Introducing Operator & Vehicle Control Tasks in a Controlled Environment

traffic control devices

1. traffic lights2. traffic signs3. roadway/pavement markings

location of white lines

mostly on right edge of roadway

white dotted pavement/roadway marking

anyone can pass

double white line pavement/roadway marking

no one can pass

single white line pavement/roadway marking

no one can pass

white line exceptions

1. pass accidents, obstructions in roadway, etc.2. yield to emergency vehicles

meaning of yellow lines

cautian/slow down

single & double broken/dotted yellow line pavement/roadway marking

anyone can pass

double & single solid yellow line pavement/roadway marking

no one can pass

yellow line exceptions

make u-turn or left turn

color of regulatory signs

red & white, black & white

color of warning signs

yellow

what do you do when you see a stop light ahead that's green?

anticipate a yellow light

how do you anticipate a yellow light?

- take your foot off the gas- deccelerate, pass, & accelerate

types of safety restraints

1. seatbelt2. headrest3. airbags

what can seatbelts and air bags prevent?

1. death2. injury

levels of injury

1. critical (50/50)2. serious3. minor

a headrest prevents..

#NAME?

reference point of headrest

headrest is level to tops of ears

how should the driver's seat be?

10 inch clearance between chest and steering wheel

reference point for distance between driver and steering wheel

arms stretched out, wrist should be on steering wheel