HTD Chapter 11

1. By design, intersections are risky because:

• Traffic signals might not always work
• Drivers pay close attention to other road users
• Vehicles cross one another's paths of travel at various angles
• Pedestrians typically cross roads and streets quickly

2. Intersection types include:

• Open and closed
• Warning and regulatory
• Line of sight and path of travel
• Controlled and Uncontrolled

3. Successfully navigating intersections involves:

• Identifying intersections well in advance of reaching them
• Managing speed appropriately
• Adjusting position as necessary
• All of the above

4. An important difference between highways and expressways is that highways feature intersections, whereas expressways use:

• Interchanges
• Medians
• Rumblestrips
• Green guide signs

5. Three main parts of freeway driving are:

• Signaling, turning, stopping
• Distraction, fatigue, emotion
• Getting on, driving on, getting off
• Shifting, backing, idling

6. What must you do to lawfully turn right at a red traffic signal?

• Search for a regulatory sign prohibiting turning right on red
• Come to a full stop
• Wait 30 seconds before turning
• Yield the right- of- way to all other road users

7. What is NOT an advantage of roundabout intersections:

• Studies show driving counter clockwise makes driving more fun
• Traffic does not stop unnecessarily
• Reduces driver wait times by up to 20%
• Crashes are fewer and less serious
• Do not require traffic signals/electricity to operate them

8. This sign indicates:

• Drivers should "blend" together into one lane
• A separate lane is going to be added.
• Warning: potential crash area ahead
• Warning: crossroad ahead

9. This sign indicates:

• Drivers should "blend" together into one lane
• A separate lane is going to be added.
• Warning: potential crash area ahead
• Warning: crossroad ahead

10. A single lane used by drivers to enter and exit a freeway is called a:

• Entrance/Exit Lane
• Basket Lane
• Weave Lane
• Zipper Lane