Rockingham Driving School, Inc.
Course Description












Home | Pricing | Class Schedule | Course Description | Requirements for First Time Drivers | Parent Student Letter | Enrollment Form




















1. Introduction. Go over class rules, parent letter, talk about risk.
2. HTS - Highway Transportation System. Present HTS and (highway characteristics}, road surface, obstacles on and off the road, (vehicles), size, design, and what it means to the driver, (the driver), age and attitude.
3. Limited Space. Three point turns, Pull past and back in, Pull in and back out, Parking lot design, and Intersections.
4. Signs. Drivers Manual. power point - Signs, Signals and Markings.
5. Laws of Nature. Quiz on Signs.- Traction - Friction, Kinetic Energy, Impact, Inertia and Centrifugal Force. Talk on braking, locking up the wheels, and steering. Demo with props. Video - Seat Belts For Dummies or People.
6. Seeing. The difference between Seeing and Looking. The 20 to 30 sec. scanning, using your eyes, SIPDE. AAA slides on Seeing. Video - Save a Second Save a Life.
7. Communicating. Slides on Communicating.  Video - The Aftermath.
8. Insurance. Basic coverage’s, Financial responsibility. 
9. Speed. Adjusting Speed. Drivers Manual Videos - Get A Grip, and Don’t Let Up.
10. Margin of Safety. AAA Slides on a Margin of Safety.
11. Emergencies. AAA Slides on Driving Emergencies. Drivers Manual
12. Car Care. Talk on the people who work on your car. Drivers Manual, Basic maintenance.  Jump starting and tire change.

13.

 Mixed Content. Text Messaging and cell phone dangers.  Wildlife dangers. Sharing The Road With Trucks .
14. You and Driving.  Alcohol, and other Drugs.
15. Final. Review and test