The Highway Transportation System

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The Highway Transportation System

• Moving People and Goods
• from Place to Place
• Safely and Efficiently

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What Makes Up the HTS?

• Roadways
• - Multilane highways
• - Country Roads
• - City Streets
• People
• - Drivers
• - Passengers
• - Cyclists
• - Pedestrians

• Vehicles
• - Tractor-trailers
• - Buses
• - Cars, Vans, SUVs
• - Mopeds
• - Motorcycles

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Federal and State Requirements

• National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act
• Automakers are required to build certain safety
  features, such as safety belts and shatterproof
  windows, into their motor vehicles.
• National Highway Safety Act
• Guidelines Vehicle registration, Driver
  Licensing, Traffic Laws, Traffic Courts, Highway
  Construction and Maintenance.
• Each state sets its own statutes or laws, that
  concern highway safety.

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Reading Highway Transportation System Signs
If the numbers on a highway sign are ODD, it
means that the road goes North South. An EVEN
numbered sign means that the road goes East
West. Interstate numbers range from 4 to 99. The
greater the EVEN number, the farther North you
are. The greater the ODD number, the farther East
you are. For Example Interstate 90?
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Reducing Your Risk Within the HTS

• Keep your vehicle in top condition
• Anticipate the actions of others
• Take steps to protect yourself and others
• Drive only when you are in sound physical and
  mental condition
• Make a conscious effort to develop your driving
  skills
• Refer to pgs (8-9)

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The SIPDE Process

• Search
• Search the roadway and off-road areas 20 to 30
  seconds ahead for information that can help you
  plan a path of travel.
• Identify
• Identify objects or conditions within 12 to 15
  seconds ahead that could interfere with your
  planned path of travel.

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The SIPDE Process

• Predict
• Predict what actions or changes in conditions on
  or near the roadway could increase the level of
  risk.
• Decide
• Decide what action(s) to take at least 4 to 5
  seconds ahead of time to control or reduce risk.
• Execute
• Execute your decision.

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The Smith System

• Aim High and Look Ahead
• Look way ahead of your vehicle (20 to 30 seconds
  ahead), not down at the road directly in front of
  you.
• Keep Your Eyes Moving
• Search the scene constantly for changes that
  might require you to adjust your speed or
  position.

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The Smith System

• Get the Big Picture
• Search the whole scene, not just part of it.
• Make Sure Others See You
• Communicate with drivers and pedestrians.
• Leave Yourself a Way Out
• Always leave yourself a path of escape (a way to
  avoid a collision)