when passing another vehicle you should be able to return to your lane of traffic safely before coming within a minimum of how many feet from the oncoming vehicle?
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- A general rule is that you should be able to pass and return to your lane without coming within 200 feet (61 m) of a car heading towards you, but it is safest to wait until there are absolutely no cars in sight heading in the opposite direction.
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Railroad Crossing Whenever a person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad crossing and there is a signal indicating an approaching train, the driver must stop within 50 feet, but not less than 15 feet, from the nearest rail of the railroad and must not proceed until he or she can do so safely.
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- Frequently check your mirrors, and if you see that someone behind you is intending to pass, it will be a good idea to move into a far right lane. 1  Demands for Proper Passing. 2  Oncoming Vehicles. 3  When Passing is Authorized or Prohibited.  Steps for Successful 1  Passing. Being Passed.
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- At 20 mph: Reaction Distance of 31 feet + Braking Distance of 36 feet = Stopping Distance of 67 feet. This means that if you are traveling at only 20 mph, you have to allow 67 feet of stopping distance for your vehicle after recognizing a hazard. At 40 mph. Your Reaction Distance is 83 feet and your Braking Distance is 152 feet, resulting in a Stopping Distance of 235 feet. At 60 mph.
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Rules of the Road Until they actually turn the steering wheel to the left or right, you wouldn't have any idea which direction they were turning or even if they were really going to turn. The Vehicle & Traffic Law requires you use turn signals continuously during not less than the last 100 feet traveled by the vehicle before turning. §1163(b) A driver may not slow down or stop in traffic without providing an appropriate signal for the benefit of following drivers.
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- This is primarily a safety measure to limit the accidents caused from continuous merging into and out of the HOV lanes. Continuous merging also leads to congestion in the HOV lanes and the general purpose lanes while less merging leads to a smoother flow in all lanes and less overall congestion. Motorists may only enter and exit the HOV lane when the lines are broken. The Georgia DOT hopes that this will encourage the legal use of HOV lanes and discourage use of the HOV lane as a passing lane for single occupancy vehicles. HOV lanes operate at their peak level when they are used for longer distances.
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TrafficSchool.com Study Guide You must: (a) dim your high beams for oncoming vehicles by the time they are within _____ feet of your vehicle, and (b) dim your high beams when the vehicle you are following is within _____ feet. 300. $15,000 for a single death or injury. $30,000 for death or injury to more than one person.
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Maine Revised Statutes 1-A. Passing bicycle. An operator of a motor vehicle that is passing a bicycle proceeding in the same direction shall exercise due care by leaving a distance between the motor vehicle and the bicycle of not less than 3 feet while the motor vehicle is passing the bicycle.
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How close should you drive behind another car? You should search a minimum of seconds ahead of your vehicle to avoid obstacles in your path? How many seconds should a vehicle drive behind another?   Allow a minimum of 3 seconds of braking distance at 55 MPH, add an extra second for each 5 MPH increase in speed.
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Chapter 6: Passing The left lane is normally used to pass other vehicles. 1  You cannot pass a vehicle on the left if: 2  Your lane has a solid yellow center line. 3  You cannot safely return to the right lane before you reach a solid yellow center line for the right lane.
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- When you have a space cushion, you have already avoided this accident. Therefore, if you must pass, you do not want to linger next to another vehicle. You should rush to its front as soon as possible.
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How many feet will you turn your high beams off when approaching another car from the rear? Turn off your high beams as soon as you see that you are approaching another car. If you wait until you can estimate the distance, then you kept them on too long. As soon as you get close enough to make out both of their tail lights, lower the beams. No less than 300 feet.
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California Driver Handbook - Visual Search Do not be a tailgater! Many drivers follow too closely (tailgate) and are not able to see as far ahead as they should because the vehicle ahead blocks their view. The more space you allow between your vehicle and the vehicle ahead, the more time you will have to recognize and avoid a hazard.
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Truck User Instructions Allow at least 4 seconds between you and the vehicle in front of you. Start counting when the back of the vehicle in front of you passes a fixed object, such as a line or crack in the road. If the front of your vehicle reaches the object before the end of the 4 seconds, increase your distance.
