Transportation Tuesday TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY CHANGE TAKES TIME HAS TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY MADE A DIFFERENCE TO YOU YET? SIX REMINDERS FOR SAFER DRIVING

Transportation Tuesday Tyre safety Avoiding collisions at intersections Moving side mirrors to avoid blindspots The speed limit is not a target White lines are useful signs Cut out the unsafe acts

Transportation Tuesday A TYRE IS CONSIDERED DANGEROUSLY UNDERINFLATED IF IT HAS JUST 4LBS PER SQUARE INCH (28kPA) LESS PRESSURE THAN RECOMMENDED

Transportation Tuesday AVOIDING COLLISIONS AT INTERSECTIONS Technically, you have the right of way, but the other driver does not yield. What do you do? A Ignore him. Proceed as planned. He needs to learn the rules of the road. B Let him pass. There is no point risking a crash to prove a point. BE A FRIENDLY DRIVER DO SOMEONE ELSE A GOOD TURN hopefully this is you

Transportation Tuesday CLEAR VIEW clear view you can see other traffic sooner and for longer NEW SIDE MIRROR POSITION - (YOU LOOK ALONG THE ROAD, NOT THE SIDE OF YOUR CAR) turn your mirrors out - make sure you see the road, not the side of your car you get only 4 small blind zones BLIND ZONEBLIND ZONE BLIND ZONEBLIND ZONE BLIND ZONEBLIND ZONE BLIND ZONEBLIND ZONE

Transportation Tuesday It doesn’t matter how good a driver you are. The faster you go, the longer it takes you to stop. THIS IS A LIMIT NOT A TARGET 120 KPH 60 KPH

Transportation Tuesday THE ICEBERG RULE disaster / fatality minor accident (nobody hurt, drove away) near misses unsafe act major accident - injuries involved for every 2000 unsafe acts - overtaking in the hard shoulder - speeding on a roundabout - running a red light - driving too close you can expect 600 near misses 30 minor accidents 10 major accidents one disaster

Transportation Tuesday HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DRIVING? If you have one unsafe driving act each day - it takes five years for you to have completed the bottom of your iceberg

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

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