...Chapter 3 - Learning to Drive PA Driver’s Manual CHAPTER 3: LEARNING TO DRIVE This chapter provides information that will help you become a safe driver. It covers these topics: • Choosing Safety First • Driver Factors • Everyday Driving Skills • Special Circumstances and Emergencies CHOOSING SAFETY FIRST You have important choices to make – sometimes even before you start your vehicle – that will affect your safety when you are behind the wheel. Begin by making sure you and your vehicle are “fit to drive.” VEHICLE CHECKS: PREPARING TO DRIVE 1. Adjust the driver’s seat – You must be able to easily reach the pedals and other controls and have a clear view out the windshield. Your owner’s manual provides information about how to adjust your vehicle’s equipment. 2. Fasten your seat belt – Fasten both your lap and shoulder belts on every trip. Pay attention to the information about Pennsylvania’s seat belt law, child restraint law and airbag safety information found in Chapter 5. WEARING YOUR SEAT BELT is the single most effective thing you can do to reduce the risk of death or injury! DID YOU KNOW? In 2011, 78 percent of people involved in crashes in Pennsylvania were wearing seat belts. Drivers, ages 16 to 24, had the highest number of unbuckled injuries and fatalities of any age group and the lowest seat belt use. 3. Secure loose items in the passenger compartment – In a crash, loose items in your vehicle become projectiles that continue to travel the same speed your...
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...in order to have a smooth movement of traffic on the roads, the traffic rules are made by the traffic police. These rules are meant to be followed to the last word by each and every individual moving on the roads, and becoming a part of the traffic. It is necessary to have rules for the road, but it is still more important for all of us to follow the set of rules. Once an individual is on the road, it is absolutely compulsory for him/her to follow the rules, and that also explicitly. We have just got to follow rules because, without following them there will be absolute chaos and confusion on the road, and no one will be able to move about. This chaos would lead not only to delays in movements but would also lead to struggles and even accidents. When, for example we are supposed to cross the road from the zebra crossing, we must make sure that we do so, for, if we cross from elsewhere, there is a chance that we meet with an accident. If we jump a red light we are putting ourselves to danger and are inviting trouble with the possibility of an accident. Thus, rules must be followed for maintaining discipline on the roads, and above all for our own safety. It is in our own interest that, when on the road, we follow the road traffic rules to the last word. The rules are there to keep us safe, and following them is in our own interest. When we break the rules we are inviting trouble to ourselves and doing no harm to any one else. The traffic rules in India are as strict as they...
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...• Chapter 2 o Section 1 People with licenses from other states as long as their home state grants the same thing for Texans • Have 90 days to get a Texas license after you move to Texas Types of licenses • Class A – commercial o Semi and big trucks • Class c –non commercial o Normal cars o Trailer cannot exceed 20,000 pounds o Before you take o 18 years of age Unless 16 and went to a course Class m – motorcycles or mopeds • Must take a specific course • Specific three Provisional license • Given to a driver if they are under 18 • Expire when they are 18 • Under 21 will be printed on license if they are under 21 How to obtain driver’s license • Name and address • Birth certificate • Social security card • Will be require to take a test and a vision test • Pass the in car driving test • Must have a proof of insurance • Must wear corrective lenses • Must have current expectation dates Restrictions may be placed on license • Required to wear glasses • Etc. When your license expires they send you a notification to renew it driving without a license can result in $200 fine suspensions • temporary loss of a driver’s license • reinstated at the end of the period • automatic suspensions o DWI o DWI with child o Failing to stop after collision o Driving with invalid/false driver’s license o Section 2 Admistrative suspensions • The dps has the authority to suspend o Repeted violations of traffic laws o To many collisons ...
