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1
State Panel OregonNational Transportation
Safety Board Forum on Driver Education and
TrainingWashington DC, October 2003
  • Presented by
  • John Harvey, Program Manager
  • Driver Education
  • Transportation Safety Division
  • Oregon Department of Transportation

2
Issues and Concerns for Driver Education in the
21st Century
  • Lack of research to support improvements in
    driver education
  • Lack of standards for driver education
  • Driver behavior curriculum
  • Teacher Competencies
  • Lack of state supervision and leadership
  • Lack of funding to support quality driver
    education


3
Oregon Overview
  • Oregon Things Look Different Here
  • Oregon Driver Education-The Future is Bright
  • Oregon Driver Education-The Vision for Reaching
    More

4
Expectations
5
Transportation Safety.The Way To Go.
6
Our Mission
  • To have the safest
  • transportation system
  • in the world.

7
Support for Driver Education as Public Policy
Issue
We must prepare our students to compete,
contribute and cope in a high tech society
8
Driver and Traffic Safety Education Program
Objectives
  • Preparation for lifelong learning as a
    pedestrian, passenger and vehicle operator
  • Survival skills, ability to cope
  • Social sensitivities

9
Male drivers spends an average of 81 minutes a
day driving
  • If a male receives his license at 16 and drives
    for sixty years, he will drive 29,565 hours in
    his lifetime
  • That is a equivalent to driving 24 hours a day
    for 1,232 days or 3.375 years of his life
  • USA Today USA Snapshots-10/12/98

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Female drivers spends an average of 64 minutes a
day driving
  • If a female receives her license at 16 and drives
    for sixty years, she will drive 23,360 hours in
    his lifetime
  • That is a equivalent to driving 24 hours a day
    for 973 days or 2.665 years of her life
  • USA Today USA Snapshots-10/12/98

11
System Partnership
HTS ODOT-TSD
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Systems ApproachCrash Causation Factors
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Inexperience
  • Reduce the representation of inexperienced young
    drivers involved in crashes.
  • Mandatory driver education
  • Performance-based drivers education
  • Graduated Licensing
  • Parent Guided Practice

14
Oregon Crash Clock 2002
One Traffic Fatality every 20 hours (1.19
Fatalities per day)
One Traffic Injury every 19 minutes (76 Injuries
per day)
One Traffic Crash every 10.9 minutes (132Crashes
per day)
Source Oregon Department of Transportation
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Economic Loss Due to Reportable Traffic Crashes
In Oregon 2001
Total Economic Loss

1.08 Billion

Economic Loss

311.96

Per person


Figures are based on National Safety Council,
Injury Facts, 2002

16
Oregon Driver Education Things Look Different
Here
  • GDL Passed in 1999 creating new system supporting
    Driver Education
  • Administration of the Driver Education was
    transferred from Dept. of Education to
    Transportation Safety Division of ODOT
  • TSD created the Action Plan for Change
  • Created a dedicated funding source for DE
  • Western Oregon University partnered with ADTSEA
    trained 30 trainers of trainers
  • TSD-ODOT conducted yearly public opinion
    telephone surveys

17
Transportation Safety-The Way to Go
Transportation Safety Survey
Oregon Department of Transportation
August 2002
Intercept Research Corporation
18
Traffic Safety Education Requirement
Question Do you believe driver education should
be a required course in all high schools? June
1999
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Driver Education in High School
Question How many hours of drivers education
do you believe should be taught to students in
high school?
Mean Number of Hours 70
20
Driver Education in High School
Question How much training do you believe
should be required for driver education
instructors? May 2002
21
Oregon Driver Education Things Look Different
Here
  • NHTSA Youth Assessment-Second state in the
    country to assess youth traffic safety creating a
    priority list for improvements. Study the various
    components of GDL including DE
  • Advisory Groups DE Advisory, Oregon
    Transportation Safety Committee and Oregon
    Traffic Commission review changes
  • Tuning Up Manual provided to parents teaching
    100 hours without formal driver education
  • Results of GDL-16 yr. old fatal and injury crashes

