2017 MHS Driver Education Parent Meeting

Driver Education Instructors Welcome Driver Education Instructors Dewitt Mack – coordinator, classroom & BTW Thomas Johnson - BTW Gene Anderson - BTW Dave Buchanan – BTW James Gustafson – classroom & BTW PARENTS – BTW experience & examples

requirements for this summer 30 hours of classroom instruction utilize Playbook as textbook focus on decision making & driving technique Alive at 25 program 6 hours behind-the-wheel residential downtown Mandan & Bismarck rural highways gravel roads interstate driving test course in Bismarck 6 hours in-car observation

behind-the-wheel(BTW) instruction two - 45 minute BTW sessions per day two – 45 minute observation sessions per day meet instructors in parking lot behind MHS bring permit everyday closed toe shoes required to drive no sandals, flip-flops, slippers,… all electronic devices will be turned off during BTW & observation instructors will only drive if both students show up BTW will need to be rescheduled

ND Learners Permit required for class required to drive with anyone else how to obtain: go to any testing site bring proper identification pass Rules of the Road knowledge test pass vision screening have an adult sponsors signature

ND Learners Permit restrictions be accompanied by a supervising driver can not operate any electronic communication device only operate parents, guardians, grandparents, siblings vehicle may not operate vehicle between sunset/9pm and 5am except for work, school or religious activity

ND graduated drivers license Permit – minimum age 14 minimum 50 hours driving in varied conditions and road surfaces Restricted License – minimum age 15 Learners Permit for 1 year complete drivers education 50 hours driving documented in log book only parents, guardians, grandparents, sibling vehicle under 16 prohibited from driving between sunset/9pm and 5am under 18 prohibited from using cell phone while operating a motor vehicle Unrestricted License

MHS drivers ed. website: forms & fees MHS Driver Ed. syllabus and rules confidential health form $155 student/parent driving contract MHS drivers ed. website: mackbaseball.weebly.com

According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data: Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for people age 15 to 20. According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data: Young drivers are twice as likely as adult drivers to be in a fatal crash. Each year, more than 5,000 teens (ages 16-20) are killed in passenger vehicle crashes.

Sixteen-year-old drivers have crash rates that are three times greater than 17-year-old drivers, five times greater than 18-year-old drivers, and twice the rate of 85-year-old drivers. 25 percent of 15- to 20-year-old drivers killed in motor vehicle crashes had been drinking. Teen drivers and passengers are among those least likely to wear their seat belts Texting while driving causes 23 times more car crashes than not texting while driving Texting & Driving Video

Thank You & PLEASE BUCKLE UP AND DRIVE SAFELY!