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Manuel and Ita Lucero. Summer 2016. Chapter 1: Managing Risk When Driving. Chapter 1 : Managing Risk When Driving. What does a driver’s license mean to you?. What does it mean to drive “safely”?. Chapter 1 : Managing Risk When Driving. Your license and safety…
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Manuel and Ita Lucero Summer 2016
Chapter 1: Managing Risk When Driving What does a driver’s license mean to you? What does it mean to drive “safely”?
Chapter 1: Managing Risk When Driving • Your license and safety… • Completing a driver education course and obtaining a driver’s license doesn’t mean you’ll drive safely. • A license only means that you have demonstrated basic knowledge and ability needed to control a motor vehicle. • It will take you about five years to develop the driving ability demonstrated by an average driver. • Nearly half of all new drivers will either be charged with a traffic offense or be involved in a collision during their first 12 months of driving.
Chapter 1: Managing Risk When Driving • Did you know… • Each year, approximately 40,000 people die in motor vehicle collisions. That’s equivalent to two jumbo jets crashing each week! • Traffic crashes are the number-one killer of people ages 15 to 20. Nationally, more than 3,500 teenagers die in motor vehicle crashes each year. • 16-year-old drivers have the highest fatality rate.
Chapter 1: Managing Risk When Driving Primary crash factors
Chapter 1: Managing Risk When Driving • What is risk? • Risk— the chance of injury, damage or loss — associated with a driving situation.
Chapter 1: Managing Risk When Driving The four characteristics of risk: 1.
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Chapter 1: Managing Risk When Driving You can manage risk by: Performing an aggressive visual search. Making good decisions with the information gained from the visual search. Acting on your decisions appropriately.
Chapter 1: Managing Risk When Driving What is Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL)? Graduated Driver Licensing is a three-stage approach to ease new drivers into driving by providing practice and skill development under low-risk conditions. This process of incrementally increasing a new driver’s privileges has been shown to reduce teen crashes, injuries and deaths. GDL
Chapter 1: Managing Risk When Driving • Stage 1: The learner’s permit • States generally require new teen drivers to hold a learner’s permit for a period of six months to a year. • Permit Drivers typically must enroll in an approved driver education program and practice basic driving skills under the supervision of a licensed instructor or adult licensed driver. • May drive only when accompanied by an adult licensed driver, and no other passenger can be in the front seat. 1 • Learner’s permit holders must often remain free of moving violations and at-fault crashes for several months or more before moving to the next stage.
Chapter 1: Managing Risk When Driving • Stage 2: The intermediate license • In the intermediate, probationary or provisional license stage, the new driver is generally allowed to drive unsupervised, but with restrictions designed to help reduce the level of risk and distractions. • Most states restrict whether new drivers may transport young passengers. • Many states require the driver to be free of moving violations and at-fault crashes for a number of months before being eligible for a full license. 2
Chapter 1: Managing Risk When Driving • Stage 3: The full license • Typically happens around age 17 or 18. • Must meet the requirements of the intermediate, probationary or provisional license stage. 3
Chapter 1: Managing Risk When Driving Supervised driving • Many states require that you drive with a parent or guardian for at least 50 hours. • Parents or guardians should continue to supervise your driving even after • the completion of driver education. • AAA recommends that families adopt • the AAA Parent-Teen Driving Agreement (www.AAA.com/drivingcontracts)
Chapter 1: Managing Risk When Driving AAA parent-teen driving agreement • This agreement is a written agreement between you and your guardian. • It outlines responsibilities and rules related to your driving. • They help set goals and expectations that encourage safe driving and • help you both avoid misunderstandings about vehicle use.
Chapter 1: Managing Risk When Driving
Chapter 1: Managing Risk When Driving
Chapter 1: Managing Risk When Driving
Chapter 1: Managing Risk When Driving