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 Parking

Regulations

New Jersey Speed Limits

School Zones Business Districts Residential

Districts

Jersey Speed Limits

Suburban Business Residential

Districts

New Jersey Speed Limits

Non-posted rural roadways

New Jersey Speed Limits

Certain state highways and interstates

New Jersey Speed Limits

Certain interstate highways

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

Passing

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)

the Right-Of-Way

Emergency Vehicles Buses Postal Vehicles Vehicles that are already in an

intersection

Pedestrians in Crosswalks

Penalties $500 25 days in jails Community service Suspension up to 6

months 2 points

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?

Intersections

Blind Traffic Circle What should be done?

Entering & LeavingHighways, Parkways and Turnpikes

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

Stopping Regulations

Stop for School Buses

How far? 25 ft.

When do you need to stop? When do you need to JUST slow

down?

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

Move Over Law

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?

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?

Other Types of Lights

Parking Lights Tail Lights Brake Lights Interim (overhead) Lights Dashboard Lights Spotlights (hazard lights) Fog Lights

Parking Regulations

How far is too far? 6 inches from the

curb DO NOT PARK

Where? Crunching

Numbers…

How Far & From Where?

FROM WHAT? DISTANCE

10 feet

25 feet

50 feet

20 feet

75 feet