Driver Education, 1976, photo 1

This image shows the wet Driver Education course through the windshield as a student drives the car at Appalachian State University (1967-current) on February 24, 1976. The instructor can be seen silhouetted and holding a clipboard on the right. The Driver Education program first appeared in the Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) Bulletin in 1957-58 as a single three-hour course in the Department of Health and Physical Education that led to a certification for Driver Education teachers. The more intensive Driver Education Program started at Appalachian State in 1973 with a minimum fifteen course hours in traffic and safety instruction. The program included a driving course, computerized simulators, and special classrooms with instruments to measure reaction times, depth perception, and peripheral vision. The program was financed through the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Governor's Highway Safety Program.

Education

Safety

Appalachian State University

General Picture Files, 2004.040, Box 28, Driver Education, C14.2.5.4.

University Archives, Appalachian State University

2/24/1976

News Bureau

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Photographs

English

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Appalachian State University. College of Fine and Applied Arts. Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation

Series 6 -- Colleges, Departments, Offices, and Centers

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