Driver Education

1
Driver Education

• Day 13
• Planning a Trip
• Preparing for your Test

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Preparing for a Short Trip

• Do you know how to get there?
• Do you know another way to get there?
• Do you have everything you need?
• Do you have enough time?
• Are you going at a good time?
• Prepare car by checking fluid levels, lights, and
  tires

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Preparing for a Long Trip

• How are you going to get there?
• Direct route or scenic route
• What towns am I going through
• Where am I going to stay?
• Have I had enough sleep?
• Do I have enough money?
• Prepare the car more thoroughly
• check brakes, exhaust, tires, belts, hoses, etc.

4
Loading and Driving with Trailer

• Vehicles are limited to amount of weight they can
  pull
• May need heavy duty equipment on car
• You need hitch and safety chains
• Packing your trailer
• car must support 10 - 15 of trailer load
• Load heaviest items at bottom
• 60 weight in front half of trailer, even from
  side to side
• Bottom of vehicle and trailer should be even

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How do you drive a car w/trailer

• Need more gap, due to length and weight
• Backing is different
• Turn wheel to left to make trailer go right
• Turn wheel to right to make trailer go left
• Back slowly with someone to guide you
• Turning
• Must make wider turns to avoid curbs
• When passing it is going to take longer

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Driving with trailer...

• Be careful when being overtaken
• big trucks can cause a gust of air and make your
  trailer sway
• If traffic is piling up, pull off to the side of
  the road
• Slowing and stopping take extra car
• if trailer does not have brakes, if you stop
  suddenly the trailer could swing around the car
• Make sure you practice before tackling heavy
  traffic

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Driving Safely in an RV

• Visibility
• great visibility to front, bad to back
• Big size
• wind is a big problem
• know how high it is for low bridges
• know the weight for bridge limits
• Protect other motorists by giving bigger margins
  of space
• Protect your self by getting plenty of rest

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Getting Ready for KnowledgeTest

• Study wisely, Read on section at a time, study
  with someone else, take sample tests
• Get a good nights sleep and plenty to eat and
  drink
• Take necessary papers, birth certificate, social
  security card, parent
• Remain calm, read questions carefully, skip and
  come back to tougher questions

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In-Vehicle Test

• Know what you are doing
• Practice in the vehicle you are going to use
• Be alert for signs
• Practice parking, starting and stopping,
  signaling, etc.
• Get good nights sleep and eat well
• Take what you need

10
Getting your vehicle ready

• Make sure all equipment works in car you are
  going to use
• Clean windows, interior, mirrors, lights, enough
  fuel
• remove all loose items in the car
• make sure seatbelts work

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Taking the In-Car Test

• Adjust seat, mirrors, etc
• Concentrate on what you are doing
• Listen carefully to examiners instructions
• Dont chat with the examiner during test, but
  dont be afraid to ask questions
• Dont worry about what examiner is writing
• Stay calm, admit your nervous, have a positive
  attitude, breathe deeply
• Exercise good judgement