2018 MHS Driver Education Parent Meeting Welcome Driver

2018 MHS Driver Education Parent Meeting

• Welcome • Driver Education Instructors – Dewitt Mack – coordinator, classroom, BTW – Thomas Johnson – classroom, BTW – Gene Anderson - BTW – Dave Buchanan – classroom, BTW – James Gustafson – classroom, BTW – PARENTS – BTW experience & examples

• requirements for this summer – 30 hours of classroom instruction • utilize Playbook as textbook • focus on decision making & driving technique • Alive at 25 program(ND Safety Council) – 6 hours behind-the-wheel • • • residential downtown Mandan & Bismarck rural highways gravel roads interstate driving test course in Bismarck – 6 hours in-car observation

• behind-the-wheel(BTW) instruction – two - 45 minute BTW sessions per day • two – 45 minute observation sessions per day – meet instructors in parking lot behind MHS – bring permit everyday – closed toe shoes required to drive • no sandals, flip-flops, slippers, … – all electronic devices will be turned off during BTW & observation – instructors will only drive if both students show up • BTW will need to be rescheduled

• ND Learners Permit – required for class – required to drive with anyone else – how to obtain: • go to any testing site • bring proper identification* – proof of identity(link) – proof of ND residence(link) • pass Rules of the Road knowledge test • pass vision screening • have an adult sponsors signature

• ND Learners Permit restrictions – be accompanied by a supervising driver • 18 yrs or older w/ license for 3 yrs – can not operate any electronic communication device(calling or texting) – only operate parents, guardians, grandparents, siblings vehicle – may not operate vehicle between sunset/9 pm and 5 am except for work, school or religious activity

• ND graduated drivers license – Permit – minimum age 14 • minimum 50 hours driving in varied conditions and road surfaces – Restricted License – minimum age 15 • • Learners Permit for 1 year complete drivers education 50 hours driving documented in log book only parents, guardians, grandparents, sibling vehicle • under 16 prohibited from driving between sunset/9 pm and 5 am • under 18 prohibited from using cell phone while operating a motor vehicle – Unrestricted License

• forms & fees • • • MHS Driver Ed. syllabus and rules confidential health form $155 payable through myschoolbucks. com (optional)student/parent driving contract MHS drivers ed. website: mackbaseball. weebly. com • • ND Transportation Expo • • Bismarck Event Center May 12 th, 9 am-5 pm FREE ndtransportationexpo. com

• Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for people age 15 to 20. • According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data: – Young drivers are twice as likely as adult drivers to be in a fatal crash. – Each year, more than 5, 000 teens (ages 16 -20) are killed in passenger vehicle crashes.

– Sixteen-year-old drivers have crash rates that are three times greater than 17 -year-old drivers, five times greater than 18 -year-old drivers, and twice the rate of 85 -year-old drivers. – 25 percent of 15 - to 20 -year-old drivers killed in motor vehicle crashes had been drinking. – texting & driving is 6 times more likely to cause a crash than drunk driving

– Teen drivers and passengers are among those least likely to wear their seat belts – a person who texts and drives is 23 times more likely to cause car crash – Texting & Driving Video

Thank You & PLEASE BUCKLE UP AND DRIVE SAFELY!