The document provides an outline for a driving school module on the environment. It includes an activity called "Courtesy Feels Good!", discussions of other road users, proactive and courteous driving rules, irritating driver behaviors, consequences of aggressive driving, traffic signs and signals, and a 13 question quiz on traffic rules.
The document provides an outline for a driving school module on the environment. It includes an activity called "Courtesy Feels Good!", discussions of other road users, proactive and courteous driving rules, irritating driver behaviors, consequences of aggressive driving, traffic signs and signals, and a 13 question quiz on traffic rules.
The document provides an outline for a driving school module on the environment. It includes an activity called "Courtesy Feels Good!", discussions of other road users, proactive and courteous driving rules, irritating driver behaviors, consequences of aggressive driving, traffic signs and signals, and a 13 question quiz on traffic rules.
The document provides an outline for a driving school module on the environment. It includes an activity called "Courtesy Feels Good!", discussions of other road users, proactive and courteous driving rules, irritating driver behaviors, consequences of aggressive driving, traffic signs and signals, and a 13 question quiz on traffic rules.
Please note that the driving school instructor may use a different presentation to teach this module.
The Environment
PHASE 1 PREREQUISITE FOR A LEARNER’S LICENCE 1
Outline of Module 3
• Activity: Courtesy Feels Good!
• Environmental factors ‒ Other road users ‒ Road and weather conditions (covered in Module 7 – OEA Driving Strategy)
• Traffic signs, signals and rules
‒ Quiz
THE ENVIRONMENT 2 Targeted Competencies
• Taking other road users into account
• Driving cooperatively and courteously • Evaluating one’s behaviour with regard to sharing the road • Identifying the legal framework and the rules of courtesy that make safe, cooperative and responsible driving possible
THE ENVIRONMENT 3 Activity: Courtesy Feels Good!
• Instructions (individually)
Complete the questionnaire entitled
Courtesy on the Road (5 minutes)
THE ENVIRONMENT 4 Other Road Users Drive proactively!
Driving proactively means anticipating problems
to better prevent them.
Why? • To avoid finding yourself in a stressful situation and growing impatient as a result • To avoid conflict with other road users
THE ENVIRONMENT 5 Rules of Proactive and Courteous Driving
PATIENCE, TOLERANCE AND COURTESY
• Avoid driving while fatigued, tense or feeling very strong emotions • Leave earlier • Take routes with less traffic • Avoid tense conversations with passengers • Remember that bad manoeuvres by others are not always conscious or deliberate • Accept the pace of other drivers • Protect more vulnerable or less skilful drivers
THE ENVIRONMENT 6 Courtesy on the Road
Courtesy on the road begins with obeying the Highway
Safety Code (HSC) and traffic rules . . .
• Obeying traffic lights
• Obeying road signs (stop, speed limit, yield, etc.) • Respecting the right of way of other users (pedestrians, cyclists, etc.) • Meeting certain obligations (communicating one’s intentions, not following too closely, etc.)
. . . but it also involves being polite and getting along with others
THE ENVIRONMENT 7 Disrespectful or Aggressive Behaviour
In your view, what are the most irritating behaviours of drivers on
the road?
THE ENVIRONMENT 8 Irritating Behaviours - Cutting people off - Following too closely - Making unpleasant or aggressive gestures - Speeding - Honking needlessly - Not obeying the HSC - Not yielding the right of way or insisting on it - Weaving between vehicles - Not respecting rights of way - Not signalling one’s intentions - Changing lanes frequently - Passing on the right or on the shoulder - Blinding others with one’s headlights
THE ENVIRONMENT 9 Consequences of Aggressive Driving
Other than increasing fear, risks and accidents, the conflicts caused by aggressive driving can lead to administrative penalties (fines) and criminal penalties (prison sentences depending on the seriousness of the aggressive actions).
THE ENVIRONMENT 10 Traffic Signs, Signals and Rules • Traffic rules: ‒ Traffic rules are set by the Highway Safety Code Examples of traffic rules: speed limits, safe turning and passing, signalling one’s intentions, etc.
• Traffic signs and signals aim to:
‒ Ensure the safety of road users ‒ Improve the flow of traffic ‒ Guide road users Examples of traffic signs and signals: traffic lights, pavement markings, road signs, etc.
THE ENVIRONMENT 11 Traffic Signs, Signals and Rules (cont.)
• Review of self-study since the beginning of the course
‒ Chapters 3 and 4 of the Driver’s Handbook ‒ Review exercises (website) ‒ Does anyone have any questions?
• Reminders ‒ Preparation for the evaluation to obtain a learner’s licence – Phase 1, Module 5 ‒ Preparation for the SAAQ knowledge test and road test at the end of the learning period
THE ENVIRONMENT 12 Quiz
Traffic Signs, Signals and Rules
THE ENVIRONMENT 13 Question 1
You’re driving in a town you don’t know. There’s no speed limit
sign. What is the fastest you’re allowed to go? • 30 km/h • 50 km/h • 70 km/h
THE ENVIRONMENT 14 Answer
50 km/h In a town or city, the maximum speed limit is 50 km/h unless otherwise indicated.
THE ENVIRONMENT 15 Question 2
In what situation can you be charged with impaired driving even
if you haven’t been drinking alcohol? • You were involved in an accident. • You didn’t take medication prescribed by a doctor. • You drove after consuming drugs.
THE ENVIRONMENT 16 Answer
You drove after using drugs.
No one is allowed to drive a vehicle when their driving ability is impaired by alcohol or drugs.
