Module 5 Destination Drive Passing Freeway Driving Multilane Intersections Ramp Meters

Destination Drive (Due with Mod 5 or 6)  Assignment: You will plan an imaginary trip for 400 or more miles (200 in each direction). Before you begin, you need to decide the following:  Where you are going  What car you will be driving (pick the car you will most likely be driving)  Mileage that car gets  Cost of gasoline = $3.91  Total miles you will drive

Written Assignment  Write up a description of your trip, including all the money you think you will spend. Within that description, you should include the following:  Route you will take  Any stops you might make  Where you will stay and what that will cost  Cost of meals  Cost of any other activities on that trip  Emergency “OOPS” money  Route map print out (mapquest, googlemaps, etc)  At the end of the assignment, you are required to total up the overall costs of your trip. Remember this is an imaginary trip. You DO NOT need to actually drive this or spend this money.

Example  I will be traveling to Wenatchee. I will start out with my gas tank full. I will leave at noon on Friday. I will take HWY 16 to Tacoma where I will get on I5 north to HWY 18. I will follow this route until I come to I90 east.  I will stop in North Bend to shop for a while. I have budgeted $100 for shopping.  I will be in Wenatchee by dinner at my parents (no cost). I will be meeting up with my high school friend Charlotte. We will go to a movie and drinks after. This will cost $25.  On Saturday, I will go golfing with my parents. This will cost $40.  I will fill up my tank before I head home on Sunday. That will cost roughly $45.

Example: Total Page  Shopping$ 100  Movie/drinks 25  Golf 40  Gas 45  OOPS money 25 TOTAL$230

Destination Planning  Before you leave on a trip (short or long) you need to think about what you might need. Equipment/Materials to be carried and kept in good working order Equipment/Materials to be added in bad weather Personal Considerations Vehicle Preventive Maintenance to do before you go or items to check Loading Considerations Time and Fuel Considerations

Passing  Is it safe to pass? Is it necessary to pass  Check ALL mirrors for traffic behind  Check blindspots to the left  Signal Intent to pass  Speed up and move into passing lane  Turn off your signal  Recheck conditions (is it still safe? If not, return)  Stay in left lane until you see both headlights in rearview mirror  Signal right to show intent to move back over  Headcheck right for opening to merge into, return  Turn off signal, check your speed, resume legal speed

Passing : Before

Passing : During

Passing : 2 Lane Highway

Passing: Returning to Lane Speed Limit 45

Sign Inside Lane Middle Lane Outside Lane Shoulder Rainier – Next 5 Exits Exit 101 – 1 st Avenue – 1 Mile Exit 103 – 20 th Avenue – 2 ½ Miles

B E C F D A Steps when merging onto the highway

KELLEY AVE LaFRAY LANE HARVEYHARVEY COUCHCOUCH

Free Right (legal everywhere unless a sign forbids it)

Free LEFT (only one way to one way)

Stopped at intersection

Staggered Stop

Ramp Meter

Variable Message Sign

Closed Circuit Television

Incident Response Teams

H.O.V. Lane Construction