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Transcript of CHAPTER 16 EXPRESSWAYS. CHAPTER 16 16.1 CHARACTERISTICS OF EXPRESSWAY DRIVING 16.2 ENTERING AN...
CHAPTER 16 EXPRESSWAYS
CHAPTER 1616.1 CHARACTERISTICS OF EXPRESSWAY DRIVING16.2 ENTERING AN EXPRESSWAY16.3 STRATEGIES FOR DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAYS16.4 EXITING EXPRESSWAYS16.5 SPECIAL EXPRESSWAY PROBLEMS
ADVANTAGES OF EXPRESSWAYS
FEWER COLLISIONS BECAUSE:1. NO CROSS TRAFFIC
2. MEDIAN OR BARRIER
FEWER COLLISIONS BECAUSE:SIGNS HELP DRIVERS
ANTICIPATE
WIDE SHOULDERS
WIDE UNDERPASSES
FEWER COLLISIONS BECAUSE:
NON MOTORIZED VEHICLES NOT ALLOWED
TYPES OF INTERCHANGES
CLOVERLEAFDIAMOND
TRUMPET ALL DIRECTIONAL
SAFE DRIVING STRATEGIES
PREPARING YOURSELF AND YOUR VEHICLE
SAFE DRIVING STRATEGIES
BUILD EXPERIENCE GRADUALLY
SAFE DRIVING STRATEGIES
CONCENTRATE ON DRIVING TASK
SAFE DRIVING STRATEGIES
COOPERATE WITH OTHER DRIVERS
ENTERING AN EXPRESSWAY ENTRANCE RAMP
ACCELERATION LANEMERGING AREA
STEPS FOR ENTERINGMAKE SURE CORRECT ENTRANCE
LOOK AHEAD FOR A GAPACCELERATE GRADUALLY DECIDE WHICH GAP
SMOOTH LANE CHANGE AT PROPER SPEED!CANCEL SIGNAL AND ADJUST
PROBLEMS WHILE ENTERING
DRIVER BACKING UP ON ENTRANCE RAMP
PROBLEMS WHILE ENTERING
SIGNALS AND LIGHTS ON RAMP
DESIGNED TO CONTROL THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ENTERING
EXPRESSWAY
PROBLEMS WHILE ENTERING RUSH HOUR: LARGE NUMBER
OF VEHICLES ENTERINGMAKE AN EFFORT TO ENTER
WITHOUT STOPPING
IF YOU CANNOT ENTER TRAFFIC AND MUST STOP
FLASH BRAKE LIGHTS EARLYPULL ONTO SHOULDER AT END OF ACCELERATION LANEWAIT FOR A LARGE SAFE GAPSIGNAL AND ACCELERATE QUICKLY TO JOIN TRAFFIC
FLOW
MERGING PROBLEMS•YOU MAY HAVE TO ACCELERATE OR BRAKE QUICKLY TO FIT INTO A GAP•BE PREPARED TO SELECT ANOTHER GAP IF YOUR CLOSES QUICKLY
LEFT SIDE ENTRANCE RAMPSSINCE THE LEFT LANE IS USUALLY THE HIGH SPEED LANE, IF ENTERING FROM THE LEFT BE PREPARED FOR FASTER TRAFFIC AND QUICKER LANE CHANGE.
STRATEGIES FOR DRIVING AN EXPRESSWAYS
IDENTIFY:VOLUME OF TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SIGNALSROADWAY MARKINGSCLOSED AND OPEN ZONESNEVER ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE TRAPPED!
