Questions and Answers
What does HTS stand for?
What are the 3 parts of HTS?
Roadways, roadway users, vehicles
What people use the HTS?
Drivers, passengers, and pedestrians
How do people use HTS?
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How many registered passenger vehicles are in the U.S.?
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How many paved roads does the HTS involve?
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What people work together to regulate HTS?
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What is the national highway safety act?
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What is the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act?
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What responsibilities do licensed drivers have?
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What are the licensed drivers responsible for?
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What two things are involved in legal responsibilities?
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What three things are involved in financial responsibilities?
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What skills are involved in driving tasks?
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What does IPDE stand for?
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Study Notes
Highway Transportation System (HTS)
- HTS stands for Highway Transportation System.
- Composed of three main components: roadways, roadway users, and vehicles.
- Key users of HTS include drivers, passengers, and pedestrians.
Usage of HTS
- People utilize HTS through various means: walking, driving, and riding.
- Approximately 240 million registered passenger vehicles are in the U.S.
- The HTS involves about 4 million miles of paved roads.
Regulation of HTS
- Federal, state, and local agencies collaborate to regulate the HTS.
- The National Highway Safety Act sets federal guidelines for motor vehicle safety programs.
- The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act mandates auto manufacturers to include specific safety features in vehicles.
Responsibilities of Licensed Drivers
- Licensed drivers hold legal, financial, and environmental responsibilities.
- They are responsible for their own safety as well as that of surrounding individuals.
- Legal responsibilities cover both adherence to laws and the management of collisions.
- Financial responsibilities involve operating costs, fixed costs, and crash-related expenses.
Driving Skills and Decision-Making
- Driving requires mental, social, and physical skills.
- The IPDE process comprises Identify, Predict, Decide, and Execute.
- Identify involves recognizing important information in the driving environment.
- Predict entails anticipating potential points of conflict.
- Decide focuses on how to communicate, adjust speed, or alter position to prevent conflicts.
- Execute is performing the necessary actions to avoid incidents.
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