The Other Driver 4 Fundamentals to Survival

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The Other Driver4 Fundamentals to Survival

• Review and Final Exam

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The Other Driver Review

• Have you already completed all of the basic Other
  Driver training modules?
• Module 1 Scan 360
• Module 2 Protect Your Space Check Your Path
• Module 3 Watch Your Back

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Yes
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The Other Driver Review

• STOP
• This training module is not intended or
  recommended for learners who have not yet
  completed basic "Other Driver" training.
• Please do not take this review training until you
  have earned certificates of completion for
  Modules 1, 2 and 3.

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The Other Driver Review

• Good, then you're ready for this review module.
• This module provides a succinct review of the
  skills used to avoid collisions caused by other
  drivers.
• But the emphasis in this program is on testing
  what you know based on all of the Other Driver
  training you've completed.

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The Other Driver Pre-Test

• This 5-question quiz will help you determine
  which areas of the Other Driver Review you need
  to pay special attention to.

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Pre-Test 1

• Your previous Other Driver training covered "The
  4 Fundamentals" to avoiding Other Driver
  collisions. Which of the following is NOT one of
  The 4 Fundamentals
• Check Your Path
• Watch Your Back
• Scan 360
• Protect Your Space
• Plan Your Route

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• Sorry, but this IS one of the Other Driver
  fundamentals.
• By the way, the Other Driver Review is not
  arranged according to The 4 Fundamentals. But it
  does cover all the basic skills you've learned in
  your previous Other Driver training.

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• Correct, Plan Your Route is NOT an Other Driver
  fundamental.
• This module is not arranged according to The 4
  Fundamentals. If you skipped one of the previous
  training modules on the fundamentals, now is the
  time to go back and complete it before continuing
  this review.

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Pre-Test 2

• How often should you scan your mirrors?
• Every 5 to 10 seconds
• Every half mile
• Every 4 to 8 seconds
• Every 15 seconds

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• Correct.
• You'll have a chance to review other Scan 360
  skills, if you feel you need to, before you take
  the Final Exam.

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• Sorry, thats incorrect.
• You should pay special attention to the Scan 360
  portion of the Other Driver Review.

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Pre-Test 3

• You're driving along at 40 mph when another car
  pulls directly into your path and stops. You need
  to act quickly to avoid an accident. Which of the
  following will NOT be useful at this point?
• Escape Route
• Ready Brake
• ABS Brakes
• 100 Braking

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b
c
d
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• Correct.
• You'll have a chance to review other Braking
  Skills, if you feel you need to, before you take
  the Final Exam.

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• Sorry, thats incorrect.
• You should pay special attention to the Braking
  Skills portion of the Other Driver Review.

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Pre-Test 4

• You're coaching a teenage driver. She has a
  tendency to tailgate other cars. How can you help
  her break this dangerous habit?
• Teach her how to use Ready Brake
• Teach her how to use 30 Braking
• Teach her The 2 Second Rule
• Stomp the imaginary brake on your side of the car
  whenever she tailgates someone

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b
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d
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• Correct.
• You'll have a chance to review other Following
  Distance skills, if you feel you need to, before
  you take the Final Exam.

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• Sorry, thats incorrect.
• You should pay special attention to the Following
  Distance portion of the Other Driver Review.

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Pre-Test 5

• Which of the following skills can help you avoid
  being hit from behind by another vehicle?
• 30 Braking and Scan 360
• 30 Braking, Scan 360 and a safe following
  distance
• Safe following distance, Scan 360 and tapping
  your brakes to warn off tailgaters
• Scan 360 and tapping your brakes to warn off
  tailgaters

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b
c
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• Correct.
• Looks like you have a good handle on avoiding
  our most common collision (being hit from behind
  by another driver).

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• Sorry, thats incorrect. Tapping your brakes to
  "warn off" a tailgater can make a bad situation
  worse. The other 3 answers to this question were
  all correct.
• You should probably take your time going through
  the Other Driver Review, as "hit from behind" is
  our most common collision.

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Additional Information

• Wherever you see underlined text in this module,
  you can click on the text for more information.
• If you feel confident about your knowledge of the
  underlined topic you can skip it, but you will
  need to know the topic thoroughly when you get to
  the Final Exam.

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The Other Driver Review

• You're ready to begin a quick review of your past
  "Other Driver" training.

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Scan 360

• Good scanning skills help you spot potential
  hazards early, giving you more time to react to
  them safely.
• One or two extra seconds can make the difference
  between having or avoiding an accident.

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Scan 360

• As you drive, continuously scan a full circle
  (360?) around your vehicle to
• Check for potential hazards
• Monitor of the movements of others around you
• Stay aware of your escape routes

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Scan 360

• To scan effectively, you need to
• Scan 15 seconds ahead, and scan your mirrors
  every 4 to 8 seconds.
• Scan your mirrors every 4 to 8 seconds.
• Keep scanning even when you're stopped in traffic.

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15 Seconds

• Scanning 15 seconds ahead works out to about
• 1 block in city traffic
• 1/2 mile on the highway

Need a refresher on how to adjust your mirrors?
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How to Adjust Your Mirrors

• Drivers Side Mirror
• Place the left side of your face against the
  driver side window and adjust the mirror so that
  you can barely see the left side of your car.

