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Responsible Driving

by Unknown

ISBN13: 9780078678141
ISBN10: 0078678145
Additional ISBN(s): 9780026533836
Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 2005-03-07
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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Summary

THE DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT HELPS STUDENTS MANAGE THE RISKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF DRIVING This classroom-tested program developed with the American Automobile Association (AAA), reflects the changes surrounding teen driving from graduated driver licensing to zero tolerance laws to information about vehicle maintenance. There's even a chapter that emphasizes the facts about driving today's larger, heavier sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks, and vans.

Table of Contents

UNIT 1 Driving, Mobility, and Laws

2

(62)

Driving and Mobility

4

(18)

Lesson 1 Mobility and Driver Education

6

(4)

Lesson 2 The Highway Transportation System

10

(3)

Lesson 3 The Risks of Driving

13

(3)

Lesson 4 The Costs of Driving

16

(6)

Administrative and Traffic Laws

22

(18)

Lesson 1 Administrative Laws

24

(2)

Lesson 2 Right-of-Way Rules

26

(4)

Lesson 3 Speed Limits

30

(3)

Lesson 4 Driver-Condition Laws

33

(7)

Signs, Signals, and Pavement Markings

40

(24)

Lesson 1 Regulatory and Warning Signs

42

(6)

Lesson 2 Guide and International Signs

48

(3)

Lesson 3 Pavement Markings

51

(5)

Lesson 4 Traffic-Control Devices

56

(8)

UNIT 2 Basic Vehicle Control

64

(78)

Systems and Checks Prior to Driving

66

(24)

Lesson 1 Comfort and Control Systems

68

(6)

Lesson 2 Visibility and Protective Systems

74

(6)

Lesson 3 Information and Communication Systems

80

(4)

Lesson 4 Checking Your Vehicle Before Driving

84

(6)

Basic Control Tasks

90

(22)

Lesson 1 Using an Automatic Transmission

92

(3)

Lesson 2 Speed Control

95

(5)

Lesson 3 Using a Manual Transmission

100

(5)

Lesson 4 Steering a Vehicle

105

(7)

Basic Maneuvers

112

(30)

Lesson 1 Moving into and out of Traffic

114

(4)

Lesson 2 Right and Left Turns

118

(5)

Lesson 3 Steering in Reverse and Making Turnabouts

123

(6)

Lesson 4 Parking

129

(6)

Lesson 5 Safe Driving Procedures for Passing and Being Passed

135

(7)

UNIT 3 Foundations of Effective Driving

142

(44)

Searching and Giving Meaning

144

(20)

Lesson 1 Sight

146

(4)

Lesson 2 Sound, Balance, and Touch

150

(3)

Lesson 3 Scanning, Searching, and Sensing

153

(5)

Lesson 4 Giving Meaning

158

(6)

Options and Responses

164

(22)

Lesson 1 Options and Choice

166

(3)

Lesson 2 Responses to Manage Space and Time

169

(4)

Lesson 3 Managing Visibility

173

(3)

Lesson 4 Margins of Safety

176

(10)

UNIT 4 Applying Effective Driving

186

(62)

Environments and Traffic Settings

188

(20)

Lesson 1 Residential Streets

190

(2)

Lesson 2 Urban and Suburban Streets

192

(4)

Lesson 3 Multiple-Lane Expressways

196

(4)

Lesson 4 Rural Roads

200

(8)

Intersections

208

(18)

Lesson 1 Basic Intersections

210

(3)

Lesson 2 Railroad Crossings

213

(2)

Lesson 3 Roundabouts

215

(2)

Lesson 4 Complex Intersections

217

(3)

Lesson 5 Interchanges

220

(6)

Sharing the Roadway with Others

226

(22)

Lesson 1 Driving with Pedestrians and Animals

228

(4)

Lesson 2 Driving with Bicycles and Motorcycles

232

(3)

Lesson 3 Driving with Light Trucks and Small Vehicles

235

(4)

Lesson 4 Driving with Large Vehicles

239

(9)

UNIT 5 Challenges to Vehicle Control

248

(86)

Vehicle Movement

250

(20)

Lesson 1 Using Appropriate Speed

252

(2)

Lesson 2 Total Stopping Distance

254

(3)

Lesson 3 Natural Laws and the Movement of Your Vehicle

257

(6)

Lesson 4 Natural Laws and Steering and Braking

263

(7)

Light and Weather Conditions

270

(16)

Lesson 1 Driving Safely in Low Light and at Night

272

(2)

Lesson 2 Visibility, Bright Light, and Glare

274

(2)

Lesson 3 Minimizing Risk in Rain and Snow

276

(3)

Lesson 4 Other Hazardous Weather Conditions

279

(7)

Environmental Challenges

286

(22)

Lesson 1 Hill and Mountain Driving

288

(4)

Lesson 2 Skids

292

(4)

Lesson 3 Avoiding or Minimizing Crash Damage

296

(4)

Lesson 4 Challenging Environmental Factors

300

(8)

Vehicular Emergencies

308

(26)

Lesson 1 Engine, Brake, and Steering Failures

310

(6)

Lesson 2 Tire Failure and Other Serious Problems

316

(7)

Lesson 3 Waiting for Help and Protecting the Scene

323

(2)

Lesson 4 If You Are Involved in a Collision

325

(9)

UNIT 6 Driving Readiness

334

(82)

Physical Readiness

336

(16)

Lesson 1 Fatigue and Driving

338

(4)

Lesson 2 Short Term Physical Conditions and Driving

342

(3)

Lesson 3 Long Term Physical Conditions and Driving

345

(7)

Psychological and Social Readiness

352

(20)

Lesson 1 Inattention and Distraction

354

(5)

Lesson 2 Emotions

359

(6)

Lesson 3 Norms and Peers

365

(7)

Handling Social Pressures

372

(20)

Lesson 1 Alcohol and You

374

(4)

Lesson 2 Alcohol and Its Effects

378

(4)

Lesson 3 Other Drugs' Effect on Driving Ability

382

(4)

Lesson 4 Preventing Impaired Driving

386

(6)

Vehicle Readiness

392

(24)

Lesson 1 Checking Your Vehicle

394

(4)

Lesson 2 Maintaining Vehicle Systems

398

(7)

Lesson 3 Suspension, Steering, Brakes, and Tires

405

(4)

Lesson 4 Child Safety Seats

409

(7)

Glossary

416

(5)

Index

421

Geography: Using the Map Scale

19

(18)

Geography: Using Coordinates

37

(22)

Math: Reading and Interpreting a Bar Graph

59

(28)

Social Studies: Making a Circle Graph

87

(22)

Geography: Understanding Roadway Classifications

109

(28)

Language Arts: Using Prefixes and Combining Forms

137

(24)

Geography: Understanding Map Symbols

161

(20)

Critical Thinking: Driving Risks

181

(24)

Language Arts: Names and Meanings of Roadways

205

(18)

Geography: Using Junctions and Interchanges

223

(20)

Math: Figuring Travel Time

243

(24)

Geography: Using the Distance Numbers

267

(16)

Geography: Using a TripTik

283

(22)

Critical Thinking: The Trans-Alaska Pipeline

305

(24)

Critical Thinking: Benjamin Banneker

329

(20)

Critical Thinking: Kitty O'Neil

349

(20)

Geography: Reading City Maps

369

(20)

Geography: Using the Mileage Chart

389

(22)

Math: Graphing Braking Distances

411

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