NYS 5 Hour Pre-License Driving Course

1. NYS5 HourPre-LicenseDriving Course

2. House Keeping • Bathrooms • Fire • Exits • Breaks( 3- 10 min)

3. Instructor: Course provided by SUNY Broome 607 778-5012 Or 607 723-4216 For information

4. Ice Breaker • Because driving is a social task….let’s begin by getting to know each other. • State your name and let us know how long you have had your permit? Have you been driving in a parking lot or on the road?

5. Mission Statement To provide you with information to be a safe and responsible New York State driver.

6. Classroom Procedures • Please turn all cell phones off • Stay with me - pay attention • Only one at a time talking. • Everyone will have a chance to ask questions and contribute to discussions. • Raise your hand and be called on before talking to avoid interrupting others. BE COURTEOUS !!!

7. How to make the time go FASTER ! • Listen to what is being talked about • Take notes. • Keep an open mind.

8. Why do you have to do this ??? NYS mandates that all drivers take this 5 hour pre-license course before signing up for a road test. The course is valid for one year from today’s date. Think of the training that people get for various activities that they participate in… sports, music, jobs, school…. Is this 5 hour course too much ?

9. What will I learn? • Become aware of your responsibilities as a driver. • Understanding the “rules-of-the-road” • Safe driving concepts and strategies • Learn about protection for you and your passengers • Recognize the risks involved in driving

10. Let’s Get Started

11. Administrative Laws • Getting Your License • Graduated Licensing vs Full Licensure • Where you can and cannot drive • Keeping Your License • Violations/Points Suspension/Revocation • Leandra’s Law • Driver Responsibility Assessment • Implied Consent and Zero Tolerance

12. Highway Transportation SystemWhat is it?

13. What are the components of the HTS Roadways Vehicles People/ Users

14. Highway Transportation System To move peopleand goods from one place to another … Safely Economically Efficiently

15. OTHER HIGHWAY USERS • Pedestrians • Emergency Vehicles • Bicyclists and Moped Users • Motorcycles • School Bus • Farm Vehicles • Construction Equipment • Horseback Riders • Large Vehicles

16. H.T.S. People Factors How do they differ ? age gender fitness level motivation condition agenda

17. H.T.S. What kind of vehicleswill you encounter while driving? How do they differ? age size type condition

18. H.T.S. Roadways/Environment What are examples of roadways in our area? • What surfaces do we drive on? • What kind of weather do we have here that affects driving?

19. Lets Go Driving Video Sharing the Road

20. Who Regulates the HTS? • Federal Government • State Government • Local Government

21. Federal Government • Sets uniform standards for various aspects of vehicle and driver safety The FEDS require manufactures to install safety features • Seat Belts • Shatter proof windshields • Product recalls

22. Feds working with State Governments Established specific guidelines for states • Vehicle Registration • driver licensing • traffic laws • highway construction and maintenance But allows each state to set own statutes

23. State Government • Sets speed limits • Regulates licensing • what age you can get a license • driving restrictions • Driver condition laws

24. City Government Can set regulations that must be followed within their limits Speed limits Parking in winter Turning right on red U-turns One Way Streets

25. Graduated Licensing • Learner permits • Limited-use junior driver licenses (Limited Class DJ or MJ) • Full-use junior driver licenses (Class DJ or MJ) Allow limited driving privileges for people learning to drive. The laws and regulations restrict where, and under which circumstances, you may drive. If you are under age 18, these restrictions depend on where you drive in New York State and the time of day. As a learner or junior driver, it is your responsibility to know and obey the restrictions described in this publication. • MV262 • Driver Manual Info

26. How do I become part of the HTS? • Permit – License – Continue your education about the system. • Vehicle • Title • Registration • Insurance

27. WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE ?? • SUSPENSION • REVOCATION • LIMITED USE LICENSE

28. KEEPING YOUR LICENSEStudy the Driver’s ManualPoints and ViolationsUnderstanding Right of WayWhat to do after a collision

29. PROBATION • All drivers who pass the road test are placed on 6 months probation. • 3 points/2 months ( 60 days)

30. NEW YORK STATE POINT SYSTEM • Speeding (1-10 MPH over posted limit): 3 points • Speeding (11-20 MPH over posted limit): 4 points • Speeding (21-30 MPH over posted limit): 6 points • Speeding (31-40 MPH over posted limit): 8 points • Speeding (more than 40 MPH over posted limit): 11 points • Reckless driving: 5 points • Failing to stop for a school bus: 5 points • Following too closely (tailgating): 4 points

