Crash Facts

"In 2000, NHTSA conducted the National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS). The overall observed shoulder belt use rate was 71 percent, compared to 69 percent observed in 1998, 61 percent in 1996, and 58 percent in 1994.";

Tips On Using Anti-Lock Brakes

HOW DO ABS ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEMS WORK?

  • A vehicle equipped with ABS has a system which monitors wheel speed, senses impending wheel lock, and adjusts braking force accordingly to avoid skidding.
  • ABS reduces the likelihood of vehicle skidding, allowing you to maintain steering control during braking.
  • ABS does not allow drivers to drive faster or follow other vehicles more...
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Tips For An Aging Population

STEPS FOR MAKING YOURSELF MORE COMFORTABLE IN YOUR VEHICLE

  • If you plan to buy a new vehicle, try it out beforehand by renting a similar model and taking a trip.
  • Make sure that you can get in and out of your vehicle easily.
  • If you have difficulty seeing over the steering wheel, make an adjustment to the seating...
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How To Prevent Drowsy Driving

HOW TO PREVENT DROWSY DRIVING

  • Begin your journey with a good night's sleep.
  • Avoid driving during late night and early morning hours, which are the body's natural sleep times.
  • Set realistic travel goals about the time it will take to reach your destination.
  • Eat healthy meals. Avoid foods high in fat and sugar, which can contribute to fatigue....
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Coach: You Are A Role Model

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Correct Coaching Actions:

  1. Be alert and ready to take control.
  2. Direct student to brake in tight spots.
  3. Be calm, be kind, and be patient!
  4. Explain steps in sequence, during each maneuver.
  5. Stop car...
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Coach: Stay Nice

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Coaching Tips:

If safe, have student stop at each step when first teaching a new skill. Repeat steps until mastered. Have student tell the steps as they perform them. Give them clues. Ask, "What do you do now? What else? What did you forget? Where...

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Coach: Make It Fun!

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Use Positive Re-inforcement!

Gently Correct- don't scold. Remember, the student is trying to improve. He's not out to deliberately anger the coach.

Use humor- relieve the tension. Learning to drive is stressful!

Praise- "Wow, you're really improving" "You handled that nicely...

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When to Seek Professional Help

SYNDCOVER

That's right. Teaching a new driver makes one feel vulnerable and puts a strain on relationships. Whether you fear other drivers, property damage or an early grave take time to seek help. Professional Driver Education instructors have their own brake, their own mirrors and are trained to take control of the vehicle.

 

However, at some point in time the new driver needs home practice and...

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Coach, Ask Instead of Tell

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Sample dialogue: (Ask instead of tell).

  • What does the yellow sign say? (Curve)
  • What are you going to do? (Reduce speed, let up on gas, hug right road edge.
  • How fast are you going?...
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Parent Coaching: First-Drive Tips

Student driverFIRST DRIVE PRACTICE PLAN

  • Always wear safety belts.
  • Drive student to practice area.
  • Begin in an empty parking lot
  • Get control before entering traffic
  • Do not enter traffic until safe.
  • Always exercise caution.
  • Be prepared for the unexpected.

     

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Classroom Discipline Policy

I. Disruptive classroom behavior will not be tolerated.

II. The following guidelines will be in effect for each classroom session:

    A. First Warning: will be given for excessive talking or other disruptive behavior.

    B. Second Warning: the disruptive student will be asked to move to a front seat," and there asked many questions about the material.

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Using Central Vision

Explain 3-5 times: The eyes are like a wide angle camera lens; they see about 180°. But, the eyes can only focus sharply on a narrow 3° cone, called...

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Parents of teens: You are not alone.


 


	Having problems with teens isn't unusual and it does not mean that you are a bad parent. It does mean that the next few years are going to be more challenging than you might have anticipated. This article was written to help you meet that challenge; it was initiated by some challenged parents.



	 



	"I would there were no...

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Not Getting Home for the Playoffs


 


	Gabe's TombstoneWhen their 16-year-old son Gabriel missed his Friday night curfew, Charles and Maureen Puccia started to fear the worst. They wouldn't know for hours that Gabe had died with two teenage friends in a crash earlier that night.



	 



	Gabe's night started out without much of a plan. He and some friends were supposed to meet at a pancake house, but...

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