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Safe Driving Rules & Regulations

Safe Driving Rules & Regulations. Speed Control Passing Keeping to the Right Yielding the Right-of-Way Pedestrians in a Crosswalk Intersections Entering Highways, Parkways, Turnpikes Leaving Highways, Parkways, Turnpikes. Turning Regulations Stopping Regulations Using Headlights

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Safe Driving Rules & Regulations

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  1. Safe Driving Rules & Regulations • Speed Control • Passing • Keeping to the Right • Yielding the Right-of-Way • Pedestrians in a Crosswalk • Intersections • Entering Highways, Parkways, Turnpikes • Leaving Highways, Parkways, Turnpikes • Turning Regulations • Stopping Regulations • Using Headlights • Parking Regulations

  2. New Jersey Speed Limits • School Zones • Business Districts • Residential Districts

  3. Jersey Speed Limits • Suburban Business • Residential Districts

  4. New Jersey Speed Limits • Non-posted rural roadways

  5. New Jersey Speed Limits • Certain state highways and interstates

  6. New Jersey Speed Limits • Certain interstate highways

  7. Driver’s Discretion • Slow down when: • You are on a narrow or winding road • At intersections or railroad crossings • On hills • At sharp or blind curves • Where there are pedestrians or driving hazards • When the road is wet or slippery

  8. Passing

  9. Keeping to the Right • Drive as close as possible to right-hand edge of the road. • When can you move to the left? • When overtaking another vehicle (and it is safe to do so)

  10. the Right-Of-Way • Emergency Vehicles • Buses • Postal Vehicles • Vehicles that are already in an intersection

  11. Pedestrians in Crosswalks • Penalties • $500 • 25 days in jails • Community service • Suspension up to 6 months • 2 points

  12. Intersections Controlled Uncontrolled • Any signal/sign or police officer is controlling what to do. • Any intersection where there is no signal/sign or police officer controlling the flow of traffic. • What should I do? Who does what? I’M CONFUSED! • Common UNCONTROLLED INTERSECTIONS?

  13. Intersections Blind Traffic Circle • What should be done?

  14. Entering & LeavingHighways, Parkways and Turnpikes

  15. Turning Regulations • Right turn on • IN NEW JERSEY it’s always allowed, unless… ? • Right turns • Left turns • Do not cut corners!!! • One way  One way • One lane  One way • One lane  Two Lane • Multi-lane  Multi-lane

  16. Stopping Regulations

  17. Stop for School Buses • How far? • 25 ft. • When do you need to stop? • When do you need to JUST slow down?

  18. Railroad Crossings • Where to do I need to stop if a train is coming? • 15 feet from crossing • When else might I need to stop at RR Crossings? Takes roughly 1 mile for a train to stop that is traveling 60 mph

  19. Move Over Law

  20. Using Headlights • When…When…When…? • ½ hour after sunset & ½ hour before sunrise • Visibility is less than 500 ft. • Wipers on Lights On • Fog • Mist • Smoke • Why?

  21. Bright and Dim • When should we brighten things up? • Open-country driving • No traffic • Why are we brightening things up? • When should we lower the lights? • City driving • With traffic • Why should we lower the lights?

  22. Other Types of Lights • Parking Lights • Tail Lights • Brake Lights • Interim (overhead) Lights • Dashboard Lights • Spotlights (hazard lights) • Fog Lights

  23. Parking Regulations • How far is too far? • 6 inches from the curb • DO NOT PARK • Where? • Crunching Numbers…

  24. How Far & From Where?

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