Bell Ringers

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Bell Ringers

• What is the Seat Belt Law?
• Why do you think the government changed the Seat
  Belt Law?
• How often do forget to buckle up?

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Chapter 3 Driver Responsibility and Basic
Vehicle Control

• Seatbelts dont save lives, the people who use
  them do.
• -Unknown-

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Seat Belt Law

• Requires all front seat occupants of passenger
  vehicles to wear a seat belt
• The driver is responsible for all passengers
  under 18
• Front seat passengers over 18 are responsible for
  themselves
• Motorists with GDL permit or provisional license
  must use seat belts and must require all
  passengers seated anywhere to use seat belts

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Seat belt safety

• Seat belts can improve your chances of surviving
  a crash by 60 percent.

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Ways seatbelts help

• Keep passengers from being thrown from car

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Ways seatbelts help

• Prevent passengers from hitting dash or windshield

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Ways seatbelts help

• Keep passengers and driver from sliding on the
  seat

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Tips for seat belt use

• Buckle up with lap/shoulder belt on every trip
• Lap belt and seat belt position
• Adjusting/Releasing
• Wear in Back
• One person in belt

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Car Seats

• Traffic accidents are a leading killer of
  children.

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Types of car seats

• Infant Seat
• Protects a baby up to 20 pounds and 26 inches and
  faces the rear
• Convertible seat
• Used for an infant or toddler up to 40 pounds and
  40 inches

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Car Seat Safety

• Note
• When possible, child car safety seats should be
  placed in the back seat.
• If there is no back seat, move the front seat as
  far back as possible
• Never place a rear-facing infant safety seat in
  the front seat of a vehicle with a passenger side
  airbag

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Child Restraint Law

• Children up to age 8 or a weight of 80 pounds
  must ride in a safety or booster seat in the rear
  of the vehicle
• Children under age 8 and over 80 pounds must be
  in a rear seat and use a seat belt
• Failure to comply could mean a 54 fine and court
  fees

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Air Bags

• Are designed to supplement seat belts
• When combined with seatbelts, save many lives but
  can seriously injure or kill children in the
  front seat
• Children safest in backseat
• Children 12 or younger always ride in back seat

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Instrument Panel

• Speedometer This tells you that speed that you
  are traveling in both miles per hour and
  kilometers per hour
• Tachometer This indicates the engine
  revolutions per minute. Engine damage can occur
  if needle enters the red
• Odometer indicates the total number of miles
  that a vehicle has been driven.
• Trip Odometer will indicate the number of miles
  for a certain period of time and can be set back
  to zero

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Instrument Panel

• Fuel Gauge Shows the amount of fuel in the
  tank, if tank gets below ¼ full you run the risk
  of running out
• Temperature Gauge/Light warns you when the
  coolant in the engine is too hot
• Oil Pressure Gauge/Light warns you when the oil
  is not circulating at the proper pressure
• Alternator Warning Light/Gauge warns that the
  battery is not being charged and is using stored
  electricity

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Instrument Panel

• Brake System Warning Light reminds you to
  release the parking brake and warns is the
  braking system is not working properly
• Antilock Braking System Light tells you the ABS
  is working properly
• Safety Belt Light This reminds you to fasten
  your safety belt before moving
• Air Bag Warning Light tells you if the airbags
  are working properly

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Instrument Panel

• Turn-Signal Indicators These tell you the
  direction that you have signaled to turn
• High-Beam Indicator this is a light that glows
  when the high-beam headlights are on

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Vehicle Controls

• Steering Wheel this controls the direction of
  the front wheels.
• The steering wheel adjustment lever can mover the
  steering wheel for better driving comfort
• Selector Lever in a automatic transmission
  vehicle, this is moved to choose forward or
  reverse gears
• This is located on the steering column or on the
  center console

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Vehicle Controls

• Ignition and Starter Switch the engine is
  started by putting the key in the ignition and
  turning the key to the start position
• Cruise Control is a device that lets you
  maintain your desired speed without keeping your
  foot on the accelerator

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Vehicle Controls

• Parking Brake This keeps the vehicle in place
  when it is parked. It is located either on the
  far left of the pedals or on the center console
• Clutch Pedal in a stickshift, pushing this down
  allows to to shift gears. Located to the left of
  the brake pedal
• Foot-Brake-Pedal pushing this slows or stops
  the vehicle
• Accelerator Pedal this is located to the right
  of the brake pedal. Pushing this will increase
  the speed of the vehicle.

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Devices for Safety

• Safety Belts always wear belt when the vehicle
  is in motion
• Head Restraints padded device on the back of
  from seats to prevent whiplash injuries
• Horn normally located on the steering wheel.

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Car Condition

• Always check a vehicles condition before driving
  it.

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Backup Lights

• Should light when driving in reverse
• Make sure they work

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Brakes

• Should be smooth/stop car quickly
• Unusual sounds
• Test
• Conventional
• Antilock

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Brake Lights

• Help prevent accidents
• Replace broken bulbs
• Replace broken covers

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Head lights

• Help prevent accidents
• Replace broken bulbs

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The horn

• Dont over use
• Tap when coming out of blind area

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Steering

• Should be easy
• No vibrations/shimmy
• No play

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Taillights

• Prevent accidents
• Signal other drivers
• Kept in working order

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Tires

• No bumps, cuts or bad tread
• No thumping
• Check pressure
• Check tread

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Turn signals

• Clicking sound
• Flashing
• Repair
• Hand signals

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Windshield

• No chips/cracks
• Clean
• Wipers work
• No tint

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Snow/Ice

• State law requires a motorist to remove snow or
  ice from a vehicle before driving it.

