Lesson 1.1 YOU ARE PART OF THE SYSTEM The key to becoming a safe and responsible driver is to learn about the risks of driving and how to manage them.

lesson 1.1YOU ARE PART OF THE SYSTEM

The key to becoming a safe and responsible driver is to learn about the risks of driving and how to manage them.

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OBJECTIVE Describe the three parts of the highway transportation system.

The Highway Transportation System (HTS)

The purpose of the HTS is to move people and cargo from one place to another in a safe and efficient manner.

Of all transportation systems, the HTS is the most complex.

The highway transportation system has three parts:

1. roadway users2. vehicles3. roadways

Roadway Users

When high-risk roadway users are on the road, be alert to the risks involved and know how to reduce or control them.

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Vehicles

In the United States, there are more than 240 million registered passenger vehicles—ranging from lightweight mopeds to tractor trailers weighing many tons.

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Roadways

The HTS involves more than 4 million miles of paved roads.

Not all roadway conditions are the same. Examples include:

1. unlit roads2. unpaved road surfaces3. hazardous environmental

conditions

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As you learn to drive, you will learn how to navigate the complex mix of people, vehicles, and roadways safely and responsibly.

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OBJECTIVE Explain how the National Highway Safety Act affects drivers.

OBJECTIVE Explain how the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act helps keep drivers and passengers safe.

Regulating the HTS

The federal government passed two laws to set standards that create guidelines for vehicle and highway safety programs.

1. The National Highway Safety Act2. The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety

Act

Federal, state, and local government agencies work together to regulate the HTS.

The National Highway Safety Act

Guidelines under this law that states must follow include vehicle registration, driver licensing, traffic courts, and highway construction and maintenance.

The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act

To keep cars safe, this law requires auto makers to install certain safety features into each car.

lesson 1.1 review1. List the three parts of the highway transportation

system (HTS).

2. Why are laws needed to regulate the HTS?