1. INTERSECTIONS
CHAPTER 10

2. THE BASICS ROADS MEET OR CROSS MOST HAVE TRAFFIC-CONTROL
BE IN THE CORRECT POSITION IN THE PROPER LANE
ADJUST SPEED AS YOU APPROACH

3. MANAGING VTS DIFFERENT DESIGNS AND CONTROLS
SCAN CORNERS FOR SIGNS, SIGNALS, MARKINGS, OTHER USERS
FROM STOP, YOU NEED 6 SECONDS TO CROSS A 30 FT. INTERSECTION WITH TRAFFIC AT 30 MPH, BUT WAIT FOR 8.
JUDGE THE GAP TO CROSS
CHECK THE TOLL PLAZA ON PG 211

4. TYPES SIGNED: FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS THAT ARE GIVEN. WATCH OTHERS.
T-INTERSECTIONS:GIVE WAY TO RIGHT DOES NOT APPLY HERE.
4-WAY:PROCEED THROUGH IN ORDER THAT YOU STOPPED, OTHERWISE GIVE WAY TO DRIVER ON RIGHT.

5. DRIVING THROUGH A RR CROSSING
AS YOU APPROACH, SLOW DOWN AND LOOK FOR WARNING LIGHTS AND A TRAIN
STOP NO CLOSER THAN 15 FT.
IT IS NEVER SAFE TO STOP ON TRACKS
WAIT FOR VEHICLE AHEAD TO CLEAR TRACKS
IF YOUR VEHICLE IS STUCK ON TRACKS, RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!!

6. ROUNDABOUTS ALL TRAFFIC IS ROUTED IN SAME DIRECTION AROUND A CIRCLE.
TRAFFIC MOVES COUNTERCLOCKWISE
“ONE-WAY” SIGN POSTED IN THE MIDDLE
SPEED SHOULD BE UNDER 20 MPH
SEE PG 216

7. COMPLEX INTERSECTIONS
TWO MAJOR ROADWAYS CROSS PATHS
FIVE OR MORE LANES IN 1 DIRECTION
AT LEAST 64 INTERSECTING POINTS FOR VEHICLES TO MAKE CONTACT.

8. SOME OF THE PROBLEMS
ALMOST 1 MILLION CRASHES WITH INJURIES. 44 % OF ALL CRASHES
23 % OF FATALITIES, MOST INVOLVING ELDERLY
ESTIMATED $40 BILLION IN COSTS DUE TO CRASHES.
SIDE IMPACT, REAR-END, PEDESTRIANS, ELDERLY

9. COMMUNICATING INTENTIONS: THE PLANNING STAGE WARNINGS
PRESENCE: PARKED OR DISABLED VEHICLE
FEEDBACK: ACTUAL CONTACT WITH ANOTHER DRIVER; HAND GESTURE
HOW TO COMMUNICATE: SIGNALS AND BODY GESTURES

10. PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ALWAYS WATCH FOR THEM DISABILITIES
ALWAYS YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY
THEY DON’T ALWAYS ACT AS EXPECTED

11. L AND R TURN LANES SPECIALLY MARKED LANES MAY BE MORE THAN ONE
USUALLY CONTROLLED BY A TURN SIGNALS

12. INTERCHANGES A MAJOR FREEWAY CROSSES ANOTHER ROAD
THROUGH LANES: CONTINUE STRAIGHT THROUGH, NOT MUCH ADJUSTMENT NEEDED
SPEED-CHANGE LANES: SOMETIMES CALLED AC(DE)CELERATION LANES
RAMPS:DESIGNED FOR MPH

13. TYPES OF INTERCHANGES SEE PAGE 221 DIAMOND:LOW TRAFFIC INTERCHANGES
CLOVERLEAF: USED WHEN FREEWAY INTERSECTS A BUSY SURFACE STREET, ALLOWS NON STOP ACCESS
TRUMPET:ONE FREEWAY ENDS AT ANOTHER