1. Safety Ms. Jennings Room 700

2. Class Rules 1.BE ON TIME!! 2.Sit in assigned seat. 3.Respect other’s opinions. 4.LAV- 1 st and last 5 minutes of class. 5.Bring pen (pencil), notebook and Driver Manual everyday! 6.You are responsible to get work missed while absent or at lab class. 7.No cell phones or iPods.

3. Safety Essential Questions 1. How is driving ability a reflection of social behavior and maturity? 2. How are driving habits related to individual habits and attitudes? 3. How does one’s daily habits affect driving ability? 4. How does human emotion and behavior affect the formation of laws?

4. Purpose Graduated Driver License Laws Attitudes Accident Causation Alcohol, Drugs & Driving Natural Laws Safety Belts & Airbags Traffic Signs & Road Markings DRIVER EDUCATION Course Outline

5. Course Outline (cont): Motor Vehicle Laws Point System Defensive Driving IPDE Process City, Highway & Night Driving Driving in Adverse Conditions Emergency Situations Insurance Car Maintenance

6. Driver Education GRADING: 20% Quarterly Exam 40% Tests & Projects 20% Quizzes 20% Homework & Classwork

7. Driver Education Who Needs Driver Education? –Everyone who intends to drive a motor vehicle. –Driver Education is a survival course, teaching beginning drivers skills which last a lifetime.

8. Did you Know??  There are now more than 230 million registered vehicles in the US.  The US has more than 190 million licensed drivers.  Every year more than 6.3 million police- reported collisions occur in the US.  Crashes result in about 43,000 fatalities and nearly 2.9 million disabling injuries in the US each year.

9. Purpose of Driver Education  To produce safer, more knowledgeable drivers.  Save Lives!  Reduce Accidents !  Develop knowledge, habits and attitudes in prospective drivers.

10. What is an attitude? According to Webster’s Dictionary: * a feeling or emotion toward a fact or state * a position assumed for a specific purpose For Driver Education:  Enduring tendencies toward general patterns of behavior while operating a motor vehicle.