5. Rural roads are made up of different types of materials
82% of road in U.S are rural
Rural roads are made up of different types of materials
Higher rates of speed ( 55mph) affects your:
Line of sight
Stopping distance
Vehicle control

6. Characteristics Roadways Speed Traffic Controls Roadside Hazards
Special Situations

7. Rural Roadways
Ch 10
Nearly twice as many fatalities occur on Rural Roadways than on urban roadways.
Why? ( higher rate of speed)

8. SPEED Posted speed limits indicate maximum speed for ideal conditions
Basic speed law states that you should not drive faster than road or traffic conditions permit
Advisory Speed Limits
Minimum Speed Limit

9. How should you use the IPDE process during rural driving?
Give yourself more TIME!
Activity- You will need a piece of paper and pen
Identify hazards farther away
Predict conflicts farther away
Decide what to do while you still have time
Execute your decision so you have time to act

10. Stats! 42% of deaths in roadside collisions occur on curves.
1/3 of all roadside collisions involve a vehicle that rolls over
1/3 involve occupant ejection
SWITCHBACKS

12. CURVES
Take quick glances across the curve to identify oncoming traffic
Maintain proper lane position by glancing ahead at intended path of travel
Identify the advisory speed sign
SLOW DOWN BEFORE THE CURVE!

13. Passing and Being Passed on Rural Roads
INTENTIONALLY SPEEDING UP WHILE BEING PASSED IS ILLEGAL!

14. DO NOT PASS WHEN... A solid yellow line is present
When sight is limited
When cross traffic is a hazard
When approaching a HILL ( ft), CURVE, INTERSECTION( 100 feet), BRIDGE, or railroad crossing( 100 feet)
Cannot complete a pass before the start of a no passing zone

15. SHOULD I PASS? IS IT WORTH IT TO PASS? IS IT LEGAL TO PASS?
IS IT SAFE TO PASS?
If you answer yes to all of these questions then give it a go!
Do you have an ESCAPE PATH?

16. Answer yes to all previous questions
safe?
legal?
worth it?
Prepare to pass by accelerating
When is it safe to move in to the right lane again?

17. Being passed? Be AWARE of passing cars Stay to the right and slow down
Accelerate if you see that the driver drops back and decides not to pass so you give them room to move back in to the lane

18. Multilane
DRIVERS SHOULD USE RIGHT LANE
Passing should be in left lane

19. High altitudes
Gravity pulls vehicles down hill ( downshift) or use lower gear
Higher altitudes means less Oxygen

20. Different Rural Situations
Night dangers
Pull out Areas
Runaway Vehicle Ramps

21. Animals More than 4% of all collisions in the U.S. involve animals
500,000 collisions with deer occur each year
When do they occur?
What can be done to lower these numbers?