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Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
  3. Part A: Curriculum Design Standards (CDS)
  4. Part B: Curriculum Content Standards (CCS)
    1. Rules Of The Road (CCS 1)
    2. The Vehicle And Its Components (CCS 2)
    3. Vehicle Handling (CCS 3)
    4. Driver Behaviour (CCS 4)
    5. Respect And Responsibility (CCS 5)
    6. Sharing The Road (CCS 6)
    7. Attention (CCS 7)
    8. Perception And Risk Management (CCS 8)
  5. Course Planning Tool
  6. Appendix: Required Topics - Examples
  7. Glossary

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Part B: Curriculum Content Standards (CCS)

Vehicle Handling (CCS 3)

Purpose

To develop knowledge, appreciation, and skills related to vehicle handling and how it contributes to safe and responsible driving

Intended Learning Outcome
  • Safe and responsible vehicle control (CC3.ILO1)
Required Topics
  1. Controlling the vehicle safely and responsibly (CC3.ILO1.RT1)
    1. visual tracking
    2. steering control
    3. seating position
    4. starting and accelerating
    5. speed control
    6. deceleration and braking
    7. parking brake
    8. parking
    9. changing direction
    10. right-of-way manoeuvres
    11. turns
    12. highway and freeway driving
    13. urban and rural driving
Competency Measures
  1. Explain the importance of vehicle control and its effect on safe driving (CC3.ILO1.CM1)
  2. Consistently demonstrate safe, responsible, and proper driving techniques and vehicle control in a variety of situations that require different applications of skills (CC3.ILO1.CM2)
  3. Explain reasons for using/avoiding specific driving techniques (CC3.ILO1.CM3)
Intended Learning Outcome
  • Safe and responsible handling of the vehicle under various conditions (CC3.ILO2)
Required Topics
  1. Traction (CC3.ILO2.RT1)
    1. time management
    2. space management
    3. stopping distances
    4. braking distances
    5. following too closely
  2. Friction (CC3.ILO2.RT2)
    1. speed for conditions
    2. affect of road surfaces on stopping
    3. seasonal changes and road surfaces
    4. tire types and conditions
  3. Benefits of proper tire inflation (CC3.ILO2.RT3)
Competency Measures
  1. Explain the role of traction in vehicle handling (CC3.ILO2.CM1)
  2. Consistently locate appropriate point of brake application under various conditions and situations (CC3.ILO2.CM2)
  3. Explain the role of friction under various conditions (CC3.ILO2.CM3)
  4. Consistently demonstrate caution in driving behaviour to compensate for different conditions (CC3.ILO2.CM4)
Intended Learning Outcome
  • Safe and responsible driving to avoid collisions (CC3.ILO3)
Required Topics
  1. Collision avoidance and basic evasive manoeuvres (CC3.ILO3.RT1)
Competency Measures
  1. Describe appropriate and inappropriate situations for applying evasive manoeuvres (CC3.ILO3.CM1)
  2. List basic evasive manoeuvres and describe how to apply them in order to avoid collisions (CC3.ILO3.CM2)
Intended Learning Outcome
  • Detection and recovery from skidding and sliding (CC3.ILO4)
Required Topics
  1. Principles of skid control and slide control (CC3.ILO4.RT1)
Competency Measures
  1. Explain the principles of skid control and slide control (CC3.ILO4.CM1)
  2. Describe situations under which brake lock-up might occur and how to recover from skidding and sliding (CC3.ILO4.CM2)
  3. Describe the likely emotions of losing control beyond the point of no return (CC3.ILO4.CM3)
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