Drive Right: You Are the Driver,9780673591593

Drive Right: You Are the Driver

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Edition: 10th
ISBN13: 9780673591593
ISBN10: 067359159X
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-01-01
Publisher(s): PRENTICE HALL SCHOOL GROUP
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Table of Contents

Unit 1 The Driving Task 1(88)
You Are The Driver
2(16)
You Are Part of the System
4(2)
Your Driving Task
6(2)
Your Driving Responsibilities
8(3)
Your Driver's License
11(7)
Signs, Signals, and Roadway Markings
18(20)
Traffic Signs
20(7)
Traffic Signals
27(4)
Roadway Markings
31(7)
Basic Vehicle Control
38(22)
Instruments, Controls, and Devices
40(6)
Getting Ready to Drive
46(2)
Driving a Vehicle with Automatic Transmission
48(5)
Driving a Vehicle with Manual Transmission
53(7)
Managing Risk with the IPDE Process
60(28)
The IPDE Process
62(3)
Identify and Predict
65(10)
Decide and Execute
75(8)
Using the IPDE Process
83(5)
Unit 2 Controlling Your Vehicle 88(84)
Natural Laws and Car Control
90(18)
Gravity and Energy of Motion
92(2)
Friction and Traction
94(4)
Stopping Distance
98(2)
Controlling Force of Impact
100(8)
Performing Basic Vehicle Maneuvers
108(20)
Steering, Signaling, and Changing Lanes
110(3)
Making Turns and Turning the Car Around
113(6)
Parking
119(9)
Negotiating Intersections
128(20)
Searching Intersections
130(4)
Controlled Intersections
134(5)
Uncontrolled Intersections
139(3)
Determining Right of Way and Judging Gaps
142(6)
Sharing the Roadway
148(24)
Sharing the Roadway with Motorcyclists
150(5)
Motorcyclist Actions Can Affect You
155(4)
Bicycles, Mopeds, and Motor Scooters
159(3)
Pedestrians and Special Vehicles
162(5)
Sharing the Roads with Trucks
167(5)
Unit 3 Driving in Different Environments 172(116)
Driving in Urban Traffic
174(20)
Adjusting to Urban Traffic
176(2)
Following and Meeting Traffic
178(4)
Managing Space in Urban Traffic
182(6)
Special Urban Situations
188(6)
Driving in Rural Areas
194(26)
Characteristics of Rural Traffic
196(2)
Using Basic Skills in Rural Areas
198(6)
Passing and Being Passed on Rural Roads
204(5)
Rural Situations You Might Encounter
209(4)
Special Driving Environments
213(7)
Driving on Expressways
220(24)
Characteristics of Expressway Driving
222(3)
Entering an Expressway
225(4)
Strategies for Driving on Expressways
229(6)
Exiting Expressways
235(3)
Special Expressway Problems
238(6)
Driving in Adverse Conditions
244(22)
Reduced Visibility
246(6)
Reduced Traction
252(8)
Other Adverse Weather Conditions
260(6)
Handling Emergencies
266(22)
Vehicle Malfunctions
268(8)
Driver Errors
276(3)
Roadway Hazards
279(2)
Collisions
281(7)
Unit 4 Being a Responsible Driver 288(104)
Effects of Driver Condition
290(22)
Emotions and Driving
292(6)
Physical Senses and Driving
298(6)
Physical Disabilities
304(8)
Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Driving
312(22)
Effects of Alcohol on Driving Safely
314(7)
Other Drugs and Driving
321(2)
Traffic Laws on the Use of Alcohol
323(3)
Coping with Peer Pressure
326(8)
Buying and Owning a Vehicle
334(20)
Buying a Vehicle
336(6)
Insuring a Vehicle
342(5)
Environmental Concerns
347(7)
Maintaining Your Vehicle
354(22)
Maintaining the Power Systems
356(7)
Maintaining the Control Systems
363(5)
Preventive Maintenance
368(2)
Fuel-Saving and Recycling Strategies
370(6)
Planning Your Travel
376(16)
Local Travel
378(2)
Long--Distance Travel
380(6)
Special Vehicles
386(6)
Glossary 392(6)
Index 398(10)
Acknowledgments 408

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