The Highway Transportation System

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The Highway Transportation System
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Three Components
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Vehicles

• Cars
• Trucks
• Van
• SUVs
• Bicycles
• Emergency Vehicles
• Motorcycles
• Construction Vehicles

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Roads

• Highways
• Main Roads
• Side Roads
• Dirt Roads
• Parking Lots
• The Street Where You Live

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People

• Drivers
• Passengers
• Pedestrians
• Children at Play
• Construction Workers
• Police Officers
• Emergency Personnel

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All Components Affect the Way You Drive
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Driving Skills
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Social Skills

• Interact and cooperate with others
• Courtesy
• Obedient laws
• Cooperation
• Observing others behavior
• Angry, lost, drunk
• Adjust to their mistakes
• Attitude
• Show off
• reckless
• Peer pressure
• Do what is right

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Decision Making

• The where and when of driving
• To steer
• To accelerate
• To brake
• Comes with practice

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Physical Skills

• The how to of driving
• To steer
• To accelerate
• To brake
• Start in low traffic area with familiar roads

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The I.P.D.E. System

• Identify what is going on in the scene.
• Predict where when problems could arise
• Decide how, when, where to adjust speed and
  position to avoid accidents.
• Execute correct action to take.

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• The I.P.D.E. process will become habit.
• It will help you to become a defensive driver.

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Breakdown in the System

• Collision
• Traffic tie ups

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High Risk Groups

• Young Drivers
• Senior Citizens
• - Due to health issues
• - Due to loss of reaction time

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Other Responsibilities

• Financial
• Environmental