Motor Vehicle Laws,

Regulations and their

Application

HED 302s – Driver Task Analysis

Dale O. Ritzel, Ph.D., FAASE

Director Emeritus, Safety Center

Southern Illinois University

Carbondale, IL 62901-6731

© Dale O. Ritzel 1999-2012

Motor Vehicle Laws Review the Web sites information about topics listed and

while doing so read, learn, and study as much as possible

about the topics listed.

• Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances

• Signs, Signals, and Markings

• Driver Licensing

• Graduated Driver’s Licensing System

• Motor Vehicle Registration

• Safety and Responsibility Laws

– Proof of ability to pay, showing proof, proof

of financial responsibility in the future

– Duties when involved in a crash

Sign Shapes and Colors Review Chapters 9 & 10 in the Illinois Rules of the Road and also the

Manual of Traffic Signs shown on the main course page.

• Language of Driving

• Need for Redundancy

• Importance of Shape

• Importance of Color

• Importance of Symbolism

Intersection Management

• Sign Information – stop or yield or no signs?

• Signal Information – green, yellow, changing from green to

yellow to red, red?

• Line Information – where must you stop at the intersection?

• Lane Position Information – plan ahead to determine

appropriate lane and land position

• Directional Information – can you turn left? Right?

Driver Licensing Laws – Review Chapter 1 in the Illinois Rules of the

Road

• Purposes

• Eligibility

• Classification

• Restrictions

• Point System

Driver Licensing Laws

• Suspension – Review Chapter 8 in Illinois

Rules of the Road

• Revocation – Review Chapter 8 in Illinois

Rules of the Road

• Cancellation

• Interstate Reciprocity

• National Driver Register

Personal Responsibilities

• Motor Vehicle Registration

– Title

– Registration

• Safety and Financial Responsibility

Law

– Requirements

– Duties when involved in a crash

– When financial responsibility law applies

Rules of the Road

Review all of the chapters in the Rules of

the Road in the pages that follow. After

reviewing each chapter in the SOS Web

site, use your back arrow key on your

Web browser to come back to this

material. [ You might want to get your own copy of the most recent

edition of the Illinois Rules of the Road from your local

driver’s license examination office, Illinois Secretary of

State]

The Illinois Driver’s License

Chapter 1

Click on this line to review Chapter 1

The Driver’s License Exams

Chapter 2

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Graduated Driver Licensing Program

Chapter 3

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Traffic Laws

Chapter 4

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Sharing the Road

Chapter 5

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During Under the Influence (DUI)

Chapter 6

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Traffic Crashes

Chapter 7

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Driver’s License Revocation,

Suspension, Denial, Cancellation

Chapter 8

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Roadway Signs

Chapter 9

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Traffic Signals and Roadway Markings

Chapter 10

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Safe Driving Tips

Chapter 11

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Equipment For Safe Driving

Chapter 12

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Owning a Vehicle

Chapter 13

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Traffic Law Review Test

Take the Traffic Law Review Test (this test is for practice and review [not for

grade, but you must do it] of important concepts and issues in Rules of the

Road). Click on the Web site below to review test. If unsure of an answer, review the appropriate chapter in

the Illinois Rules of the Road. (Send responses to questions to safety@siu.edu (not for grade).

Traffic Law Review Test

You might want to the ISOS Rules of the Road Review course workbook

Assignment

Compare and contrast the standard

safety belt law in Illinois to the

standard safety belt model law of

the National Committee on

Uniform Traffic Laws and

Ordinances. Write a two page

paper on such.