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HOW CAN YOU COMMUNICATE YOUR VISIBILITY TO OTHER DRIVERS?

HOW CAN YOU COMMUNICATE YOUR VISIBILITY TO OTHER DRIVERS?. Communicating with other motorists DMVM – page 28. Lights!!! VA law requires motorists to use headlights during inclement weather , night , or visibility being reduced to 500 ft .

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HOW CAN YOU COMMUNICATE YOUR VISIBILITY TO OTHER DRIVERS?

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  1. HOW CAN YOU COMMUNICATE YOUR VISIBILITY TO OTHER DRIVERS?

  2. Communicating with other motoristsDMVM – page 28 • Lights!!! • VA law requires motorists to use headlights during inclement weather, night, or visibility being reduced to 500 ft. • Must use headlights when wipers are used for bad weather. • BE SEEN IN INCLEMENT WEATHER!

  3. HeadlightsDMVM > 27 The Code of Virginia requires That you use your headlights from sunset to sunrise and during inclement weather, such as rain, fog, snow, or when you use your windshield wipers. You also must use headlights when visibility is reduced to 500 ft. At twilight, when the sun light begins to fade, turn your headlights ON. This will make your vehicle more visible to others.

  4. Head Light Alignment & SpeedDOE PP > Module 8 Properly aligned LOW BEAM headlights • beam hits roadway 100 to 150 feet ahead • illuminates area above road 300 to 500 feet ahead • load, load distribution, and vehicle height affect light beam distance • a maximum safe speed of 40 to 45 mph is based on your ability to stop within the lighted area illuminated roadway 100 to 150 feet lighted area above road 300 to 500 feet

  5. Head Light Alignment & SpeedDOE PP > Module 8 Properly Aligned High Beam Headlights • the beam hits the roadway 300 to 500 feet ahead • illuminates the area above the road 500 to 1800 feet ahead • load, load distribution, and vehicle height affect light beam distance • maximum safe speed is 65 mph based on your ability to stop within the lighted area illuminated roadway 300 to 500 feet lighted area above road 500 to 1800 feet

  6. Head Light Alignment & SpeedDOE PP > Module 8 Lower (dim) your high-beam headlights when you are: • within 500 feet of an approaching vehicle • following closely behind another vehicle (within 200 feet) • driving on lighted roadways • driving in fog, heavy rain, sleet, snow, or dust

  7. Head Light Alignment & SpeedDOE PP > Module 8 Handout Overdrivingyour headlights • Your vehicle’s stopping distance is greater than the distance lighted by your headlights. • To determine if you are overdriving your headlights, select an object the moment the headlights pick it up, and count off six seconds. • If the object is still ahead of your vehicle, you are driving at a safe speed. • If you have passed it, you are driving too fast. • The posted speed limits are calculated for daylight driving and are often too fast for nighttime conditions. • Dirty headlights and improper headlight alignment will add to this traffic safety problem.

  8. VisibilityDMVM - page 27 • Headlights only let you see about 350 feet ahead (normal conditions) • Fog, rain, snow, etc. • If you cannot see more than 100 ft. ahead, you can’t drive safely at any speed. • Get off roadway until weather breaks.

  9. Communicating with other motoristsDMVM – p. 17 • When you plan to change lanes, turn, [maneuver through a parking lot] or enter or exit a highway, first give the proper turn signal. Using your turn signal, which is required by law, communicates your intended movement to drivers around you. Develop a good habit and use turn signals or hand signals even if no other traffic is on the road.

  10. Communicating with other motoristsDMVM – p. 17 • Turn Signals • Develop a good habit • 3 or 4 seconds ahead of time • Speed limit more than 35 MPH, signal at least 100 feet before turning point (>35mph = 100ft ahead) • Speed limit less than 35 MPH, signal at least 50 feet in advance. (<35mph = 50ft ahead)

  11. How do you know... If your turn signals have burnt out?

  12. How can you communicate w/out turn signals?

  13. Hand SignalsDMVM – p. 17 Left Turn Left hand and arm pointing straight out Right Turn Left hand and arm pointing upward Slow or Stop Left hand and arm pointing downward

  14. Another form of Communication: LANE POSITION Create Space and Improve Visibility by Adjusting the Position of the Vehicle in the Lane Lane Positions – 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 Within Lane Positions Straddle Lane Positions LP 4 LP 2 LP 1 LP 3 LP 5 T – 5.15

  15. Lane Positions (Copy this) • 5 Lane Positions • 1 - center of the lane - 3 ft. on both sides of car between lines • 2 - to the left of your lane - 6 ft. from right side line • 3 - to the right of your lane - 6 ft. from left side line • 4 - to the left, straddle the line • 5 - to the right, straddle the line

  16. The Highway Transportation System • The Highway Transportation System (HTS) provides safe, convenient, and efficient movement of people and goods from place to place • The HTS affects the economy

  17. The Highway Transportation System (HTS) Three Components of the HTS • People • Walking, Driving, or Riding • Vehicles • From Bicycles, Cars and SUVs, to Tractor-Trailer Trucks • Roadways • From the smallest dirt road to the complex multilane expressways

  18. Who Regulates the HTS? Who Regulates the HTS • Federal • State • Local Governments Federal Laws • Uniform Vehicle Code States Laws, Cities, Towns • State Code and Local ordinances Federal Government • Traffic Safety Guidelines Motor Vehicle Depts. • Administer state laws for drivers and vehicles Highway Engineers • Plan, build, maintain Enforcement Agencies • Federal • State • Local Governments Courts • Decide violations Law Enforcement • Ensure laws are obeyed

  19. Rules of the Road Dry road, good tires and brakes - 265 ft. for a passenger vehicle to stop at 55 MPH. Adjust speed to visibility issues - hills, curves, intersections, weather, night/day, etc.

  20. Good Driving Habits On the Road… Speed Limit: The speed posted is the maximum speed that you can drive under ideal conditions You may driver slower than the posted speed, but cannot driver faster Basic Speed Law: By law, you must drive slower that the speed limit if conditions make the posted speed unsafe ***Radar Detectors: Illegal to use in Virginia***

  21. Speed limits

  22. VIDEO Rules of the Road: Hitting the Road

  23. Securing the Vehicle • Find a legal, safe parking place • Stop and set parking brake • Shift gear selector to (P)ark (Shift to Reverse if Manual Transmission) • Close windows • Turn off accessories • Turn ignition switch to “off” • Lock ignition switch and remove key • Unfasten occupant restraints

  24. Check traffic flow to rear prior to opening door Monitor door swing into adjacent lane or when parked next to another vehicle Exit quickly to avoid conflict with traffic Lock doors Walk toward rear of the vehicle facing traffic Exiting the Vehicle

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