HTS & Signs
What does HTS stand for
highway transportation system
what is HTS
a system composed of people, vehicles, and roadways. the purpose is to move people and cargo
What are the three driving tasks?
social, decisionmaking and physical skills
what are social skill
communicate with other while driving like turn signals/hand signals
what are decison making skills
judging ur surroundings like distance, sped, space
what are physical skills
steering a car, braking, vision
What does sipde stand for
scan, identify, predict, decide, execute
what is GDL
graduated driver license programs: steps to take to become a licensed driver
what is organ donor
organ donor shown on license. u make the choice when u get ur license
what is implied consent
u will submit to a breathelzyer test when asked by law enforcment. refusing is $1000 fine for 3 yrs and automatic DWI
what does a white and black sign mean
regulatory (there are rules and penalites)
what does blue sign mean
motoroist services (rest stops)
what does brown sign mean
recreational/historic
what does green sign mean
guide
what does orange sign mean
contstruction/detourw
what does red sign mean
stop/yield, prohibited (no)
what does yellow sign mean
warning (caution)
what does vert. rectangle sign mean
regulatory
what does horz. rectangle mean
guide
what does diamond mean
warning
what does octagon mean
stopw
hat does triangle mean
yield
what does pennant mean
passing
what does pentagon mean
school zone
what does circle mean
railroad
what is the basic speed limit signs?
one cannot drive faster than it is safe for exisitng conditions
if 2 cars get to the intersection at the same time, how should the cars move? (Right of way at an uncontrolled intersection)
the car on the left should yield to the car on the right
what are the 3 steps for legal right turn on red?
allowed at intersection where no sign preventing a right on red
driver must come to complete stop first, check traffic and yield to all other vehicles and pedestrians
then if safe u may turn
what does the one solid/one dashed yellow lane marking mean
passing is allowed on ur side
what does police officer signals mean?
always follow the police officer’s directions. the popo is the only one who can legally allow u to cut through a parking lot/private property