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...There have been many technology advancements in the auto industry to make driving safer. For example: * Blind spot monitoring systems. These systems warn the driver if there is another vehicle close by when changing lanes. If the warning is ignored, some systems will apply one set of breaks to basically steer the car back into its own lane. * Forward/Rear facing cameras. The forward cameras are able to keep an eye on the road markings and warn the driver if they are veering into another lane. These cameras can also monitor traffic in front of the car to help prevent collisions by first warning the driver, then making a calculation of how much breaking time and force is needed keep the accident from happening or at least lessen the impact. If the warnings are ignored this system could activate the breaks itself. Rear facing cameras can “keep an eye out” for objects that the driver may not see when backing up * Radar Sensors. These sensors also detect objects that may be in the driver’s way when backing up. The drawback to these, they all require “line of sight” to detect the danger. Now the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is testing “Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC)” technology. These devices enable vehicles to talk with each other “(V2V)” as well as talk to “traffic management infrastructure (V2I)”. With any wireless signal being broadcasted, naturally there have been some concerns with how secure the transmissions are and what...
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...Introduction Kaskaskia Engineering Group, LLC was retained by St. Clair County Highway Department to prepare an Access Justification Report for Interstate 64 (FAI 64). St. Clair County has been working closely with Scott Air Force Base (SAFB) to alleviate traffic congestion problems on Illinois Route 158 (IL 158) in order to provide acceptable levels of service for Homeland Security response and future development of SAFB. In an effort to improve the operational needs of SAFB, St. Clair County is pursuing a new access point on FAI 64 at mile marker 21. The new interchange facility will provide a more direct link between SAFB and the interstate system. It will also add additional access to Mid America St. Louis Airport (Airport), relieve congestion on IL 158, improve the operation of the FAI 64/IL 158 interchange, improve mobility and efficiency on the local road system, and complement and support planned economic development by providing a new transportation facility on FAI 64. The purpose of this report is to provide the rationale to attain approval for the additional access point. This report will detail existing and anticipated future conditions in the Study Area and analyze the anticipated impact to the interstate and local roadway system. Anticipated future conditions have been derived in cooperation with the Scott Air Force Base/MidAmerica St. Louis Airport Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) which is discussed in Section 4. The JLUS is not a detailed development report...
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...describe Lark Lane I aim to compare not only the differences of this lane to City Road but also some similarities as well. Some differences and similarities I will be comparing will be for instance, the kinds of shops, what people live and work on the Lane and City Road and also how they both compare to each other not just through the day but also in the night. Lark Lane Lark Lane can be described as a quaint, Victorian street ,It is a mixture of new and established bars, restaurants, cafes and Boutiques which makes it a very popular place that attracts a mix of young, old, professionals, bohemians and students. There are many people to be found on Lark Lane that have lived there all their lives, that still go the same public house they went to forty years ago. The infrastructure to Lark Lane is very different to City Road. For instance the length of Lark Lane is approximately 500 metres in length; it is used throughout the day as a through road to the park as it links up one major road to another. Which like City Road does become very busy and congested this is especially so during the night time when people are visiting the restaurants and pubs. People Double Park along the lane which can make it difficult to drive along, it has no road markings or traffic signals this can be seen as having no real order. Again this is unlike City road as it is a ‘main road’ and is well managed and well controlled with traffic lights, bollards and road markings. Lark Lane there is...
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...road rage from becoming popular . Firsly, there is a really effective solution to handle this issue – enhancing road infrastructure which is one of the most important factor affect mainly congestion. For instance, if the road is too narrow, then street would be definitly stuck because of being oveload in the number of people and vehicles shifting in prime time…. Another effective solution make drivers stop being angry on the road that government should do is enacting new appropriate law to require citizen to obey. 1-Traffic congestion- Stop and go traffic is maddening and can cause a loss of patience. We can’t control the traffic, but we can control our reactions to it. 2- Aggressive driving- Cutting off other drivers, tail gating, unsafe lane changes and swerving in and out of traffic are signs of an...
