Occupant Restraints and Airbags - Making an Impact!
Demonstration: Traffic Safety 1 Demonstration Presenters: Westin Blidy and Thomas Stefano Talking to our driver education students about airbags is important; showing them a video on the topic can also have a significant impact; but demonstrating how airbags actually work can have a lasting effect. This demonstration uses a real airbag system from an automobile graveyard (junk yard) to teach about occupant restraints. The demo will show the importance of proper seating, making proper adjustments for all occupants in the vehicle and making sure that backseat occupants don't become backseat bullets. https://youtu.be/Bw0Ps8-KDlQ https://youtu.be/Y2sjYOGSV7E |
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"Car Fit" - Choosing the Right Vehicle
Helping Young and Mature Drivers Find the Safest Fit Presenter: Donna Stressel, OTR/DRS, SunnyView Hospital and Rehabilitation Center Schenectady, NY CarFit is an educational program that offers older adults the opportunity to check how well their personal vehicles "fit" them.The CarFit program provides information and materials on community-specific resources that could enhance their safety as drivers, and/or increase their mobility in the community. Driver Education teachers can learn how to offer these programs in their communities and also involve students with this program and associated activities. https://www.car-fit.org/carfit/FAQ Toyota Research Institute - The Science Behind Toyota Safe Driving
A Virtual Tour on "Active Safety" Technology and Toyota Vehicle Demo Presenters: Christian Guzman and Ken Munkelt. Toyota Product Training Field Representatives Toyota welcomes driver education teachers and students to a virtual trip visiting ground zero for the latest in robotics, automotive safety and production innovation. In this tour students receive an exclusive look under the hood at the careers offered in a manufacturing plant, AI technology that they are working on and also getting a look at the countless measures that go into improving safety and ensuring the quality of Toyota vehicles. https://www.teendrive365inschool.com/CarsOfTheFuture The Toyota TeenDrive365 Video Challenge
You have the power to prevent distracted driving among teens. Have your students make a video that inspires peers to drive safely and then enter their projects into this challenge for a chance to win one of 15 great prizes! www.teendrive365inschool.com/about-the-video-challenge
The Driver Education Research and Innovation Center (DERIC) https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/injury_prevention/deric The above link to the free, standardized driver education resources was created to help reduce crashes and produce safer teen drivers in New York State. The DERIC curriculum was developed by those involved with driver education programs, teen driving safety issues, teen behavior research, curriculum development experts and in field driver education teachers. Share The Keys Program https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/injury_prevention/docs/nysresourceguide.pdf |
Insurance - What We Need to Teach & How the Evolving Technology is Helping
Presenter: Sandy Hoodak, Fairbury High School As a driver education teacher at Fairbury High School, Sandy Hoodak , an insurance underwriter in a former life, has a real handle on what students need to know about insurance and wants to explore and share ideas with others. Sandy will share critically important subject matter with humor and real life examples. She will explain the insurance concept, state requirements, typical coverage choices and how they work, what to do in the event of an accident. She will also touch on the impact of new vehicle technology and how that is helping to make the Highway Transportation System (HTS) safer through insurance incentives.
What's Up ? Current American Automobile Association's AAA Research Presenter: Alec Slatky, Legislative Analyst, AAA and Director of Public and Government Affairs at AAA Northeast Annually, Alec Slatky presents the latest research that AAA is engaged in. We are fortunate to get an overview of what they are working on and the direction and impact that this research has on helping to make our roads safer. Launching the New York State Driver Education Curriculum 2020 Presenters: Dave Arrnone CASDA, Anne Davis DOH Dept of Health, Chuck Conroy Governor's Traffic Safety Committee GTSC, Jesse Chapman State Education Dept. SED. The draft curriculum mapping, reviewed last conference, 2019, is now ready to be launched. A hands on workshop session will present on how to navigate the materials and discuss ideas from teachers ways to keep the materials updated. Toyota's Teen Drive 365 - Factors that Impact Driving
Breakout Group Activities Teachers will break into four groups and participate in hands on activities. Teachers will receive a lesson plan and be able to demonstrate how o conduct these activities at their own school. https://www.teendrive365inschool.com/sites/default/files/2018-11/143223_TTD365_LessonPlan_SafeDriving_FactorsThatImpactDriving.pdf |