Safe Driving

Safe Driving:

Defensive Driving Tennessee State Laws for Driving Safe Driving

Facts about Teen Driving:

Facts about Teen Driving Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers in the United States. Each year more than 5,000 to 6,000 teenagers are killed in passenger vehicle crashes. No other kind of hazard comes close to claiming as many teenage lives, including homicides and suicides. The fatal crash rates among 16- to 19-year-olds is four times that of older drivers.

Defensive Driving:

Defensive Driving Defensive Driving is the act of “driving to save lives, time, and money in spite of the conditions around you and the actions of others.” “Drivers learn the knowledge and skills needed to avoid preventable collisions.” “The life you save could be your own or your passenger!”

Factors that Influence Driving Performance:

Factors that Influence Driving Performance Maturity Level Experience Knowledge Base / Decision Making Attention/Alertness Driver Habits Driver Feeling and Emotions Drivers Physical Conditions

Tips for Defensive (Safe) Driving:

Tips for Defensive (Safe) Driving Wear your seat belt. Make sure your passenger’s buckle up too. Obey all traffic signs (including speed limits). Maintain control of vehicle at all times. Don’t block intersections. Use traffic signals when changing lanes or turning to warn vehicles.

Tips for Defensive (Safe) Driving:

Tips for Defensive (Safe) Driving Watch for school buses and kids crossing the roads near those buses. Watch for pedestrians crossing the roads near schools and in pedestrian crossings. Avoid driving while angry. Do not engage in acts of road rage. Don’t drive impaired. Always use good judgment and make good decisions while driving.

Tips for Defensive (Safe) Driving:

Tips for Defensive (Safe) Driving Cautiously watch for deer and other animals that may cross the road. Leave plenty of space between you and the vehicle in front of you to allow for sudden stops. Turn on your headlights when it is foggy or raining to increase your visibility. Don’t use your cell phone while driving. Avoid distractions while driving such as loud music and eating.

Buckle Up!:

Buckle Up! In the state of TN, it is the law that all passengers of motor vehicles wear a seat belt. Children should be placed in the appropriate child restraint system.

Seat Belt Facts:

Seat Belt Facts In 2008, 64% of the passenger vehicle occupants ages 13 to 15 and 55% of those 16 to 20 who were killed in traffic crashes were not using restraints. These age groups had the highest percentage out of all age groups. Ejection from the vehicle is one of the most injurious events that can happen to a person in a crash. In fatal crashes in 2008, 77% of passenger vehicle occupants who were totally ejected from the vehicle were killed.

Cell Phone Use in TN:

Cell Phone Use in TN Cell phone use is banned for drivers with a learner or intermediate drivers license as well as school bus drivers. Text messaging while driving is banned for all drivers.

Graduated Driver Licensing:

Graduated Driver Licensing Graduated Driver Licensing programs were formed to give young drivers time to gain experience before obtaining full driving privileges. In TN, there are three stages of the program: learner, intermediate, and full. A person must be at least 15 years of age to obtain a learner license, 16 to obtain intermediate, and 17 to obtain a full license.

Graduated Driver Licensing :

Graduated Driver Licensing Learner’s license must be held for at least 6 months before an intermediate license may be obtained. A person with a learner’s license must be accompanied by a person with a full license at all times. A person holding an intermediate license may driver unsupervised between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. They may only have one passenger in their vehicle unless supervised by someone over the age of 21.

Resources:

Resources Defensive Driving Awareness Program. (2009). Retrieved from http ://www.utsa.edu/safety/RiskMgmt/Media/UTSA%20Defensive%20Driving%20Training%20081307.ppt . Facts about Teen Driving. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.allstate.com/tools-and-resources/safe-driving-resources.aspx. Facts about Teen Driving. (2009). Retrieved from http://www.underyourinfluence.com/. Harsher Punishment for Using Cell Phone While Driving. (2011). Retrieved from http://gothamist.com/2011/02/14/harsher_punishments_for_using_cell.php Missourians Wearing Seat Belts Even Less. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.mobilebranson.com/?p=71. Results for “Click It or Ticket It” in Richmond. ( 2011). Retrieved from http://www.kmzu.com/2011/03/results-for-click-it-or-ticket-in-richmond/. Tennessee Highway Safety Laws. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.ghsa.org/html/stateinfo/bystate/tn.html