Welcome to teenSMART:
Program Goals
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To encourage teen drivers to value safe driving
skills and habits
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To help teens develop the skills and
understanding they need to emulate more
experienced drivers
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To identify the major reasons that teen drivers are
so likely to be involved in crashes
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To teach visual search skills that will help teens
identify hazards as they drive
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To emphasize the importance and benefit of
anticipating trouble while driving
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To discuss the risks of being involved in a crash,
and to introduce the concept of “cumulative risk”
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To introduce the idea that “how you live is how
you drive,” and address lifestyle issues that
increase the risk of being in a crash
Session 1
PFC # 1
Session One: What More
Experienced Drivers Do
- What’s Ahead?
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Video: Getting Started
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Classroom Activity: Picture This
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Video: The Big Six Factors
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Classroom Activity: What Do
More Experienced Drivers Do?
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Video: Come On Let’s Go!
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Classroom Activity: A Critique of
Allen’s Driving
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Summary
Session 1
PFC # 2
Teen Driver Stereotypes
Session 1
True
False
PFC # 3
The Big Six Factors
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Visual Search
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Hazard Recognition
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Risk & Benefit Analysis
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Speed Adjustment
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Space Management
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Lifestyle Issues
Session 1
PFC # 4
Crash Rate by Age and
Experience
For those who start driving at age 18, the crash
rate is still close to that of 16-year-olds who are
just starting.
Session 1
Handout/Overhead
Allen’s Actions – Safe
Passenger Actions – Positive
Allen’s Response to Peer Pressure
Session 1
Allen’s Actions – Unsafe
Passenger Actions – Negative
Possible Passenger Actions to
Make the Situation Safer
PFC # 5
Welcome
To
teenSMART
Session 2:
Visual Search
Session 2
PFC # 6
Session Two: Visual Search
- What’s Ahead?
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Welcome
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Video: Driving With Your Eyes
Wide Open
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Classroom Activity: Visual Search
– How Is It Done?
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Video: Come On, Let’s Go!
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Driving Simulation: Where Is It?
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Summary
Session 2
PFC # 7
Driving Simulation Zones
Front
Front
Left Blind Spot
Left
Blin
d
Spot
Right Blind Spot
Left
Right
Mirror
Mirror
Rear
Right
Left
Mirro
r
Session 2
Rear
Mirror
PFC # 8
Welcome
To
teenSMART
Session 3:
Hazard Detection
Session 3
PFC # 9
Session Three: Hazard
Detection - What’s Ahead?
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Welcome
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Video: Searching For Hazards
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Classroom Activity: Hazard Mapping
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Classroom Activity: The Worst of the
Worst
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Driving Simulation: What’s the
Hazard?
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Classroom Activity: Anticipating
Trouble
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Driving Simulation: What’s the Clue?
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Summary
Session 3
PFC # 10
Welcome
To
teenSMART
Session 4:
Understanding Risk
Session 4
PFC # 11
Session Four:
Understanding Risk What’s Ahead?
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Welcome
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Video: Risk Parts 1 and 2
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Classroom Activity: Driving Risk and
Benefit – When Perception Doesn’t
Equal Reality
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Classroom Activity: The Snake’s Bite
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Classroom Activity: Risk Intensity
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Driving Simulation: Risk-O-Meter
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Summary
Session 4
PFC # 12
Perception vs. Reality:
“If I drive faster than usual, make
quick cuts through traffic, and tailgate
to get slow drivers to move out of my
way, I can reach my destination
faster.”
TRUE OR FALSE?
Session 4
PFC # 13
Weighing Risks and
Benefits
Are any of the following benefits worth the
associated risk? Why or why not?
Benefit
Risk
Getting to dinner on time
Speeding
Getting the best parking
space
Swerving through the parking
lot
Getting to a movie before
it starts
Driving the wrong way on a
one-way street
Getting a slow driver out
of your way
Tailgating
Getting a tailgater off your
bumper
Tapping your brakes to make
your brake lights blink
Getting to work on time to
avoid being fired
Running stop signs
Session 4
Yes
No
PFC # 14
Risk Intensity
Driver Choice
Risk Value
A
Tailgating
4
B
Maintaining a 3-second following distance
1
C
Driving 15 MPH faster than the flow of traffic
4
D
Driving with the flow of traffic
1
E
Rapid and frequent lane changes
4
F
Staying in your lane
1
G
Drinking or using drugs while driving
5
H
Driving sober
1
I
Driving at night
2
J
Driving in daylight
1
K
Running red lights
5
L
Stopping at red lights
1
M
Distracted by phone, music or passengers
3
N
No distractions while driving
1
O
Not knowing what is in your blind spot
3
P
Knowing what is in your blind spot all the time
1
Q
Ignoring hazards
4
R
Watching for hazards
1
S
Racing other cars frequently
5
T
Never racing other cars
1
Session 4
Handout/Overhead
Welcome
To
teenSMART
Session 5:
Speed, Space and
Lifestyle
Session 5
PFC # 15
Session Five: Speed, Space
and Lifestyle - What’s
Ahead?
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Welcome
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Video: Key Concepts of Speed, Space
and Merging
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Driving Simulation: Speed and Space
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Video: How You Live Is How You Drive
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Classroom Activity: Risky Lifestyle
Choices
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Summary
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teenSMART Quiz
Session 5
PFC # 16
Risky Lifestyle
Choices
Session 5
Why Do Teens Make
Risky Choices?
PFC # 17
Why Do Teens Make
Safer Choices?
Session 5
PFC # 18