You Are Part of the System Drivers Education: The Key to Driving!! Drivers Education class is designed to give you the ability to master the new skills.

You Are Part of the SystemYou Are Part of the System

Drivers Education:Drivers Education:

The Key to Driving!!The Key to Driving!!

• Drivers Education class is designed to give Drivers Education class is designed to give you the ability to master the new skills you the ability to master the new skills needed to manage the conflicts and risks needed to manage the conflicts and risks associated with driving.associated with driving.

• Regardless of driving skill and experience Regardless of driving skill and experience the possibility of injury and damage to the possibility of injury and damage to property or vehicles is always present.property or vehicles is always present.

The Highway Transportation The Highway Transportation System (HTS)System (HTS)

• What is the HTS?What is the HTS?

• It is a system designed to move It is a system designed to move people and cargo from one place people and cargo from one place to another in a safe, efficient, and to another in a safe, efficient, and economical mannereconomical manner

• It has three partsIt has three parts

1.1. People (roadway users)People (roadway users)

2.2. VehiclesVehicles

3.3. RoadwaysRoadways

PeoplePeople

Vehicles:Vehicles:

Roadways:Roadways:

REGULATING THE HTSREGULATING THE HTSStates grant privilege of driving by issuing licenses.

*A license is an acceptance to obey all traffic laws*

BREAKDOWN OF HTS REGULATION:BREAKDOWN OF HTS REGULATION:•FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATURES:FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATURES: pass laws which make pass laws which make up vehicle code.up vehicle code.

1. National Highway Safety Act1. National Highway Safety Act2. National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act2. National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act*Speed Limits, DUI laws, Licensing *Speed Limits, DUI laws, Licensing

•STATE AND LOCAL POLICE:STATE AND LOCAL POLICE: enforce lawsenforce laws

•SECRETARY OF STATES OFFICE:SECRETARY OF STATES OFFICE: sets up rules for controls of sets up rules for controls of drivers and motor vehicles.drivers and motor vehicles.

* Emissions Testing, License Requirements* Emissions Testing, License Requirements

•COURTS:COURTS: decide if drivers charged with breaking the law decide if drivers charged with breaking the law are are guilty or innocent. guilty or innocent.

•STATE, COUNTY, & LOCAL TRAFFIC ENGINEERS:STATE, COUNTY, & LOCAL TRAFFIC ENGINEERS: maintain maintain roadways and traffic controlsroadways and traffic controls.

Group ActivityGroup Activity

• List 10 possible driving errors/behaviors that List 10 possible driving errors/behaviors that annoy or irritate other drivers and state why.annoy or irritate other drivers and state why.

• List 5 different ways that a driver can be List 5 different ways that a driver can be courteous to others. courteous to others.