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The
Focus
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This presentation is made possible
throughA grant from the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) in cooperation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)Is dedicated to those who have lost their lives and provided the motivation for the creation of this program
This program may contain copyrighted materials used under the fair education exemption to the US Copyright Law
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FOCUS
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Which one Kills More
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Comparison
.357 Bullet158 grainWeight-10.2 gramsVelocity-1485 feet per secondKnock Down Power-774 ft pounds
Average American AutomobileMid-Size SedanSize-6.5 feet wide14 feet longWeight-4200 poundsVelocity-103 feet per secondKnock Down Power-294,000 ft pounds
Source: WikiAnswers
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The Automobile
• 33,808 vehicle occupants killed 2009• Same as 1 Airline Crash
– Killing 92 passengers daily
Source: NHTSA 2008
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Driving
True or False?
Requires very little skill!
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Define Driving
• Driving?– Moving a vehicle from one place to
another
• Safe Operation? – Controlling the complete operation:
• Mechanically• Physically• Mentally
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Driver License Requirements
• Over 25 years of age– Successfully complete a written exam– Successfully complete an eye test– Successfully demonstrate driving ability– Follow requirements of licensing
• Under 25– Complete driver education course?– All of the above
Source: TX Driver’s Handbook
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Society’s Attitude on Traffic Laws
Source: Instructor Experience/Observation
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Speed
• 70 Miles per hour– 50% chance of surviving the crash
• 90 Miles per hour– Less than 10% chance of survival
• 35 mile trip at 70 miles per hour– 30 minutes
• 35 mile trip at 90 miles per hour– 22 ½ minutes
Source: Report on Effectiveness of Seatbelts/Airbags NHTSA 2003; Speed calculation formula
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Speed
• 20 mile trip to destination• Required to arrive at 8:00 AM• You leave for destination at 7:50
AM• How fast must you drive to arrive
on time?
Source: Speed calculation formula ; common sense
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Safety Restraints
• Required for all vehicle occupants• Texas at 93% compliance• 63% of occupants killed non-compliance • Males age 16 to 25• Click it or Ticket?
– Until fatalities end in Texas– Buckle up or pay up
Source: TX Transportation Code 545.413; TXDOT; distraction.gov; buckleuptexas.com
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Impaired Driving
• November 17, 1999– 12
• September 11, 2001– 3,000
• September 8, 2004– 1,000
• Every Year in America– 16,000
Source: Wikipedia 2009; Bryan Eagle 1999; CNN 2001, 2004, MADD
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Impaired Driving• Texas is getting better
– Prior to 1980• Not much opposition
– 1980• Mothers Against Drunk Drivers• Moved headquarters to Texas 1983
– 1984• Legal drinking age raised to 21
– 1995• Texas Administrative License Revocation
Source: Instructor Experience/Observation; MADD; Wikipedia
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Impaired Driving• Texas is getting better
– 1999• Texas lowers BAC to .08
– 2000• .08 adopted as federal standard
– 2002• TXDOT creates LEADRS
– Law Enforcement Advanced DWI/DUI Reporting System
– But Today• A lack of support from society
Source: Instructor Experience/Observation; MADD; Wikipedia
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Impaired Driving
• You drink, you don’t drive• You drink, You drive, You Go to Jail• You show up in court, You are held
responsible• Texas can do better
Source: Instructor Experience/Observation; MADD; Wikipedia; buckleuptexas.com
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Distracted Driving
Reports indicate most crashes involve some type of distraction.
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has identified Distracted Driving
as a serious and life threatening practice
BSource: US DOT 2009
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Source: Quote from Secretary Ray LaHood January 2010
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Source: Quote from Secretary Ray LaHood January 2010
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Distracted Driving
• 2009 Word of the year (Webster's Dictionary)
“Distracted Driving”
• An Epidemic• A Menace to Society • Take personal responsibility
– Ray LaHood US Transportation Secretary
To combat this problem we must understand driving is
serious business! Source: Quote from Secretary Ray LaHood October 2010
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Distracted Driving
• Distracting Activities?– Eating and Drinking– Grooming– Reading– Navigation Systems– Changing Radio Stations– MP-3 Players– Changing CD’s– Cell Phones and PDA’s
Source: distraction.gov
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Distracted Driving
• Texting While Driving– One of the most dangerous
distractions– Involves three driving
distractions• Visual• Manual• Cognitive
Source: distraction.gov
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Texas Must Get Serious
• Good Drivers Follow the Rules– All of the Rules
• Good Drivers Protect Themselves– Safety Restraints
• Good Drivers Don’t Drink and Drive– At All
• Good Drivers Drive– Focus on the Important Task
Source: Instructor Experience/Observation; TX Drivers Handbook; letstalkdriving.co.uk