Public Forum: Driver Education and Training

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Public Forum Driver Education and Training

• October 28 29, 2003

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Belgrade, Montana January 23, 2003

• Manhattan Christian School
• Driver education vehicle 1997 Oldsmobile
  Achieva
• 14-year-old driver
• 49-year-old instructor
• Two back seat passengers (14- and 15-years old)

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Belgrade, Montana January 23, 2003

• Truck tractor semitrailer
• Operated by Food Services America
• 50,000 pound load of potatoes
• 29-year-old driver

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Amsterdam Road State Highway 347
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Westbound View
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Eastbound View
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Amsterdam Road
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Issues

• Roadway geometry
• Speed limit
• Weather
• Roadway conditions
• Drivers experience
• Driver education and training curriculum