1. ENVIRONMENTS AND TRAFFIC SETTINGS CHAPTER NINE

2. FACTORS AFFECTING RES. STREET DRIVING EXPECT SURPRISES, DRIVE THE SPEED LIMIT! PEDESTRIANS HAVE RIGHT-OF-WAY CHIDREN, CHILDREN, CHILDREN!! PARKED CARS’ SHARE REMAINING SPACE (JUDGEMENT CALL) MOST COLLISIONS OCCUR CLOSE TO HOME

3. FACTORS AFFECTING URBAN DRIVING TRAFFIC DENSITY INCREASED NUMBER OF PEDS. BUSIER INTERSECTIONS IRREGULAR FLOW OF TRAFFIC POTHOLES AND OTHER ROAD DEFECTS

4. MANAGING VTS IN URBAN SEARCH 1-2 BLOCKS AHEAD CHECK MIRRORS WHEN APPROACHING INTERSECTIONS OR CHANGING LANES KEEP ALERT TO MOVEMENT OF OTHER VEHICLES PEDESTRIANS SIGNS AND SIGNALS ENTRANCES AND EXITS

5. MORE VTS GUIDELINES MODERATE SPEED READY TO STOP OR STEER TO AVOID COLLISION BE READY TO BRAKE LOW BEAM LIGHTS, BE SEEN GIVE YOURSELF TIME SEE TIPS FOR NEW DRIVERS, PG 194

6. EVEN MORE VTS DON’T FOLLOW TOO CLOSE WATCH MIRRORS AFTER STOPPING. SEE TIRES OF CAR IN FRONT. STAY WIDE OF PARKED CARS AVOID BLIND SPOTS OF OTHER DRIVERS KEEP SPACE FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC

7. FACTORS AFFECTING EXPRESSWAY DRIVING LIMITED ENTRANCES AND EXITS: INTERCHANGES, MERGING TRAFFIC HIGHER SPEED LIMITS FREQUENT PASSING CARPOOL LANES (HOV) PHYSICAL BARRIERS: GUARDRAILS, ETC. LARGE VEHICLES

8. MANAGING VISION ON EXPRESSWAYS LOW BEAM LIGHTS SEARCH 20-30 SECONDS AHEAD CAREFUL OF ENTRANCES, EXITS DON’T LET LARGE VEHICLES BLOCK YOUR VISION CHECK MIRRORS ALWAYS SIGNAL WATCH SIGNS, SIGNALS, OTHER VEHICLES

9. MANAGING TIME ON EXPRESSWAYS PLAN ROUTE AHEAD ENTER TRAFFIC AT THEIR SPEED IDENTIFY THREATENING SITUATIONS ADJUST SPEED WHEN FOLLOWING REDUCE SPEED IN EXIT LANE AVOID CONGESTED AREAS!

10. MANAGING SPACE ON EXPRESSWAYS ALLOW 4 SECONDS WHEN MERGING ADJUST POSITION BASED ON WEATHER, ROAD, OTHER COND. MAKE ROOM FOR OTHERS MOVE ONE LANE AT A TIME; SIGNAL CHANGE LANES IF BEING TAILGATED BE ALERT OF CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS

11. FACTORS AFFECTING CONTROLLED-ACCESS FREEWAYS, INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS, EXPRESSWAYS, TOLL ROADS, PARKWAYS, AND TURNPIKES SPEED IS FASTER

12. FACTORS AFFECTING RURAL ROADS MORE THAN HALF OF FATALITIES HAPPEN ON RURAL ROADS ROAD CONDITIONS: PAVED, GRAVEL, DIRT, LIGHTING HIGHER SPEED, FEW CONTROLS (RR CROSSINGS) SLOW MOVING VEHICLES SIGHT OBSTRUCTIONS: TREES, CROPS, CURVED ROADS ANIMALS

13. MANAGING VISIBILITY LOW BEAM LIGHTS SEARCH 20-30 SECONDS AHEAD IDENTIFY WITHIN 12-15 SECONDS DRIVE AT SAFE SPEED LEAVE LARGER SPACE BEHIND LARGE VEHICLES ALWAYS SIGNAL

14. MANAGING TIME SLOW-MOVING VEHICLES REDUCE SPEED OR STOP AT INTERSECTIONS REDUCE SPEED ON NON-PAVED ROADS DRIVE SLOWLY AROUND ANIMALS ALLOW EXTRA TIME ON UNFAMILIAR ROADS

15. MANAGING SPACE SEARCH FOR THINGS THAT CAN THREATEN SAFETY ADJUST DISTANCE FOR SPEED, TRAFFIC, ROADWAY, ETC. KEEP AS MUCH SPACE AS POSSIBLE FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC DON’T PASS ON HILLS, CURVES TAKE A LOOK AT PAGE 205 ( TYPES OF ROADWAYS)