1. Highway Transportation System
Chapter 2
Highway Transportation System

2. People
Vehicles
Roadways

3. Purpose of the HTS
Move people and cargo safely and efficiently

4. People
Use the HTS by walking, driving, or riding and are called roadway users
Vehicles
There are a wide range of vehicles
Mopeds and Motorcycles
Tractors and Semi-trucks
Cars, SUVs, Vans
Farm Vehicles
Emergency Vehicles
Bicycles

5. Roadways Varies from dirt roads to complex multi-lane expressway
Problems with roadways are:
Rain
Night time
Rough pavement

6. HTS Breakdowns
Traffic tie-ups
Collisions

7. Motor Vehicles Deaths Involving Alcohol
United States
deaths
12000-alcohol related
6000-drug related
North Carolina
,253 crashes
394 fatalities
8736 injuries
This means while alcohol a part in just 5% of the total crashes, it accounted for 30% of all fatalities

8. Sports Utility Vehicles
Advantages
Bigger, higher and safe for occupants
Ford SUV weighs 7,000 pounds
In accidents the bigger, higher survive
Problems
Poor gas mileage
High center gravity easier to roll over

9. Sharing the road with trucks and buses
No Zone- represents the danger area around the trucks and buses where crashes are likely to occur

10. Motorcycles Most dangerous form of transportation
37 deaths per 100,000,000 miles driven, compared to 1.7 for all motor vehicles
70% of deaths are failure to yield to motorcycles.

11. Mopeds Part of the US highways They are not bicycles or motorcycles
Often operated by persons without a license.
Travels slow-lane position three
Only requirement- 16 years old and wear a DOT helmet

12. Farm Vehicles Farm vehicles have a right to use the roads
They move slow usually mph
Can be operated by unlicensed persons
They cause drivers to take unnecessary risk

13. Pedestrians 4100 pedestrian/vehicle deaths each year in the US
147 fatalities and 1,682 injuries in North Carolina in 2009
Scan harder around alleys, driveways, residential areas, jogging areas, parking lots

14. Move Over Law
It is the responsibility of the driving public to yield to emergency vehicles
The law requires motorist to slow down and approach cautiously when an emergency vehicle is stopped on the shoulder with its lights on
On multi-lane highway- move over to another lane or slow down on a two lane highway

15. Three Skills of Driving Task
Physical skill- the person coordination with the vehicle
Social skill- interaction with others on the highway. Be positive. Road rage is on a rise. Drivers are often rude
Mental skill- five mental skills
Understand your vehicle
Perception based on stored knowledge
understand traffic laws
Judge time and space relationship
Concentration –study the traffic

16. Six means of management of HTS
DMV- Regulates drivers licenses, truck weight, license plates, fees, registration
Enforcement agencies- each police unit, highway patrol help maintain safe travel
Traffic court- assure proper enforcement of law
Engineering-highway and vehicle
Medical aid- reduces the losses caused by collisions
Education- high school driver’s education