The use of subliminal communication is examined through discussions of its use by advertisers, training for Navy gunners in World War II, football coaches, and in driver education programs. (CT)

The purposes and effectiveness of driver education courses in the public high schools are discussed. (MM)

Ohio 4-H's CARTEENS seeks to reduce juvenile traffic violations in a program designed and presented by teen peer educators with guidance and technical assistance from the state highway patrol. Teens examined court data to determine content, which includes defensive driving, rural road safety, and dealing with peer pressure. (SK)

The author describes what is being done by legislators, the Department of Transportation (DOT), States, and school bus contract operators to improve school bus safety. He intimates that communication problems and political problems in the Congress and in the DOT have hindered progress of safety legislation. Two other areas of concern are…

GRADES OR AGES: Secondary level. SUBJECT MATTER: Driver education. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: Most of the guide is divided into short sections of less than one page. An index to the sections is provided at the beginning of the guide. A two-page section on course content for classroom instruction is laid out in two columns, one for…

Assessment of teenagers with disabilities to determine their ability to learn to drive focuses on vision and perception, auditory perception, reaction time, judgment, need for adaptive aids, and use of a car or specially equipped van. (CL)

Describes both short-run and long-term goals established for New Jersey's driver education program by the Office of Highway Safety in cooperation with the State Department of Education. (GB)

Reprinted from Concepts for Traffic Safety," Winter, 1968. (Editor)

An off-street driving range has been added to the Centerville (Ohio) high school campus. Because instructors can handle larger groups of students on the driving range than on the street, the district is saving money in instructors' salaries. (Author/MLF)

The article describes a three-part driving program for low vision persons in which potential trainees are first interviewed for problems which may interfere with success, then trained to recognize objects through a bioptic lens system, and finally trained on road signs and markings. (Author/CL)

Describes the collision avoidance simulator, which provides both a hands-on prolect for digital electronics students and a motivation device for driver education students. Gives details of the electrical construction and operation of the simulator. (JOW)

The author discusses the current status of driving for persons with low vision, both with and without using a bioptic telescope. Licensing criteria, training sequences, and problem areas are considered. (Author/CL)

Objectives: To assess teens' and parents' knowledge of teen driver safety and to compare teens' and parents' expectations about learning to drive and acquiring a driver's license. Methods: A convenience sample of 613 Connecticut teens enrolled in commercial driving schools and one of their parents completed self-administered surveys. Results:…