Driver Risk Prevention Curriculum Driver Risk Prevention Curriculum

Sharing the Road with Bicycles, Motorcycles and Trucks

Sharing the Road with Bicycles, Motorcycles and Trucks

State of New Hampshire Departments of Education

and Safety

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State of New Hampshire Departments of Education

and Safety

Division of Program Support

Sharing the Road With Pedestrians, Bicycles, Motorcycles and Trucks

Sharing the Road With Pedestrians, Bicycles, Motorcycles and Trucks

Alert! Which are POT Blockages?

Alert!Find the LOS Blockages

Sharing the Road With PedestriansSharing the Road With Pedestrians

Everyone is a pedestrian at some point each day!

Pedestrians account for 10-15% of traffic fatalities each year.

In collisions with cars, pedestrians are always the losers.

Studies show a pedestrian hit at 40mph has an 85% chance of dying.

When you choose to drive, the safety of pedestrians is in your hands.

Sharing the Road With PedestriansSharing the Road With Pedestrians

75% of driver errors in vehicle-pedestrian crashes are a failure of drivers to yield to the pedestrian.

50% of pedestrians who are struck by vehicles are hit while they are in a crosswalk.

Yield to PedestriansYield to Pedestrians

There is a crosswalk at every intersection.

Stop for pedestrians who are in marked or unmarked crosswalks.

Failure to yield to pedestrians is a violation of the law.

Yield to PedestriansYield to Pedestrians

Photo Credit: Charlie Zegeer, UNC

Stop and remain stopped for pedestrians until they have cleared the lane into which your vehicle is turning, and at least 6 feet of the next lane.

Beware! While you wait for a gap in traffic pedestrians may move into your intended POT.

When Turning at a Traffic SignalBe Alert for LOS-POT Blockages

When Turning at a Traffic SignalBe Alert for LOS-POT Blockages

It’s Your Lane Plus the Next Lane:

Stop for the pedestrian, who must clear the lane in which the vehicle is traveling or turning and at least the next lane, before you proceed.

At Any Other CrosswalksMarked or Unmarked

At Any Other CrosswalksMarked or Unmarked

Photo Credit: Charlie Zegeer, UNC

Blind Pedestrians

Stop and remain stopped for a blind pedestrian using a white cane or a guide dog until the pedestrian is completely across the roadway.

A Guide Dog in-training with a hybrid vehicle.

At Any Other CrosswalksMarked or Unmarked

At Any Other CrosswalksMarked or Unmarked

Morry Angell GuideDogs.com

When stopping for a crosswalk on a multi-lane road, you should stop about 30 feet before the crosswalk so you don’t block visibility to a driver in a second lane.

Do not pass a vehicle stopped at a crosswalk. A stopped car may be a clue that a pedestrian is crossing.

Be Alert and PatientBe Alert and Patient

Be attentive around schools and in neighborhoods where children are active.

Be alert for children who may suddenly dart into the street.

Be Alert and PatientBe Alert and Patient

Be patient and courteous with older adults who take extra time to cross the street.

Pedestrians can be very hard to see, especially in bad weather or at night.

Be alert for people or animals during lowlight conditions, especially in areas where they are likely to cross the road.

You must keep a lookout and slow down when any LOS condition restricts your view.

Sharing the Road With PedestriansSharing the Road With Pedestrians

Driveways & Parking LotsByebye Video Clipclick on Hyperlink above to play clip

Potentially Tragic LOS-POT Conflict Points

In the U.S. 50 children are backed over by vehicles EVERY WEEK.

48 are treated in hospital emergency rooms and at least 2 children are fatality injured EVERY WEEK.

Tragically, in 70% of these incidents, a parent or close relative is behind the wheel. 

Check for pedestrians, especially children, prior to entering your vehicle, exiting driveways and backing into or out of any parking space.

Find all LOS-POT Conditions

How will you Solve and Control these problems?

Sharing the Road With BicyclesSharing the Road With Bicycles

Bicycles are operated by riders of all ages and experience levels.

Bicycles and their riders are smaller in size,

are harder to see,

and easily hidden by elements of the traffic scene.

LOS ProblemsGive examples of something in your neighborhood that can block

a drivers view of a cyclist

LOS ProblemsGive examples of something in your neighborhood that can block

a drivers view of a cyclistCurves

Hillcrests

Intersections

Houses

Fences

Trees

Bushes

Signs

Vehicles Stopped,

Parked, Slow Moving, Entering or Crossing the Roadway

Other LOS ProblemsOther LOS Problems

A vehicle’s front corner posts can hide a car, cyclist or pedestrian.

What other features of a vehicle could block the driver’s view of a rider?

Door pillars

Rear corner posts

Passengers’ heads

Vehicle blind spots

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Of all riders, Children are the most unpredictable and the most vulnerable.

They ride on sidewalks, in driveways and on roadways.

They may not know or follow the rules of the road.

Remember, you are obligated to prevent collisions from occurring!

Collisions with BicyclistsCollisions with BicyclistsFour Common Driver Errors

1. Turning Left without seeing an oncoming cyclist

2. Turning right at an intersection or driveway without checking for a cyclists who is going straight

3. Entering or crossing a street without checking for a cyclist in the street or on the sidewalk

4. Opening a vehicle door into the path of a bicyclist

Waiting to Turn LeftWaiting to Turn Left

You Are The Red Car

How’s your Line-of-Sight?

