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You Are Part of The System Drive Right 1.1
You Are Part of The System
Drive Right 1.1
The Highway Transportation System (HTS)
Drivers Passengers
PedestriansCyclists
HTS = Drivers (1/4)
HTS= Passengers (2/4)
HTS = Pedestrians (3/4)
HTS =Cyclists (4/4)
HTS = Roadway Users includes those who are:
TiredImpaired
Warning: Next Slide
Not everyone dies
HTS = Vehicles
Each handles differently: Safety-Braking-Maneuvering
HTS = RoadwaysProvide different challenges
Who Regulates the HTS?
Feds in Washington DC State Legislature in Springfield
City of ChicagoCook County
Your Driving Task: Chap 1.2
Vs.
Mental Skills
YouStaying active/awareAnticipating TroubleJudging-speed/time/space
Homer SimpsonLazyDistractedUnaware
Your Driving Task: Social Skills
Your Driving Task: Physical Skills
Steering Eye and vision shifts
Smooth controlClutch Brakes Accelerator
IPDE Process “I”
Identify
Current Driving Information
IPDE Process “P”
Predict
Possible points of conflict
Collision Vid
IPDE Process “D”
Decide
IPDE Process “E”
Execute
Execute the correct action
What is the Zone Control System?
What is Low Risk Driving?
Your Driving Responsibilities 1.3
Legal
Financial
Environmental
Legal Responsibilities
Obey Traffic Laws
Stop after any collision
Financial ResponsibilitiesOperating Costs
Gas
Oil
Tires
Financial ResponsibilitiesFixed Costs:
Purchase Price
Licensing Fees
Insurance
Financial ResponsibilitiesCrash Costs
Deductible
Property
Medical
What are your environmental responsibilities?
What responsibility do you have to yourself and others?
