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Why are there indents in the road?
Rumble strips are grooves or rows of indents in the pavement designed to alert inattentive drivers through noise and vibration and reduce the number of accidents.
Why do people speed up when you try to pass then?
It’s because people are jerks in most cases. I’ve been in many situations where the speed limit is 60, so as another car is trying to pass a slower semi, they move into the passing lane, and slow down to just a bit above the truck’s speed.
Why is driving on the highway so scary?
Freeway phobia is really a manifestation of agoraphobia. Exposure therapy means just what it sounds like it means. With the help of a therapist, you gradually increase your time on the freeway, exposing yourself to your fears until they subside.
Why are expressways safer?
Expressways are designed for low- risk higher-speed travel. Despite the high speeds and heavy traffic, you are safer on expressways than on other highways. This type of interchange enables drivers to proceed in either direction on either highway.
What should you avoid while on the expressway with large trucks?
When you encounter large trucks on the expressway, you should avoid driving between two trucks. In order to avoid conflicts when traffic is heavy in the right lane, use the center or left lane. A minimum speed limit is intended to keep traffic from moving to slowly.
What do you see when you drive along a route?
Driving along a route, you will see that on these little stretches, the road is not nearly as well kept up (it isn’t needed, since little traffic goes on it), and along it, you may spy several houses right along the road, which is the way they built, back in the day.
Why do some roads have curves in them?
When mountains or hills are steeper than that, construction may cut the road up diagonally and switch it back and forth, making a longer route with a shallower inclination. Preventing highway hypnosis: long straight stretches of road may have curves added simply to keep drivers from falling into a trance behind the wheel.
Why do roads follow the line of least resistance?
Roads try not to go directly through someone’s land, although that isn’t always possible. Also, if you were to look at very old maps, you would find old traces, animal trails, indiant trails, wagon trails, etc., which, when building a road, the engineers tried to foll The highway follows the line of least resistance.
How can you tell if a road has been built?
As you drive along a route, watch for little roads that go off to one side or the other at a very narrow angle. Often they will have a sign such as “OLD ROUTE 9″ or “ALBANY POST ROAD”. The road used to go on that stretch of road, but in the process of building a more modern route, part of the route was laid in a new path.