Drive Rite: Keys to Smart Driving

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Drive Rite Keys to Smart Driving
First Workshop
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Drive Rite Mission

• Drive Rite Keys to Smart Driving is an
  innovative community partnership among youths,
  parents, law enforcement, and community leaders
  that changes the way we train young drivers. It
  combines behind-the-wheel practice with
  educational activities designed to increase young
  drivers knowledge and judgment when they
  encounter various road, traffic, and weather
  conditions.

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Program Methods Evaluation

• Evaluation is essential!
• 1) Learn how we can keep improving the program.
• 2) Discover what people learn from the program.
• Parents and teens complete surveys before the
• program starts and on the last day.

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Program Methods Evaluation

• We are asking all participants to read and sign a
  consent form giving us permission to see your
  
• answers.
• Pre-, post-, and follow-up evaluations help us
  figure out what does and doesnt work with the
  program.
  
• You dont have to evaluate the program to be in
  the program, but your feedback does help!

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Consent/Assent Forms

• Evaluation is research, and we have to follow
  rules.
  
• We need to tell you about the research
• We have to get permission to use the research
• 1) Parental consent Parents give us permission
  to
  
• evaluate minor children.
• 2) Parent consent Parents give us permission
  to
  
• use their evaluations.
• 3) Teen assent Teens gives us permission to
  use their evaluation.

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Consent Forms

• Key points in all the consent forms
• Purpose of the research
• 1) To find out what works in teen drivers
  education.
  
• 2) To understand what role parents play in
  teaching and supervising teen driving.

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Specific Procedures

• Evaluation before the program begins.
• Evaluation on the last day of the program.
• Track through the Bureau of Motor Vehicles the
  teens driving record each year for two years.

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Benefits and Risks

• Benefit
• We think your participation will improve driving
  skills
  
• Risks are minimal
• You or your teen may feel uncomfortable with some
  questions,
  
• But you dont have to answer questions that make
  you
  
• uncomfortable.
• While information gathered is confidential, we do
  need to
  
• report to authorities any knowledge of injury to
  oneself or
  
• another or report suspicion of child abuse and
  neglect.
  
• Purdue University will not provide medical
  treatment or
  
• financial compensation if your teen is injured or
  becomes ill.

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Any Questions??

• That is the important information on the front of
  the consent forms.
  
• If not, please initial and date at the bottom of
  the front page
  
• Turn the page over

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Confidentiality

• Key points on the back page
• All information provided is held in strict
  confidence
  
• Reports will not release personal identifying
  information
  
• All data is kept in a locked file cabinet

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Participation is Confidential and Voluntary

• You do not have to participate in the research
• If you participate/allow your teen to
  participate, you can withdraw participation at
  any time without penalty

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Parent Consent Form
Note Initial and Date
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Parental Consent Form
Note Initial and Date
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Youth Assent Form
Note Sign initials here
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Evaluations

• Once you have read through the consent form(s)
  and the facilitator has discussed the main
  points, please sign and date.
  
• Now you are ready to complete the evaluation.
• You will need to code your evaluation. This same
  code will be used for the post-evaluation.

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Code Numbers for Evaluations

• Each parent and each teen has their own code
• First Letter of First Name
• Last Letter of Last Name
• First Letter of Month You Were Born
• Number Representing Month You Were Born
• Ex Sam Baker, born in December (12/12/1977)
• Code S R D 12

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Turning in Your Forms

• Make sure you have an initial and a signature and
  date on your consent form
  
• Make sure you have completed the front and back
  side of the evaluation
  
• Use the paperclip provided and secure parent,
  parental, and child assent form to evaluations

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Turning in Your Forms

• The facilitator will sign and date your consent
  forms as the Researcher.
  
• You will record your code next to your name on
  the code sheet.
  
• The code sheets, consent forms, and evaluations
  will all be placed in the self-addressed envelope
  and mailed to campus.

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Drive Rite Keys to Smart Driving
First Workshop
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Why a Drivers Education Program?

• 6,000 teens die yearly from injuries sustained
  from car crashes (NHTSA)
  
• Teen driving-related crashes are the number one
  killer of U.S. teens
  
• Immaturity and inexperience are leading causes of
  teen driving-related injuries and deaths

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This is your program!

• We will all be learning together by sharing ideas
  and experiences
  
• Guest speakers will offer expert knowledge
• There is a lot of expertise already in the room!

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Logbook Kit

• Logbook, magnet, state map, drivers manual, DVD
• What is commentary driving? (Lets watch!)
• Commentary Driving Fact Sheet

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Ground Rules

• Helps the class run smoothly
• Guides the group interaction
• Posted at each session
• You decide!

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Lesson OneResponsible Driving A Reality Check

• Session Goals
• Define responsible driving.
• Identify elements of focused driving.
• Understand the interactions among thoughts,
  feelings, and behaviors.

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Thought Feeling Behavior Model
EVENT
THOUGHT
BEHAVIOR
FEELING
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Mind Power Focused Driving
EVENT
THOUGHT
BEHAVIOR
FEELING
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Knowing Your Own State of Mind

• Scenario One
• You just had an argument with a friend who blamed
  you for everything, but you do not agree that you
  are totally to blame.
  
• Scenario Two
• Good news, you just found out that you are being
  recognized for something you have worked on long
  and hard. You cant wait to get home and tell
  someone.
• Scenario Three
• You are driving along when you notice police,
  ambulance, and fire trucks on the shoulder of the
  road just in front of you.

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Knowing Your Own State of Mind
EVENT
THOUGHT
BEHAVIOR
FEELING
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Questions???
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Homework

• Homework is on the back of the Commentary Driving
  Fact Sheet
  
• Record events from the week and how they
  influence your thoughts, feelings and behavior
  
• Try to complete the homework this week so the
  lesson is fresh in your mind

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Parent Lessons

• The parent lessons provide opportunity for
  teaching and learning between sessions
  
• We recommend that you do Lesson One first, but
  the remaining lessons do not need to be completed
  in any certain order
  
• Work at your own pace we recommend completing
  two parent lessons a month
  

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Lesson Two Dealing with Driving Distractions
A Look Ahead

• Session Goals
• Identify factors leading to inattention or
  distracted driving.
  
• Demonstrate strategies for dealing with
  distractions.
  
• Recognize components of defensive driving in
  driver safety.

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Next Drive Right Session

• Date and Time
• Location
• Remember
• Complete the homework assignment
• Practice, practice, practice
• Call if you have any questions