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Check around car

• Look behind and in front of car checking for
• Children playing
• Animals
• Bottles
• Etc

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Getting Ready to Drive

• Outside Checks walk around vehicle and look for
• Oil marks
• Tires are inflated
• Wheels are pointed straight
• Windshield, headlights, and taillights are clear

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Starting a Parked Car

• Check windows
• Adjust seat
• Adjust mirrors
• Seatbelt
• Car in park
• Doors locked

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Check windows

• Make sure windows are clean and there is nothing
  blocking you lines of sight

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Adjust Seat

• Adjust seat so all pedals and controls are easily
  reached
• A motorist is properly positioned when he/she can
  see clearly and can glance to the rear
• More than 95 of the info a motorist needs is
  visual

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Seatbelt

• Fasten seatbelt and shoulder harness, adjusting
  them for firmness and comfort

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Car in Park

• Make sure car is in park or neutral gear and
  parking brake is set

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Lock the doors

• Lock Doors to protect yourself and passengers

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Posture

• When seated properly you should be able to see
  clearly and glance to the rear
• Mirrors
• Twist of neck

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Eye glasses

• Adjust eyeglasses
• More than 95 of info a motorist needs is visual

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Blind Spots

• Areas where a motorist cannot see behind his/her
  vehicle through the mirror
• Inside and outside mirrors should be adjusted to
  reduce blind spots

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Reducing Blind Spots

• Adjust mirrors
• The outside mirror should be adjusted so that the
  motorist can see the tip of the driver side door
  handle in lower right of the mirror

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Mirror safety

• Make sure the path is clear by turning and
  looking back.
• Dont depend on your rearview mirrors.

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Reducing Blind Spots

• Check mirrors
• Allow vehicle to pass on left as it disappears
  from inside rearview mirror you should see its
  front bumper in outside mirror

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Steering

• Hand Position
• For normal driving
• Both hands on wheel
• Hold steady
• 9 and 3
• Firm grip

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Hand over Hand steering

• Allows driver to make adjustments while keeping
  both hands on the wheel
• Push wheel up from 9 or 3 position then the
  opposite hand crosses over to the 9 or 3 position

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Hand over Hand steering

• To straighten out do the reverse or allow wheel
  to slip through your fingers
• Is well suited for precision maneuvers, steering
  through curves, intersection entry and exit and
  skid recovery

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Putting the Vehicle in Motion

• Press firmly on the brake
• Shift the vehicle into drive
• Turn on left turn signal
• Check for traffic in the rearview mirrors
• Look over left shoulder for traffic
• When the roadway is clear, release the brake and
  gently press on the accelerator moving away from
  the side of the road
• Cancel your signal
• Reach your desired speed and let up on the
  accelerator

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Speed control

• Start slowly
• Keep steady speed
• Decrease speed slowly
• Press brake pedal slowly
• Quick glance to check speed

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Stopping the Vehicle

• Check traffic in mirrors
• Let off the accelerator
• Gently press on the brake pedal
• Gradually press on brake until vehicle is
  stopped. Ease up just before stopping
• Keep foot on brake if vehicle is still in drive

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Stopping distance

• What are some factors that affect stopping
  distance?

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Stopping Distances

• Factors
• Reaction time
• Weather/road conditions
• Vehicle weight
• Brake conditions
• Condition and type of tires
• Roadway conditions
• Speed

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Stopping distance

• Look on page 48 of driver manual to follow the
  chart.

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Proper Braking

• Know your type of brakes
• Apply gentle pressure to brake
• Do not pump abs brakes
• Use right foot for gas/brake left for clutch

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Driver Signals

• Always give proper signal when changing
  directions or lanes, or stopping or slowing down.
• Signal at least 100 before turning

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Driving in Reverse

• Check path
• Steering wheel to right moves car to right
• Steering wheel to left moves car to left
• Examples

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Driving Straight in Reverse

• Head and body should be turned to right
• Right hand and arm over back of passengers seat
• Left hand on top of wheel
• Always drive slowly in reverse

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Turning in Reverse

• Keep two hands on the wheel
• Turn head and body to see out of rear
• Using one hand may result in failure of road test

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Turning

• If you miss your turn just make the next one
• Before turning
• Use mirrors and look behind and to both sides
• Check for less visible vehicles
• Signal first
• Slow down before reaching intersection
• Keep steady speed and follow markings
• Stay in same lane until turn is finished
• Turn off signal after turn

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3-point turn (K turn)

• Step 1
• Start at right edge of road
• Signal left
• Move forward while turning the wheel left
• Stop several inches from curb

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•        Step 2
•     Signal right
•     Back slowly while turning the wheel to the
  right
• Stop several inches from the right curb

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•        Step 3
•     Move forward
•     Signal left while turning the wheel left
• Straighten wheels

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Parking

• Downhill wheels towards curb
• Uphill away from curb
• Always set brake and put car in park

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Angle Parking

• Watch for traffic
• Signal and slow down
• Rear of vehicle must clear parked vehicles
• Steer sharply into space then straighten the
  wheels
• Shift to park apply parking break

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Leaving an Angled parking space

• Check around car
• Back up slowly check traffic
• Tap horn
• Check traffic again
• Front will swing opposite of turn
• Back out turning until left front wheel passes
  rear bumper of vehicle on left
• Straighten wheels

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Parallel Parking

• Common on city streets
• Turn wheels right
• Straighten wheels
• Turn wheels left
• Straighten wheels center car
• 6 inches from curb

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Chapter 3 Project Instrument panel

• Demonstrate Make a poster that illustrates the
  instrument panel on your family vehicle. Present
  the illustration to the class, describing the
  location, function, and operation of each device
  on the panel. The following page numbers will
  have illustrations to help you complete this
  assignment. Remember creativity is what I am
  looking for.