Prin Accident Causation & Prev.

Catalog description

This course is designed to present an overview of the dimensions of the accident problem with special attention to accident prevention, concepts and theories. Emphasis is placed on student safety and other legal issues, signs, signals, pavement markings, and right-of-away rules; interaction with other highway users (pedestrians, animals, motorcycles, bicycles, trucks, buses, trains, trailers, motor homes, ATVs, and other recreational users); time/space and risk management; alcohol and other drugs and driving; behavior aspects of crash prevention and the natural laws of driving; adverse driving conditions and emergencies; planning ahead for a trip.