You must be able to interact with You must be able to interact with

all of these peopleall of these people

Physical SkillsPhysical Skills

Beginning drivers struggle with Beginning drivers struggle with the physical skills of drivingthe physical skills of driving– SteeringSteering– BrakingBraking– ScanningScanning

Once these become habit, you Once these become habit, you can focus on Social and Mental can focus on Social and Mental skillsskills

IPDE ProcessIPDE Process

Identify – important informationIdentify – important information Predict – when and where conflictPredict – when and where conflict Decide – when, where, and how to Decide – when, where, and how to

avoid conflictavoid conflict Execute – prevent conflictExecute – prevent conflict

Zone Control System-Zone Control System-a method a method for managing space around your for managing space around your car.car.

Low Risk Driving-Low Risk Driving-allows you to allows you to actively avoid hazardous actively avoid hazardous situations.situations.

1.31.3

Your Driving ResponsibilitiesYour Driving Responsibilities

IntroductionIntroduction

Driving is a privilege, not a rightDriving is a privilege, not a right You must be a responsible citizen, You must be a responsible citizen,

and obey traffic lawsand obey traffic laws

Legal ResponsibilitiesLegal Responsibilities

Laws-Laws-must obey all traffic lawsmust obey all traffic laws Collisions-Collisions-these occur anytime a these occur anytime a

vehicle hits another object.vehicle hits another object. Also known as crashes…Also known as crashes…

Collision or Accident?Collision or Accident?

CollisionCollision is more accurate than is more accurate than accidentaccident

Accidents happen by chance Accidents happen by chance Collisions happen as a result of Collisions happen as a result of

some actionsome action

Causes of CollisionsCauses of Collisions

Breaking lawsBreaking laws Following vehicles too closelyFollowing vehicles too closely Driving too fast for conditionsDriving too fast for conditions Driving under the influenceDriving under the influence Driving while tiredDriving while tired

Financial Financial ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities Operating CostsOperating Costs

– FuelFuel– OilOil– TiresTires

Fixed CostsFixed Costs– Price of the vehiclePrice of the vehicle– Licensing feesLicensing fees– InsuranceInsurance

Financial Financial ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities Crash CostsCrash Costs

-Damage-Damage

-Time away from work-Time away from work

-Medical fees-Medical fees

1.41.4

Your Driver’s LicenseYour Driver’s License

Graduated Driver’s Graduated Driver’s LicenseLicense Requires young drivers to progress Requires young drivers to progress

through a series of licensing stages.through a series of licensing stages. Learner’s Permit Stage – Drivers Age 15 Learner’s Permit Stage – Drivers Age 15

must be supervised by adult with must be supervised by adult with licenselicense

Intermediate License Stage-must Intermediate License Stage-must complete learners permit stage and complete learners permit stage and have passed BTW coursehave passed BTW course

Full-Privilege License Stage–complete Full-Privilege License Stage–complete Intermediate stage w/no violations…Intermediate stage w/no violations…

Driver Education and Driver Education and Your LicenseYour License Decision makingDecision making AttitudeAttitude Seat beltsSeat belts Statistics about drinking and Statistics about drinking and

drivingdriving Always work to improve your Always work to improve your

skillsskills

Organ DonorsOrgan Donors

Fill out declarations portion of your Fill out declarations portion of your license or sign an organ donor card.license or sign an organ donor card.

Implied Consent Law-if you are Implied Consent Law-if you are stopped under suspicion of drinking stopped under suspicion of drinking and driving and you are 16, you and driving and you are 16, you consent for the police officer to give consent for the police officer to give you a test for drinking and driving!you a test for drinking and driving!