22
OREGON TEEN DRIVERS
  • In 1998, 1,196 16 year old drivers were involved
    in a fatal or injury crash.
  • In 2000, only 898 16 year old drivers were
    involved in a fatal or injury crash (a 24.9
    reduction).
  • In 2001 the reductions continued. Only 810 16
    year old drivers were involved in a fatal or
    injury crash (a 32.3 reduction since 1998).
  • In 2002 the reductions continued. Only 753 16
    year old drivers were involved in a fatal or
    injury crash (a 36.3 reduction since 1998).
  • Nearly 16,000 high-school students are receiving
    driver education, approximately 30,000 are not.

23
Oregon Driver Education The Future is Bright
  • Dedicated DE Funding Source (6 per license
    renewal fee every 8 years) solvent until 2008.
  • Oregon Performance Plan reviews DE performance
    measures specific strategies
  • Financial commitment to train the existing 750
    teachers.
  • Two research projects sponsored by NHTSA AAA
    Foundation are studying the effectiveness of GDL
    components including driver education
  • In partnership with the Oregon Traffic Safety
    Education, a model parent involvement resource
    guide was developed and disseminated.

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Oregon Driver Education The Future is Bright
  • Created a Driver Education Assessment available
    driver education programs
  • Professional Development-2 years
  • Hosting the National ADTSEA Conference in
    Portland-2004
  • NIDB Risk Prevention CD Curriculum

25
Oregons Graduated Driver Licensing System
  • Effective March 1, 2000
  • Licensing sequence
  • 1. Learners permit
  • 2. Graduated license
  • 3. Full license

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Graduated Driver License
  • Requirements.
  • Certify that the student has had at least 50
    hours of driving experience while being
    supervised by a licensed driver who is at least
    21 years old and has had a valid license for at
    least 3 years.
  • Complete a traffic safety education course that
    meets standards developed by the Department of
    Transportation.

27
Graduated Driver License
  • Requirements.
  • Without a traffic safety education course, an
    applicant must certify an additional 50 hours of
    driving experience, for a total of 100 hours of
    supervised driving with the licensed driver
    specified above.
  • Must pass a safe practices test.
  • Must pass the behind the wheel driving test.
  • Must pay a fee of 54.50 (eight year license).

28
Graduated Driver License Cont.
  • Requirements.
  • Must show proof of school attendance or other
    educational progress before DMV can issue driving
    privileges.

29
Our Goal
Oregons Performance Plan
Standardize Require Driver Education
30
Changing Role of Driver Education in Oregon
  • Need Lifelong Learning for
  • Lifetime of Risk Management

31
Driver Education in Oregon
  • An Action Plan for Change
  • Approved by the Oregon Transportation Safety
    Committee on September 13, 1999

32
Summary of Recommendations
  • Task Forces
  • Town Hall Meetings
  • Administrative Rules
  • Legislative Emergency Board
  • Other Impacting Legislation

33
Task Forces
  • Overall goal
  • Membership
  • Subject areas to cover
  • Curriculum
  • Instructor
  • Operations
  • Public Outreach

gt Guidelines gt Scope gt Timeline gt Respect gt
Resources
34
Administrative Rules
  • Curricula Standards
  • Reimbursement Requirements
  • Instructor Standards
  • Operational Guidelines
  • Stair-Step Approach

Timing is everything!
35
Legislative Emergency Board
  • Policy approval
  • Position resource
  • Operational funding
  • Reimbursement funding
  • Formal update and reassurance of implementation

36
Impacting Legislation
  • Proof of School Attendance
  • Additional Funds for Driver Education
  • Driver License Cycle Expanded
  • Graduated Driver License

37
Values
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Listening to Others
  • Participative Decision Making
  • Valuing Individuals
  • Diversity
  • Excellence
  • Public Trust

