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Highway Transportation System
1) People
2) Vechicles
3) Roadways
The purpose of the HTS is to move people and cargo from one place to another in a safe and economical manner |
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| People are called roadway users |
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| Vichicles vary from the smallest being a bicycle to the largest being a semi-tractor trailer |
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| Roadways vary from dirt to muiltlane express ways and in maitence and condition |
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-Most important factor is the driver
-Agencies, like the AAA, work to make roadways Safer |
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| Local, State, and Federal Goverment |
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| National Highway Safety Act |
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| Made all driving rules, signs, and pavement markings uniform from state to state |
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| Federal and State Legislators |
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The skills that are need to drive
-Social
-Decesion Making
-Physical |
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| IPDE (Identify, Predict, Decide, Execute) |
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-Specific Clues
-Other Roadway users
-Roadway features and conditions
-Traffic Controls
-Condition of your vehicle |
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-Actions of other roadway users
-Control of your vehicle
-Consequences of your actions |
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-Change Speed
-Change Direction
-Communicate |
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-Accelerate
-Break
-Steer
-Communicate |
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Causes Traffic Tie Ups/Collisions
1) Driver Error 2) Adverse Weather Conditions 3)Defects in vehicles 4) Defects in roadways |
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1) Leading cause of death for 16-19 year olds
2) 16-19 age group is 10% of the population
3) 16-19 age group accounts for 17% of all traffic deaths |
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| Ages and Collisions Reasons |
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1) Increased risk taking
2) Over exposure to night driving
3) Increase use of alcohol/other drugs
4) Suscepitibilty to peer pressure
5) In most cases, there is more than one reason why an accident happens |
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| Orderly Visual Search Pattern |
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1) Glance ahead
2) Check Gauges and spedometer
3) Glance ahead
4) Search the sides of the roadway, intersections, and driveways
5) Glance ahead
6) Check rear view mirror
7) Glance ahead |
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1) Aim high in your steering
2) Keep your eyes moving
3) Get the big picture
4) Leave yourself an out at all times
5) Make sure others can see you |
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1) Action
2) Path
3) Time
4) Space
5) Pointof conflict |
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| Safe path of Travel-Visibilitly |
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Visibilty
-eyes get 90% of all driving information
-Eyesight: Distance, Field of vision |
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1) Visibility
2) Traction
3) Space
4) Traffic Flow
5) Hazards |
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| Safe path of Travel-Traction |
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| Safe path of Travel-Space |
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| Safe path of Travel-Traffic Flow |
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| Safe path of Travel-Hazards |
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Seperate: Two hazards, handle 1 at a time
Minimize: One Hazard, put as much distance between it and you as possible
Compromised Space: More than 2 hazards, pick the least severe if you can't avoid them all |
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| Factors that impair your driving |
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1) Tiredness
2) New/Unfamiliar Area
3) Distration/Preoccuped
4) Drinking |
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| Vehicle Fimilarization (What every vehicle has) |
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Systems:
1) Anti-Theft
2) Comfort
3) Control
4) Communication
5) Protective
6) Information
7) Visability |
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-Odometer (how many miles have been driven)
-Fuel Gauge, Parking Break, Petals, Cluth, Shift
-ABS System (Anti-lock Breaking System)
-Oil Pressure (if the oil isn't circulating)
-Temperature (of engine, pull over and turn vehicle off if it gets too high)
-Alternater (charges battery) |
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| when the seat belt works by itself |
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| 40% of all crashes happen at intersections |
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1) Outside check
2) Get in the car
3) Lock doors
4) Place key in the ingition
5) Adjust seat for comfort
6) Adjust inside mirrors
7) Put seat belt on |
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