TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY CHANGE TAKES TIME HAS TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY
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TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY CHANGE TAKES TIME HAS TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY MADE A DIFFERENCE TO YOU YET? SIX REMINDERS FOR SAFER DRIVING Transportation Tuesday
Tyre safety Avoiding collisions at intersections Moving side mirrors to avoid blindspots The speed limit is not a target White lines are useful signs Cut out the unsafe acts Transportation Tuesday
A TYRE IS CONSIDERED DANGEROUSLY UNDERINFLATED IF IT HAS JUST 4 LBS PER SQUARE INCH (28 k. PA) LESS PRESSURE THAN RECOMMENDED Transportation Tuesday
AVOIDING COLLISIONS AT INTERSECTIONS Technically, you have the right of way, but the other driver does not yield. What do you do? A B Ignore him. Proceed as Let him pass. There is planned. He needs to no point risking a crash learn the rules of the to prove a point. road. hopefully this is you BE A FRIENDLY DRIVER DO SOMEONE ELSE A GOOD TURN Transportation Tuesday
NEW SIDE MIRROR POSITION (YOU LOOK ALONG THE ROAD, NOT THE SIDE OF YOUR CAR) turn your mirrors out make sure you see the road, not the side of B your car L D N O E clear view N you get only 4 small blind zones I Z N D I B L CLEAR VIEW B L I N D Z Z O N E I O N E clear view you can see other traffic sooner and for longer Transportation Tuesday
It doesn’t matter how good a driver you are. The faster you go, the longer it takes you to stop. 120 KPH THIS IS A LIMIT NOT A TARGET Transportation Tuesday 60 KPH
THE ICEBERG RULE disaster / fatality major accident injuries involved 1 10 minor accident (nobody hurt, drove away) 30 near misses 600 unsafe act 2000 for every 2000 unsafe acts - overtaking in the hard shoulder - speeding on a roundabout - running a red light - driving too close you can expect • 600 near misses • 30 minor accidents • 10 major accidents • one disaster Transportation Tuesday
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DRIVING? If you have one unsafe driving act each day - it takes five years for you to have completed the bottom of your iceberg Transportation Tuesday
YOU CAN’T READ MINDS - BUT YOU CAN READ THE ROAD Transportation Tuesday
When lines change - if they get longer - if they are closer together - if they become a solid THEN YOU ARE APPROACHING A HAZARD AND THAT MEANS THE TRAFFIC WILL SLOW OR STOP - such as. . . - A JUNCTION - AN EXIT - TRAFFIC LIGHTS - A SCHOOL Transportation Tuesday
Mass vs weight
Anything that has mass
Matter is anything that has and takes up
Anything that has mass and takes up space
Matter anything that takes up space
7 diatomic elements
Matter is anything that has both
Matter is anything that has mass and
Celsius degree symbol
Anthing that takes up space and has mass is called?
Everyone has what it takes