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...Problems: * Great in Length * 1,000 Feet approaches * Each end had these approaches which in turn added to the already towering distance of the bridge * Very Narrow * Center Span 2,800 Feet * The center span was the most narrow bridge of it kind * Traffic Congestion * One lane traffic in each direction * Location * Narrowing Valley served as wind tunnel * Environmental Constraints Overlooked * Wind gust create wind tunnel effect * Key structural components * Open girders substituted for solid girders * Critical structural design factors * Staic vs. dynamic * Load +bulk & mass (wind effects) * Last Minute Decisions * Local engineer substituted key structural components Solutions: * Shorten the approaches * Shortens the length of the bridge * Widen the center span * Creates more mass and bulk * Lessens the Narrow effect * Double or triple the traffic lanes in each direction * Allows traffic to flow more smoothly even if a vehicle is blocking a lane * Allows for future maintenance * Less down time for bridge traffic * Research team to survey the area for wind velocity * Velocity plays a huge role in determining a beneficial placement for the bridge * Possible better locations with less possible problems * Research team to predict highest possible wind velocity to determine mass needed to sustain * This prediction can allow for contingency...
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...Management Science Prof. Dennis Berino April 3, 2012 Case Study Southwestern University Traffic Problems Submitted by: Bullen, Nino Joseph Comandao, Isaac Donato, Anna Rica I. Background Southwestern University is experiencing an increased interest in its football program since it hired a big-name coach. As such, there have been increased sales in their season tickets. This increase in sales has also increased the traffic problem of the town which is also projected to get worst once the new stadium is build. To solve the problem, the Marty Starr the University’s president has asked the University Planning Committee to solve the problem. Based on the traffic projections that the University has made, it was concluded by Dr. Starr that the roads leading to the interstate highway from the stadium should have a sufficient capacity of 35,000 cars per hour. In order to solve the problem, the Planning Committee is looking at widening some of the current streets from the stadium to the interstate highway to increase its current capacity. II. Problem The main problem of the case is: How to maximize the traffic flow in order to accommodate 35,000 cars per hour from the stadium to the interstate highway? The sub-problems that needs to answered are: 1. What is the maximum number of cars that may actually travel from the stadium to the interstate per hour? Why is this number not equal to 33,000, as Dr. Lee suggested...
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...Psychology Term Paper Anber Nickelberry General Psychology Baseline Information I. State the Problem Drivers are using courteous driving practices. Research suggests that drivers will not allow entry from II. lanes when needed by other drivers. Research was gathered for 5 days during weekend and weekday hours. Of all the research gathered, drivers were not willing to allow access/entry from the center turning lane into the adjacent lane. II. Theory Drivers are reluctant to practice courteous driving practices by allowing drivers from center turning lanes to merge into regular lanes. III. Hypothesis Between Saturday morning around 8:55 am until Wednesday morning around 7:45 am drivers in the center turning lane will be denied entry into the regular traffic lanes by fellow drivers. Center turning lanes are defined as a lane that allows drivers entry to a busy road until they are able to access the direction needed. They are also referred to as turning lanes. Driver is defined as somebody who can drive: somebody who operates a motor vehicle, or who is capable of operating one. IV. Procedure or Methodology I selected a road that I travel on a regular basis and accessed the center turning lane on multiple occasions to see if fellow drivers would allow entry. I notated how many drivers did not allow entry on each occasion. I documented all of the results ensuring that I notated if I was allowed access by a fellow driver at any point or if I was forced to wait...
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...transportation. For 11 years, the travel time from my house to school was always under 5 minutes and the only traffic I knew was the 20 minute maximum traffic that went on right outside my village. Before June 2013, I was the South girl from Alabang, unaccustomed to long car rides just to get to school. After four months of traveling every day to Ateneo from Alabang, I deem the traffic on Katipunan to be the worst part of my commute. The traffic on Katipunan is bad because of problems arising from infrastructure and traffic management, and conduct. One of the most obvious reasons why traffic is bad on Katipunan is its vehicle capacity is exceeded. While the Katipunan vehicle capacity is 1,200 vehicles per lane per hour, which compounds to 9,600 vehicles for eight lanes per hour, about 30,000 vehicles belonging to Ateneo, Miriam, and UP Diliman, pass through Katipunan, daily. Vehicles from these schools are not the only ones that use Katipunan, commercial and non-commercial vehicles do too. So, at traffic peak times which last about an hour at seven am to eight am and three pm to four pm, traffic on Katipunan is packed with not only cars but motorcycles, tricycles, buses and trucks, from not only the three schools but commercial and non-commercial vehicles too. According to Dr. Jose Regin F. Regidor’s study in the Philippine Engineering Journal, infrastructure that fails to serve its purpose and policies that are ineffectively implemented cause traffic. Road signs must be...
