1. Intersections

2. Things to think about! Why are intersections dangerous?
What can help you identify an intersection?
What is an uncontrolled intersection?
Which is more dangerous, a left turn or a right turn?

3. Looking Ahead to identify hazards and intersections

4. Where do most Collisions occur?
The chances of a collision are greater at an intersection than any other place.
More than 33% of all collisions and 25% of all fatalities occur at intersections.

5. When approaching intersections, scan your path of travel.
What do you look for????
Street signs, street lights
Roadway markings
Parked cars on a cross street
Crossing traffic, turning traffic
Traffic stopping
Power lines

6. Types of intersections

7. Ask Yourself these Questions
Is there anything blocking my line of sight?
Do I have a stop sign? Yield sign?
Do they?
Is it uncontrolled? If it is uncontrolled, who has the right of way

8. Uncontrolled intersections
Who has the Right of Way?
What if every intersection was uncontrolled?

9. Round About
Round about in West Chicago

10. Controlled Intersections
Yield Signs
Stop Signs
Traffic Lights

11. What Techniques do you use at Traffic Signals?
Red Light
Yellow Light
Stale Green Light
Fresh Green Light

12. The Point of No Return
Point of No Return changes with your speed

13. Unprotected Left Turns
You have no green arrow
You must yield to on coming traffic

14. Crossing Traffic

15. Joining Traffic

16. Protected Left Turns
Left Turn Light
Green Arrow
Delayed Green Light

17. Turns on Red Right on Red – Full stop - Just like a Stop Sign
When can you make a Left on Red?
From a one way to a one way

18. When you must Yield! Yield at a Stop sign after stopping
Yield at Fresh Green lights
Yield coming out of an alley, driveway or parking lot
Yield to emergency vehicles
Yield at Yield signs
Yield when turning left
Yield at Uncontrolled intersections

19. Railroad crossings are also intersections

20. Crossing Railroad Tracks
An uncontrolled railroad crossing does not have a flashing red light or crossing gate. What should you do?
With gates & flashing light - Stop

21. Train crash