3. What is the most important aspect of social skills as a driver?

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1 Student LESSON 1 Page 1 YOUR DRIVING TASK 1. What skills does driving require? Social Skills: You must interact successfully with other people. All drivers bring their own problems and skill levels to your shared driving world. Physical Skills: Using your eyes, listening, knowing how to control the car c. Mental Skills: Safe, low-risk driving is primarily a mental task that involves decision making. 2. What are the five things that you must do to successfully complete your driving task? Use your eyes and stored knowledge to interpret the traffic scene Obey traffic laws and understand the meaning of signs, signals, and roadway markings c. Judge time-space relationships that are constantly changing d. Anticipate how your car will respond in normal and emergency situations e. Respond with coordinated actions in a timely way to maneuver your vehicle 3. What is the most important aspect of social skills as a driver? 4. What decision making skills do you consider to be important as a positive driver? 5. Why are physical skills important? 6. What is the process of S.I.P.D.E and what are the five parts of S.I.P.D.E? Scan Identify Predict Decide Execute Look 1 to 1 ½ blocks Recognize hazards ahead and conditions Look up and down The sooner you identify = the more time to react Check mirrors every 3 to 10 seconds Make sure your eyes are 2 inches above steering wheel Keep your Eyes Moving Recognize what is What to do happening How it will affect you Gas Brake Steering YOUR DRIVING RESPONSIBILITY 7. Is having a license a right, privilege, or responsibility? When and where to use skills 8. Is your parent or legal guardian jointly or chiefly responsible for your actions? YOUR DRIVER LICENSE 9. What do you need with you when you go to take your temporary test? c. d. 10. How much does your temporary license cost? React to time, distance and speed

2 Student LESSON 1 Page What are the parts of the temporary test? 12. How long must you wait if you fail the written test? 13. How long is your temporary license good for? 14. Where should you keep your license? 15. What do you need with you when you drive with us? 16. What is the penalty if you don t have your photo ID card with your scheduled appointment? 17. What are other instances that might result in a cancellation charge? 18. When can you take your road test? You must have successfully completed all in-class/in-car training and received the certificate of completion from the driving school. You must also hold your temps for a total of 6 months prior to taking your test if you are under the age of 18. c. You must be 16 years old d. You must have 50 hours of driving outside of the 8 hours of driving with us. 10 of these hours should be during night time hours. 19. What do you need when you go for your road test? c. d. e. 20. What are the parts of the road test? 21. When you take the road test, what do they check on your car? Have them write these on the board. Brake Lights Bumpers Turn signals License Plates *The light must be c. Horn functional d. Tire Tread *it must be 1/16 of an inch c. Seat Belts e. Wipers d. Headlights f. 1 rear view mirror e. Windshield *Cracks cannot be in the g. Exhaust line of sight for the driver or passenger 22. What is the passing score for the road test or maneuverability?

3 Student LESSON 1 Page If you fail any part of the road test you must wait how long before you can retake your test? 24. How much does your first driver license cost? 25. How long is your first driver s license good for? 26. What is the purpose of the graduated driver license? It is to increase you re driving skills and privileges gradually. Between 15 ½ and 16 : can only drive with parents/ legal guardian or driving instructor Between 16 and 18: Can drive with a licensed driver 21 or over c. 18 or older: Can have as many people in the car as there are seatbelts d. Between 16 and 18: Can only have one non-family member in the car with you. Family members include: Parent, step-parent, grandparents, step grandparents, brother, sister, step brother, step sister, half brother, and half sister. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE COUSINS!!! e. Between 16 and 18: Cannot drive between Midnight and 6 am, if you drive between work and school during those hours you must have a note from your supervisor or principal. f. Between 17 and 18: Cannot drive between 1am and 5am, if you drive between work and school during those hours you must have a note from your supervisor or principal. g. If you get one moving violation under 18: you will only be allowed to drive with your parents for 6 months. h. If you get two moving violations under 18: suspended license for 90 days, 6 hours of remedial class, high risk insurance for 3 years and retake driving and written test again. i. If you get a third violation under 18: suspended license for 1 year, 6 hours of remedial class, high risk insurance for 3 years and retake driving and written test again SIGNS 27. What are the three most common types of signs? c. 28. What are the 8 signs shapes: Octagon Triangle c. Vertical/Rectangle d. Pentagon Round Pennant c. Diamond d. Horizontal/Rectangle 29. Signs can be classified into categories by colors. Yellow: Warning Green: Guide Brown: Public Recreation Orange: Construction/Detour Yellow/Green: School White/Black: Regulatory Blue: Motorist Services Red: Stop/Yield/or prohibited 30. What does a stop sign mean? REGULATORY SIGNS

4 Student LESSON 1 Page 4 A stop sign is used on a road that crosses a main highway or a through road. The stop sign is a red octagon with white letters and a white boarder. 31. What should you do at a stop sign? Always come to a full stop. You must yield the right of way to pedestrians or other vehicles in or approaching the intersection. i. To Yield means to allow others to use the intersection before you do ii. Right of way mean you accept the privilege of immediate use of the roadway 32. Where do I stop at a stop sign? Stop sign only: Stop before entering the intersection where you can see approaching traffic but before you reach the crosswalk. White Thick Bar: Stop at white bar not stop sign c. Blocked View: If your view is blocked move ahead slowly and prepare to stop again until your view is clear. However do not block oncoming traffic. 33. What do yield signs mean? You must yield right of way to other road users. Slowing enough ahead of time can often permit you to proceed without stopping. However, always be prepared to stop. c. Proceed only when you can you can safely do so without affecting the flow of traffic in the lane you are entering. 34. Who determines the speed limits? The State of Ohio- The General Assembly votes on the guidelines in the digest. The Local Government posts the speed limit signs and enforces them. The state has to approve any changes of the road markings or speed limits. 35. What are some of the factors that determine what the speed limit should be? Zoning Number of lanes c. Divided or Non-Divided d. Hills or Curves e. Number of Accidents for area f. Amount of Traffic for area 36. When are you considered to be speeding? 37. Where does the speed limit change? 38. Can you get a ticket for going to slow? 39. Can you get a speeding ticket and be going the posted speed limit? 40. What is the purpose of the yellow speed limit sign? 41. Where do you find the following speed limits? 5-15 mph- D - PRIVATE PROPERTY

