What will I learn in Driver Education?
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Driving and Mobility
- Mobility and Driver Education
- The Highway Transporation System
- The Risks of Driving
- The Costs of Driving
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Administrative and Traffic Laws
- Administrative Laws
- Right-of-Way Rules
- Speed Limits
- Driver-Condition Laws
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Signs, Signals, and Pavement Markings
- Regulatory and Warning Signs
- Guide and International Signs
- Pavement Markings
- Traffic-Control Devices
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Systems and Checks Prior to Driving
- Comfort and Control Systems
- Visibility and Protective Systems
- Information and Communication Systems
- Checking Your Vehicle Before Driving
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Basic Control Tasks
- Using an Automatic Transmission
- Speed Control
- Using a Manual Transmission
- Steering a Vehicle
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Basic Maneuvers
- Moving into and out of Traffic
- Right and Left Turns
- Steering in Reverse and Making Turnabouts
- Parking
- Safe Driving Procedures for Passing and Being Passed
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Searching and Giving Meaning
- Sight
- Sound, Balance, and Touch
- Scanning, Searching, and Sensing
- Giving Meaning
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Options and Responses
- Options and Choice
- Responses to Manage Space and Time
- Managing Visibility
- Margins of Safety
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Environments and Traffic Settings
- Residential Streets
- Urban and Suburban Streets
- Multiple-Lane Expressways
- Rural Roads
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Intersections
- Basic Intersections
- Railroad Crossings
- Roundabouts
- Complex Intersections
- Interchanges
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Sharing the Roadway with Others
- Driving with Pedestrians and Animals
- Driving with Bicycles and Motorcycles
- Driving with Light Trucks and Small Vehicles
- Driving with Large Vehicles
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Vehicle Movement
- Using Appropriate Speed
- Total Stopping Distance
- Natural Laws and the Movement of Your Vehicle
- Natural Laws and Steering and Braking
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Light and Weather Conditions
- Driving Safely in Low Light and at Night
- Visibility, Bright Light, and Glare
- Minimizing Risk in Rain and Snow
- Other Hazardous Weather Conditions
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Environmental Challenges
- Hill and Mountain Driving
- Skids
- Avoiding or Minimizing Crash Damage
- Challenging Environmental Factors
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Vehicular Emergencies
- Engine, Brake and Steering Failures
- Tile Failure and Other Serious Problems
- Waiting for Help and Protecting the Scene
- If You Are Involved in a Collision
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Physical Readiness
- Fatigue and Driving
- Short Term Physical COnditions and Driving
- taLong Term Physical Factors and Driving
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Psychological and Social Readiness
- Inattention and Distraction
- Emotions
- Norms and Peers
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Handling Social Pressures
- Alcohol and You
- Alcohol and Its Effects
- Other Drugs’ Effect on Driving Ability
- Preventing Impaired Driving
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Vehicle Readiness
- Checking Your Vehicle
- Maintaining Vehicle Systems
- Suspension, Steering, Brakes, and Tires
- Child Safety Seats
