chapter 11 driving on expressways
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THINK * PAIR * SHARE. Chapter 11 Driving on Expressways. Expressways. Controlled-access highways Vehicles can enter and leave only at interchanges Also include Freeways Turnpikes Toll roads. Advantages of Expressways. Fewer car crashes No cross traffic - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Chapter 11Driving on Expressways
THINK * PAIR * SHARE
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Expressways1. Controlled-
access highways 2. Vehicles can
enter and leave only at interchanges
3. Also include– Freeways– Turnpikes– Toll roads
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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
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Interchanges• A series of exit and entrance
ramps onto the expressway
Complete the chart on page 3 in the packet.
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Cloverleaf Interchange
• Allows driver to go in either direction on the highway
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Diamond Interchanges
• Left turns can be made with ease onto the side road
• Not a lot of traffic on the side road
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Trumpet Interchange
• Used when a side road forms a T with the expressway
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All-Directional Interchange
• Used in complicated and busy interchanges
• They allow vehicles to go in many directions
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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
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Entering the expresswayComplete the bottom half of page 4 in the packet using page 225 in the
book.
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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
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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
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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
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Changing Lanes on the Expressway
Complete the table on page 6 of you packet (page 233 in drive right book)
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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
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Special Expressway Problems
• Highway hypnosis
• Falling asleep
• Disabled vehicles
• Tollbooths
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Emergencies on the Road Project
• Will be done in groups
• See page 8 in packet
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TEST TOMORROW on chapter 11 and 13, can use packet and packet is due after the test
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Driving in other places
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India
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Jordan
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Korea
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Mexico
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Philippines