Drivers ed HTS & Signs

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?

1. allowed at intersection where no sign preventing a right on red

2. driver must come to complete stop first, check traffic and yield to all other vehicles and pedestrians

3. 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