Unit 13: Teen Driving

Question 1

Motor Vehicle Accidents

Answer 1

One of the leading causes of death for adolescence

Question 2

Learning to Drive

Answer 2

Important milestone for teens transitioning to adulthood, yet many young individuals with and without disabilities may not have the readiness skills to drive, may need specialized equipment, or may need training in alternatives to drive to achieve the community mobility they need for a successful transition to adulthood

Question 3

What is the purpose of graduated licensing?

Answer 3

• To allow teen driver’s to “ease into” driving
• Gaining experience at each stage
• Limiting higher risk driving situations until the driver has gained experience

Question 4

What are the qualities of the best or most effective graduated licensing programs?

Answer 4

Learners permit: At least 50 or moe hous=rs of supervised driving
Intermediate License: Limits night driving or driving with other teens in the car until the driver reaches 18

Question 5

What are the 3 common critical errors accounting for nearly half of serious teen driver crashes?

Answer 5

• Going too fast for road conditions
• Lack of scanning that is needed to detect and response to hazards
• Being distracted by something inside or outside the vehicle

Question 6

Which executive functions are crucial for safe driving?

Answer 6

• Working memory
• Inhibitory control
• Set-shifting

Question 7

Which executive functions impact poor driving outcomes in teens?

Answer 7

• Working memory

- Inhibitory Control

Question 8

How can a parent (or therapist) create the right learning environment for supporting teens to learn to drive?

Answer 8

• Discuss sensitive matters somewhere else than in the car
• Minimize distractions
• Minimize anger and anxiety
• Pull over if emotional tone gets heightened
• Its okay to step back if teen gets anxious
• Focus on what teen does right
• Make feedback supportive and specific

Question 9

Before even leaving the driveway, teens should know the proper position for driving and how to adjust the steering wheel safely.
What is the best position for driving?

Answer 9

• The teens stomach should be 10 inches from the steering wheel and arms bent less than 90 degrees at the elbow
• Ball of foot on brake pedal. Teen should be able to fully depress brake without lifting the heel of the foot
• Seat adjustment should allow for a clear view of entire landscape out of the windshield. Top pf head restraint should be positioned 3 inches below the top of the head
• Lap Belt: Low and across the hips, never over the stomach. Should strap over chest, never neck
• Steering wheel positioned no higher than the to of the shoulders and should not obstruct view of the instrument panel. Hands should be at 9 and 3 o’clock positions

Question 10

T/F: A commentary drive is when the driver comments on everything happening on the road and has the potential to affect you. The purpose is to teach the driver to process visual inputs more efficiently by bringing the observations into immediate awareness.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Driving through the Lens of Autism

Answer 11

Researchers at CHOP have also been studying driving outcomes in teens with developmental disabilities as well, specifically for teens with ASD and ADHD

Question 12

T/F: The definition of special education under IDEA includes “travel training”

Answer 12

True

Question 13

3 skills that are likely to be included in travel training

Answer 13

• Map reading
• Purchasing tickets for public transportation
• Crossing the street

Question 14

How much supervised practice time fo experts agree novice drivers need?

Answer 14

65-120 hours