Organization Chapters 1 to 5: developing your smart driving  skills Each of the 10 chapters provides you with useful information  that will help you become a safe, competent driver. The  chapters are organized in a way that will help you first learn the  basics ( developing your smart driving skills ) and then apply  what you’ve learned ( applying your smart driving skills ). This  guide is designed to help you quickly find the information you  need. Check the  table of contents  and  index  for a complete  listing of topics. The first five chapters of this guide cover the basics and are  designed to help you develop your smart driving skills. They  provide important information for driving that will help keep  you and others safe on the road. Chapters 6 to 8: applying your smart driving skills Chapters 6 through 8 will help you apply the basic information  from the first five chapters. • Chapter 1, you in the driver’s seat , presents some of the  common choices that every driver makes. • Chapter 2, you and your vehicle , gives an overview of how  your vehicle works and how to keep it running well. • Chapter 3, signs, signals and road markings , provides  information about the signs, signals and road markings you’ll  see while driving. • Chapter 4, rules of the road , talks about the rules you need  to know to drive safely. • Chapter 5, see-think-do , teaches you a driving strategy that  will help you become competent and avoid problems on the  road. • Chapter 6, sharing the road , shows you how to safely share  the road with all road users. • Chapter 7, personal strategies , gives you pointers on how  to overcome negative influences that may affect your driving. • Chapter 8, emergency strategies , describes challenging  driving conditions and gives strategies on how to deal with  them. 2