1. CHAPTER 4 SAFE DRIVING RULES & REGULATIONS

2. NJ SPEED LIMITS
25 MPH BUSINESS OR RESIDENTIAL AREA
35 MPH LOW DENSITY OR SUBURBAN BUSINESS
50 MPH NON-POSTED RURAL ROADWAYS
55-65 MPH HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATES
SAFE CORRIDOR LAW: FINES WILL BE DOUBLED FOR SPEEDING & AGGRESSIVE DRIVING

3. PAVEMENT MARKINGS
YELLOW LINES: DIVIDE TRAFFIC TRAVELING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS
WHITE LINES: MARK THE LANES FOR TRAFFIC MOVING IN THE SAME DIRECTION
BROKEN LINES: YOU MAY PASS WHEN SAFE TO DO SO
SOLID LINES: NO PASSING ALLOWED

4. PASS ON THE RIGHT
PASS ON THE RIGHT ONLY ON ROADS WITH MORE THAN ONE LANE GOING IN THE SAME DIRECTION
IF THE DRIVER AHEAD IS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND THERE IS ROOM FOR YOU TO PASS

5. YIELDING
YIELD TO EMERGENCY VEHICLES WHEN THEY ARE GIVING YOU WARNING SIGNS, SUCH AS FLASHING SIRENS AND LIGHTS
BUSES & POSTAL VEHICLES, WHEN RE-ENTERING TRAFFIC
PEDESTRIANS, WHEN IN A CROSSWALK

6. PEDESTRIANS IN THE CROSSWALK
FAILURE TO STOP FOR PEDESTRIANS:
$ FINE
UP TO 25 DAYS IN JAIL
SUSPENSION UP TO 6 MONTHS
2 POINTS ON YOUR LICENSE
COMMUNITY SERVICE

7. http://www. youtube. com/watch
EMERGENCY VEHICLES & THE RULES OF THE ROAD 1:36

8. CONTROLLED INTERSECTION
AN INTERSECTION WHERE TRAFFIC IS REGULATED BY A TRAFFIC SIGNAL OR REGULATORY SIGN
AT A 4-WAY STOP: ALWAYS YIELD TO THE DRIVER ON THE RIGHT. ALWAYS YIELD TO ANY DRIVER ALREADY AT OR IN THE INTERSECTION
WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN, YIELD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND ALL PEDESTRIANS WITHIN A CROSSWALK
DRIVING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY TO AVOID TRAFFIC SIGNAL OR SIGN IS A VIOLATION

9. UNCONTROLLED INTERSECTION
WHEN TWO OR MORE ROADS JOIN AND THERE IS NO TRAFFIC SIGNAL OR REGULATORY DEVICE
REDUCE SPEED AND BE READY TO STOP
AS A GENERAL RULE: THE VEHICLE ON THE LEFT SHOULD YIELD TO A VEHICLE ON THE RIGHT

10. http://www. youtube. com/watch
RIGHT OF WAY LAWS 1: :18

11. ACCELERATION LANE
AN EXTRA LANE USED BY MOTORISTS TO SPEED UP TO JOIN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC
SAFETY TIPS: SPEED UP TO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC – TRY TO AVOID COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP – YIELD TO TRAFFIC AND ENTER THE RIGHT HAND LANE

13. DECELERATION LANE
EXTRA LANES AT A HIGHWAY EXIT USED TO ALLOW YOU TO SLOW DOWN SAFELY

14.
7 Tips for Passing the Road Test

15. CURVE IN THE ROAD ADJUST STEERING AND SPEED
SLOW DOWN WHEN ENTERING THE CURVE – YOUR VEHICLE WILL TEND TO KEEP GOING STRAIGHT

16. RAILROAD CROSSINGS
MOTORISTS MUST STOP AT LEAST 15 FEET FROM RAILROAD CROSSINGS WHEN THERE ARE FLASHING LIGHTS, BELLS OR FLAG SIGNALS

17. http://www. youtube. com/watch
Railroad Safety 2:35 :32

18. SCHOOL BUSES
STOP 25 FEET AWAY ON A 2-LANE ROAD, OR ON A MULTI-LANE HIGHWAY WHERE LANES ARE ONLY SEPARATED BY LINES
SLOW DOWN TO 10 MPH IF TRAVELING ON A DUAL HIGHWAY, IF THERE IS A MEDIAN

19. IF A SCHOOL BUS HAS STOPPED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF A SCHOOL TO PICK UP OR LET OFF CHILDREN YOU MAY PASS FROM EITHER DIRECTION AT NO MORE THAN 10 MPH

20. http://www. youtube. com/watch
Driving Safely with School Buses 1:23

21. HEADLIGHTS
MUST BE USED BETWEEN ONE HALF HOUR AFTER SUNSET AND ONE HALF HOUR BEFORE SUNRISE. WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT IDEAL AND VISIBILITY IS 500 FEET OR LESS
BRIGHT BEAM IS FOR OPEN COUNTRY DRIVING WHEN THERE IS NO TRAFFIC IN SIGHT

22. PARKING REGULATIONS FIRE HYDRANT – 10 FEET CROSSWALK – 25 FEET
STOP SIGN – 50 FEET
RAILROAD CROSSING – 50 FEET
CURB – 6 INCHES

23. A HAND-HELD CELLULAR TELEPHONE MAY BE USED TO REPORT A:
FIRE
TRAFFIC ACCIDENT
SERIOUS ROAD HAZARD
MEDICAL EMERGENCY
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL EMERGENCY

24. APPENDIX DRIVER SAFETY PG. 201

25. TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS
RED: STOP (right turn on red is permitted after complete stop )
YELLOW: DO NOT ENTER THE INTERSECTION
GREEN: GO (when safe)
FLASHING RED: treat it as if it were a stop sign
FLASHING YELLOW: slow down and proceed with caution
TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL THAT IS NOT WORKING: TREAT IT AS IF IT WERE A 4-WAY STOP

26. 3 CATEGORIES OF SIGNS
REGULATORY
WARNING
GUIDE

27. REGULATORY SIGNS
REGULATE OR CONTROL THE MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC – GIVE COMMANDS OR SETS LIMITS
MOST REGULATORY SIGNS HAVE A VERTICAL, RECTANGULAR SHAPE
REGULATORY SIGNS ARE:
RED, WHITE, BLACK, GREEN ON WHITE

28. WARNING SIGNS
ALERT YOU TO CHANGES IN THE CONDITION OR USE OF THE ROAD AHEAD
DIAMOND SHAPED
SHAPE EXCEPTIONS: SCHOOL CROSSING, RAILROAD CROSSING, & CONSTRUCTION SIGNS
COLORS:
YELLOW OR ORANGE WITH BLACK SYMBOLS OR LETTERS

29. GUIDE & INTERNATIONAL SIGNS
GUIDE SIGNS: GIVE INFORMATION ABOUT ROADWAYS & ROUTES; MILEAGE; SERVICES, & RECREATIONAL AREAS
INTERNATIONAL SIGNS: THOSE THAT YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WITHOUT KNOWING THE LANGUAGE – PICTURES

30. http://www. youtube. com/watch
Traffic Control Devices 3:18

31. OTHER MARKINGS
HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) – CARRY 2 OR MORE INDIVIDUALS-SIGNS WILL BE POSTED
PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK – ALWAYS YIELD
SHARED LEFT-TURN LANE – DO NOT DRIVE IN THIS LANE

32. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acu8N8WnU4Q&NR=1 CARPOOL LANES 1:58