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Driving Skills

Driving Skills

Level

Skill Name

Assessment

Abreviation

Description

Driving Skills Log

Backing Up The Car

BUC

Lane Choice and Control

LCC

Left Turn/Right Turn

LT/RT

Practice in parking lots

PLOT

Looking Ahead in Traffic

LAT

Starting and Stopping the Car

SSC

Light Traffic Streets

LTS

Lane position: keeping space around vehicle

Turns: Signaling, how to slow/stop/accelerate, left vs right turns

Stop, yield, traffic lights

Rights of way: cars, pedestrians, bikers

4/13

5/3

5/7

Basic Parking/Un-Parking

BPUP

Perpendicular and parallel in empty areas

5/9

4/18

4/19

Cross street

Streets with intersections

Stop/Yield signs

Pedestrian crossing

Roundabouts

Intersections

Keeping Space Around the Car

KSAC

Lane Changes

Practicing in Traffic

Multilane roadways

Lane markings, changing lanes, following distance

Blind spots, blind intersections

U-turns, round-a-bouts

Restricted areas: Construction zones, Driving near Schools & Hospitals, Sharing w/ Bikes and Pedestrians

Navigate [Maps] to a new place: Using GPS responsibly

Driving at night

DAN

Lights, distance

4/5

Basic Maintenance

Getting gas, filling tires, replenishing fluids

4/30

4/19

4/20

4/26

4/28

Parking on Hills

Parallel Parking

U-Turn

Freeway non-rush hour

FNR

Merging: Entering and leaving

Lane choice and distance, signalling

4/24

5/7

Freeway rush hour

Merging with traffic

Signaling, letting others pass, overtaking

4/30

4/18

4/24

4/28

Advanced Parking

Parallel parking (with and without traffic)

Parking on hills

Park/enter/exit in tight spots

4/10

4/20

Freeway Driving

Night Driving

Special Problems and Emergencies

SPE

Familiarizing the vehicle

Mirror: positioning

Signals: Turn, brake, hazard lights, horn

Safety: belt, air bags. Putting away distractions

Controls: Defroster, wipers

Emergency: Parking brake, hazard lights, roadside assistance

Car health: fuel/charge, tire tread/pressure, engine warnings, oil / fluids

Paperwork: Insurance, registration

4/10

4/26

5/3

5/4

Basic Driving Maneuvers

BDM

Likely in empty parking lot

Starting and stopping

Left, right turn - steering through turn, acceleration

Going forward and reverse - turn directions

4/5

4/26

5/3

Emergencies and Special Problems

ESP

Your car: Flat tire, skids, brakes fail, stuck accelerator, overheating, etc

Collision / accident

Getting pulled over

Sirens and emergency vehicles

School bus, railroad crossings

5/9

5/7

Advanced Maintenance

Change tires, oil change, etc

4/12

4/18

Driving during rain/snow/wind

Changes to lighting, distance, driving style, steering

Stuck in snow/mud

Hydroplaning

4/13

Switching cars

Adjusting to new car, learning new signals and controls

Stick shift

STICK

Shifting with a clutch

When/how to switch

Using transmission to speed up / slow down

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