THE ENVIRONMENT 17 Question 3
What is the permissible blood alcohol concentration for the
holder of a probationary licence? • Zero-alcohol rule • 20 mg% (.02) rule • 80 mg% (.08) rule
THE ENVIRONMENT 18 Answer
Zero-alcohol rule The holder of a probationary licence is not allowed to drive a road vehicle after consuming alcohol.
Remember the zero-alcohol rule!
THE ENVIRONMENT 19 Question 4 Are you allowed to pass the bicycle in this situation?
– No – Yes – No, because cyclists have the right of way
THE ENVIRONMENT 20 Answer
No You may not pass the bicycle, because there is not enough room to do so safely since a vehicle is coming in the opposite lane.
Rule for passing a cyclist in zones of:
- 50 km/h or less: 1 m - More than 50 km/h: 1.5 m
THE ENVIRONMENT 21 Question 5
At night, you must switch from the high beams to the low beams when a car coming from the opposite direction is at a distance of less than:
• 50 metres • 100 metres • 150 metres
THE ENVIRONMENT 22 Answer
150 metres When an oncoming vehicle is less than 150 metres away, you must switch to the low beams so as not to blind the other driver.
THE ENVIRONMENT 23 Question 6
You’re following a farm tractor up a hill. Are you allowed to pass it? • No • Yes • Yes, because it’s a tractor
THE ENVIRONMENT 24 Answer
No You are not allowed to pass, because you cannot check to see whether the left lane is free.
THE ENVIRONMENT 25 Question 7
It is prohibited to pass using the lane reserved for oncoming
traffic: • As you near and reach the top of a hill • Alongside a bicycle path • In a 50 km/h zone
THE ENVIRONMENT 26 Answer
As you near and reach the top of a hill
Near or at the top of a hill, it is prohibited to pass using the lane reserved for oncoming traffic.
THE ENVIRONMENT 27 Question 8
You’re parking uphill. Which way are you supposed to turn the wheels? To the left To the right Straight ahead
THE ENVIRONMENT 28 Answer
To the left In the event of parking brake or transmission failure, the vehicle will be stopped by the curb.
THE ENVIRONMENT 29 Question 9
To back up, your father unbuckles his seat belt. Under the Highway Safety Code, is he allowed to do so? • Yes • Yes, but only to back out of a private driveway • No
THE ENVIRONMENT 30 Answer
Yes The Highway Safety Code does not require the driver to wear a seat belt while backing up.
THE ENVIRONMENT 31 Question 10 A driver is travelling in lane C. He wants to turn left at the intersection. What does he have to do? • He can’t turn left; he has to go to the next intersection. • He has to change lanes twice: from C to B and from B to A. • He can cross two travel lanes at once.
THE ENVIRONMENT 32 Answer
He can’t turn left: he has to go to the next intersection.
A driver must plan turns and the lane changes that precede them.
THE ENVIRONMENT 33 Question 11
When you reach this sign, what do you have to do?
• Stop immediately • Prepare to stop • Do nothing in particular
THE ENVIRONMENT 34 Answer
Prepare to stop This sign announces a stop sign ahead: start slowing down, because you’ll have to stop soon.
THE ENVIRONMENT 35 Question 12
The shape and colour of this sign are reserved for indicating: • Speed limits • Hazards • Road work
THE ENVIRONMENT 36 Answer
Hazards Signs with this shape and colour warn you of a road hazard.
THE ENVIRONMENT 37 Question 13
The shape of this sign indicates that:
• A school zone begins • A school zone is ahead • A school crossing is ahead
THE ENVIRONMENT 38 Answer
A school zone begins
The shape of this sign indicates you’re entering a school zone.
THE ENVIRONMENT 39 Question 14
This sign indicates that:
• A bridge is ahead • The pavement ends • Road construction begins
THE ENVIRONMENT 40 Answer
The pavement ends
The road surface will change from asphalt to gravel or dirt.
THE ENVIRONMENT 41 Question 15
This sign indicates:
• The slowest speed allowed • The fastest speed allowed • The recommended speed
THE ENVIRONMENT 42 Answer
The recommended speed
This sign indicates the recommended safe speed near an obstacle or a hazardous place on a public roadway.
THE ENVIRONMENT 43 Question 16
When you come to a yellow light, you have to:
• Stop • Speed up • Slow down
THE ENVIRONMENT 44 Answer
Stop You must stop, unless you are in the intersection or so close to it that it would be dangerous to stop.
THE ENVIRONMENT 45 Question 17 You can cross over a solid single line to pass one of the following vehicles. Which one?
A bus A truck A carriage
THE ENVIRONMENT 46 Answer
A carriage – If it is safe to do so, a solid line may be crossed, exceptionally, in order to pass a vehicle drawn by an animal.
THE ENVIRONMENT 47 Question 18
What does this sign tell you?
• Before entering a road, you must yield the right of way to the vehicles travelling on it. • The vehicle travelling the fastest has the right of way • You must yield the right of way to vehicles coming from the opposite direction.
THE ENVIRONMENT 48 Answer
Before entering a road, you must yield the right of way to the vehicles travelling on it: This sign tells a driver wishing to enter a road that he or she must yield the right of way.
THE ENVIRONMENT 49 Question 19
This sign indicates that:
• Stopping is prohibited • Parking is prohibited • Access is prohibited
THE ENVIRONMENT 50 Answer
Access is prohibited – This sign indicates that automobiles are not allowed to enter a road or a traffic lane.
THE ENVIRONMENT 51 Question 20
Which sign warns you that a road ahead is temporarily closed to
traffic?
1 2 3
THE ENVIRONMENT 52 Answer Sign 2 This sign warns you that a road ahead is temporarily closed.
