Driver's Ed Chapter's 1-4

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(HTS)

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Highway Transportation System - A complex system composed of three parts, people, vehicles,
and roadways.

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(HTS)People

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 Roadway users are the people who use the HTS by walking, driving, or riding.
 You must learn to compensate for others who do not drive safely and responsibly.

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(HTS)Vehicles

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 Large vehicles vs. small vehicles.

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(HTS)Roadways

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 Vary from dirt lanes to multilane expressways.
 Adverse weather conditions such as: rain, snow, fog, wind.

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Regulating the HTS

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A. Laws are passed to make up the vehicle code.
B. State and local police enforce the laws.
C. State departments of motor vehicles set up the rules to assure that driver and vehicle standards
are met.
D. Courts decide whether drivers charged with violating the laws, are guilty or innocent.
E. Highway traffic engineers plan, build, and maintain the complex system of roadways.

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Driving Task -

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Includes all the social, physical, and mental skills required to drive. To perform the driving task
and keep the risks low you must develop the following habits; using knowledge and visual skills, obeying traffic
laws, judging time and space, anticipate how your car will respond under normal and emergency conditions.

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Social Skills

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Driving requires you to interact and cooperate successfully with other people

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Physical Skills

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Once you are able to control your car without having to concentrate on how to steer, brake, and
accelerate, you will start developing all the other skills that make you a safe driver.

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Mental Skills

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Safe driving is mostly a mental, decision-making task. Deciding when and where to steer, brake,
and accelerate is essential to being a safe driver.

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IPDE Process

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An organized visual, thinking, and doing process you should use when driving.

1. Identify - Important information in the ongoing driving scene, especially potential
hazards.
2. Predict - When and where possible points of conflict will develop.
3. Decide - When, where, and how to communicate, adjust speed, and / or change
position to avoid conflict.
4. Execute - The right action(s) to prevent conflict.

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Smith System

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is an organized method designed to help drivers develop good seeing habits.

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Zone Control System

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method for managing space around your vehicle.

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Attitude

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Your attitude toward driving affects your willingness to learn and to effectively use safe-driving
habits.

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collision

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A collision occurs when a vehicle conflicts with and hits another object.

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accident

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implies that
something just happens by chance

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Causes of Collisions

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 Following another vehicle too close.
 Driving too fast for conditions.
 Not wearing safety belts.
 Driving after drinking or using drugs.
 Driving while very tired.

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Causes of Death.

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 Lack of experience is a major factor in their poor driving records.
 Exposure to night driving, increased risk taking.
 Susceptibility to peer pressure
 Mixing drinking and driving.

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Social and Economical Loss

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 Cost our nation billions of dollars each year.
o Property damage
o Time away from work and school
o Medical fees
o Insurance premiums

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Financial Responsibility

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 Expect to pay your share of driving-related expenses; buying fuel, maintenance and
insurance.
 You are responsible by law for any damage or injuries you cause.

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Environmental Responsibility

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The environment is everything that surrounds us. As a driver
you have a responsibility to manage our transportation-related environmental problems, here is
how you can help.
 Buy and maintain fuel-efficient vehicles.
 Use fuel-efficient driving habits.
 Recycle used materials whenever possible.
 Reduce driving trips or use public transportation whenever possible.
 Work for policies that reduce fuel consumption through the use of energy efficient and
environmentally clean sources of power.

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Graduated Driver Licensing

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A graduated driver licensing program requires young drivers to progress
through a series of licensing stages.

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Organ Donor Programs

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You may indicate your desire to be an organ donor by filling out an
organ donor declaration on your driver’s license or by signing an organ donor card.

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Implied Consent Law

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When you sign and accept your driver’s license you automatically agree
to take an alcohol test on request. If you refuse, you will lose your drivers license.

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regulatory sign

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A regulatory sign controls traffic.(stop sign)

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warning sign

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A warning sign alerts you possible
hazards and road conditions.

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guide sign

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A guide sign gives you directions

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Octagon

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stop

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Triangle

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yield

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Vertical rectangle

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regulatory

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Pentagon

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school

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Round

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railroad crossing

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Pennant

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no passing

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Diamond

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warning

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Horizontal rectangle:

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guide

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Red

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stop, yield, or prohibited

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Yellow

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warning

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White

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regulatory

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Orange

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construction or detour

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Black

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regulatory

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Green

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guide

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Blue

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motorist service

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Brown

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public recreation or cultural interest

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Stop Sign

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Is a red octagon with white letters and border. You must always come to a
full stop at a stop sign.

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yield

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To yield means to allow others to use the
intersection before you do.

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Right of way

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Right of way means you accept the privilege of immediate use of the
roadway.

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Yield Sign

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Always slow or stop, and be give the right of way to traffic when approaching a red
and white triangular YIELD sign. It is found where roadways cross or merge.