31. NEW YORK STATE POINT SYSTEM • Inadequate brakes: 4 points • Inadequate brakes while driving an employer's vehicle: 2 points • Failing to yield right-of-way: 3 points • Violation involving a traffic signal, stop sign, or yield sign: 3 points • Railroad-crossing violation: 3 points • Improper passing, unsafe lane change, driving left of center, or driving in wrong direction: 3 points • Leaving the scene of an incident involving property damage or injury to a domestic animal: 3 points • Safety restraint violation involving a person under 16: 3 points • Any other moving violation: 2 points

32. FEES AND CIVIL PENALTIES • Suspension - If your driver license has been suspended for a definite period, such as 30 days, 90 days, etc., your license will not be returned until you pay a non-refundable $25 suspension termination fee. • Revoked - In most cases, if your license has been revoked, you may not apply for a new license until you pay a non-refundable $50 re-application fee. This fee is not required if your license was revoked due to operating without insurance or if you had been issued a conditional or restricted use license.

33. FEES AND CIVIL PENALTIES • After the following revocations, you must pay a civil penalty to DMV before your application for a new license can be accepted: • Operating without insurance or uninsured accident: $750 civil penalty. • Chemical test refusal: $300 civil penalty ($350 if while operating commercial motor vehicle). • Chemical test refusal within five years of a prior alcohol, drug or refusal-related revocation: $750 civil penalty. • Zero Tolerance Law suspension: $125 civil penalty and $100 suspension termination fee.

34. NEW - Driver Assessment Fee • What are these? How much $$$$ ?

35. YOU!!! The most important part of the HTS is you, the driver. Drivers are responsible for over 95 percent of all collisions. You are the least predictable component, however, you are the only component of the HTS that can react to changing conditions.

36. The Task Of Driving Simple ….. Complex Social skills Physical skills Visual and Mental skills Knowledge Habits and Experience Emotions and Attitudes

37. Break 10 minutes

38. Video on Safety Belts

39. WHY SEAT BELTS? • They keep you in the car; it’s 5 times more dangerous to be ejected than to stay in the car. • They keep children from moving about the car, and distracting the driver. • They prevent rear passengers from being thrown against the front seat passengers and each other. • They prevent you from hitting the dashboard or windshield. • Keep the driver in a position to best handle the vehicle.

40. New York State Safety Belt Laws • Safety belt law • Highlights • In the front seat, the driver and each passenger must wear a seat belt, one person per belt. The driver and front-seat passengers aged 16 or older can be fined up to $50 each for failure to buckle up. • Every occupant, regardless of age or seating position, of a motor vehicle being operated by the holder of a Class-DJ Learner Permit, a Limited Class-DJ, or Class-DJ Driver License must be restrained by a safety restraint. • Each passenger under age 16 must wear a seat belt or use an appropriate child safety restraint system. The restraint system must comply with the child height and weight recommendations determined by the manufacturer. Depending on the size of the child, the restraint system may be a safety seat or a booster seat used in combination with a lap and shoulder belt.

41. New York State Safety Belt Law • The driver must make sure that each passenger under age 16 obeys the law. The driver can be fined $25 to $100 and receive three driver license penalty points for each violation. • Seat belt use is not required in taxis or livery vehicles, emergency vehicles, 1964 or older vehicles, or by passengers in buses other than school buses (seat belt use may be required by the school district). • Rural letter Carriers are also exempt while they are delivering mail.

42. RISK? Is it worth it?

43. RISK – Reduce The Factors • Keep your vehicle in top condition all of the time, not just at inspection time • Anticipate the actions of others • Protect yourself and others • Drive only when you're in sound physical and mental condition • Make a conscious effort to develop your driving skills CONTROL YOUR RISK!

44. TRAFFIC SIGNS,TRAFFIC LIGHTS, AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS

45. Signs • Regulatory - Law • Warning – Dangers Ahead • Guide – Destination, Services, Recreational

46. TRAFFIC SIGNS Color Shape Location of Signs Where To Stop Where the sign message is enforced Traffic Signs help to keep order, move traffic in an efficient way, are low cost traffic aids if everyone obeys them.