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Thomas, Patricia – 1984
School bus driver behavior and motivation are continuing concerns for leaders/administrators in the field of transportation. Motivation begins with selection of a potential new driver. Drivers must like children and be patient, loyal, and punctual. The applicant's background must be verified, in view of the national concern for child safety.…
Descriptors: Driver Education, Guides, Motivation, Personnel Selection
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1985
This student handbook is one of the publications used for the Oregon Bus Driver Training Core Course. Handbook content focuses on those aspects of driving a school bus that differ from driving an automobile and that are essential for the safe transporting of students. Designed to accompany the four classes (each two and one-half hours long), the…
Descriptors: Discipline Policy, Driver Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Physical Health
Michigan State Office of Highway Safety Planning, Lansing. – 1979
This manual presents guidelines for starting and running a child restraint rental program to provide car seats and safety belts. Briefly discussed are reasons for starting a child restraint loan program, how such a program works, and information on similar programs. Issues of staffing, space needs, supplies, and equipment are addressed and…
Descriptors: Children, Guidelines, Infants, Motor Vehicles
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education.
The purpose of this curriculum guide is to prepare laboratory aide instructors to teach behind-the-wheel instruction to beginning drivers. The guide is designed with 12 specific instructional lessons to be conducted in conjunction with the scheduled driver education program. Each lesson follows a typical format that includes the following…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Guides, Driver Education, Inservice Teacher Education
GEORGE, N.L.; GILLILAND, LONNIE, SR. – 1966
TWO STAFF MEMBERS FROM A SYSTEM OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT, AND THE DIRECTOR OF SAFETY EDUCATION DISCUSSED THE PROBLEMS OF TRAFFIC SAFETY ON AND AROUND THE SCHOOL SITE. FACTORS WHICH WERE CONSIDERED INCLUDE--(1) SCHOOL SITE AND BUILDING LOCATION, (2) SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, PRACTICES AND PRINCIPLES, (3) SIDEWALK DESIGN AND…
Descriptors: Parent School Relationship, Parking Facilities, Playgrounds, School Location
Guise, Eric; Puckett, Kathy – 1978
This resource guide and supplement contain class activities and discussion pieces for use in integrating energy education into driver education. Included are such activities as survey-taking, fuel consumption calculations, and extensive examination of transportation alternatives such as bicycling, carpooling, mass transit, and alternative means of…
Descriptors: Driver Education, Energy, Energy Conservation, Fuel Consumption
Padgett, Susan S. – 1975
The evaluation of the traffic safety curriculum as presented to K-9 students in North Carolina focused on three areas: (1) the extent to which students acquired the information included in the curriculum, (2) the extent to which students showed a change in their actual pedestrian and bicyclist behavior, and (3) the extent to which teachers made…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Hutchinson, John W.; And Others – 1969
Television, with its ability to reach large audiences, has been used extensively in driver-education efforts but its effectiveness has never been measured. The purpose of this research was to measure the effectiveness of a televised, locally oriented, candid camera type of driver reeducation program. The measures of effectiveness included a study…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Audiovisual Instruction, Driver Education, Educational Television
Daugherty, Ronald D.; And Others – 1971
This final volume of a four-volume study considers the need for personnel for traffic control, police traffic services, pedestrian safety, school bus safety, and debris hazard control and cleanup. Training requirements to meet national objectives are discussed, in terms of curriculum, staffing, student recruitment, facilities, equipment and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Educational Needs, Government Employees, Labor Needs
Harrington, David M. – 1971
During the 1960's, the Teen-Aged Driver Study was undertaken in response to legislative concern over the high accident and conviction rate among teenage drivers. Since that study had to be completed rapidly, the present study was undertaken in order to provide a more comprehensive study of teenage drivers. The sample for this study consisted of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Biographical Inventories, Driver Education, Evaluation
Automotive Safety Foundation, Washington, DC. – 1970
Secondary school driver education courses should provide the student with cognitive and affective learning experiences as well as psychomotor skills. Developed through the cooperation of an advisory committee, workshop group, and other consultants, this curriculum guide is intended to help teachers, supervisors, program administrators and teacher…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Course Content, Curriculum Guides, Driver Education
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Bureau of Industrial Education. – 1970
This manual has been prepared to assist in training fire department personnel for extending emergency service on expressways and freeways. Information provided in the manual is designed to answer questions dealing with these topics: (1) Expressway and Freeway Incidents and Operations, (2) Special Expressway and Freeway Problems, (3) Sizing Up…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Accidents, Emergency Squad Personnel, Fire Science Education
Crouse, William H.; Anglin, Donald L. – Technical Education News, 1978
The authors discuss the importance of proper motor vehicle inspection, the controversy about the effectiveness of inspection programs, and the topics that a motor vehicle inspection course should cover. (MF)
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Educational Needs, Equipment Evaluation, Equipment Maintenance
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Fisher, Leslie – Journal of Environmental Health, 1988
Provides a priori historical experiences and illustrations of several roles played by health practitioners in applied injury prevention. Reviews various models and assesses their strengths and weaknesses. Suggests guidelines for program management. (Author/CW)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Accidents, Children, Health Education
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Pandiani, John A.; McGrath, Robert J. – Journal of Drug Education, 1986
Analyzed data on 148 convicted intoxicated drivers to determine whether characteristics of intoxicated drivers influence likelihood that other people would attempt to dissuade them from driving. Results indicated that women, older people, fearful or anxious people, and people seriously impaired by alcohol were more likely than others to have…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Anxiety, Drinking, Family Influence
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