Drive Rite: Keys to Smart Driving

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Drive Rite Keys to Smart Driving
Fifth Workshop
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Ground Rules

• Any changes or additions?

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Homework/Lessons Learned

• Review the homework assignment.
• Who would like to share what they learned from
  their interview with the insurance agent?
• How are we doing with the practice driving
  sessions? Would anyone like to share a particular
  experience?

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Lesson FiveVehicle Ownership

• Session Objectives (Goals)
• List strategies to determine vehicle safety.
• Recognize the relationship between vehicle
  maintenance and safety.
• Realize that some vehicle alterations limit
  warrantee benefits.
• Understand the benefits and limitations of
  insurance.

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Vehicle Safety Ratings

• Responsible vehicle ownership begins before a
  vehicle is even purchased
• Youth and parents work together for this activity
• Spend five minutes discussing and recording
  factors that you would consider when purchasing a
  safe, reliable vehicle.
• Not where you would find the info, but what is
  the info

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Vehicle Safety What Counts?

• Crashworthiness
• Vehicle structural design
• Vehicle size and weight
• Restraint systems
• Crash avoidance systems
• Antilock brakes
• On-the-road experience

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Sources of Vehicle Safety Ratings

• Safercar.gov http//www.safercar.gov/
• Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
• http//www.hwysafety.org/
• Consumer Guide http//auto.consumerguide.com/
• Consumer Reports http//www.consumerreports.org/
  main/home.jsp
• Edmunds.com http//www.edmunds.com/

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Vehicle Health Vehicle Safety

• Pretend youre preparing to run in a big race in
  a few months.
• What would you do to get your body in shape?

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Youth Groups/Parent Groups

• Discuss all the ways you would maintain your
  vehicle to keep it running in top condition
• Record your answers on flip chart paper
• Youth share, then parents
• The longer we drive, the more we learn about
  properly maintaining our vehicles

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Using the Vehicle Owners Manual

• Youth work with parents
• Write down at least five common maintenance
  tasks
• Write down at least five tasks that you feel are
  specific to that vehicle
• Share results

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Youth Work with Parents

• Each teens gets one set of the Vehicle Safety
  Flash Cards (labeled 1)
• Give parents the remaining sets
• Youth lay their sets face down
• Parent, hand a description card to your teen
  one-at-a-time and teens attempt to uncover the
  correct match
• Think of the game Memory

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Vehicle Facelifts

• Before altering a vehicle, do your homework!
• Know the laws
• What alterations might be unsafe?
• What alterations might make a vehicle warranty
  void?
• Whats the take away point here?

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Break

• Take about 10 minutes to stretch and grab some
  refreshments
• Talk to your neighbor!
• We will have a guest speaker next

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Guest Speaker
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Questions???
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Lets Show Our Appreciation
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Homework Project Displays

• This weeks homework sheet outlines the
  guidelines for your project displays.
• Be creative!
• Parents and youth work together on the project.
• Record on a note card the information to share
  with the other Drive Rite participants.

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Parent Lessons

• The parent lessons provide opportunity for
  teaching and learning between sessions
• We recommend that you try to complete the
  remaining lessons prior to the last Drive Rite
  session
• However, wed rather you err on the side of
  safety than try to cram all the lessons in before
  next month

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Lesson Six Celebrating Accomplishments
A Look Ahead

• Session Goals
• Identify lessons learned from at least one lesson
  topic
• Realize the benefits of safe driving practices
• Celebrate personal accomplishments

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Next Drive Right Session

• Date and Time
• Location
• Remember
• Complete the homework assignment
• Practice, practice, practice
• Call if you have any questions