Post on 12-Sep-2021
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
Click on this line to review Chapter 2
Graduated Driver Licensing Program
Chapter 3
Click on this line to review Chapter 3
Traffic Laws
Chapter 4
Click on this line to review Chapter 4
Sharing the Road
Chapter 5
Click on this line to review Chapter 5
During Under the Influence (DUI)
Chapter 6
Click on this line to review Chapter 6
Traffic Crashes
Chapter 7
Click on this line to review Chapter 7
Driver’s License Revocation,
Suspension, Denial, Cancellation
Chapter 8
Click on this line to review Chapter 8
Roadway Signs
Chapter 9
Click on this line to review Chapter 9
Traffic Signals and Roadway Markings
Chapter 10
Click on this line to review Chapter 10
Safe Driving Tips
Chapter 11
Click on this line to review Chapter 11
Equipment For Safe Driving
Chapter 12
Click on this line to review Chapter 12
Owning a Vehicle
Chapter 13
Click on this line to review Chapter 13
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.