CHAPTER 4 SAFE DRIVING RULES & REGULATIONS

NJ SPEED LIMITS 25 MPH BUSINESS OR RESIDENTIAL AREA 35 MPH LOW DENSITY OR SUBURBAN BUSINESS 50 MPH NON-POSTED RURAL ROADWAYS 55-65 MPH HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATES SAFE CORRIDOR LAW: FINES WILL BE DOUBLED FOR SPEEDING & AGGRESSIVE DRIVING

PAVEMENT MARKINGS YELLOW LINES: DIVIDE TRAFFIC TRAVELING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS WHITE LINES: MARK THE LANES FOR TRAFFIC MOVING IN THE SAME DIRECTION BROKEN LINES: YOU MAY PASS WHEN SAFE TO DO SO SOLID LINES: NO PASSING ALLOWED

PASS ON THE RIGHT PASS ON THE RIGHT ONLY ON ROADS WITH MORE THAN ONE LANE GOING IN THE SAME DIRECTION IF THE DRIVER AHEAD IS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND THERE IS ROOM FOR YOU TO PASS

YIELDING YIELD TO EMERGENCY VEHICLES WHEN THEY ARE GIVING YOU WARNING SIGNS, SUCH AS FLASHING SIRENS AND LIGHTS BUSES & POSTAL VEHICLES, WHEN RE-ENTERING TRAFFIC PEDESTRIANS, WHEN IN A CROSSWALK

PEDESTRIANS IN THE CROSSWALK FAILURE TO STOP FOR PEDESTRIANS: $500.00 FINE UP TO 25 DAYS IN JAIL SUSPENSION UP TO 6 MONTHS 2 POINTS ON YOUR LICENSE COMMUNITY SERVICE

http://www. youtube. com/watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MpfC3mIvhs EMERGENCY VEHICLES & THE RULES OF THE ROAD 1:36

CONTROLLED INTERSECTION AN INTERSECTION WHERE TRAFFIC IS REGULATED BY A TRAFFIC SIGNAL OR REGULATORY SIGN AT A 4-WAY STOP: ALWAYS YIELD TO THE DRIVER ON THE RIGHT. ALWAYS YIELD TO ANY DRIVER ALREADY AT OR IN THE INTERSECTION WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN, YIELD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND ALL PEDESTRIANS WITHIN A CROSSWALK DRIVING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY TO AVOID TRAFFIC SIGNAL OR SIGN IS A VIOLATION

UNCONTROLLED INTERSECTION WHEN TWO OR MORE ROADS JOIN AND THERE IS NO TRAFFIC SIGNAL OR REGULATORY DEVICE REDUCE SPEED AND BE READY TO STOP AS A GENERAL RULE: THE VEHICLE ON THE LEFT SHOULD YIELD TO A VEHICLE ON THE RIGHT

http://www. youtube. com/watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2es3lnhj3A RIGHT OF WAY LAWS 1:32 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hHaWcEJQT4&NR=1 1:18

ACCELERATION LANE AN EXTRA LANE USED BY MOTORISTS TO SPEED UP TO JOIN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC SAFETY TIPS: SPEED UP TO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC – TRY TO AVOID COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP – YIELD TO TRAFFIC AND ENTER THE RIGHT HAND LANE

DECELERATION LANE EXTRA LANES AT A HIGHWAY EXIT USED TO ALLOW YOU TO SLOW DOWN SAFELY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnk5BO6EiRw&feature=related 7 Tips for Passing the Road Test

CURVE IN THE ROAD ADJUST STEERING AND SPEED SLOW DOWN WHEN ENTERING THE CURVE – YOUR VEHICLE WILL TEND TO KEEP GOING STRAIGHT

RAILROAD CROSSINGS MOTORISTS MUST STOP AT LEAST 15 FEET FROM RAILROAD CROSSINGS WHEN THERE ARE FLASHING LIGHTS, BELLS OR FLAG SIGNALS

http://www. youtube. com/watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR7Lw2GSE18&feature=related Railroad Safety 2:35 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJfjZ6pfjVY :32

SCHOOL BUSES STOP 25 FEET AWAY ON A 2-LANE ROAD, OR ON A MULTI-LANE HIGHWAY WHERE LANES ARE ONLY SEPARATED BY LINES SLOW DOWN TO 10 MPH IF TRAVELING ON A DUAL HIGHWAY, IF THERE IS A MEDIAN

IF A SCHOOL BUS HAS STOPPED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF A SCHOOL TO PICK UP OR LET OFF CHILDREN YOU MAY PASS FROM EITHER DIRECTION AT NO MORE THAN 10 MPH

http://www. youtube. com/watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOgcm0K8_us Driving Safely with School Buses 1:23

HEADLIGHTS MUST BE USED BETWEEN ONE HALF HOUR AFTER SUNSET AND ONE HALF HOUR BEFORE SUNRISE. WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT IDEAL AND VISIBILITY IS 500 FEET OR LESS BRIGHT BEAM IS FOR OPEN COUNTRY DRIVING WHEN THERE IS NO TRAFFIC IN SIGHT

PARKING REGULATIONS FIRE HYDRANT – 10 FEET CROSSWALK – 25 FEET STOP SIGN – 50 FEET RAILROAD CROSSING – 50 FEET CURB – 6 INCHES

A HAND-HELD CELLULAR TELEPHONE MAY BE USED TO REPORT A: FIRE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT SERIOUS ROAD HAZARD MEDICAL EMERGENCY HAZARDOUS MATERIAL EMERGENCY

APPENDIX DRIVER SAFETY PG. 201

TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS RED: STOP (right turn on red is permitted after complete stop ) YELLOW: DO NOT ENTER THE INTERSECTION GREEN: GO (when safe) FLASHING RED: treat it as if it were a stop sign FLASHING YELLOW: slow down and proceed with caution TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL THAT IS NOT WORKING: TREAT IT AS IF IT WERE A 4-WAY STOP

3 CATEGORIES OF SIGNS REGULATORY WARNING GUIDE

REGULATORY SIGNS REGULATE OR CONTROL THE MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC – GIVE COMMANDS OR SETS LIMITS MOST REGULATORY SIGNS HAVE A VERTICAL, RECTANGULAR SHAPE REGULATORY SIGNS ARE: RED, WHITE, BLACK, GREEN ON WHITE

WARNING SIGNS ALERT YOU TO CHANGES IN THE CONDITION OR USE OF THE ROAD AHEAD DIAMOND SHAPED SHAPE EXCEPTIONS: SCHOOL CROSSING, RAILROAD CROSSING, & CONSTRUCTION SIGNS COLORS: YELLOW OR ORANGE WITH BLACK SYMBOLS OR LETTERS

GUIDE & INTERNATIONAL SIGNS GUIDE SIGNS: GIVE INFORMATION ABOUT ROADWAYS & ROUTES; MILEAGE; SERVICES, & RECREATIONAL AREAS INTERNATIONAL SIGNS: THOSE THAT YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WITHOUT KNOWING THE LANGUAGE – PICTURES

http://www. youtube. com/watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZN3hoBNqUY Traffic Control Devices 3:18

OTHER MARKINGS HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) – CARRY 2 OR MORE INDIVIDUALS-SIGNS WILL BE POSTED PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK – ALWAYS YIELD SHARED LEFT-TURN LANE – DO NOT DRIVE IN THIS LANE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acu8N8WnU4Q&NR=1 CARPOOL LANES 1:58