1. Unit 13 SHARING THE ROAD COMMUNICATING WITH OTHER ROAD USERS

2. Slide 13.1
Co-operative Driving
Co-operative Driving = Understanding that there are many different road users, each has a right to use the road, and we are all responsible for each other’s safety.

3. Sharing the Road Motorcycles and mopeds:
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Sharing the Road
Motorcycles and mopeds:
Are harder to see because of their size.
May make sudden moves because of uneven road surfaces or poor weather conditions.
Because they are less protected, they are more likely to be injured in a collision.
Motorcycles use a full lane; treat them like other vehicles when driving.

4. Sharing the Road Cyclists:
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Sharing the Road
Cyclists:
are expected to keep to the right of the lane; however, they can use any part of the lane if necessary for safety, such as to avoid potholes and sewer grates.
need a metre on either side of themselves as a safety zone. If the lane is too narrow to share, change lanes to pass the cyclist.
Are at risk from vehicles turning right. When turning right, signal and check your mirrors.
Are at risk from opening doors from parked cars.
Check for a passing cyclist before opening a door.

5. Sharing the Road Large vehicles:
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Sharing the Road
Large vehicles:
have big blind spots on both sides. Avoid tailgating a large vehicle. The driver cannot see you if you are directly behind. If you can’t see the driver’s face in the large vehicle’s side view mirror, the driver cannot see you.
require a much longer distance to stop than smaller vehicles. When passing a large vehicle, do not cut in front closely.
may need to first swing wide to the left and around when turning right to avoid hitting the right curb.
may roll back when moving off
spray up large amounts of mud, snow and debris, which could land on your windshield and temporarily block your vision
can create heavy air turbulence

6. Sharing the Road Buses: Farm machinery:
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Sharing the Road
Buses:
have special indented stopping areas, called bus bays, where passengers can get on and off. When a bus begins flashing its left turn signals, indicating that it is ready to leave the bus bay, you must allow the bus to re-enter traffic.
Farm machinery:
moves quite slowly compared to other road users.
is often oversized, wide or long or both.
often turn directly into fields rather than roads or lanes.

7. Sharing the Road Pedestrians:
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Sharing the Road
Pedestrians:
Watch for children. Drive slowly and cautiously through school zones, residential areas and any other area where there may be children.
Elderly pedestrians or those with disabilities may be slow in crossing the road.
Be alert for pedestrians who are blind, or have some other physical impairment and give them appropriate consideration..
Persons operating mobility devices are treated the same way as pedestrians. If there is no sidewalk available, persons using a mobility device should travel, like pedestrians, along the left shoulder of the roadway facing oncoming traffic.