STRATEGIES FOR DRIVING AN
EXPRESSWAYS
PREDICT:SUDDEN CHANGES IN SPEED AHEADDRIVERS CHANGING LANES QUICKLYPOINTS OF CONFLICTPARKED VEHICLES ENTERING QUICKLY
STRATEGIES FOR DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAYS
DECIDE:FASTER DRIVING MEANS QUICKER DECISIONOPEN ZONES VARY OFTENOPEN ZONES CLOSE QUICKLY
STRATEGIES FOR DRIVING AN EXPRESSWAYS
EXECUTE:EXECUTE SMOOTH DECISIONSAVOID SUDDEN MOVESSIGNAL EARLYMAINTAIN SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE
LANE CHOICE
LARGE VEHICLES AND TRUCKS REQUIRED TO DRIVE IN RIGHT LANESLET TRAFFIC DICTATE WHICH LANE TO USELEFT LANE IS FOR PASSINGCENTER LANE IS FOR CRUISINGRIGHT LANE IS FOR EXITING AND ENTERING
SIGNALS, SIGNS, AND ROADWAY MARKINGS
KNOW YOUR DESTINATIONREAD SIGNS AND ROADWAY MARKINGSALWAYS THINK AHEAD
SPEED LIMITS•MINIMUM SPEED LIMIT: KEEPS TRAFFIC FROM MOVING TOO SLOWLY•COMMON SPEED: THE SPEED USED BY MOST DRIVERS•WOLF PACKS: BUNCHES OF VEHICLES MOVING TOGETHER
FOLLOWING DISTANCE
INCREASE YOUR FOLLOWING DISTANCE TO AT LEAST 4 SECONDS WHEN CONDITIONS ARE LESS THAN IDEAL•BEING TAILGATED•DRIVING A HEAVY VEHICLE OR PULLING A TRAILER•OPERATING A MOTORCYCLE•ENTERING OR EXITING
• FOLLOWING A MOTORCYCLE
• BAD WEATHER OR ROAD CONDITIONS
• FOLLOWING LARGE VEHICLE
BLIND SPOTS
CHECK OFTEN FOR CARS THAT MAY BE PREPARING TO PASS YOU
LANE CHANGING
CHANGE ONE LANE AT A TIME, SIGNAL EACH ONECHECK MIRRORS AND BLIND SPOTWHEN CLEAR, ACCELERATE GENTLY AND MOVECANCEL SIGNAL
PASSING A SLOWER VEHICLEUSE SIGNALS AND CONSTANTLY CHECK TRAFFIC WHILE CHANGING LANESREMEMBER YOU MUST BE ABLE TO SEE HEADLIGHTS OF VEHICLE IN REAR VIEW MIRROR BEFORE MOVING IN FRONT OF THEM
EXITING EXPRESSWAYS
DECELERATION LANELEADS TOEXIT RAMPADJUST TO RAMP SPEED
EXITING PROBLEMSCROSSING PATHSRAMP OVERFLOWSHORT DECELERATION LANE
SPECIAL EXPRESSWAY PROBLEMS
HIGHWAY HYPNOSIS:BEING LULLED INTO AN
INATTENTIVE OR DROWSY STATE.
SPECIAL EXPRESSWAY PROBLEMS
FALL ASLEEP COLLISIONS:SLEEPINESS IS A PREVENTABLE CAUSE OF COLLISIONS
SPECIAL EXPRESSWAY PROBLEMS
VELOCITATION:BEING FOOLED BY HOURS OF DRIVING
INTO BELEIVING THAT YOUR VEHICLE IS TRAVELING SLOWER THAN IT REALLY ISESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AROUND EXIT RAMPS
SPECIAL EXPRESSWAY
PROBLEMS
EXPRESSWAYS THROUGH CITIES:AVOID RUSH HOURS, TRY AND
TAKE ALTERNATE OR BYPASS ROUTES
SPECIAL EXPRESSWAY PROBLEMS
DISABLED VEHICLE:IF PASSING SLOW AND MOVE TO LEFT TO GIVE VEHICLE ROOM
SPECIAL EXPRESSWAY PROBLEMS
DISABLED VEHICLE:IF ITS YOUMAKES SURE YOU HAVE ROOMSIGNAL RIGHTMOVE TO SHOULDER, AS FAR AWAY FROM TRAFFIC AS POSSIBLEGET EVERYONE OUT AND AWAY FROM TRAFFICTURN ON EMERGENCY FLASHERSCALL FOR HELPIF IT IS SAFE, THEN GET EVERYONE BACK INTO VEHICLE AND LOCK ALL DOORSASK ANYONE WHO STOPS TO HELP YOU TO GO CALL FOR HELPDO NOT STAND IN EXPRESSWAY OR IN DIRECT TRAFFIC
SPECIAL EXPRESSWAY PROBLEMS
CONSTRUCTION:BE AWARE OF CONSTRUCTION
AND OBEY POSTED SPEED LIMITS
SPECIAL EXPRESSWAY PROBLEMS
TOLL BOOTHSBE PREPARED TO STOPHAVE PASSENGER HELP WITH MONEY