OBJECTIVES

At the conclusion of this course, you should be able to:

• Define traffic regulations, laws, and their requirements, and recognize the various situations or conditions under which they apply.
• Develop the judgmental and decisional processes of driving to determine an appropriate plan of action, including strategies and tactics required to carry out the plan.
• Describe general performance capabilities of motor vehicles as well as physical and natural factors that effect vehicle control systems.
• Describe and design the legal and moral responsibilities of persons involved in or driving into a traffic accident situation, the nature and operation of the Safety Responsibility Law, the Financial Responsibility Law, and adequate insurance coverage.
• Demonstrate a knowledge of the concepts and laws which enable students to make wise decisions in regard to the use of alcoholic beverages or other drugs any time they will be using the highway transportation system as a driver, passenger, or pedestrian.
• Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the operations, skills, and special laws pertaining to motorcycle usage and the relation of motorcycles to the highway transportation system.  
• Demonstrate the ability to read a highway map and describe basic car care.
• Demonstrate skill and competency in performing the basic routine maneuvers of operation of a motor vehicle under actual driving conditions.