1. Your Turn In the Driver’s Seat Keeping a safe distance Created by Debbie Mintz Using: Life Skills Driving- Savage & Morrison In the Driver’s Seat- Glisan Photo retrieved from- http://www.flickr.com/photos/benmcleod/523653908

2. Your Turn In the Driver’s Seat Keeping a safe distance

3. Collision Distance Mph Perceive reaction Terminology Words to know Banging or crashing together. The amount of space between two things Miles per hour; speed. To become aware of, directly through any of the senses, especially sight or hearing. Movement as a result of something.

4. Keeping a safe distance EQ: How do I know when it is a safe distance? You are driving down the road. Suddenly, the driver in front of you slams on the brakes. Will you have enough time to stop? Or will you crash into the back of his car? Rear-end collisions are common on the highway. They are caused by following another car too closely. Drivers do not leave enough distance between their car and the car ahead. Stopping takes time.

5. Keeping a safe distance EQ: How do I know when it is a safe distance? The time it takes you to stop your car depends on a number of things: How quickly you see the danger ahead. How long it takes you to react, to move your foot from the gas pedal to the brake. The condition of the driver: whether you are tired; the condition of the road: whether the road is wet and slippery. Traffic conditions: whether you have enough space to turn away from the danger ahead. The main factor is speed. The faster your car is traveling, the longer it will take to stop.

6. Keeping a safe distance EQ: How do I know when it is a safe distance? The chart at the right shows you how long it takes a car traveling a different speed to stop. The chart show you how far a car travels during: Your reaction time, from when you see the danger ahead until your foot hits the brake. Your braking time, from when your foot hits the brake until the car comes to a complete stop. The total distance involved during this whole time. Miles Per hour Reaction Time distance Braking Time distance Total Stopping distance 2022 ft23 ft45 ft 2527 ft34 ft61ft 3033 ft45 ft78 ft 3538 ft67 ft105 ft 4044 ft81 ft125 ft 4549 ft110 ft159 ft 5055 ft133 ft188 ft 5560 ft165 ft225 ft 6071 ft232 ft303 ft 7077 ft304 ft381 ft

7. Keeping a safe distance EQ: How do I know when it is a safe distance? When they see danger ahead, most people take about ¾ of a second to move their foot from the gas pedal to the brake pedal. At 20 miles an hour. Your car travels 22’ in that ¾ second. At 55 mph, your car travels 60’ in that ¾ second. After you hit the break your car doesn’t stop right away. At 55 mph, it goes another 165 feet. Even at 35 mph, your car takes 105 feet to come to a complete stop. That’s a distance longer than a basket-ball court. This is why keeping a safe distance is important in avoiding rear-end collisions!

8. Keeping a safe distance EQ: How do I know when it is a safe distance? How can you judge a safe distance between you and the car ahead? There are two ways to judge safe distances, the “Car Length” rule and the “Two Second” rule. The car length rule is: For every 10 mph you are traveling, leave 1 car length between your car and the car ahead. At 20 mph, 2 car length is a safe following distance. At 50 mph, leave 5 car lengths. On wet roads leave more space.

9. Keeping a safe distance How can you judge a safe distance between you and the car ahead? The Two Second Rule is: Stay two seconds or more behind the car in front of you. Pick out something on the road ahead to use as a marker. When the car ahead passes the marker, count “one thousand one, one thousand two. If your car reaches the marker before you finish counting you are following too closely. Slow down

10. Keeping a safe distance Check what you know Collision Distance Mph Perceive reaction To become aware of directly through any of the senses, especially sight or hearing. Banging or crashing together. The amount of space between two things Movement as a result of something. Miles per hour; speed.

11. Keeping a safe distance Check what you know Rear-end collisions are caused by- A.Cars following too closely B.Poor conditions of cars’ rear ends How long it takes you to stop your car will depend mostly A.On the weather B.On how fast you are going You should leave one car length of distance between you and the car ahead for every ____ mph you are driving. A.10 B.25

12. Keeping a safe distance Check what you know The first thing you should do in the Two Second Rule is__ A.count, “One thousand one, one thousand two.” B.Pick out a marker on the road ahead. What mostly determines how long it takes to stop? A.How many people are in a car B.How fast the car is going C.How heavy the traffic is

13. EQ: How do I know when it is a safe distance? Credits Life Skills Driving- Savage & Morrison In the Driver’s Seat- Glisan Photo retrieved from- http://www.flickr.com/photos/benmcleod/523653908/ Ticket out the door