1. CHAPTER 11
EXPRESSWAYS

2. CHAPTER 11 11.1 CHARACTERISTICS OF EXPRESSWAY DRIVING
11.2 ENTERING AN EXPRESSWAY
11.3 STRATEGIES FOR DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAYS
11.4 EXITING EXPRESSWAYS
11.5 SPECIAL EXPRESSWAY PROBLEMS

3. ADVANTAGES OF EXPRESSWAYS

4. FEWER COLLISIONS BECAUSE: 1. NO CROSS TRAFFIC 2. MEDIAN OR BARRIER

5. FEWER COLLISIONS BECAUSE: SIGNS HELP DRIVERS ANTICIPATE

6. FEWER COLLISIONS BECAUSE:
WIDE UNDERPASSES
WIDE SHOULDERS

7. NON MOTORIZED VEHICLES NOT ALLOWED

8. TYPES OF INTERCHANGES
DIAMOND
CLOVERLEAF
TRUMPET
ALL DIRECTIONAL

9. SAFE DRIVING STRATEGIES
PREPARING YOURSELF AND YOUR VEHICLE

10. SAFE DRIVING STRATEGIES
BUILD EXPERIENCE GRADUALLY

11. SAFE DRIVING STRATEGIES
CONCENTRATE ON DRIVING TASK

12. SAFE DRIVING STRATEGIES
COOPERATE WITH OTHER DRIVERS

13. ENTERING AN EXPRESSWAY
ENTRANCE RAMP
ACCELERATION LANE
MERGING AREA

14. MAKE SURE CORRECT ENTRANCE
STEPS FOR ENTERING
MAKE SURE CORRECT ENTRANCE

15. LOOK AHEAD FOR A GAP
ACCELERATE GRADUALLY
DECIDE WHICH GAP

16. SMOOTH LANE CHANGE AT PROPER SPEED!
CANCEL SIGNAL AND ADJUST

17. PROBLEMS WHILE ENTERING
DRIVER BACKING UP ON ENTRANCE RAMP

18. PROBLEMS WHILE ENTERING
SIGNALS AND LIGHTS ON RAMP
DESIGNED TO CONTROL THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ENTERING EXPRESSWAY

19. PROBLEMS WHILE ENTERING
RUSH HOUR: LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES ENTERING
MAKE AN EFFORT TO ENTER WITHOUT STOPPING

20. IF YOU CANNOT ENTER TRAFFIC AND MUST STOP
FLASH BRAKE LIGHTS EARLY
PULL ONTO SHOULDER AT END OF ACCELERATION LANE
WAIT FOR A LARGE SAFE GAP
SIGNAL AND ACCELERATE QUICKLY TO JOIN TRAFFIC FLOW

21. MERGING PROBLEMS
YOU MAY HAVE TO ACCELERATE OR BRAKE QUICKLY TO FIT INTO A GAP
BE PREPARED TO SELECT ANOTHER GAP IF YOUR CLOSES QUICKLY

22. LEFT SIDE ENTRANCE RAMPS
SINCE THE LEFT LANE IS USUALLY THE HIGH SPEED LANE, IF ENTERING FROM THE LEFT BE PREPARED FOR FASTER TRAFFIC AND QUICKER LANE CHANGE.

23. STRATEGIES FOR DRIVING AN EXPRESSWAYS
IDENTIFY:
VOLUME OF TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SIGNALS
ROADWAY MARKINGS
CLOSED AND OPEN ZONES
NEVER ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE TRAPPED!

24. STRATEGIES FOR DRIVING AN EXPRESSWAYS
PREDICT:
SUDDEN CHANGES IN SPEED AHEAD
DRIVERS CHANGING LANES QUICKLY
POINTS OF CONFLICT
PARKED VEHICLES ENTERING QUICKLY

25. STRATEGIES FOR DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAYS
DECIDE:
FASTER DRIVING MEANS QUICKER DECISION
OPEN ZONES VARY OFTEN
OPEN ZONES CLOSE QUICKLY

26. STRATEGIES FOR DRIVING AN EXPRESSWAYS
EXECUTE:
EXECUTE SMOOTH DECISIONS
AVOID SUDDEN MOVES
SIGNAL EARLY
MAINTAIN SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE

27. LANE CHOICE LARGE VEHICLES AND TRUCKS REQUIRED TO DRIVE IN RIGHT LANES
LET TRAFFIC DICTATE WHICH LANE TO USE
LEFT LANE IS FOR PASSING
CENTER LANE IS FOR CRUISING
RIGHT LANE IS FOR EXITING AND ENTERING