• Passengers Side Mirror
• Lean as close to the center of the front seats as
  possible and adjust the mirror so you can barely
  see the right side of your car.

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Escape Routes

• An "escape route" is an open lane of traffic that
  you can safely move into to avoid a collision.
• In an emergency, your escape route may even be an
  otherwise "off limits" lane of traffic, such as
  the shoulder of the road.

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Following Distance

• Basically, a "safe" following distance is one
  that gives you enough space (and time) to avoid
  rear-ending the car ahead of you if it stops
  suddenly.
• It can also protect you from being hit from
  behind by another driver.

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Hit From Behind
Currently, our most common collision involves a
Johnson Johnson driver being hit from behind.

• When you maintain a safe following distance,
  you're giving yourself and the driver behind you
  more time to react and stop safely in an
  emergency.

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Following Distance

• The 2 Second Rule is used as a basis for
  determining safe following distances.

As the car ahead of you passes a landmark, such
as a telephone pole, start counting.
If your car passes the same landmark before you
count off two full seconds, slow down until
youve increased your following distance.
One one-thousand, two one- thousand
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Following Distance

• The 2 Second Rule is simply a starting point.
• Two seconds is a safe
• following distance when
• driving conditions are ideal

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Following Distance

• Increase your following distance to at least 4 to
  8 seconds

or when you are being tailgated
in bad weather, poor traffic or road conditions
at night
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Tailgaters

• If your tailgater hangs on after you've increased
  your following distance.
• move to another lane if it's safe to do so

• if necessary, get off at the next exit or (in
  city traffic) turn onto a side street at the next
  intersection

Never tap your brakes to "warn off" the
tailgater. You will only make the situation more
dangerous for both of you.
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Braking Skills

• When you slam on the brakes to avoid hitting
  something in your path, that's 100 Braking (100
  of your maximum braking power).

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Braking Skills

• For all normal braking situations, such as
  approaching a stop sign, you should only have to
  use about 30 of maximum braking power to bring
  your car to a
• smooth, controlled stop.
• Need a little more refresher
• about 30 Braking?

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How to Use 30 Braking

• Start braking early as soon as you realize
  you're going to need to come to a stop.
• for example, start braking as soon as you see
  you're coming up to a yellow light
• Start early and you'll only
• need to use about 30 of
• maximum breaking power
• to stop.

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How to Use 30 Braking

• Remember 30 Braking is for normal braking
  situations where you know in advance that you're
  going to have to stop
• red lights
• stop signs
• yellow or stale
• green lights
• approaching school
• bus with its stop
• arm extended

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Braking Skills

• Ready Brake is used when you see a potential
  hazard ahead. You may not need to brake at all
  unless the hazard materializes, but you want to
  be prepared to brake fully on a
• moment's notice.
• Need a refresher
• on Ready Brake?

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Ready Brake

• As soon as you recognize a potential hazard
  ahead, depress the pedal just enough to take the
  slack out of the system.

• Done properly, your brakes will not actually
  engage, but
• your brake lights come on to warn drivers behind
  you
• you are prepared to brake 100 if you need to

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Ready Brake

• Examples of Ready Brake situations
• You see a group of children playing by the side
  of the road ahead.

• You see a car backing into the roadway ahead and
  you aren't sure the driver sees you coming.
• You're about to drive over the crest of a steep
  hill.

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Cushion of Safety

• When you are stopped behind another vehicle, be
  sure you can clearly see where its rear tires
  touch the pavement.
• This ensures you have
• room to maneuver
• around the other vehicle
• and get into your escape
• route if you need to.

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Intersections

• Up to 30 of all traffic accidents occur at
  intersections within 2 seconds after a light
  turns green.

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Intersections

• If you're first in line when a traffic light
  turns green
• Count off 2 to 3 seconds before you move your
  foot to the accelerator.
• Spend those seconds looking
• left-right-left for red-light
• runners.

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Signal Your Intentions

• Your turn signals let other drivers know what
  you're doing, which makes the road just a little
  safer for them and for you.
• Use your signals
• before you start a turn
• before beginning any lane change
• before pulling away from a curb

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Signal Your Intentions

• Signal your intention to turn before you reach
  your turning point.
• Signal at least 3 seconds in advance in
• city traffic.
• Signal at least 5 seconds
• in advance on the highway.

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Turning Point

• For example
• If you're going turn at a city intersection,
  begin signaling your turn about 3 seconds before
  you reach the intersection (even if the light is
  red and you'll be waiting in line).
• If you're turning off the highway, start
  signaling about 5 seconds before you reach your
  exit.

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Signal Your Intentions

• And remember, you have turn signals on the front
  of your car for a reason.
• Even if no one is
• behind you, your
• signals let drivers in
• front of you and
• beside you know
• what you're doing.

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To take the Other Driver Final Exam go to the CD
and locate the Resource folder. Double click the
JJTODFinalExam.exe file to take the test.

• You will need to score 70 to pass your final
  exam and receive your certificate. If you score
  less than 70 the test will restart.