5 Student LESSON 1 Page 5 15 mph J - ALLEYS c. 20 mph G- SCHOOL ZONES d. 25 mph A RESIDENTIAL ZONES e. 30 mph I- TRANSITIONAL ZONES f. 35 mph B- US ROUTES within city limits unless otherwise posted g. 50 mph C- LIMITED ACCESS h. 55 mph L POSTED INSIDE CITY LIMITS on Interstate i. 55 mph E- MIN/MAX ON HIGHWAYS j mph INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS 42. What happens to the fine of a speeding ticket in a construction zone? 43. Why are faster speeds bad? Less reaction time Longer stopping distance c. Easy to lose control d. Increased number of accidents e. Damage and injuries in accident are more severe WARNING SIGNS 44. What is the purpose of warning signs? 45. What do warning signs look like? TRAFFIC LIGHTS 46. Why are the traffic lights in the order red, yellow, and green? 47. What does the yellow light mean when the traffic light changes from green to red? 48. What does a green arrow mean? 49. What is a delayed green light? 50. What is a protected left turn? 51. What is a progressive signal system? 52. What is a stale green light? 53. How do you handle a traffic light when there is a power failure? ROAD MARKINGS 54. What is the difference between a solid yellow line and a broken yellow line? A solid yellow line on the driver s side of the road means no passing. A broken yellow line means vehicles can pass only when other vehicles are not approaching. IF there are two double yellow lines, it means that no one shall pass over them 55. What is the purpose of the dashed white line?

6 Student LESSON 1 Page What is the difference between a solid white line and a broken white line? A broken white lines means that you can change lanes but a solid white lines means that you should maintain the lane you already occupy. GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR 57. Where do you find the following on your car? Turn signals- left side of steering column Horn- Center of steering wheel or buttons on the spoke of steering wheel c. Steering wheel adjustment- Left side of steering column d. Gearshift lever- right side of steering column or on console e. Wiper switch- on turn signal or dashboard f. Head light switch- On the turn signal g. High beam light switch- On the turn signal h. Cruise control- On the turn signal or steering wheel Before the car can be started you must apply the brake, the key will not turn and the car cannot be put into gear. This was added to most cars so that the car could not be bumped into gear. So before starting the car they turn the key to the ON position and check the gauges and warning lights. You can tell if you have anti-lock braking system if the ABS light is displayed on the instrument panel. 58. What are following gauges? Do all cars have instrumentations? How so you adjust the dash/console lights? c. What is the purpose of the tachometer? d. What is the odometer? 1. Where is it? 2. How many are there? e. Draw a pointer on the temperature gauge that indicates overheating? If your car is overheating and the hot light comes on or the gauge is in the hot area pull the car off the road and sit for 1 to 1 1/2 hour for water in the radiator to cool down. You can start the car and turn the heater on high and push the gas pedal down ¼ of an inch and hold there for a couple of minutes. If the temperature gauges come back to the center you can continue to drive. But keep the heater on high. The heat works off the hot water in the engine and will take some of the heat out of the water. Never add water to the hot radiator never try to remove the radiator cap. This could blow hot water all over you.

7 Student LESSON 1 Page 7 f. What is the purpose of the alternator? g. What is the proper way to jump start a car? You connect the red cable to the positive post and the black cable to the negative post of the starter cars battery then the red positive cable to the dead batteries positive post then the black negative cable to the engine block. Always connect the positive cable first. h. Where should the pointer be on the alternator? i. What do you do if the alternator gauge is pointing to D? j. How many positions does the wiper switch have? k. What is cruise control? 1. How do you turn it on and off? l. What are the 5 positions of the ignition switch? A. Lock Accessories c. Off d. On e. Start CAR SAFETY DEVICES 59. When is it appropriate to use the horn? 60. How should the headrest be adjusted? 61. What are shock-absorbing bumpers? 62. Why do manufactures put beams in the doors? 63. How is safety glass made? GAS AND BRAKE CONTROL 64. What is the proper placement of your foot on the gas pedal? 65. What is brake play? The movement in the brake before the brakes starts to work LIGHTING 66. Where do the low and high beam headlights shine on the pavement? 67. What are the different parts of the taillight unit? Brake Lights Turn Signal c. Red Reflector d. Back-Up Lights 68. What light is required by law to be on the back of the car that no one thinks about? 69. What is the purpose of the daytime running lights?

8 Student LESSON 1 Page 8 SHIFTING GEARS 70. What is the purpose of the transmission? 71. What is the arrangement of the gears in an automatic? 72. What makes a stick shift (standard transmission) so hard to learn to drive? 73. Draw a sketch of the gear arrangement on a stick shift? 74. What happens when you stop without pushing the clutch?