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...TN Ready trying to make road crossings safer for turtles since more than 98 percent of turtles are killed from their first road crossing. More than just turtles will be affected by making the roads safer. Reptiles are being killed by road conditions and even more. Recently, the government has tried to build tunnels to help the turtles cross the road safely. They have also tried other methods but it is hard to find one that works. To make a crossing safe they must do many things. One way they thought would make it easier was to track turtles. What would they do at a road crossing? How can we make it safer for the turtles? The government also tried to put tags on the turtles. This way scientists can tell how the turtle died. If it was by road...
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...For all those who feel for India and its people, the number of deaths on Indian roads as a result of accidents, collision, negligence, rash driving et al, is both shocking and stupefying. When knowledgeable people describe Indian road as ‘death traps’ it does credit neither to road makers nor to those whose duty it is to see that roads remain free from all types of hassels and harrowing happenings. Unless and until the Ministry of Surface Transport, Traffic Regulatory Agencies/Police etc. put road safety under the scanner and devise meaningful and result-oriented ways and means to render road travel a pleasant experience, things would not improve. Strict adherence to traffic rules and regulations is just one of the measures that can bring about perceptible change in the situation. Unfortunately, the series of accidents that occur on Indian roads day in and day out brings home the terrible truth that raising the safety bar on Indian roads remains a pipedream. When the tools of high technology are readily available and there is no shortage of funds, it is not comprehensible why this vital area of transport, both goods and humans, remains vulnerable to accidents. Ironically, while new roads are being built, and newer, supposedly safer automobiles— with safety features like airbags, crash sensors etc—race out of the factories, the country’s road safety record remains abysmal. No doubt, several factors contribute to the appalling statistics that tell the sorry state...
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...last week. HEB has bought some land right in the middle of Wimberley. I’m in the camp of being up in arms over it. I’m usually a proponent of change, but in this case, I’m not. Wimberley had an Ace Hardware that was right in the middle of town. It caught on fire and burnt down about 6 months ago. They are rebuilding but the building now is a lot bigger than the previous one. That being said, I don’t feel there needs to be another big building right behind it, right in the middle of town. It will completely change the landscape of the town. People come to Wimberley for the tourist experience. Not for the big town experience. They can stay home for that. There are two roads on either side of the land where they want to build. They are two lane roads. The town put in really nice sidewalks a few years ago. Where are they going to expand the roads to accommodate the amount of traffic that will be coming? They have Market Days on the first Saturday of the month. That day is a good indication of the amount of traffic we will get on a daily basis. The camp that is happy about HEB coming thinks that it will be competition for Brookshire Bros. and then BB will have to lower their prices. I’ve even heard some people say that hopefully it will put Brookshire Brothers out of business. These people can’t see the big picture. Let me ask a question. Who is HEB’s biggest competitor? Walmart. What does Walmart like to do? Come into small towns and take over big empty buildings. Then what happens...
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...Fair as Caught The phrase, “that’s not fair,” has been used by every person that I encounter in life. The response might have been to a parent that wanted the toys picked up that a sibling left out. It might have been the teacher sending the boys to the back of the lunch line every day because he was teaching the boys to be gentlemen. Whatever the case may be there is no way around that phrase. To describe something as fair someone may use a whole list of alternate definitions, and most are words that mean the same thing. Dictionary.com has thirty-one different definitions for the word fair or other versions. The definitions offered by dictionary.com I deem best resembles my definition of the word fair are, “free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice,” and “legitimately sought, pursued, done, given.” Simply put something that is fair deserved without question. Fairness then can be defined as a state of being fair. The suffix on the end denotes the action, but the meanings carry over between the words. Everywhere there is life people are faced with tough situations that cause action to be done. The key is when those decisions are made and penalties are required, that fairness is not just the punishment. Fairness to oneself is much greater than the penalty because when someone realizes their wrongs they are being fair to themselves. Everything that happens in my life I have the opportunity to flash back and say to myself, “that wasn’t fair,” or “Wow I got really lucky for that...
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