You are the driver Chapter 1. Highway Transportation System HTS.

You are the driverYou are the driver

Chapter 1Chapter 1

Highway Transportation Highway Transportation SystemSystem

HTS

What is the HTS?What is the HTS?

A massive system of transportation

What is the purpose of the What is the purpose of the HTS?HTS?

To move people and goods from one place to another in a safe, efficient, and economical manner.

What are the parts of the What are the parts of the HTS?HTS?

• Roadways

• Vehicles

• People (Roadway Users)

RoadwaysRoadways

Roadways vary fromsmall dirt roads to large

multilane interstates.

VehiclesVehicles

Vehicles vary from small bicycles to large tractor-trailers.

People People (Roadway Users)(Roadway Users)

People use roadways in three ways:

• Walk

• Ride

• Drive

What complicates the HTS?What complicates the HTS?

Adverse conditions!Adverse Condition—anything that will not allow you to drive at your best.

Examples of Adverse ConditionsExamples of Adverse Conditions

Driving TaskDriving Task

The driving task is a seeing,thinking, and responding process.

Required SkillsRequired Skills

1. Social skills1. Social skills

2. Physical skills2. Physical skills

3. Mental skills3. Mental skills

4. Attitude4. Attitude

Required SkillsRequired Skills

Social Skills

Drivers must be courteous.

Drivers must communicate with other roadway users.

Required SkillsRequired Skills

Physical Skills

Drivers must learn the physicalskills so they become automatic.

Required SkillsRequired Skills

Mental Skills

Safe driving is primarily a mental task.

• Smith System• IPDE

Must be organized!

Required SkillsRequired Skills

Attitude

Your attitude toward life and drivingaffects your willingness to learn andto effectively use safe-driving habits.

Breakdowns in the HTSBreakdowns in the HTS

Breakdowns occur when any partof the HTS does not work properly.

Collisions

Construction

Traffic jams

Collisions vs. AccidentsCollisions vs. AccidentsCollision is a more accurate term

than accident.

Accident implies something happensby chance.

Three causes of collisionsThree causes of collisions

• Human mistakes/misjudgment

• Roadway conditions

• Automobile malfunction

Driving ResponsibilitiesDriving Responsibilities

DriverDriver

FinancialFinancial

EnvironmentalEnvironmental

Driver ResponsibilitiesDriver Responsibilities

DrivingDriving

Knowing and following thelaws and safe driving habits.

Driver ResponsibilitiesDriver Responsibilities

FinancialFinancial

Responsible for your share of driving expenses.

Gas

Maintenance Damages

Insurance

Driver ResponsibilitiesDriver Responsibilities

EnvironmentalEnvironmental

All drivers should be environmentallyfriendly by fuel economizing, trip planning, car pooling, etc..