This guide, divided into three parts, provides information for developing driver education programs capable of meeting the needs of students and of being administered within the resources available to them. Part one discusses the characteristics of the highway transportation system, their relationship to accident causation, and the programs that…

This guide, intended for administrators, curriculum developers, and teachers, provides outlines and suggestions for strategies and materials needed to achieve the goals and objectives of the safety education program. The guide covers the following topics: a broad examination of the highway system; the responsibilities highway users have toward…

This study focuses upon the problem of identifying and testing important and predictive process variables for formative curriculum workshop evaluation. Five accident investigation curriculum development workshops sponsored by The Center for Vocational and Technical Education at The Ohio State University were evaluated in both the formative and…

The need for instructional programs for young, beginning motorcyclists is clearly indicated by statistics; an estimated 70 percent of motorcycle accidents involve inexperienced riders. Teaching the techniques of coexistence in driver education courses is also important since an estimated 62 percent of all auto-cycle accidents are caused by the…

To enhance the chance for success in educating young drivers, there should be a balance between the content, structure, and goals of traffic safety programs and the normative rules governing young people's lives. Presents recommendations for safety education based on the notion of complementarity and using a multiperspective approach. (AF)

This guide contains detailed descriptions of four university courses designed to give basic driver and traffic safety education preparation to prospective driver education teachers. The basic courses are as follows: Safety Education (general safety education concepts with emphasis on nontraffic areas); Driver and Traffic Safety Education I…