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Speed Limit Signs

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These signs are used to manage traffic flow at safe speeds. Speed limits are set for ideal weather conditions.

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basic speed law

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The basic speed law states that you may not drive faster than is
safe for existing conditions, regardless of the posted speed limits.

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minimum speed limit

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A minimum speed limit tells
you not to drive slower than the posted minimum speed unless conditions are less than ideal.

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Advisory speed limits

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indicate the maximum suggested speed under ideal conditions

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Diamond-Shaped Warning Sign

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 Yellow diamond-shaped signs warn you of danger ahead.
 Be prepared to slow or stop when you see a warning sign.

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School Signs

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School zone is a portion of a street or highway near a school that is subject to special speed
limits. Is posted within a block of a school.
 School crossing sign shows children in a crosswalk area. Posted near intersections or
crossings used by children.

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No-Passing Sign

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 Yellow, pennant-shaped sign with black letters.
 May be posted on left side of highway.
 Appears at the start of a no-passing zone and provides advance warning of where a nopassing
zone starts.
 Is used together with a solid yellow line on the roadway.
 If you intend to pass, you must complete your pass before reaching this sign.

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Construction Signs

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 Orange, diamond-shaped or rectangular shape alerts you to construction zones.
 Be ready to slow, stop, or drive around workers and equipment.
 Follow directions from signs and any worker directing traffic.

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Railroad Signs

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 Round, yellow sign, with a black X and 2 R's.
 Sign is posted 250 feet before a railroad crossing in the city, and 750 feet in a rural area.
 A large X might be painted on the roadway.
 The crossing itself is marked with a white crossbuck sign.
 Flashing red lights and/or crossing gates might be added to alert you.
 A driver must treat the crossbuck sign as a yield sign and flashing lights as a stop sign.

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Warning Signs

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Help you to avoid surprise situations, most are diamond-shaped and have black lettering
or symbols on a yellow background.

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Guide Signs

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Provide information by marking routes, intersections, service areas, and other points of
interest or information.

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Route Signs

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 Route signs vary according to the type of roadway.
 State and county route markers vary from state to state.
 Interstate route signs are red, white, and blue shields.
 An east / west route is even numbered
 A north / south route is odd numbered.
 A three-figured route sign that starts with an odd number leads into a city.
 A three-figured route sign that starts with an even number leads around a city.

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Green signs

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provide information on destinations ahead and distances to be traveled.

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Blue signs

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highlight highway services such as fuel, food, lodging, and nearby hospitals.

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Brown signs

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direct you to recreation areas or cultural points of interest.

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International Signs

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tell their messages with symbols rather than words. Drivers can easily understand
these symbols without learning other languages

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Traffic Lights

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Red means stop. Yellow means
caution: be ready to stop. Green means go: proceed if the way is clear and safe.

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roadway marking

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A roadway marking gives you a warning or direction. These markings are usually lines, words, or figures
painted on the roadway.

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Broken Yellow Line

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Separates two-way traffic. A driver may pass only when no traffic is
coming from the opposite direction.

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Solid Yellow Line

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Passing is not allowed. Passing is allowed when the solid yellow line ends on your side of the roadway. A left turn is allowed across a solid yellow line, after yielding to
oncoming traffic.

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Two Solid Yellow Lines

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Divide traffic in two directions. No passing is allowed and in some
cities a left turn is allowed.

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Shared Left-Turn Lane

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Many cities have these lanes to help drivers make safer mid-block
left turns to and from businesses on a busy street. Solid and broken yellow lines are used with
left-turn arrows from both directions.

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Broken White Lines

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Separate lanes of traffic that are moving in the same direction. Lane
changing is allowed.

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Solid White Lane Lines

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Keep drivers in their lanes and restrict lane changing.

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White Arrows

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Tell you when and where to turn

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Solid White Lines

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Are used along the side of a roadway and identify the edge of the roadway.
Solid white lines are also used to mark pedestrian crosswalks and stop lines.

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Rumble Strips

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Are short sections of corrugated roadway. These strips alert you by the noise
your tires make when driving over them. Warn you of hazards such as a dangerous intersections,
tollgates, if you are driving over the edge of the roadway, or an unexpected need to stop or
reduce speed.

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Raised or Lowered Roadway Markers

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Act as reflectors when struck by headlight beams, they
shine and mark the driving lanes. Roadway markers are colored coded. White markers are used at the edge of the roadway or between lanes. Yellow markers may locate the left edge of an
expressway. Red markers warn that you are driving in the wrong direction and you should pull
off the roadway immediately.

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Other Roadway Markings

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The start of exit ramps, painted curbs, school crossings, railroad crossings,
parking spaces, and handicapped parking spaces.