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Highway Safety Design may include guardrails, crash
attenuators and breakaway sign posts. - ANSWER-True
__________________ create noise and alert drivers if
they cross the center or edge line? - ANSWER-Rumble
Strips
An example of a traffic design that is meant to slow
vehicles down is a _________________________? -
ANSWER-roundabout.
,Problems with Rural roadways - ANSWER-Gravel or dirt,
Dust, Narrow bridges and roads, Open bridge gratings or
steel bridges, Vision limitations (i.e., wooded areas, corn
fields or other tall crops), Steep hills and curves, Highway-
railroad grade crossings without lights or crossing gates,
Uncontrolled intersections (i.e., notcontrolled by yield or
stop signs)
Reduce risk on rural roadways - ANSWER-Reduce your
speed and increase your
following distance. Gravel and dirt can
affect steering and vehicle control, Use low beam
headlights, slow down and
,increase your following distance, Look for narrow bridge
signs and be prepared to stop for oncoming traffic, Slow
down and increase your following
distance Reduce speed, keep a firm grip on the steering
wheel, and increase following distance, Stay alert and
slow down, Slow down, move to the right side of the road
and watch for oncoming vehicles, Slow down, look both
ways, and be prepared to stop for a train before crossing
the tracks, Approach with caution, slow down and be
prepared to stop for crossing or oncoming
traffic.
Intersections on Rural roadways - ANSWER-Rural
intersections can be very different. Some intersections
may have traffic signals. Others only stop signs and some
, may be uncontrolled, A typical rural intersection usually
consists of a side road intersecting with a main road.The
side road usually will have a stop sign, which may be
blocked by trees or tall crops, At intersections controlled
by a stop sign where two side roads intersect, make sure
to look left, right, and left again before crossing. You may
not expect other vehicles, but you may pull in front of
another vehicle if you do not look both ways, At
uncontrolled intersections slow down and be prepared to
stop for crossing or oncoming traffic. Look left, right and
left again before crossing.
Following other vehicles on rural roadways - ANSWER-
Maintain a 3-second following distance on rural roadways.
An unexpected hazard may