28. SIGNALS, SIGNS, AND ROADWAY MARKINGS
KNOW YOUR DESTINATION
READ SIGNS AND ROADWAY MARKINGS
ALWAYS THINK AHEAD

29. SPEED LIMITS MINIMUM SPEED LIMIT: KEEPS TRAFFIC FROM MOVING TOO SLOWLY
COMMON SPEED: THE SPEED USED BY MOST DRIVERS
WOLF PACKS: BUNCHES OF VEHICLES MOVING TOGETHER

30. FOLLOWING DISTANCE
INCREASE YOUR FOLLOWING DISTANCE TO AT LEAST 4 SECONDS WHEN CONDITIONS ARE LESS THAN IDEAL
BEING TAILGATED
DRIVING A HEAVY VEHICLE OR PULLING A TRAILER
OPERATING A MOTORCYCLE
ENTERING OR EXITING

31. FOLLOWING A MOTORCYCLE

32. BAD WEATHER OR ROAD CONDITIONS

33. FOLLOWING LARGE VEHICLE

34. CHECK OFTEN FOR CARS THAT MAY BE PREPARING TO PASS YOU
BLIND SPOTS
CHECK OFTEN FOR CARS THAT MAY BE PREPARING TO PASS YOU

35. LANE CHANGING CHANGE ONE LANE AT A TIME, SIGNAL EACH ONE
CHECK MIRRORS AND BLIND SPOT
WHEN CLEAR, ACCELERATE GENTLY AND MOVE
CANCEL SIGNAL

36. PASSING A SLOWER VEHICLE
USE SIGNALS AND CONSTANTLY CHECK TRAFFIC WHILE CHANGING LANES
REMEMBER YOU MUST BE ABLE TO SEE HEADLIGHTS OF VEHICLE IN REAR VIEW MIRROR BEFORE MOVING IN FRONT OF THEM

37. DECELERATION LANE LEADS TO EXIT RAMP ADJUST TO RAMP SPEED
EXITING EXPRESSWAYS
DECELERATION LANE
LEADS TO
EXIT RAMP
ADJUST TO RAMP SPEED

38. CROSSING PATHS RAMP OVERFLOW SHORT DECELERATION LANE
EXITING PROBLEMS
CROSSING PATHS
RAMP OVERFLOW
SHORT DECELERATION LANE

39. SPECIAL EXPRESSWAY PROBLEMS
HIGHWAY HYPNOSIS:
BEING LULLED INTO AN INATTENTIVE OR DROWSY STATE.

40. SPECIAL EXPRESSWAY PROBLEMS
FALL ASLEEP COLLISIONS:
SLEEPINESS IS A PREVENTABLE CAUSE OF COLLISIONS

41. SPECIAL EXPRESSWAY PROBLEMS
VELOCITATION:
BEING FOOLED BY HOURS OF DRIVING INTO BELEIVING THAT YOUR VEHICLE IS TRAVELING SLOWER THAN IT REALLY IS
ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AROUND EXIT RAMPS

42. SPECIAL EXPRESSWAY PROBLEMS
EXPRESSWAYS THROUGH CITIES:
AVOID RUSH HOURS, TRY AND TAKE ALTERNATE OR BYPASS ROUTES

43. SPECIAL EXPRESSWAY PROBLEMS
DISABLED VEHICLE:
IF PASSING SLOW AND MOVE TO LEFT TO GIVE VEHICLE ROOM

44. SPECIAL EXPRESSWAY PROBLEMS
DISABLED VEHICLE:
IF ITS YOU
MAKES SURE YOU HAVE ROOM
SIGNAL RIGHT
MOVE TO SHOULDER, AS FAR AWAY FROM TRAFFIC AS POSSIBLE
GET EVERYONE OUT AND AWAY FROM TRAFFIC
TURN ON EMERGENCY FLASHERS
CALL FOR HELP
IF IT IS SAFE, THEN GET EVERYONE BACK INTO VEHICLE AND LOCK ALL DOORS
ASK ANYONE WHO STOPS TO HELP YOU TO GO CALL FOR HELP
DO NOT STAND IN EXPRESSWAY OR IN DIRECT TRAFFIC

45. SPECIAL EXPRESSWAY PROBLEMS
CONSTRUCTION:
BE AWARE OF CONSTRUCTION AND OBEY POSTED SPEED LIMITS

46. SPECIAL EXPRESSWAY PROBLEMS
TOLL BOOTHS
BE PREPARED TO STOP
HAVE PASSENGER HELP WITH MONEY