Unit 4 chapter 16 Flashcards
The express way is defined as a
limited-access or controlled-access highway
When a side road forms a T intersection with an expressway, it is called a
trumpet interchange.
Which of the following highways have similar features?
A. freeways, expressways, interstate highways.
B. freeways, U.S. routes, state highways.
C. interstate highways, county routes, U.S. routes.
D. U.S. routes, state routes, expressways.
A.
The area in an expressway entrance ramp where you increase speed to that of expressway traffic is the
acceleration lane.
What colors are the WRONG WAY or DO NOT ENTER signs?
red and white
When is it permissible to back up on an entrance ramp or on an expressway?
never
If there are signal lights on the entrance ramp, you
must wait for a green light
If the acceleration lane is short, you will need
a longer gap to enter traffic.
The main factors in determining your speed on an acceleration lane are
the amount and speed of traffic on the acceleration lane and expressway.
If the entrance ramp enters the expressway from the left, you should realize a greater potential of conflict because you will be entering
a higher speed traffic lane.
Higher speeds on the expressway, multiple lanes to watch, and heavier volumes of traffic
make the Identify step more difficult
A yellow X on an overhead signal above your lane indicates
the lane will be close farther ahead.
When you encounter large trucks on the expressway, you should
avoid driving between two trucks
In order to avoid conflicts when traffic is heavy in the right lane, use the
center or left lane
A minimum speed limit is
intended to keep traffic from moving rroo slowly.
A wolf pack on an expressway is a
bunch of vehicles.
If the ecpressway has three lanes goint in your direction, you dhoul change
only one lane at a time.
If an expressway lane is closed for construction, you
use only lanes open for traffic.
Passing on an ecpressway is usually safer than on a two’lane higway because
there is little threat of a head-on collisions.
If you are continually being passed on the right and the left while driving in the center lane at 55mph, you should
move to the lane on your right.
When passing on the expressway, it is generally safer to pass
on the left.
If you miss the exit you want, you
must go on to the next exit.
When you move into the decelreration lane, you should
slow to the exit ramp speed.
As ou drive on an ecpressway, you my be lulled into
highway hypnosis
For a long trip on an expressway, you
should plan for fuel, food, and rest.