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2017 Minnesota Statutes (b) The driver of any motor vehicle drawing another vehicle, or the driver of any motor truck or bus, when traveling upon a roadway outside of a business or residence district, shall not follow within 500 feet of another vehicle.
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- There is another road Two lanes of traffic Road ahead curves ahead that crosses the will soon become one gradually to the right. road you are on. Watch lane of traffic. Right- Be prepared for the carefully for cross lane traffic must yield change in direction. traffic in your path. when merging. Signal Ahead Farm Machinery Slippery When Wet
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- This means that if you are traveling at only 20 mph, you have to allow 67 feet of stopping distance for your vehicle after recognizing a hazard. At 40 mph Your Reaction Distance is 83 feet and your Braking Distance is 152 feet, resulting in a Stopping Distance of 235 feet.he Reaction Distance is the distance the car travels in the three-quarters of a second that it takes for a driver to react to a problem and apply the brakes. The Braking Distance is the distance traveled from the time the brakes are first applied to the time the car comes to a complete stop.
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PART OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN On a multilane road with narrow lane, ride in the middle of the right lane. On a multilane road with narrow lane, ride in the middle of the right lane. If you hug the edge, you are likely to get squeezed out. If you hug the edge, you are likely to get squeezed out. Understand that the law is on your side.ide far enough into the lane to avoid the risk from blindspots. If you ride too close to parked cars on your right you can't see around them into side streets and driveways. A pedestrian, car or bicycle could come out from between the parked cars.
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A Guide for Local Highway and Street Maintenance Personnel Sight distance is measured along the travel path of vehicles. Therefore, measuring for stopping sight distance will require. you to be in the travel lane with your back to traffic. Since. you and an assistant will stand in the travel lane, extra people.
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Driving at Night You should also switch to low beam when you are following another vehicle at a distance of 200 feet or less. Not dimming your lights when you are this close to another vehicle is not only dangerous to the other driver, it is illegal. If you do not dim your lights you could cause the other driver to have an accident.
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Chapter 6: Passing After you pass, make sure to quickly look over your left shoulder and signal before you return to the left lane. Being Passed. If another vehicle passes you on the left, decrease speed slightly and keep to the right. When the vehicle has safely passed and is ahead of you, continue your normal speed. If you find that you are being passed on the right by many vehicles, you should move into the right lane and allow them to pass you on the left. School Buses When a stopped school bus flashes its red light(s), traffic that approaches from either direction, even in front of the school and in school parking lots, must stop before it reaches the bus.
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Cal-Driver-Ed.Com Looking Ahead. 1  To avoid last minute moves, you should look down the road 10 to 15 seconds ahead of your vehicle. 2  If you look far enough ahead, you will be able to see important things such as someone getting into a parked car. 3  In the city, you should look at least one block ahead which is about 10 to 15 seconds.
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Thread: ticket for passing stopped emergency vehicle (1) vacate the lane closest to the emergency vehicle when driving on a highway with two or more lanes traveling in the direction of the emergency vehicle; or. (2) slow to a speed not to exceed: (A) 20 miles per hour less than the posted speed limit when the posted speed limit is 25 miles per hour or more; or.
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Headlights you are not required to dim your headlights for oncoming traffic if you are driving on a divided highway where the distance between the roadways is 22 m 70 ft or more the distance is measured from left shoulder marking to left shoulder marking in each direction of travel
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- Next time you are driving in heavy traffic during peak hour remember that there are just 23 Australians per kilometre of road in this country compared with: Given the large distance required to perceive and react to hazards plus the braking distance require to stop a car in an emergency. Maintaining a safe following distance is an essential low risk driving technique.The greater the following distance you have from the vehicle in front the more time and space you will have to manoeuvre in.
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Fighting a Ticket for Running a Stop Sign Most stop sign laws say something like: The driver of any vehicle approaching a stop sign at the entrance to, or within, an intersection, shall stop at a limit line, if marked, otherwise before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection. You must fail to come to a complete stop at: 2  A limit line (a white stripe painted at or near the beginning of the intersection), if it exists. 3  A crosswalk, if any. 4  The entrance to the intersection or railroad crossing, if there was no marked limit line or crosswalk.