文档介绍：North Carolina Driver Education Resource Guide North Carolina Department of Public Instruction 1 North Carolina Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association North Carolina Driver Education Resource Guide Unit 1-Basic Car Control Unit 2-Highway Transportation System Unit 3-Licenses and Permits Unit 4-Signs, Signals, and Traffic Markings Unit 5-Driving Systems Unit 6-Physical Aspects of Driving Unit 7-Emotions and Driving Unit 8-Alcohol 2 North Carolina Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association North Carolina Driver Education Resource Guide Unit 9-Drugs Other Than Alcohol Unit 10-Natural Laws and Car Control Unit 11-Insurance Unit 12-Accidents Unit 13-Maintaining Your Vehicle Unit 14-Driving in Adverse Conditions Unit 15-Handling Emergencies 3 North Carolina Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association Basic Car Control Acceleration and speed Directional control and cornering Deceleration and braking Three Basic Performance capabilities of vehicles 4 North Carolina Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association Basic Car Control Static Dynamic Two types of Acceleration 5 North Carolina Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association Basic Car Control Static acceleration is the capability of the vehicle to move from a stationary position to a given speed in a desired time or distance. Dynamic acceleration is the vehicle’s capability to increase from one given speed to a higher one. 6 North Carolina Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association Basic Car Control Creeping Smooth Acceleration Rapid Acceleration Three basic methods for controlling a car’s acceleration capabilities. 7 North Carolina Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association Basic Car Control Creeping- a very slow and steady movement of a car without stalling or jerking. Smooth Acceleration- a gradual build-up of speed from a stopped position or from a given speed to a higher speed. Rapid Acceleration- the quickest for a maximum amount of increase in speed