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TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY

Discover essential tips for safer driving including tire safety, avoiding collisions at intersections, adjusting side mirrors, respecting speed limits, and understanding white line signs. This guide emphasizes the importance of defensive driving and highlights the impact of small actions on overall road safety.

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TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY

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  1. TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY CHANGE TAKES TIME HAS TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY MADE A DIFFERENCE TO YOU YET? SIX REMINDERS FOR SAFER DRIVING

  2. what have we covered so far? Tyre safety Avoiding collisions at intersections Moving side mirrors to avoid blindspots The speed limit is not a target White lines are useful signs Cut out the unsafe acts

  3. A TYRE IS CONSIDERED DANGEROUSLY UNDERINFLATED IF IT HAS JUST 4LBS PER SQUARE INCH (28kPA) LESS PRESSURE THAN RECOMMENDED Did you check your tyres?

  4. AVOIDING COLLISIONS AT INTERSECTIONS Technically, you have the right of way, but the other driver does not yield. What do you do? A Ignore him. Proceed as planned. He needs to learn the rules of the road. B Let him pass. There is no point risking a crash to prove a point. hopefully this is you BE A FRIENDLY DRIVER DO SOMEONE ELSE A GOOD TURN

  5. BLIND ZONE BLIND ZONE BLIND ZONE BLIND ZONE NEW SIDE MIRROR POSITION -(YOU LOOK ALONG THE ROAD, NOT THE SIDE OF YOUR CAR) did you move your mirrors? CLEAR VIEW turn your mirrors out - make sure you see the road, not the side of your car you get only 4 small blind zones clear view clear view you can see other traffic sooner and for longer

  6. 120 KPH 60 KPH It doesn’t matter how good a driver you are. The faster you go, the longer it takes you to stop. THIS IS A LIMIT NOT A TARGET

  7. 1 10 30 600 2000 THE ICEBERG RULE • for every 2000 unsafe acts • - overtaking in the hard shoulder • - speeding on a roundabout • - running a red light • - driving too close • you can expect • 600 near misses • 30 minor accidents • 10 major accidents • one disaster disaster / fatality major accident - injuries involved minor accident (nobody hurt, drove away) near misses unsafe act think it can't happen? remember Concord

  8. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DRIVING? If you have one unsafe driving act each day - it takes five years for you to have completed the bottom of your iceberg DEFENSIVE DRIVERS LIVE LONGER

  9. WHITE LINES ARE HELPFUL SIGNS YOU CAN’T READ MINDS - BUT YOU CAN READ THE ROAD

  10. THEN YOU ARE APPROACHING A HAZARD AND THAT MEANS THE TRAFFIC WILL SLOW OR STOP - such as ... When lines change - if they get longer - if they are closer together - if they become a solid - A JUNCTION- AN EXIT - TRAFFIC LIGHTS- A SCHOOL

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