Change a tire on your family car under the supervision of one of your parents. If your not sure how to do it read your vehicles owners manual.Write a type 3 writeup. FCA's: 1.Describe the steps you used in changing your tire. 2.Describe the safety components involved in changing a tire.3. Correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Post by Monday 7/30 2.Type 3 write up on insurance.FCA's: 1 Describe the following types of coverages: bodily injury liability, property damage liability, collision, comprehensive, uninsured and under insured bodily and property damage liability, and the term deductible and how it relates to collision and comprehensive coverages. 2.Describe what the state of Vermont requires for automobile insurance. 3Correct spelling, grammar and punctuation, Post by Monday, 7/30.
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Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Assignment for 9/23
7/23-Monday Module 9 1. List 8 areas where it is illegal to pass another vehicle and give a reason why you think it is unsafe to pass in these areas. This is a type 2 writing
1) hill a because you can’t see what’s coming the other way
2) intersection because its more than a 2 way 2 lane road
3) railroad because a train could come and hit you
4) curve because you cant see what is coming the other way
2. Using the power point 9.02 I would like you to explain the time and space needs for passing another vehicle. You are traveling at 60 mph and the car you are about to pass is going 40 mph. you will need to multiply each speed by 1.5 in order to find the feet per second that each car is traveling. Please explain how long it will take you to pass the vehicle, the number of feet that you will travel in each of the three parts of the passing maneuver. the total feet and time it will take, and compare that to the length of a football field which is 300 feet long. This is a type 2 writing. 3. Find three news articles. Post the information along with your opinion of the situation. This is a type 1 writing.
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Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Assignments for 7/19/07
1) Find 3 news articles and relate them to things we have read about and discussed in class. This is a type two writing and should contain factual details to respond to the news articles. Copy and paste the article and post the URL. These should be posted by Sunday 7/22.2) Type 2 writing: Describe how to how to time your arrival to get to an intersection with a green light. Power point can be found in Module 6. Post assignment by Sunday, 7/22
when you are timing your arrivel to a intersection and get a green light you slow down
3.Type 2 writing: Explain the benefits of keeping a 4 second following distance. Use power point presentation 7.03 to help you with this assignment. Post assignment by Sunday ,7/22.
The benefits of keeping a 4 secand fallowing distance is if the car infront of you stalls, slams there brakes you have enough time to react
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Thursday, July 5, 2007
Assignment Posted 7/6
List and describe 5 ways to effectively communicate with other drivers. This is a type 2 writing. Please post this by Saturday, 7/7.an affective way to communicate with other drivers is to flash your headlights tap your brakes but don’t honk your horn, flip them off, or skreem at them
2. Your assignment is to write a type 3 paper on "Graduated Licensing". Your FCA's are: 1) explain what the Vermont Graduated License Law is all about, 2) Express in your own words how you feel about the law and would you suggest any changes to the law, 3) correct spelling and grammar. Click on the link below and use the site to do your paper. This paper should be posted by Wednesday, 7/11/07.http://www.aot.state.vt.us/dmv/documents/MiscellaneousDocuments/GraduatedDriverLicenseBrochure111706.pdf3. Find 3 news posts and do type 1 writings on each of them. These should be posted in your blog by Friday, 7/13.4. A person dies in a car crash every 13 min. and a car crash is reported every 2.8 sec. With that said I would like you to go to the wiki and watch the short video "Accident Opening Danger". After watching the video post a short type 1 writing describing your thoughts on my earlier statement and how it relates to the video. Your post will be due by Friday, 7/13.5.Go to the wiki and view power point slides in 6.02, Managing time & Space Using Zone Control.Then do a type 3 writing : FCA's : 1) Describe the three parts of the zone control system are, 2) Choose 5 of the 12 zone control management principles and explain how you might use each one in a particular situation to solve a problem. 3) correct spelling and grammar. Please post this assignment by Saturday,7/14.6. Go to the del.icio.us link posted on the left and post 3 resources on seat belts. These could deal with laws, child restraints, how they work, how they save lives, videos, news articles,ect. Post the URL that you found on your blog so I know what you found. Make sure you save them to del.icio.us because we will all be doing a type 3 writing on seat belts and will need at least 4 sources. Please post these by Saturday, 7/14.
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Sunday, June 24, 2007
Assignment 6/25 2) Click on this url for the Department of Motor Vehicles. Your assinment is to do a type 3 writing. Your 3 FCA's are 1. Describe the point system in Vermont using the state statutes found this page, 2. Use the spell check,3.give your feeling about the law.http://www.leg.state.vt.us/statutes/sections.cfm?Title=23&Chapter=025 This paper will need to be posted by Saturday 6/30 !!3.Find a news article dealing with traffic safety and do a type 1 write reflecting your thoughts on the article. This will be do on 6/27, Wednesday!!4.Explain the three types of roadway signs and how you can tell the difference between them. Give two examples of each sign. This will be due and posted on 6/26!!
