1. Transportation Tuesday TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY DO YOU KNOW WHAT THOSE WHITE LINES ARE FOR? PASSENGER : NO SIR, THE BRITISH LEFT THEM HERE. TAXI DRIVER : WHITE LINES ARE HELPFUL SIGNS

2. Transportation Tuesday WHERE DO YOU SEE THESE DIFFERENT KINDS OF LINES? Lane line Lines are short with wide spaces. Breaks up highways into lanes for passing, etc. Centre line - Lines are longer and a bit closer together. If you cross these then you’re facing the oncoming traffic Hazard warning line - Lines are much longer and closer together you see these all the time you see these when approaching a bend, or a hill, on a bridge, near a junction, etc.

3. Transportation Tuesday WHAT DO THESE LINES MEAN? Solid centre line You cannot cross the solid line if it is on your side - but traffic in the other direction can cross it Two solid lines - If you cross these lines, you’re moving into danger often seen near a sharp bend - stops you from crossing into a blind spot often seen on hills / bridges / tunnels - stops you from changing lines in a dangerous location

4. Transportation Tuesday When lines change - if they get longer - if they are closer together - if they become a solid APPROACHING A HAZARD THEN YOU ARE APPROACHING A HAZARD AND THAT MEANS THE TRAFFIC WILL SLOW OR STOP - such as... - A JUNCTION - AN EXIT - TRAFFIC LIGHTS - A SCHOOL

5. Transportation Tuesday YOU CAN’T READ MINDS - BUT YOU CAN READ THE ROAD