1. CHAPTER 9 DRIVING IN URBAN TRAFFIC
9.1 ADJUSTING TO URBAN TRAFFIC
9.2 FOLLOWING AND MEETING TRAFFIC
9.3 MANAGING SPACE IN TRAFFIC
9.4 SPECIAL URBAN SITUATIONS

2. FACTORS THAT MAKE URBAN DRIVING DIFFICULT
MORE DENSE cars, buses, trucks,

3. HOW MANY REGULATORY SIGNS CAN YOU SEE?

4. HAZARDS ARE CLOSER TOGETHER
Mile per mile cities have more hazards

5. FACTORS THAT MAKE URBAN DRIVING DIFFICULT
PATH CAN BE BLOCKED QUICKLY

6. OR JUST BE BLOCKED!
IS THIS LEGAL?

7. PEDSTRIANS

8. THERE ARE MORE PEDESTRIANS
VERY UNPREDICTABLE BE PREPARED TO STOP!

9. FACTORS THAT MAKE URBAN DRIVING DIFFICULT
CLOSED ZONES EVERYWHERE!
CAN YOU LEAVE YOURSELF AN OUT?

10. CAN YOU LEAVE YOURSELF AN OUT?

11. SO WITH ALL THESE HAZARDS WHAT MUST DRIVERS DO?
If you cannot increase the distance between your vehicle and a hazard, you must change your lane position, slow, or stop to give yourself time to solve the conflict

12. USING THE IPDE PROCESS MANY LINE OF SIGHT RESTRICTIONS
YOU WILL HAVE TO SLOW AND GIVE TIME TO OTHERS
THIS GIVES YOU TIME TO REACT

14. FOLLOWING TRAFFIC 3 SECOND FOLLOWING DISTANCE
PROVIDES ENOUGH TIME TO REACT TO SITUATIONS

15. MEASURING 3 SECONDS PICK A FIXED POINT LIKE THE POLE OR SIGNS AHEAD
WHEN VEHICLE AHEAD PASSES IT, START COUNTING
STOP COUNTING WHEN YOUR VEHICLE PASSES THE SAME POINT

16. LOOKING BEYOND VEHICLE AHEAD
LOOK THROUGH WINDOWS
UNDER VEHICLE
AROUND VEHICLE
PREDICT WHAT COULD EFFECT VEHICLE IN FRONTOF YOU

17. AREAS FOR SUDDEN STOPS
BUSINESS DRIVEWAYS WITH HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME

18. AREAS FOR SUDDEN STOPS
APPROACHING INTERSECTIONS

19. AREAS FOR SUDDEN STOPS
DRIVING NEXT TO PARKED CARS

20. WHEN TO LOOK AWAY IF LOOKING FOR AN ADDRESS
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AMPLE ROOM IN FRONT
BE SURE NO ONE IS TAILGATING
LOWER YOUR SPEED
KEEP YOUR EYES MOVING
IF YOU HAVE A PASSENGER ASK THEM TO LOOK

21. HOW TO MANAGE TAILGATERS
FLASH BRAKE LIGHTS
INCREASE FOLLOWING TO AT LEAST 4 SECONDS
MOVE SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT
SIGNAL EARLY FOR STOPS AND TURNS
CHANGE LANES OR EVEN PULL OVER AND STOP

22. ONCOMING TRAFFIC REASONS FOR CROSSING OVER THE CENTER LINE
DRIVER IMPAIRMENT
POOR JUDGEMENT
POOR VISIBILITY
REDUCED SPACE
SUDDEN MOVES BY OTHERS
VEHICLE FAILURE
TURNING BUSES AND TRUCKS
DOUBLED PARKED VEHICLES

23. AVOIDING CONFLICTS SLOW AND GIVE OTHER DRIVER TIME
FLASH HEADLIGHTS HONK HORN
IF ROOM, MOVE TO THE RIGHT

24. PARKED VEHICLES COVER BRAKE MOVE TO THE LEFT
LOOK FOR BRAKE LIGHTS, EXHAUST, OR WHEELS TURNED OUT
TAP HORN IF NEEDED
BE READY TO STOP OR SWERVE

25. PARKED VEHICLES LOOK AHEAD WHAT WOULD YOU PREDICT?
THERE IS A DRIVER IN THIS CAR

26. Driving Next to Parked Cars
What would you do?

27. MANAGING SPACE LOOKING AHEAD WHILE STAYING BACK COVERING THE BRAKE
ADJUST YOUR SPEED TO TRAFFIC

28. APPROACHING RED LIGHT SLOW AND CHECK FOR PED’S
STOP FAR ENOUGH BEHIND CARS SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THEIR REAR TIRES

29. APPROACHING TRAFFIC SIGNALS
IF GREEN PREDICT IT WILL TURN YELLOW
STOP FAR ENOUGH BEHIND CARS SO YOU CAN SEE THEIR REAR TIRES

30. ADJUSTING YOUR SPEED FOR CITY DRIVING
DRIVE WITH TRAFFIC FLOW
STAY WITHIN SPEED LIMIT
ADJUST SPEED AND POSITION AHEAD OF TIME FOR OTHER DRIVERS WHO MIGHT BLOCK YOUR WAY

31. SELECTING THE BEST LANE
LEFT LANE IS FOR TURNING
CENTER LANE IS FOR THROUGH LANE
RIGHT LANE IS FOR
TURNING

32. CHANGING LANES USE YOUR MIRRORS TO CHECK FOR TRAFFIC! SIGNAL EARLY
QUICKLY CHECK BLIND SPOT
MOVE OVER WITHOUT SLOWING DOWN (UNLESS YOU MUST)
CANCEL SIGNAL

33. SPECIAL LANES
TWO WAY TRAFFIC

34. SPECIAL URBAN SITUATIONS

35. ONE WAY STREETS
YOU MUST ALWAYS TURN INTO THE FIRST AVAILABLE LANE GOING IN THE CORRECT DIRECTION.

36. ONE WAY STREETS HOW DO YOU KNOW? BROKEN WHITE LINES ONLY
ALL SIGNS FACE SAME DIRECTION

37. PARKED CARS SAME DIRECTION

38. CARPOOL LANES
SPECIAL LANES

39. SPECIAL LANES
BUS LANES

40. WRONG WAY DRIVERS SLOW COVER BRAKE SIGNAL WITH LIGHTS AND HORN
GET OUT OF THE WAY!