1. Welcome!

2. The Mission of Idaho Driver Education:
“The Idaho public Driver Education Program is an essential introduction to the tools and skills needed to become safer drivers.”

3. Why do I NEED Driver Education? I can drive!

4. Because: Motor vehicle crashes are the #1 killer of teens!
Many teens do not fully understand consequences.
Some teens are not mature enough for safe driving, even after driver education.
No one has the knowledge or skills necessary for safe driving without taking driver education.
Most drivers, teens and adults, believe they are better drivers than they actually are.

5. 5 to 7 Years
According to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, young drivers crash at a much higher rate than other drivers and as a group take 5 to 7 years of driving before they have the ability to drive in a mature and reduced-risk manor.
Driver Education is the beginning of those 5 to 7 years. Your instructors are here to teach you the skills, laws, and attitudes necessary to not only make it past those 5 to 7 years, but enjoy many, many more years of safe and enjoyable driving!

6. Without Driver Education, where would learn about all these topics?
Vehicle Gauges, Alert & Warning Symbols
Vehicle Control Devices
Pre-Drive Checks
Protecting Occupants
Traffic Control Devices and Traffic Laws
Right of Way Rules
Reference Points
Performing Basic Control Tasks
Reduced Risk Driving

7. Topics, cont. Using Vision for Vehicle Control
Topics, cont.
Using Vision for Vehicle Control
Time and Space Management  
Negotiating Intersections
Performing Lane Changes and Passing
Performing Turnabouts
Performing Parking Maneuvers
Effect of Gravity and Energy of Motion
Maintaining Vehicle Balance
Maintaining Traction Control

8. Topics, cont. Negotiating Hills and Curves
Driving in Rural Environments
Driving in Urban Environments
Driving on Controlled or Limited Access Highways
Driving During Reduced Visibility Conditions
Driving During Extreme Weather Conditions

9. Topics, cont. Cooperating with Other Roadway Users
Responding to Emergencies
Responsibilities After a Collision
Effects of Emotions and Disabilities on driving
Alcohol and Drugs’ Effect on the Body and driving
Alcohol Involved Crashes and Idaho Laws

10. Topics, cont. Preventing Drowsy Driving Preventing Aggressive Driving
Preventing Driver Distractions
The Highway Transportation System
Driver Licensing
Insurance Requirements
Purchasing a Vehicle
Maintaining a Vehicle
Planning Road Trips

11. Driver Ed. Requirements
Classroom hours: 30
Behind-the-wheel hours: 6
In-car observation hours: 6
* Remember: This is just the beginning of the 5 to 7 years of driving practice necessary to become a skilled driver!

12. Let’s Talk About Schedules
Classroom
Behind-the-Wheel

13. Program Policies Classroom make-up sessions and $
BTW make-up sessions and $
Tardiness
Drive Groups
Textbook/Reading Packets
Homework
Other?

14. State Requires 80% to Pass
Required Final Grade
State Requires 80% to Pass
Knowledge
Skill
Attitude!

15. What does "bad" attitude LOOK like?

17. Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL)
Graduated Driver Licensing is a program designed to ease beginning drivers into the traffic environment under controlled exposure to help reduce the number of teen driver convictions and collisions.

18. GDL Requirements
Upon successful completion, the permit will given to the student
The permit becomes a Supervising Instruction Permit (SIP)

19. GDL Requirements
SIP must be in the teen driver’s possession when driving
Student must be accompanied by a licensed driver, age 21 year or older, occupying the front seat beside the driver

20. GDL Requirements
Must drive with a supervising driver for no less than six (6) months AND 50 hours.
10 of those hours must be at night.

21. During the six (6) months
GDL Requirements
During the six (6) months
No other passengers (besides the licensed supervising adult) are permitted in the front seat
All occupants must wear a safety belt or be restrained by child restraints
Observe all laws regarding alcohol or intoxicating substance use

22. The Parent’s Role
The six (6) months of supervised driving, when taken seriously and used correctly, is the key to students gaining the skills and habits necessary to become skilled, lifelong drivers.

