BASIC DRIVING SKILLS

PURPOSE

This chapter instructs students on the basic driving skills necessary to begin driving. It is intended that students learn the proven successful methods for operating a vehicle, navigating turn, moving and stepping and incorporating the use of the necessary vehicle control and communication devices.

Our objectives

Upon completing of this chapter, the student should be able to:

·         Identify the initial steps a driver always take as they prepare to drive.

·         Demonstrate effective method of holding a steering wheel, turning the steering wheel, and steering wheel, and steering in reserve

·         Describe how to use the various mirrors while driving and how they assist in navigation

·         List the step drivers must follow when preparing to turn or change lanes

·         Explain how to control your vehicle using acceleration, deceleration and braking.

OUR MEASUREMENT METHOD

·         Issue a pre-test and a post-test that addresses the key component s of basic driving skills.

OUR TOPIC OUTLINE

1.       Preparing to drive

2.       Starting, moving and stopping

      Moving into traffic

      Advance planning

      Visibility

      Time

      Space

3.       steering

                  Forward and through turn

                  Holding the steering wheel

                  Tracking and steering

                  Steering in a straight line

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                  Hand-over hand steering

                  Push-pull-feed steering

                  Steering in reverse

4.       use of mirrors

5.       use of headlights

6.       signaling

7.       turning procedure  A .Executing  a right turn

    Preparing to make a right turn

    Check for other motorists, bicyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians that may be approaching

    on the right. Choose the correct lane

    Communication intention to other motorists (and pedestrians and bicycles) position the

    Vehicle

B. Executing a left turn

    Preparing for a left turn

    Check for other motorists, bicyclists, motorcyclist and pedestrians

    Choose the correct lane

    Communication intention to other motorists (and pedestrians and bicyclists)

    Position the vehicle

         Turning left from a two-way street onto a two-way street

         Turning left from a two-way street onto a one-way street

         Turning left from a one-way street onto a one-way street

         Turning left from one-way street onto a two-way street

8.       backing up

    A. Straight

    B. While turning

       9. Executing a reverse in direction

                  Turnabouts

                  Two-point turns

                  Backing into a driveway

                  Heading into a driveway on the left

                 Heading into a driveway on the right

                  Three-point turn

                  U-Turns

10.   parking the vehicle

A.      Angle parking and perpendicular parking

       Right-or-left-angle parking (show illustrations)

       Perpendicular parking (show illustrations)

B.      Exiting an angle or a perpendicular parking space

C.      Parallel parking

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11.   Changing lanes

                The safest way to change lanes

                Visibility

                Scanning

                Time

                Space

               Making the change

    12. Passing

          A. Decision making process

                         Road signs and pavement markings

                         Weather condition

                         Relative speed of two vehicles

         B. passing another vehicle

         C. Being passed

   13. Acceleration and braking

             A. Acceleration, deceleration, and speed                                          

                       Acceleration and deceleration rates vary

                       Maintaining a constant speed

                       Monitoring your speed