SHARING THE ROADWAY WITH OTHERS CHAPTER 11

PROBLEMS PEDESTRIANS POSE THEY ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE JAYWALKING: WALKING ACROSS STREET WITHOUT REGARD INTERSECTIONS ARE MOST COMMON PLACE FOR FATAL COLL. CHILDREN ARE EVEN SMALLER ADULTS OFTEN JAYWALK

AVOID HITTING PEDS NEVER ASSUME PEDS SEE YOU PEDS HAVE RIGHT OF WAY HIGHEST INJURY RATE IS IN THE YEAR AGE GROUP, FATALITY RATE IS OVER 74 GROUP USE GROUND VIEWING PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO OTHER PEDS (SKATEBOARDS, ROLLERBLADES) WHEN BACKING, DON’T RELY ON MIRRORS

PED. RESPONSIBILITIES NEVER ASSUME DRIVER SEE YOU LOOK AND LISTEN CROSS AT INTERSECTIONS STAY ON CURB WALK FACING TRAFIC REFLECTTIVE CLOTHING TAKE CHILDREN BY HAND SEE PG 230

PROBLEMS POSED BY ANIMALS PARTICULAR PROBLEM FROM SUNSET TO SUNRISE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS IN RURAL AREAS, AND RESIDENTIAL DON’T LET SMALL ANIMALS CAUSE A MAJOR COLLISION

CYCLISTS A MAJOR VISIBILITY PROBLEM THEY HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS DIFFICULT TO SEE TO THE REAR ROADWAY PROBLEMS ARE EVEN WORSE CHANGE SPEED MORE OFTEN HAVE SHORTER STOPPING DISTANCE

CYCLIST RESPONSIBILITIES THEY ARE MORE DANGEROUS DON’T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SIZE STAY OUT OF BLIND SPOTS(NO- ZONE) OBEY ALL TRAFFIC LAWS AND DRIVE RESPONSIBLY

PICK-UP, SUV, VAN SIT HIGHER OFF THE ROADLIGHT LIGHT TRUCKS ARE HEAVIER THAN CARS GREATER VISIBILITY HEIGHT AND WEIGHT ARE HIGHER DIFFERENT TIRES (LESS EFFICIENT) TAKE LONGER TO STOP HANDLE LESS SECURELY

OTHER LARGE VEICLES EMERGENCY: MUST YIELD R-O-W MAINTENANCE:ADJUST SPEED AND LOCATION ICE-CREAM: CHILDREN ARE NEAR SNOWMOBILES: THEY COULD SHOW UP ANYWHERE

SMALL CARS LIGHTER DRIVER SITS LOWER LESS POWER TEND TO SKID MORE EASILY

TRUCKS AND SEMIS CREATE VISIBILITY PROBLEMS FOR OTHERS HARD FOR THEM TO SEE TO THE SIDE (AVOID NO-ZONES) ALLOW MORE TIME TO PASS ONE INCREASE FOLLOWING DISTANCE TAKES MUCH LONGER TO STOP WIDE TURNS

BUSES INCREASE FOLLOWING DISTANCE ALWAYS STOP FOR A SCHOOL BUS, IN EITHER DIRECTION