Transcript Chapter 11
Chapter 11 Driving on Expressways THINK * PAIR * SHARE Expressways 1. Controlled-access highways 2. Vehicles can enter and leave only at interchanges 3. Also include – Freeways – Turnpikes – Toll roads Advantages of Expressways • Fewer car crashes – No cross traffic – Median or barrier in the middle – No pedestrians and slow vehicles allowed – Signs telling people what’s ahead – Wide shoulders Interchanges • A series of exit and entrance ramps onto the expressway Complete the chart on page 3 in the packet. Cloverleaf Interchange • Allows driver to go in either direction on the highway Diamond Interchanges • Left turns can be made with ease onto the side road • Not a lot of traffic on the side road Trumpet Interchange • Used when a side road forms a T with the expressway All-Directional Interchange • Used in complicated and busy interchanges • They allow vehicles to go in many directions How to drive safe on the expressway • Prepare yourself and your car • Slowly build expressway experience • Concentrate on driving • Cooperate with other drivers and construction crews Entering the expressway Complete the bottom half of page 4 in the packet using page 225 in the book. Lane Choice • Right – Slow lane – Many exit and entrance ramps to stress about • Middle – for passing and faster traffic • Left – for high speed traffic and passing – Most stressful lane because of aggressive drivers Speed Limits • Minimum speed limit – Sign posted telling drivers the slowest that they can go • Common Speed – 75%-80% of drivers – The speed that most vehicles are traveling at – Often above the speed limit Wolf Packs – A bunch of vehicles clumped together – Reduce your chances of being in a conflict by AVOIDING WOLF PACKS. – Be the “loner” car Draw and label a picture of a wolf pack and a “loner car” See page 231 in drive right book Changing Lanes on the Expressway Complete the table on page 6 of you packet (page 233 in drive right book) Exiting the expressway • Two main parts – Deceleration lane • Slow your vehicle – Exiting ramp • Ramp leading off of the expressway • Yellow speed limit sign – Suggested speed to handle curve of ramp Special Expressway Problems • Highway hypnosis • Falling asleep • Disabled vehicles • Tollbooths Emergencies on the Road Project • Will be done in groups • See page 8 in packet TEST TOMORROW on chapter 11 and 13, can use packet and packet is due after the test Driving in other places India Jordan Korea Mexico Philippines