38
Oregon Driver Education Training
39
Changing students depends to a large extent on
changing teachers. If teachers continue to do
the same old things, it is unlikely that student
performance will improve
40
TSE Instructor Standards
  • Process
  • ODOT established Task Force led by an Oregon
    Transportation Safety Commission (OTSC) member
  • Task Force made recommendations to ODOT for
    standards
  • ODOT relied upon many of the recommendations made
    to create permanent Administrative Rules in
    effect as of 9/1/00

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Educational Facility Instructor Standards
  • New standards (9/1/04).
  • Meet all requirements of employer.
  • Hold valid Oregon Driver License.
  • Complete Division approved Traffic Safety
    Education course of study. Course of study
    required will depend upon teaching environment
    classroom or BTW.
  • Foundations course required for everyone.
  • Course focusing on BTW teaching methodology
    required for instructors in BTW environment.
  • Course focusing on classroom teaching methodology
    required for instructors in classroom
    environment.
  • If teaching in both environments, all three
    courses required.

42
Educational Facility Instructor Standards
  • Current Standards
  • Meet the requirements of employer
  • Hold a valid Oregon driver license or a license
    issued by an adjacent state (OAR 737-015-0070)
  • To teach classroom, hold a valid Oregon teaching
    license or complete a Division approved course
    for classroom instruction

43
Driving SchoolInstructor Standards
  • Current Standards
  • Curriculum approved by ODOT
  • Meet the requirements of employer
  • Remain in compliance with OAR 735-160-0000
    through 735-160-0130
  • Minimum of 21 years old
  • Fingerprinted
  • Background check

44
Educational Facility Instructor Standards
  • Current Standards.
  • To teach BTW
  • hold a valid Oregon teaching license.
  • OR, complete a Division-approved course of study
    for BTW instruction that includes an in-car
    practicum with beginning drivers.
  • OR, hold a waiver for the Division-approved
    course of study granted by TSD.

45
Educational Facility Instructor Standards
  • New standards (9/1/04)
  • Obtain re-certification every 2 years that
    includes
  • attending a state or national TSE workshop once
    per certification period
  • teach a minimum of 30 hours of classroom or BTW
  • retain current first aid/CPR/BBP certification
  • physical exam

46
Driving SchoolInstructor Standards
  • New standards (9/1/04)
  • Remain in compliance with OARs 735-160-0000
    through 735-160-0130
  • Complete Division approved Traffic Safety
    Education course of study same as for those in
    educational facility
  • Obtain re-certification every 2 years that
    includes
  • driver license check for validity and citations
  • criminal background check (OAR 735-160-0085)
  • attending a state or national TSE workshop once
    per certification period
  • teach a minimum of 30 hours of classroom or BTW
  • current first aid/CPR/BBP certification
  • physical exam

47
MODEL FOR IMPROVEMENT
AIM
What are we trying to accomplish?
How will we know that a change is an improvement?
Current Knowledge
Act
Plan
CYCLE for Learning Improvement
What changes can we make that will result in
improvement?
Do
Study
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Habit Development
  • Knowledge what to do and why
  • Skill how to do
  • Attitude desire or want to do
  • KASHabit
  • Pattern of Behavior Can Be Learned or Unlearned
  • Requires Time, Energy and Commitment

K
H
S
A
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Oregons DE Curriculum (NIDB)
50
Good News - Oregon Teens Compared to National
Averages
  • Oregon 16 yr. old drivers had a 36.3 lower
    fatal and serious injury rate since GDL went into
    effective
  • Oregon Teen Drivers 15-20 had a 51 lower
    fatality rate than Nat'l average in 2001

51
CHANGE PROCESS
LEAVING THE OLD
LEAVING THE OLD
ENTERING THE NEW
CHANGE
PEER SUPPORT
TEACHER DEVELOPMENT
CHANGE AGENT
RESOURCES
ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT
STUDY
52
Characteristics of High Performing Schools
  • Implications for Driver and Traffic Safety
    Education and the Vision for Reaching More

