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Safe Driving Program Curriculum

Classroom Modules can include:

• Vehicle Safety and Operations
• Vehicle Maintenance
• Driving While Distracted
• Effects of Driving while Impaired
• Driving Strategies

Driving Modules

Braking

• Series of exercises on both wet and dry surfaces to instruct students on how much distance is needed to stop a vehicle at different speeds
• Exercises include using a cell phone to text while driving to demonstrate how distractions impair the ability to stop a vehicle

Reaction time / Obstacle Avoidance

• Balancing the relationship of speed, distance, and vision in both wet and dry conditions
• Traffic lights instruct the students to avoid one of three lanes to simulate the avoidance of obstacles in one of the lanes

Loss of Control / Skid Pad

• Students are instructed how to safely regain control of their vehicle in compromising situations
• Sometimes a skid cannot be prevented, car control skills are needed to help avoid a crash or loss of life

Tailgating

• Tailgating is one of the leading factors causing crashes
• Petty Safe Driving Program features a ‘patent pending’ device that allows students to safely simulate the hazards of tailgating