Drivers Ed Exam 3

Module 7: 


Slide #3: What Are Distractions?   

  • Distractions are anything inside or outside of the vehicle that takes the driver’s focus away from driving.

Slide #5: There are Three Main Types of Driver Distractions   

  • Visual is taking your eyes off the road.

  • Manual is taking your hands off the wheel.

  • Cognitive is taking your mind off what you’re doing (includes auditory).


Slide #29: Distracted Driving Statistics    

  • Number 1 cause of teen deaths is distracted driving. 

  •  84% of the driving fatalities involved some form of distraction. 

  • You are 4 times more likely to be involved in a crash if using a cell phone. 


Slide #31: Distracted Driving Statistics

  • You are 23 times more likely to be involved in a crash if you are texting


Slide #35: Distracted Driving Laws

  • 46 states, (including Virginia) the District of Columbia, and Guam ban text messaging for ALL drivers

  • 14 states, the District of Columbia, and the Virgin Islands prohibit ALL drivers from using hand-held phones while driving


Slide #40: Digital Footprint 

  • Texting and cell phone use  …can be tracked and officials can tell if you were texting, on the phone, or just completed a call before or during a crash



Slide #44: Before You Drive

  • Set rules and talk with all passengers about the rules in your car.

  • Check the fuel level and take care of any maintenance issues

  • Program your GPS or consult your map or printed directions

  • Secure items that might slide off seats or become missiles inside the vehicle. Put things in the trunk or on the floor in the back.


Slide #45: Managing Driver Distraction

  • It’s not easy to change behaviors.

  • Be a friend.

  • Speak up if someone is driving distracted.

  • Stop to make a call or text.

  • Take care of all those pre-drive items before you start out.


Slide #55: Effects of Fatigue 

  • Impairs reaction time, judgment and vision

  • May miss critical information


Slide #61: Dealing with Driver Fatigue  

  • First is lack of rest or sleep

  • Second is operational fatigue

  • Third is the personal circadian rhythm fatigue, the body's natural downtime. 

Slide #65: Rest is the Key   

  • Remember that rest is the key for circadian rhythm fatigue


Slide #78: Preventive Actions- Engineering: Rumble Strips

  • Rumble strips are designed to arouse sleepy drivers before they drive off the road. 


Slide #86: Reduce Stress

  • Leave Plenty of time.

  • Drive posted speed limit

  • Minimize distractions 

  • Don't drive when angry,upset or overly tired.

  • -Relax and concentrate on driving


Slide #88: Aggressive Driving 

  • Occus when a driver operates a vehicle in a pushy ot bold manner, without regard for others 


Slide #89: Road Rage  

  • Occurs when a driver uses the vehicle or some other weapon to threaten or cause harm to another roadway user in response to a traffic incident. 


Slide #90: Types of Aggressions   

  • Verbal- yelling, cussing ,geturing, honking, insulting. 

  • Quiet- complaining,rushing, competing, resisting by not letting others in

  • Epic- cutting off, blocking, chasing, physical fighting , shooting  



Module 8: 


Slide #9: Alcohol Facts  

  • Alcohol is a depressant, it slows the body key functions, including breathing , heartbeat and thinking. 

Slide #29: Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) 

  • BAC stands for Blood Alcohol Concentration 


Slide #31: Factors that Affect BAC Level  

  • Gender

  • Body Weight

  • Size of dink

  • Food

  • Time spent drinking  





Slide #32: Elimination of Alcohol  

  • Alcohol can be removed by breath, sweat, oxidation(liver)

  • Only time will remove alcohol from the system

  • 1 ½ hours or longer to eliminate one drink from the system


Slide #34: 1 Drink Impairs Driving   

  • Individuals who had one alcoholic drink may be impaired for driving. 


Slide #37:Law Enforcement Response to The Alcohol-Related Crash Problem

  • 19 states (including VA) consider Drivers over 21 to be intoxicated if their blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is 0.08 percentage or higher 

  • Driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs is a criminal offense. 


Slide #41:Alcohol and The Law

  • Driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs is a criminal offense. 

  • Under age 21 with a BAC of at least 0.02 percent, but less than 0.08, you can be fined up to 500 and have your driver's license suspended for 6 months 


Slide #43:Alcohol and The Law

  • Under implied consent laws, when you operate a motor vehicle on Virginia's public roads, you have agreed to take a chemical test upon request

  • You are required to take the test, if you refuse your license will immediately be suspended for 7 days and the judge may suspend it for a year regardless if you were intoxicated or not. 

  •  If you're convicted of DUI, the suspension period of refusing the test will be added to the DUI revocation period. 


Slide #45:Ignition Interlock Device

  • The Virginas courts and DMV requires anyone with a DUI conviction to have an Ignition Interlock Device (IID) as a part of their restricted driving privileges. 

  • Ignition Interlock Device is a breathalyzer connected to the starter of your vehicle, if alcohol is detected the car won’t start.


Slide #65: Drugs other than Alcohol 

  • Over the counter medication: Purchased legally without a prescription

  • Prescription medication: Written note from doctor to obtain medications 

  • Illegal drugs: Against the law 


Slide #72:Handling Peer Pressure  

  • Peer Pressure: the influence of other of similar age

  • Positive Peer Pressure: other try to exert pressure on you in a positive manner

  • Negative Peer Pressure: other encourage you to do something that may be wrong or dangerous


Module 9: 


Slide #11: Headlight Alignment and Speed  

  • Virginia law requires headlights from sunset to sunrise and during inclement weather, such are rain,fog and snow


Slide #12: Properly Aligned High Beam Headlights

  • Lower/dim your high-beam headlights when you are within 500 feet of an approaching vehicle. 


Slide #13: Headlight Alignment and Speed

  • Overdriving your headlight is when you vehicle's stopping distance is greater than the distance light by your headlights.  


Slide #17: Driving in Drifting Fog

  • Slow down and turn on low beam headlights on and turn on windshield wipers.  



Slide #27: Low Water Crossing 

  • Flash flood conditions are unpredictable and affects breaking, steering and engine systems.    


Slide #28: Flash Flood Dangers

  • Nearly 50% of flash flood fatalities are vehicle related.


Slide #29: Flash Flood Dangers

  • Two feet of water will “carry” most cars.


Slide #37: Adjusting Belts for Proper Fit

  • Seat belts should be worn over the strongest skeletal bones

  • Wrap Lap Belt low and snug across hips(pelvis) to avoid unnecessary abdominal injuries

  • Wear Shoulder Belt over collarbone (not under arm) and across chest (sternum) to avoid shoulders dislocation and injuries to rib cage


Slide #42: Airbags in Steering Wheel

  • Adjust steering wheel so airbag is directed toward chest

  • Position hand at 8 and 4 on lower half steering wheels


Slide #77: Front-Wheel Loss of Traction

  • Front wheel loss of traction is called “Understeer”, which is when the vehicle moves straight ahead in spite of steering input. 


Slide #79: Braking and Traction Loss

  • When Brakes are applied too hard or too quickly, vehicle weights shift to the front, a forward movement of drivers, and passengers


Slide #83: Acceleration and Traction Loss 

  • When acceleration is applied to hard or too quickly weight moves to the rear of the car, rearward movement of drivers and passengers




Slide #87: Steering and Traction Loss 

  • When steering is applied too hard or quickly, weights moves to the opposite side of the car, drivers and passengers move towards the car’s corner. 


Slide #94: Off Road Recovery 

Don't panic and steer the vehicle parallel to the roadway