23. Supervised Driving Practice Guide
Contains GDL information
Essential driving skills
Log to track practice time
Parent/Teen Contract
USE IT!
For Trainers
For Trainers
For Trainers
For Trainers
and Parents
and Parents
and Parents
and Parents

24. GDL Requirements
You can lose your permit during the six (6) months of supervised practice by:
Any conviction of a moving traffic violation.
Ignoring laws regarding the use of alcohol or other intoxicating substances.
If either of these occurs, you must purchase a new permit and start the six (6) months all over again!

25. Getting Your Full Driver’s License
After completing the six (6) month practice period, the teen may apply for a license.
Complete the state’s skills test with a skills tester - check web site at:
Complete the state’s knowledge test.

26. Traffic Violations with Full License
CONSEQUENCES FOR VIOLATIONS COMMITTED BY Licensed Drivers
UNDER the AGE of 17
1. First Conviction: a warning letter from the Idaho Transportation Department that suspension of driving privileges will occur for any additional conviction
2. Second Conviction: A minimum 30-day suspension
3. Third and Subsequent Convictions: A minimum 60-day suspension

27. New Passenger Restriction Law
After receiving your full driver’s license, you may only drive with one non-relative (friend) for the first six (6) months of driving.

28. READY TO DRIVE?
There are a few things you need to know before you drive!
Are you ready?

29. Approaching the Car When parked at the curb When parked in parking lot
Approach from front of car
Watch for oncoming traffic
Approach driver’s door with key in hand
Check for vehicle condition and surrounding area
Anything or anyone behind or inside the vehicle?
When parked in parking lot
Approach from rear of car
Watch for people and objects in area

30. Circle of Safety
Why?

31. 60 Second Driver: Before Driving

32. Why do we do it in this order?
After Getting in…
Lock the door
Put the key in the ignition
Why do we do it in this order?

33. Adjusting the Vehicle Seat Adjustments Head Restraints Adjustment
Manual or electronic adjustments
Adjust for driver foot pedal and dead pedal position
Adjust for driver’s visual needs
Head Restraints Adjustment
Protect head and neck injuries
Head restraint position
Above ears reduces head whiplash
Below ears increases head whiplash

34. Mirrors Traditional Settings Adjust rearview mirror to see behind you.
Adjust outside door mirrors so you can see some of the side of your vehicle.
Head checks are required to check blind spots!

35. Cones outline the blind areas caused by traditional mirror settings
REAR
MIRROR
VIEW
TRADITIONAL SETTING
RIGHT BLIND SPOT
RIGHT SIDE VIEW
LEFT SIDE VIEW
TRADITIONAL SETTING
LEFT BLIND SPOT

36. The ENHANCED side mirror settings (15 degrees further out) eliminates right and left side mirror blind areas
ENHANCED RIGHT SIDE MIRROR VIEW
REAR MIRROR
VIEW
ENHANCED LEFT SIDE MIRROR VIEW

37. 60 Second Driver: Mirror Adjustment
BLIND SPOTS:
ENHANCED MIRROR SETTINGS:

38. Minimum Following Distance

39. 15mph Corners Accelerate out of the turn
Coast the corner at around 15mph
Release pressure on the brake prior to reaching the curve
15mph Corners

40. S.M.O.G. To do a safe lane changes, pay attention to S.M.O.G.! Signal
Check your MIRRORS (inside and out)
Look OVER your shoulder (blind spot check)
Go (if clear)

41. No Open-Toed Shoes!
Sandals and other open toed shoe styles can get stuck under the gas or brake pedal!

42. How to Handle 4-Way Stops
Who ever gets there first, goes first!
If two arrive at the same time, the car on the RIGHT has the RIGHT of way
If two cars are across from each other, the turning car yields to the car going straight.

43. Your Mom Always Used to Say…
Look both ways before crossing the street.
It’s no different when you’re the driver!
Look LEFT, RIGHT, and LEFT again before crossing traffic

44. Stopping Distance
Stop far enough back so it’s possible to see the vehicles rear tires touching the pavement.

45. Protected vs. Unprotected Left Turn
When you see this green arrow you have the right of way!
When you see a green circle in a left turn lane, you can still turn left, but you must yield to oncoming traffic first.