Yes, the truck in your left front zone blocks your view.

What other zones will you check?

The Left, Front and Right Zones.

Is your intended POT Open or Closed?

Yes, closed.

Who must you yield to?

Yes, the truck and both riders.

Is it permissible for the cyclist to ride in the crosswalk?

Yes.

Following and Passing a CyclistFollowing and Passing a Cyclist

When following bicyclists, give them plenty of room and be prepared to stop quickly

Keep four seconds following time

When passing a bicycle rider leave at least three feet of passing space

Get the best lane position

Bicycle Lanes & Right TurnsBicycle Lanes & Right TurnsDo Not Cross or

Occupy Bike LaneVehicles And Bikes

Share This LaneVehicles May

Cross Bike Lane

• Move to LP3

• Check your blindspot before initiating the turn

• Check your blindspot before entering lane

• Enter lane at broken white lines

• Check your blindspot crossing bike lane

• Cross bike lane at broken white lines

Like bicycles, motorcycles and their riders are smaller in size and are easily hidden and harder to see in traffic

Precipitation, glare on your windows or cargo can block your view and obscure motorcyclists

Other vehicles, roadside objects, and light patterns can make it more difficult for drivers to identify motorcyclists in traffic

Sharing the Road with MotorcyclesSharing the Road with Motorcycles

Collisions with MotorcyclesCollisions with Motorcycles

• Over two-thirds of fatal motorcycle crashes involve a motorcycle and another vehicle

• When motorcycles and other vehicles collide, it is usually the non-motorcycle driver who fails to yield to the motorcyclist

Collisions with MotorcyclesCollisions with Motorcycles

Drivers are more likely to beinvolved in an collision with amotorcycle when:

1. Making a left turn

2. A motorcyclist is riding in other drivers’ blind spots

3. Conditions of the roadway reduce traction: potholes, wet leaves, railroad tracks and wet painted lines.

4. A motorcyclist is forced to take an unexpected action.

5. Larger vehicles create LOS condition, blocking motorcyclists from the driver’s view

Stop to see the back tire touch the ground

When following a motorcycle keep four seconds following time, more in low traction conditions

Be aware that motorcyclist use various lane positions to deal with hazardous road conditions such as pot holes, debris or railway crossings.

When passing use the lane position that allows the best separation

When being passed maintain your speed and lane position

Following & Passing MotorcyclesFollowing & Passing Motorcycles

Riding Legally in New Hampshire

Riding Legally in New Hampshire

NH Motorcycle Rider Training CourseMotorcycle riders are required to have a valid motorcycle license or endorsement on their license in the state of New Hampshire, or a motorcycle permit.

1) You are allowed one permit for lifetime, good for 30 days

2) No passengers allowed with permit

3) No riding after dark with permit

There are two ways you can go about obtaining your license/endorsement:

1) Go straight to DMV and take the endorsement test there, or

2) complete the Basic Rider Course (BRC) and bypass the DMV testing.

For more information contact Motorcycle Rider Training (603) 271-7000 or http://www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/dmv/motorcycle/index.html

What’s the NO-ZONE?

• No-Zones are danger areas around trucks and buses where crashes are more likely to occur.

• They are areas where your car is not visible to the truck or bus driver.

No Zone

No Zone

No Zone

No Zone

Collisions With Large Vehicles

You are at a serious disadvantage if involved in a crash with a larger vehicle.

In crashes involving large trucks, the occupants of a car sustain 78 percent of fatalities.

Source: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCAA)

When Following Trucks REAR NO-ZONES - Avoid Tailgating!

• Trucks and buses have huge No-Zones behind them.

• Truck or Bus drivers can't see your car

• Keep at least 4 seconds of following time

• To Create an open Line-of-Sight keep 12 seconds of space behind the larger vehicle

Passing Trucks & Busses

• Choose the lane position that gives you the best separation.

• Then in-and-out of the No-Zone in 5 seconds! Don’t hang out in the no-zone. If you can't see the driver's face in his side-view mirror, he can't see you. And if he needs to change lanes you could be in big trouble!

• Before returning to your lane look for the whole front of the truck in your rear-view mirror before pulling in front. Leave them plenty of space.

• Then DON’T SLOW DOWN! Truck and bus drivers need nearly twice the time and room to stop as cars. Control your rear zone.

WIDE RIGHT TURNS

Avoid the "Squeeze Play"!

Keep Open Space to the Front and Sides

Receive Communications

Establish Driver-Vehicle Readiness – Seatbelts, headlights

See your path is clear before putting car in motion

Accurately position your vehicle

Find LOS-POT problems

Check other related zones - Solve and Control LOS-POT problems

Good Habits & Sharing the RoadGood Habits & Sharing the Road

Get the best speed control, lane position and communications

Search left, front, right zones before intersections

Create and keep open space to the front and sides

Before moving to either side check you mirrors and blindspot

Keep 4-seconds or more of space

Good Habits & Sharing the RoadGood Habits & Sharing the Road