chapter 9-10

Judgement Call

A situation where a driver sizes up the situation.

When should you observe the rules of the road?

Always

What should you always be doing when driving?

Being alert

What problems exist at complex intersections?

Crashes, pedestrians, designated left- and right- turn lanes

How can you drive through a railroad crossing safely?

Determine when it is safe to cross, stay alert, don't stop on the tracks.

What are the various types of interchanges?

Diamond, cloverleaf, and trumpet interchanges.

How can you manage visibility, time, and space in Urban and Suburban driving?

Don't focus on one object, drive at moderate speed, don't follow other vehicles closely.

What factors affect driving on residential streets?

Driving patterns on residential streets, speed, pedestrians, parked cars, residential streets as shortcuts, traffic laws.

What special factors affect limited-access and controlled-access expressways?

Freeways, interstate highways, expressways, toll roads, parkways, and turnpikes. Allows vehicles to enter and exit at specific places.

What special factors affect driving on multiple-lane expressways?

Limited entrances and exits, higher speed, frequent passing, carpool lanes, physical barriers, trucks and other large vehicles.

Why do you have to drive slowly in residential areas?

More time to react.

Ramps

Moves vehicles from one road to another.

What special factors affect driving on rural roads?

Road conditions, higher speed and fewer controls, slow moving vehicles, sight obstructions, animals and objects on the road.

How can you drive through a roundabout safely?

Slow down, yield to traffic until there is enough room for you, go in direction of traffic.

Speed- change lane

Special lane alongside the main travel lane of the highway.

What special factors affect urban and suburban driving?

Traffic density, number of people, intersections, slow or irregular traffic flow, potholes and other road defects.

Interchanges

Two highways crossing each other

why should you not stop suddenly at an intersection?

you could be rear-ended

Through lanes

lanes continuing strait through an interchange

Wha are some of the differences in how you enter , exit, and drive through different types of intersections?

signs, signals, and pavement markings