CHAPTER 1 YOU ARE THE DRIVER

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CHAPTER 1 YOU ARE THE DRIVER
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YOU ARE THE DRIVER

• 1.1 PARTS OF THE SYSTEM
• 1.2 THE DRIVING TASK
• 1.3 DRIVING RESPONSIBILITIES
• 1.4 YOUR DRIVERSLICENSE

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THE HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

• PEOPLE
• VEHICLES
• ROADWAYS

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REGULATING THE HTS

• VEHICLE CODE
• VEHICLES(625 ILCS 5/) Illinois Vehicle Code
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REGULATING THE HTS

• LAW ENFORCEMENT
• Assure that laws are obeyed

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REGULATING THE HTS

• DMVS
• Set rules to assure that driver and vehicle
  standards are met

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REGULATING THE HTS

• COURTS
• Decide whether drivers charged with violating the
  laws are guilty or innocent

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REGULATING THE HTS

• TRAFFIC ENGINEERS
• Plan, build, and maintain the complex system of
  roadways

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DRIVING TASK

• SOCIAL SKILLS
• Courtesy
• Cooperation
• Leads to low risk driving

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DRIVING TASK

• PHYSICAL SKILLS
• Hand-eye coordination
• Foot-eye coordination

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DRIVING TASK

• MENTAL SKILLS
• IPDE PROCESS

IDENTIFY
PREDICT
DECIDE
EXECUTE
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DRIVING TASK

• MENTAL SKILLS
• Smith System an organized method designed to
  help drivers develop good seeing habits
• Zone Control System a method for managing the
  space around your vehicle
• Multi-tasking

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DEFENSIVE DRIVING

• ONCE YOU HAVE MASTERED ALL OF THE SOCIAL, MENTAL,
  AND PHYSICAL SKILLS THE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DRIVE
  DEFENSIVELY.
• Defensive driving is a low risk practice that
  protects you and others from dangerous conflicts.

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DRIVING RESPONSIBILITIES

• ATTITUDE

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ATTITUDE

• True or False
• Your attitude toward life effects your attitude
  when driving.
• Your attitude toward life effects your ability to
  use safe driving habits.

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• EMOTIONS
• HOW DO THEY EFFECT YOUR DRIVING?

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BREAKDOWNS IN THE HTS

• COLLISION OR ACCIDENT?

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BREAKDOWNS IN THE HTS

• COLLISION OR ACCIDENT?

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BREAKDOWNS IN THE HTS

• COLLISION OR ACCIDENT?

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BREAKDOWNS IN THE HTS

• COLLISION OR ACCIDENT?

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COLLISION OR ACCIDENT?

• There is no such thing as an accident!
• All collisions are the result of driver error
• An accident is something that could not be
  helped, like an act of nature.

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DRIVING RESPONSIBILITIES

• CAUSE OF COLLISIONS
• Driving too fast for conditions
• Following another vehicle too closely
• Not wearing safety belt

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OTHER CAUSES OF COLLISIONS

• DRINKING AND DRIVING

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CAUSES OF DEATH

• DRINKING AND DRIVING

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CAUSE OF COLLISIONS

• Driving while very tired

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WHAT DO THE ODDS SAY?
1 IN 40,000

• CAUSES OF DEATH

1 IN 125
1 IN 4,600,000
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DRIVING RESPONSIBILITIES

• OTHER TYPES OF BREAKDOWNS

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DRIVING RESPONSIBILITIES

• FINANCIAL

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DRIVING RESPONSIBILITIES

• ENVIRONMENTAL
• Air pollution
• Water pollution
• Chemical Spills
• Land Pollution

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GRADUATED LICENSING PROGRAM

• LEARNERS PERMIT STAGE
• 15 or 16
• May drive with an adult licensed driver 21
• 9 months collision and violation free
• Safety belts must be worn by all occupants
• In Illinois, need 50 hours of practice outside of
  drivers education class

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GRADUATED LICENSING PROGRAM

• INTERMEDIATE LICENSE STAGE
• Completed permit stage and drivers education
  course
• Must be collision and violation free for 9mos
• Passengers limited in age or number
• 10PM weekdays 11PM on weekends (until 18)
• 12 months only one teen passenger (unrelated)
• Drivers and passengers can be ticketed
• Must appear before a judge for any ticket
• More than 2 moving violations in 24 months
  license suspended
• Street Racing Revocation and Impounded car!

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GRADUATED LICENSING PROGRAM

• FULL-PRIVILEGE STAGE
• Successful complete intermediate stage violation
  and collision free
• Full driving PRIVILEGES

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ORGAN DONOR

• Family decision
• Even when you die they still ask your family
• What kind of things can be donated?

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IMPLIED CONSENT LAW

• This means, when you sign your license you agree
  to take an alcohol test on request.
• If you refuse your license is immediately
  suspended indefinitely!