53
1. Clear and Shared Focus
  • Staff and students share and commit to common
    goals
  • Shared belief that all students can learn
  • Common values and constancy of purpose
  • The vision is shared everybody knows where they
    are going and why

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2. High Standards and Expectations
  • Teachers and staff believe all students can learn
    and meet high standards
  • Recognition that some students must overcome
    significant barriers
  • Offered course of study is ambitious and rigorous

55
3. Effective Leadership
  • Effective leadership is required to implement
    change processes
  • Administrators, teachers, staff and students can
    have different leadership roles and styles
  • Effective leaders cultivate and nurture an
    instructional program and school culture
    conducive to learning and professional growth

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4. High Levels of Collaboration and
Communication
  • Strong teamwork among public/private providers
  • Everybody is involved and connected
  • Includes parents, community members, schools, and
    students
  • Problem identification and solution development

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5. Curriculum, instruction and assessment
aligned with standards
  • Agreement between planned and actual curriculum
  • Both are aligned with the ADTSEA/NIDB learning
    requirements
  • Use of research based materials and strategies
  • Clear understanding of assessment system, what
    measured in various assessments and how its
    measured

58
6. Frequent Monitoring of Learning and Teaching
  • Continuous adjustment of teaching and learning
    based on frequent monitoring of student progress
    and needs
  • Multiple assessments (types and frequency)
  • Results used to focus and improve instructional
    programs
  • Results used to improve student performances

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7. Focused Professional Development
  • Strong emphasis on extensive and ongoing
    professional development
  • Professional development for all educators is
    aligned with the states common focus,
    objectives, and high expectations
  • Professional development based on feedback from
    learning and teaching evaluations

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8. Supportive Learning Environment
  • Driver Education Program has a safe, civil,
    healthy, and intellectually stimulating learning
    environment.
  • Students feel respected and connected with the
    staff
  • Students are engaged in learning
  • Instruction is personalized
  • Small learning environments increase student
    contact with teachers/instructors

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9. High Level of Parent and Community
Involvement
  • Sense that all have a responsibility to educate
    students, not just teachers and staff in schools
  • Parents, businesses, social service
    organizations, and community colleges/universities
    all play a vital role
  • Shared ownership of concerns and responsibility

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Nationally Driver Education Needs Leadership
Funding
  • Teacher training and credentialing
  • Program Administration oversight including
    course structure, time allotment and criteria for
    successful completion
  • Curriculum standards and guidelines, course
    content with habit development and student
    performance measures
  • Technology and methods of instruction
  • Evaluation of Student/teacher/parent performance
  • Parent Involvement

63
Strategic Planning
  • Where are we now?
  • Where do we want to be in the future?
  • How do we get there?
  • How do we measure our progress?

64
What Does Driver Education Mean To You And Your
Family?
65
What Does Driver Education Mean To You And Your
Colleagues?
66
What Are Your Agencys Driver Education Goals and
Objectives?
67
What Are The States Safety Goals And Objectives
Relating to Driver Education?
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Oregons Pioneer
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Oregons ParadigmPioneer Intuition Courage Com
mitment for the Long Haul
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  • Never doubt that a small group of committed
    individuals can change the world. Indeed it is
    the only thing that ever has.by Margaret Mead

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For additional informationplease contact
  • John L. Harvey, Program Manager Driver Education
  • Transportation Safety Division-ODOT
  • John.l.Harvey_at_odot.state.or.us
  • www.odot.state.or.us/transafety/driver_ed

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Oregon Driver Education Things Look Different
Here
  • GDL Passed in 1999 creating new system supporting
    Driver Education
  • Administration of the Driver Education was
    transferred from Dept. of Education to
    Transportation Safety Division of ODOT
  • TSD created the Action Plan for Change
  • Created a dedicated funding source for DE
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