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| Hands on the wheel | 8:00, 4:00 |
| Proper way to hold the wheel | Hold the wheel with fingers and thumbs, avoid gripping with palms |
| Best protection in a car | Sahety belts, air bags and child safety seats |
| What to do with an air bag | always buckle up, move the seat back ten inches from the wheel, tilt wheel down so it would hit the chest |
| The Three Second Rule | Wat h a vehicle pass a fixed point, count the seconds it takes you to get there, and make sure it is three seconds or over |
| Scanning the Road | Look at the entire scene for any possible hazards, avoid fixed stares, keep your eyes moving and learn to read the road, look ahead, to the sides and behind |
| Scan Ahead and to the Sides | Look ahead to react 20- 30 seconds ahead or one block, avoid staring at the middle of the road, scan side to side, check for directional signs, cars, or people that might be in the road by the itme you reach them |
| Watching for Clues in the Road | Look for exhaust, brake/back-up lights, turned wheels, pedestrians, bicyclists and other slow vehicles |
| Driving in rural areas | Watch for hidden intersections and driveways, curves, hills, different road conditions, other vehicles like trucks, bicycles |
| Intersections | Look to both sides, left first for cars, then right, and one more left |
| Rearview mirror | Check every ten seconds for tailgating, check traffic behind when changing lanes, backing up, slowing downor hills, but for an instant only |
| Blind Spots | Danger areas which cannot be seen, wuickly turn your head to check other cars, avoid driving in others blind spot |
| Pedestrians | Be careful near schools, playgrounds and residentials, watch for the blind, be awre during red lights or left turns, always yield |
| Bicyclists | Bikes have same rights, so have to slow down, give plenty of room, be prepared to stop suddenly, always look for them |
| Motorcyclists | Look for them, check blind spots, never tailgate(3-second rule), Anticipate motorcyclists movements(uses entire lane sudden moves), don't ride in same lane, yield to them, check twice |
| Trucks, Tractor-Trailers, RV No-Zones | avoid no-zones on side front or behind where driver can't see you, |
| Truck Turn | Don't squeeze between truck because blind spots cause truck to not see you when turning |
| Helping Other Drivers | Maintain steady speed, hand signals or tap brakes when stopping, don't stop quickly or move to other lane, flash brake lights if being tailgated. increase amount of space in city traffic, avoid driving in other drivers blind spots, slow down for space when vehicle cuts ahead, slow down behind large vehicles, bad weather, traffic, or exiting expresway |
| Changing Lanes | Check sides and rearview mirrors, give turn signal, check for other drivers changing lanes, check your shoulder for drivers in blind spots, stay in right-hand lane |
| Passing Vehicles | Check traffic behind and in blind spot, signal and then accelerate to pass,return to right lane as soon as you can see the passed vehicle in rearview mirror,complete pass before reaching no passing zone, may pass on right if vehicle passing has signaled and is making left turn |
| Backing | look both ways behind, look to right and left rearview mirror, back up slowly and glance quickly for pedestrians |
| Visibility | Must see 265 feet ahead to stop at 55 mph, adjust speed for hills, curves, and intersections, slow down, headlights give 350 feet ahead |
| Hazardous Conditions | hazards are rain snow and ice, reduce speed, increase space cushion(three to six seconds), turn on headlights |
| Sunset Driving | turn on headlights |
| Night Driving | Headlights, low beams in cities and towns or oncoming traffic or 200 behind vehicle, high beam within 500 feet, avoid looking at bright lights, glance to side and and look quickly ahead to see other drivers' positions |
| Fog | use low beams, look for road edge markings, slow down |
| Rain | low beam headlights to see and be seen, wait short time to use wipers to prevent smear, grime and oil make road slippery, be careful first half hour |
| Snow | Remove snow and ice from entire car, equip car with snow tires or chains, slow down before stopping or turning, apply brakes gently, steer don't brake on slippery surfaces, watch for ice on bridges and dark areas |
| Lights | use headlights when weather reduces to 500 feet, use headlights when using windshield wipers |
| Turn Signals | give proper turn signal even if no car is on road, signal when turning changing lanes and entering/exiting highways, signal 3-4 seconds before, don't signal until reaching intersection if planning to turn at, be sure to turn off after |
| Signal timing | signal at 100 ft at 35 mph, signal 50 ft at less than 35 mph |
| Definition of Aggressive Driving | intent to harass, intimidate, injure, or obstruct another person while committing one or more traffic offenses |
| Aggressive Driving | failure to stop or yield the right-of-way, evasion of a traffic control device, failure to giver way to an overtaking vehicle |
| Aggressive Drivers | take out frustrations on other motorists, frustration runs high when concern for others runs low, runs stop signs and red lights, speed, tailgate, weave in and out of traffic, pass on the right, make improper and unsafe lane changes, hand/facial gestures, scream, honk and flash lights |
| Watching Aggressive Drivers | Protect self, stay out of the way, don't try to speed/out-maneuver them, avoid eye contact an avoid gestures/shouting |
| Distractions | Changing the radio, talking to passengers, observing outside surroundings, eating, using a cell phone, faxes, computers |
| Distracted Driving | pull over and stop the vehicle in a safe location when engaged, leading factor in crashes, 80 percent crashes/65 percent near-crashes involved driver inattention within 3 seconds before, young drivers vulnerable to fatal, 150 crashes from 16-17's phones so drivers under 18 cant use phones, 20 % are from distraction |
| Preventing Distraction | keep eyes on the road and hands on the wheel, set/adjust controls on vehicle before beginning driving, keep body alert, sit straight but relaxed, look in proper direction, avoid cell phone use, anticipate traffic |
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