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54 Slow Down. The Way to Go. Transportation Safety — ODOT
Section 4 Defensive Driving The key to being a defensive driver is to be alert for potentially dangerous situations. Stay alert. Be aware of conditions around you at all times. Know the rules of the road and be watchful for those who do not follow them. Be willing to adjust your own driving to avoid a crash. Also, watch for pedestrians, bicyclists, and animals. Know how to adjust your driving to allow for problems with your vehicle, the type of road surface, poor weather, heavy traffi c, poor lighting, and your own physical, mental, and emotional condition. Think about what is going to happen or what might happen as far ahead of the situation as possible. Never assume everything will be all right. You will be constantly making decisions every mile that you drive. There is a right way to make these decisions. It is known as defensive driving. Intersections Never assume another driver will yield the right of way to you. Be prepared to stop. Look both ways and to the front as you near an intersection. Look fi rst to the left to make sure cross traffi c is yielding right of way, then look right. As you enter the intersection, check again for unusual or unexpected actions to the front, left, and right. (Review Driver Signals and Turns, Pages 38-40, and Yielding Right of Way, Pages 43-44.) Five Rules for Intersection Safety: 1. Know and obey the rules of the road on right of way, and obey traffi c signs, signals, and pavement markings at intersections. 2. Know your route and plan ahead. A turn from or into the wrong lane is dangerous. If you are in the wrong lane for a turn, go to the next intersection. It is safer to go around the block than it is to risk a crash due to a last-minute lane or direction change. 3. Slow down for intersections and be alert for other drivers who may turn from or into the wrong lane. 4. Use the position of your vehicle and signals to let other drivers and road users know what you plan to do. 55
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Section 1 A License to Drive More t
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Page 29 and 30: School Speed Zone Signs A school sp
Page 31 and 32: The green signs shown are examples
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Page 39 and 40: Railroad Crossings Railroad crossin
Page 41 and 42: Section 3 Rules of the Road The rul
Page 43 and 44: Slow Drivers When you drive slower
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Page 49 and 50: U-Turns Reverse or U-turns are proh
Page 51 and 52: Signal - Remember to indicate your
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Page 57 and 58: Emergency Parking If your vehicle h
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Page 69 and 70: Communicating With Other Drivers Co
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Page 75 and 76: Dim the headlight beam when you are
Page 77 and 78: Snow and Ice Drive at slower speeds
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Page 81 and 82: Inside Distractions Being alert is
Page 83 and 84: Blowouts If a front tire blows, the
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Page 101 and 102: Manual is available online at www.o
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Page 105 and 106: Section 6 Driver Safety and Respons
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Page 109 and 110: of your driving privileges. One DUI
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Traffi c Violations and License Sus
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Failure to Pay Child Support If you
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Section 7 Vehicle Equipment A vehic
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Tires For good traction, vehicle ti
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uses, worker transportation buses,
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Sample Test Questions You may also
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