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Behind-the-Wheel Workbook for Driving Lessons
SAMPLE

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Traffic Safety

Behind-The-Wheel Logbook for Parent Guided Practice

Education

This workbook together with the Behind-the-Wheel Guide are part of the Parent Involvement Project 2000.

Student Driving Log
FIFTEEN GOOD DRIVING HABITS
BY FREDERIK R. MOTTOLA NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DRIVER BEHAVIOR

Recording your student driver’s behind-the-wheel practice sessions will help you better assess and analyze your time spent together. An example of how to use the student driving log follows: Your son/daughter’s (student’s) traffic safety education
Driving BTW Lesson/ Date Time (Duration) Skills Practiced
12/21/99 30 minutes Lesson 3-parking uphill

1 Get Driver-Vehicle Readiness: Driver Fitness, Safety Belts on, Doors Locked, Headlights On. .

2 Make smooth, gradual starts and stops. .

3 Use reference points to know exactly where your car is positioned. .

Driving Environment
Rural county driving

Time of Day
9 AM

Adult’s Iiil ntas

4 Before putting your foot on the gas pedal, see that the targeting path is clear. .

JH
5 Visualize where the vehicle will be at least 12-15 seconds before it arrives there. .

12/29/99 30 minutes

Lesson 3-angle parking

Downtown parking lot

3 PM

JH

6 Become alerted to changes to your LOS-POT (Line of Sight and Path of Travel) .

1/3/00

30 minutes

Lesson 4-lane changing

Downtown city driving

3 PM

DH

7 When your LOS-POT becomes restricted, reduce your speed. .

8 Adjust speed and position to keep empty space to the side. .
1/7/00 30 minutes Lesson 4-following time City, hwy, fwy driving 7 PM

JH
9 When you see a red light, reduce speed to time your arrival into a green light. .

1/19/00

30 minutes

Lesson 6-freeways

Interstate fwy driving

11AM

DH