Mrs Smojver Seatbelt Law Motorists with GDL license or permit must use seatbelts as well as require all passengers to wear them Seatbelts prevent Stop from being thrown from vehicle Slow the body down with the vehicle ID: 725957
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Driver EducationChapter 3: Driver Responsibility
Mrs.
SmojverSlide2
Seatbelt Law
Motorists with GDL license or permit must use seatbelts as well as require all passengers to wear them
Seatbelts prevent:
Stop from being thrown from vehicleSlow the body down with the vehicleKeep a motorist from sliding on the seathttp://www.wimp.com/seatbelt/Slide3
Seatbelts & Car Seats
Use both lap & shoulder belts
Child Restraint Law:
Children up to age 8 or weigh 80 lbs. must ride in a safety or booster in the rear seatIf there is no rear seat the child must sit in the front seat securedFailure to comply = $54 fine and court costsSlide4
Air Bags
Air bags inflate at speeds up to 200 mph!Slide5
Snow and Ice
State Law
– you must clear off all snow and ice from your vehicle
before driving itPenalty for not doing so equals fines of $25-$75 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZSEzG7k3Bw Slide6
Blind Spot
Areas around your vehicle unable to be seen by using mirrors.
Need to turn and look over shoulder to check your blind spot.
https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_5IdWWRL4w
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Idling your Vehicle
Idling more than 3 minutes is unnecessary and harmful to your vehicle and your health
Fines of $250-$1,000Slide8
Stopping Distances
Total Stopping Distance = Reaction Time + Breaking Distance
Reaction time, weather, weight, brake/wheel condition, roadway conditions, and speed all effect stopping distances
Driving at 60 mph the Braking Distance is 300 ftSlide9
Steering
Hand position: 9:00 & 3:00
Relaxed and comfortable
Tracking: aim far ahead of intended pathSlide10
Steering: Turning
Hand over Hand
Hand to Hand / Push Pull Slide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJMdrO4lt2k Slide11
Steering: Straightening Out
Oversteer: turning the wheel too much
Understeer: not turning the wheel enoughSlide12
Turning the Vehicle Around
Turnabout: maneuver for turning your car around
U-Turn: make sure it is legal
Forward then ReverseSignal to turn in drivewayPull in so wheels are off roadReverse & cut direction you want the back of car to goSlide13
Turning the Vehicle Around
Reverse then forward:
Drive past driveway & signal
Reverse by cutting the wheel towards the drivewayShift back into drive & pull back out in the direction you want to goSlide14
Turning the Vehicle Around
3 Point Turn
/K Turn
Pull to the right of the roadTurn wheel left & drive to other side of roadShift into reverse and cut the wheel rightShift into drive and pull onto your side of the roadSlide15
Driving Signals
Motorists should signal
100 ft
before a turnSlide16
Driving in Reverse
Body is turned to the right
Right hand behind passenger seat
Left hand at 12 o’clock on the wheel to go straightTurn the wheel in the direction you want the back of the car to goSlide17
Parking on Hills
Downhill
Always to the
RIGHTUphillAlways turned AWAY FROM THE CURB (LEFT)No curb, to the RIGHTSlide18
Parallel Parking