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What is the HTS? A massive system of transportation
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You are the driverYou are the driver
Chapter 1Chapter 1
Highway Transportation Highway Transportation SystemSystem
HTS
What is the HTS?What is the HTS?
A massive system of transportation
What is the purpose of the What is the purpose of the HTS?HTS?
To move people and goods from one place to another in a safe, efficient, and economical manner.
What are the parts of the What are the parts of the HTS?HTS?
• Roadways
• Vehicles
• People (Roadway Users)
RoadwaysRoadways
Roadways vary fromsmall dirt roads to large
multilane interstates.
VehiclesVehicles
Vehicles vary from small bicycles to large tractor-trailers.
People People (Roadway Users)(Roadway Users)
People use roadways in three ways:
• Walk
• Ride
• Drive
What complicates the HTS?What complicates the HTS?
Adverse conditions!Adverse Condition—anything that will not allow you to drive at your best.
Examples of Adverse ConditionsExamples of Adverse Conditions
Driving TaskDriving Task
The driving task is a seeing,thinking, and responding process.
Required SkillsRequired Skills
1. Social skills1. Social skills
2. Physical skills2. Physical skills
3. Mental skills3. Mental skills
4. Attitude4. Attitude
Required SkillsRequired Skills
Social Skills
Drivers must be courteous.
Drivers must communicate with other roadway users.
Required SkillsRequired Skills
Physical Skills
Drivers must learn the physicalskills so they become automatic.
Required SkillsRequired Skills
Mental Skills
Safe driving is primarily a mental task.
• Smith System• IPDE
Must be organized!
Required SkillsRequired Skills
Attitude
Your attitude toward life and drivingaffects your willingness to learn andto effectively use safe-driving habits.
Breakdowns in the HTSBreakdowns in the HTS
Breakdowns occur when any partof the HTS does not work properly.
Collisions
Construction
Traffic jams
Collisions vs. AccidentsCollisions vs. AccidentsCollision is a more accurate term
than accident.
Accident implies something happensby chance.
Three causes of collisionsThree causes of collisions
• Human mistakes/misjudgment
• Roadway conditions
• Automobile malfunction
Driving ResponsibilitiesDriving Responsibilities
DriverDriver
FinancialFinancial
EnvironmentalEnvironmental
Driver ResponsibilitiesDriver Responsibilities
DrivingDriving
Knowing and following thelaws and safe driving habits.
Driver ResponsibilitiesDriver Responsibilities
FinancialFinancial
Responsible for your share of driving expenses.
Gas
Maintenance Damages
Insurance
Driver ResponsibilitiesDriver Responsibilities
EnvironmentalEnvironmental
All drivers should be environmentallyfriendly by fuel economizing, trip planning, car pooling, etc..