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Chapter 4

Chapter 4 . Pgs 66- 77. Special Highway, Parkway, and Turnpike Conditions. Disabled Vehicle (other driver) Reduce speed and increase space Change lanes if possible. Special Highway, Parkway, and Turnpike Conditions. Disabled Vehicle (yours) Pull off as far as possible

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Chapter 4

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  1. Chapter 4 Pgs 66- 77

  2. Special Highway, Parkway, and Turnpike Conditions • Disabled Vehicle (other driver) • Reduce speed and increase space • Change lanes if possible

  3. Special Highway, Parkway, and Turnpike Conditions • Disabled Vehicle (yours) • Pull off as far as possible • Get out of door on non - traffic side • Turn on flashers • Raise the hood • Stay in vehicle and lock doors • Ask someone to call for help • Don’t get into a stranger’s vehicle

  4. Special Highway, Parkway, and Turnpike Conditions • Always stay alert for Construction-area warning signs • Toll Booths • Slow down • Green means open • EZ pass • When exiting expect to merge

  5. Curves • Adjust steering and speed because vehicles tend to go straight • Best way to enter a curve is to slow down and avoid drifting into another lane

  6. Right Turn on Red • You may turn on red if: • No signs posted • You come to a COMPLETE stop • Check for traffic: • You must yield to all oncoming traffic and pedestrians • Remember to look for bicycles and mopeds

  7. Right Turns • Do not swing into another lane

  8. Left Turns • Don’t Cut Corners • Two vehicles may make a left turn at the center of an intersection • Extra caution must be applied • When turning left from a two- way road onto a four-lane highway you much turn onto the lane closest to you that you are allowed to drive in

  9. Stopping Regulations • Signs, signals and traffic rules indicate when a motorist must stop • A Motorist should never try to beat a traffic light change • Most accidents at the traffic signals happen in the first few second after the light has changed

  10. Railroad Crossings • Warning devices include: • Pavement markings • Flashing lights • Gates • Bells • Flag signals • A motorist must stop at least 15 feet from railroad crossings when there is a train approaching • Never stop on railroad tracks

  11. School Buses • You must stop at least 25 Feet away (by state law) for a school bus with flashing red lights • You do not need to stop if a median separates the road but you must reduce your speed to 10mph • If a school bus has stopped directly in front of a school to pick up or let off children you may pass at a speed of no more than 10 mph

  12. Frozen Dessert Trucks • Stop; then proceed at no more than 15 mph

  13. Emergency Vehicles • NJ Law requires • motorists to yield to signaling (lights and sirens) emergency vehicles • Move to the right and stop till they pass • Stay 300 ft behind vehicle • DO NOT park within 200 ft of a fired department vehicle or drive over a fire hose unless directed to do so

  14. Move Over Law • NJ Law requires motorists approaching a stationary vehicle that is displaying flashing lights, must change lanes if possible

  15. Headlights • Headlights must be used • between ½ hour after sunset and ½ hour before sunrise • When using windshield wipers • Fog • Bright beams are for open- country road driving; no traffic • Dim beams are for city driving; driving in traffic; with other motorists

  16. Parking • It is illegal for a vehicle to be parked more than six inches from the curb

  17. Do Not Park • Between a safety zone for pedestrians and the adjacent curb or within 20 ft of the end of the safety zone • Within 10 ft of a fire hydrant • Within 25 ft of a cross walk at an intersection, or a side line of a street or intersection highway • Within 50 ft of railroad crossing • Within 50 ft of a stop sign • Within 20 ft of the driveway entrance to any fire station • Within 75 ft on the street opposite a fire station entrance

  18. Cell phones • State law prohibits the use of handheld electronic devices • Using a handheld cellular telephone or texting device is aprimary offense • Fine for breaking this law is between $100-$250 • A GDL motorist MAY NOT use a handheld or hands free device

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