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Information and resources for educators, parents and teens on driver education and teen driver safety.

Traffic Education Data Entry and Reports

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AAA Keys2Drive

Bicycle Safety Share the Road

Journeys from Home Montana

Safe Teen Driving

Stop the Texts.
Stop the Wrecks.

Teens and Trucks

Toolkit for Parents of Teen Drivers

The Complete Adapted, Illustrated Version - Montana Driver's Manual for Obtaining A License to Drive

This manual contains many detailed illustrations and may take a long time to download as a complete document. For this reason, the manual has also been separatedinto chapters for easier download.

Downloading Tip: Windows Users: Click and hold with your right mouse button, and select "Save Target As" from the menu that appears. Macintosh Users: Click and hold with your mouse; select "Download Link to Disk". These files are PDF files and must be viewed with the Adobe Acrobat Reader.

The Complete Version- Montana Driver's Manual for Obtaining A License To Drive - updated December, 2007
Montana Driver's Manual on iTunesU
Audio Files - Montana Driver's Manual
Title and Table of Contents
Section 1 — Understanding the Driver's License
Section 2 — Keeping the Driver's License
Section 3 — Before You Drive
Section 4 — Language of the Road - Signs, Signals and Pavement Markings
Section 5 —Rules of the Road
Section 6 — Safe Driving Tips
Section 7 — Be in Shape to Drive
Section 8 - Emergencies and Adverse Driving Conditions
Review Pages
Index
Appendix A — Glossary
Appendix B — Self-Test Answer Key

Parent and Teen Information

Research and Resources

Distracted Driving

National Resources

Parent Information...

Teens and Trucks
MT Driver Licensing
Driver Age and Instruction Permits - Color
Driver Age and Instruction Permits - B/W
Homework Tips - Parking
GDL Parent Guide 2006
Montana GDL Fact Sheet 2006
The Road to Understanding Auto Insurance
The Road to Understanding Auto Insurance - Teacher's Guide
Under Your Influence: Protecting Your Teen Driver
Motorcycle Safety For Car Drivers
Teen Workshops
The 60 Second Driver
Teen Driver Safety Toyota 2007
Driving Skills for Life Ford 2007
Under Your Influence - Resources for families with young drivers

Montana Resources...

Montana Motor Carriers Share the Road Program
K-8 Traffic Safety Education Resolution Montana Board of Public Education
Montana Bicyclist Training Program
Bicycle Safety Share the Road Video
Bicycle Teacher Guide
Department of Justice: Driving in Montana
In Case of an Accident Form
Journeys from Home Montana
Montana Dept of Transportation
Montana DR.I.V.E. Summer Workshops
Most of Us - Montana Rules Game
MSU Northern
MTEA Montana Traffic Education Association
Motorcycle Safety and Training
Tips for Teaching Hard-of-Hearing Students
Trains - Operation Lifesaver
Video Search Instructions

Distracted Driving...

Mobile Phone Use: A Growing Problem of Driver Distraction
Park the phone. Drive.
Stop the Texts. Stop the Wrecks.
Texting While Driving ND Research
Zero Fatalities: Utah Texting Tragedy
Distracted Driving NHTSA
Virginia Tech Research: Cell Phone Use and Driving Distraction 2009
AAA Cell Phones and Driving Research Update Dec 2008
Major Dangers for Teen Drivers
Click and Clack Outreach Handout
AAA Texting While Driving Module

Montana Research...

Seat Belt Use and Montana Teens 2010
Driving with Alcohol and No Seatbelt Equals Disaster
MDT Statistics & Data
2010 Montana Young Teen Crash Data
Analysis of MT Crash Data 15-16 Year Olds
2006 Teen Driver Best Practices
Rural Parent Involvement
Rural Parent Involvement Data
NTSB Report on Belgrade Crash

Other Driver Education Research...

NHTSA Lifesavers 2008 - GDL and Parent Involvement
NHTSA Oregon GDL Final Report
NHTSA - Texas Driver Education Executive Summary
NHTSA Texas Driver Education
Report on the State of Teen Driving 2005
Driving Through the Eyes of Teens 2005
National Transportation Safety Board

National Resources...

National Driver Education Standards Project
Attachment E - ADTSEA Curriculm Standards
Attachment F - DSAA Curriculum Standards
Successful Teen Driving Performance
AAA Nationwide Review of GDL
CDC Teen Driver Safety
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Safe Routes to School
Tribal School Zone Safety
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
National Safety Council
American Driver & Traffic Safety Education Association

Traffic Education Forms

Traffic Education Data Entry and Reports

For User Name and Password: Contact Fran Penner-Ray 406.444.4432

Traffic Education Reports

Traffic Education Data Entry and Reports

For User Name and Password: Contact Fran Penner-Ray 406.444.4432

Traffic Education Funds Summary: 1969 - 2011

Reimbursement by District

Reimbursement by County

Statewide Summary of Montana's Traffic Education Program

Traffic Education Salary/Program Fees

Traffic Education Teachers/CDTP

TE 05 Teacher Application
Instructor Endorsement & Approval: Questions/Answers
MT Educator Licensure
MSU-N
MSU-N Traffic Education Summer Class Schedule
Teach Traffic Ed Poster

Cooperative Driver Testing Program (CDTP) Forms and Documents
CDTP Instructor Review Procedures
District Intent to Participate Form
Instructor Compliance Affidavit Form
CDTP Training Manual
MT Department of Justice

Montana Traffic Education Association - MTEA

Register Now for the Spring Conference
April 22 – 24, 2012
Billings Hotel and Conference Center
Billings, MT

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Contact MTEA for more information: tjcarrol@rocketmail.com

MTEA Forms
TOY - Teacher of the Year
MTEA Service Award
COY - Contributor of the Year
MTEA Past Outstanding Traffic Educators
MTEA Past Outstanding Contributors

Conference Highlights

MTEA 2011 bozeman

City of Missoula daily public report
Montana Highway Patrol traffic incidents service
Crash Injury Mechanisms and Restraint Technologies
Grant Writing - Nuts and Bolts Strategies
Montana Safe Routes to School - Encouraging Active Lifestyles
OPI Update
Stuff I Always Wanted to say to "In-Car" Instructors
MTEA 2011 Agenda

MTEA 2010 Helena

Discoveries in the Adolescent Brain
Enriching the Learning Environment
Road Signs Recognition Quiz
KEYS Project

Underage Drinking in Montana DVD
Contact: montanacommonsense@gmail.com or telephone 406.478.0062

MTEA 2009 Great Falls

2009 MTEA Agenda

MTEA 2008 Lewistown

Alcohol, Energy Drinks and Youth: A Dangerous Mix
2007 Montana Youth Risk Behavior Survey
High School Driver Education Parent Information Meeting
State of the State

MTEA 2007 Great Falls

Driver Age and Instruction Permits
Effective Communication with Parents and Others by Jessica Hartos, PhD
Syllabus Sample
Quick Note - Sample Parent Communication
The Keys Project
Trends in Driver Education
On the Road: Making an Impact
2007 Panel Notes: Roles in Implementing GDL
Oregon Driver Education Facts 2007

MTEA 2006 Butte

The Montana Driver Education and Training Curriculum Guide by Elizabeth Shephard
Why Not Me by Maria “Montana” Palacios-Hardes
Effective Strategies for Communicating with Parents by Jessica Hartos, PhD
WPA Posters

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