46. New Left Turn Lane Signals
Idaho is using more and more flashing yellow turn signals instead of protected.

47. Basic Vehicle Control

48. Starting Tasks Approach the car with keys in your hand.
Perform the “Circle of Safety”.
Enter the vehicle, lock the door, insert the key.
Adjust seat and mirrors.
Right foot on brake pedal, heel on floor.
Left foot on “dead pedal”.
Check alert, warning lights and gauges.
Adjust ventilation and accessories.

49. Some wheels have pre-set Hand Positions

50. Before airbags, we taught, “10 and 2”
Before airbags, we taught, “10 and 2”. With airbags, lower positions are necessary to avoid injury.

51. 1968 Chevrolet Camaro SS Convertible Lemans
On this car it takes 4-6 complete revolutions to turn the steering wheel from locked to locked position

52. 2001 Ford Taurus
On this car, it takes only 2½ revolutions to turn the steering wheel from locked to locked positions.

53. What kind of steering would it take to turn a corner in this vehicle?
1999 Lincoln Town Car Limousine

54. Push-Pull Steering Right Turn Left Hand Push Up Right Turn1 11
Right Turn
Left Hand Push Up
Right Turn
Right Hand Pull Down 7 5
Most driving can be done this way.

55. Hand-Over-Hand Steering
Used with speeds below 15mph
Continue pulling on top 1/3 of the wheel until desired path of travel is reached.
Left Turn
Left hand pulls down, then reaches up to about position – and continues to pull down to left
Left Turn
Right Hand pushes up to about the 11 position 12 11

56. Moving From a Stopped Position
Foot firmly on brake, heel on the floor.
Shift to Proper Gear.
Drive or Reverse
Check Traffic
Forward, Rear, and Sides
Signal
Communicate Intentions

57. Select a safe gap in traffic.
Move into the closest lane:
Target lane position #1
Release brake
Progressive acceleration

58. The key is to stabilize the foot by keeping the heel on the floor.
Braking Basics
The key is to stabilize the foot by keeping the heel on the floor.

59. Left foot on Dead Pedal, right foot pivots
Brake
Accelerator
Dead Pedal
Left foot on Dead Pedal, right foot pivots

60. Where to Stop The three legal stop positions:
1. Before the Stop Line, or
2. Before the Crosswalk, or
3. Before the Intersection

61. Four Braking Techniques
1. Release the Accelerator
Slows the vehicle by transferring weight to the front of the vehicle

62. 2. Controlled Braking
Smooth, steady braking to bring the vehicle to a stop
Good Habits
Check rear view and side view mirrors
Apply smooth, steady, squeezing pressure on brake pedal
Ease off brake few seconds before stopping for a smooth stop – curl toes back

63. 3. Threshold Braking
Slows the vehicle quickly as possible without locking brakes or losing traction
Good Habits
Release accelerator
Keep heel on floor, apply steady, maximum brake pressure without lockup
Release brake pressure few seconds before stopping for a smooth, non-jerky stop
Check traffic to rear and sides

64. 4. Trail Braking
Used while turning to maintain balance and steering control
Good Habits
As you enter the turn, ease off the brake and maintain slight braking pressure until half way through the turn, then accelerate out
Some instructors teach their students to “coast the corners” at 15mph or less.

65. 15 mph Corners Accelerate out of the turn Coast the corner at
around 15mph or less
Use controlled braking prior to reaching the curve

66. Acceleration Techniques
Progressive Acceleration: To gradually gain speed
Move foot off the brake
With heel on floor, place foot over the accelerator pedal
Squeeze accelerator to gradually and progressively pick up speed from 2 mph to desired speed
Good Habits

67. Acceleration Techniques
2. Thrust Acceleration: For maximum speed increase without losing traction
Good Habits
With heel on floor, firmly push accelerator to quickly pick up speed without traction loss

68. Being in control at all times is the only way to be a good driver!