7 teenagers are killed

2. 
   Minimize Risk:
   

1. 
   For example, if you are a distracted driver, your potential for being involved in a crash increases 4 to 9 times.
   

1. 
   Taking unnecessary risks may result in property damage, injury or death, and other losses
   
2. 
   Injury to you or others - permanent or life-threatening,
   
3. 
   Damage to personal property, and
   
4. 
   Loss such as financial loss, loss of license, loss of convenience, loss of time, and other losses.
   

1. 
   Speeding - #1
   
2. 
   Failure to yield the right of way - #2
   
3. 
   Driving while intoxicated - #3
   
4. 
   Disregarding a traffic sign or signal -#4
   
5. 
   Following too closely - #5
   
6. 
   Improper turns
   
7. 
   Unsafe passing
   

1. 
   Worn or bald tires, poorly adjusted and/or worn brakes, broken headlights, worn windshield wiper blades, dirty windshield
   
2. 
   Road Design
   
3. 
   Weather conditions
   
4. 
   Road surface – wet, snow, ice, gravel
   

Module 4: Topic 2

1. 
   Drivers need visibility, space, and time to avoid conflicts and perform safe driving maneuvers
   
2. 
   Good seeing habits and the ability to manage space on the roadway are essential ingredients for low-risk driving
   
3. 
   Developing space management HABITS can reduce driving risks
   

1. 
   Drivers must manage all six zones around the vehicle, and adjust position to maintain a safe margin of space that provides room to steer in an emergency
   

1. 
   OPEN — An open zone is a space where you can drive without restriction
   
2. 
   CLOSED — The space or area is not available in the vehicle’s path of travel
   
3. 
   CHANGING — An open zone changes to a closed zone or a closed zone becomes an open zone
   

1. 
   Drivers have the most control over the space directly in front of the vehicle
   
2. 
   2-Second - Following Distance is effective at speeds under 35 mph
   
3. 
   3-Second - Following Distance may provide enough time for evasive steering maneuver on dry surfaces or to brake at speeds up to 45 mph
   
4. 
   4-Second - Following Distance provides time to steer out of a problem on dry surfaces and brake out of a problem at speeds up to 70 mph