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    The document provides tips for defensive and safe driving in disaster areas. It discusses characteristics of defensive drivers, such as obeying speed limits and eliminating distractions. It also outlines hazardous driving conditions that may be present after disasters, such as severe weather, limited visibility at night, debris on roads, and lack of traffic signage or signals. The document emphasizes increasing following distance, treating all intersections as four-way stops, and being aware of other vehicles that may pass unexpectedly. Overall, it stresses driving cautiously, being patient with other stressed drivers, and constantly scanning for potential hazards in disaster zones.

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    The document provides tips for defensive and safe driving in disaster areas. It discusses characteristics of defensive drivers, such as obeying speed limits and eliminating distractions. It also outlines hazardous driving conditions that may be present after disasters, such as severe weather, limited visibility at night, debris on roads, and lack of traffic signage or signals. The document emphasizes increasing following distance, treating all intersections as four-way stops, and being aware of other vehicles that may pass unexpectedly. Overall, it stresses driving cautiously, being patient with other stressed drivers, and constantly scanning for potential hazards in disaster zones.

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    The document provides tips for defensive and safe driving in disaster areas. It discusses characteristics of defensive drivers, such as obeying speed limits and eliminating distractions. It also outlines hazardous driving conditions that may be present after disasters, such as severe weather, limited visibility at night, debris on roads, and lack of traffic signage or signals. The document emphasizes increasing following distance, treating all intersections as four-way stops, and being aware of other vehicles that may pass unexpectedly. Overall, it stresses driving cautiously, being patient with other stressed drivers, and constantly scanning for potential hazards in disaster zones.

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    The document provides tips for defensive and safe driving in disaster areas. It discusses characteristics of defensive drivers, such as obeying speed limits and eliminating distractions. It also outlines hazardous driving conditions that may be present after disasters, such as severe weather, limited visibility at night, debris on roads, and lack of traffic signage or signals. The document emphasizes increasing following distance, treating all intersections as four-way stops, and being aware of other vehicles that may pass unexpectedly. Overall, it stresses driving cautiously, being patient with other stressed drivers, and constantly scanning for potential hazards in disaster zones.

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    Driving Hazard Awareness

    Developed by HMTRI through cooperative agreement


    # 2 U45 ES006177-14 with NIEHS
    under the Worker Safety and Health Training Support Annex of the National Response Plan
    Objectives
    • Characteristics of a Defensive Driver
    • Rental Vehicle Awareness
    • Types of Driving Conditions
    • Disaster Driving Tips
    • Hazardous Driving g Examples
    p
    • Road Rage
    • Summary
    2
    The Defensive Driver
    • Prepares before getting behind the wheel

    • Ensures
    E allll passengers use safety
    f t belts
    b lt

    • Obeys speed limits

    • Considers weather conditions

    3
    The Defensive Driver
    • Never tailgates

    • Eliminates distractions

    • Adjusts
    Adj t ffor city,
    it highway,
    hi h or rurall d
    driving
    i i

    4
    Steps to Safer Driving
    • Plan your trip
    • Know your vehicle
    • Keep gas tank at least ½ full
    • M i t i control
    Maintain t l
    • Remember defensive driving techniques

    5
    Rental Vehicles
    • Familiarize yourself
    – With the vehicle

    – With your surroundings

    – Know where you are going before you


    leave the parking lot

    6
    Driving Laws
    • Observe Speed limits
    – Drive for road conditions
    – Drive for traffic conditions
    • Obey
    y Traffic laws
    – Right turn on red?
    • Use your turn signal

    7
    Driving Conditions
    • Severe Weather
    – Know if flash floods are a potential
    p
    – Listen to weather forecasts
    – NEVER, NEVER drive through running water
    – Water only 1 ft deep can carry your car away
    – Tornado potential

    8
    Driving Conditions
    • Night Time driving
    – Time change causes
    drivers to leave work
    after dark
    – Work zone areas still in
    effect until dusk
    • Fog
    – Fog and smoke from
    burning debris can cause
    limited visibility

    9
    Terrain
    • Know the terrain
    – Narrow,
    N hill
    hilly roads
    d

    – Road surface

    – Congested city streets

    – RR crossings without lights or gates

    10
    Watch out for
    • Pedestrians

    • Children

    • Animals

    • Bad Drivers

    • Trucks

    11
    Disaster Driving Tips to Live By

    • Slow Down

    • Wear Seat Belts

    • Expect Delays

    • Avoid distractions

    12
    Disaster Driving Tips to Live By
    Allowing Yourself Space

    • Increase the
    distance between
    your car and others
    due to increased
    hazards of the road
    – Debris,, work zones,,
    stop light damage,
    stress levels

    13
    Use the 6 Second Rule When Driving
    • Drivers in Hurricane Devastated Areas should use the
    6-second rule as a safe following distance instead of
    the 3-second rule.
    Speed Distance Traveled 3 seconds 6 seconds
    25 m.p.h.
    p 37 ft. p
    per second 111 ft. 222 ft.
    35 m.p.h. 52 ft. per second 166 ft. 312 ft.
    45 m.p.h. 66 ft. per second 198 ft. 396 ft.

    55 m.p.h. 81 ft. per second 243 ft. 486 ft.


    65 m.p.h. 96 ft. per second 288 ft. 576 ft.
    75 m
    m.p.h.
    ph 111 ft
    ft. per second 333 ft.
    ft 666 ft.
    ft

    14
    Disaster Driving Tips to Live By
    • Treat all intersections
    as 4 - way stops

    • Some traffic lights


    may not be working

    • Signs may be missing

    15
    Disaster Driving Tips to Live By
    • Scan
    S the
    th hhorizon
    i
    • Keep
    p yyou eyes
    y moving
    g
    • Scan on and off the road
    • Check your mirrors frequently
    • Be totally aware of what is in front and
    behind you at all times

    16
    V hi l May
    Vehicles M Pass
    P Unexpectedly
    U t dl
    at Any Time

    17
    Roadway Work Zones are Frequently Not Marked or Properly
    Identified with Signs, Cones, Barricades and Trained Flaggers

    18
    Flaggers in Work Zones are Not Always Visible

    19
    Stay Back 4 Car Lengths Distance from Debris Trucks to
    Avoid Flying and Falling Debris
    Identify the Hazards

    Debris Trucks
    Passing
    Workers
    Heavy Equipment
    Movements

    Cars following behind debris trucks. Drivers should identify potential hazards, i.e., heavy equipment
    movements; workers; and additional debris trucks.

    20
    Be Aware of Oversized Vehicles, Mobile
    Homes, and Heavy Equipment

    21
    Road Rage
    Road rage (also road violence) is the
    informal name for deliberatelyy dangerous
    g
    and/or violent behavior under the
    influence of heightened
    heightened, violent emotion
    such as anger and frustration, involving
    an automobile in use
    use.

    22
    Causes of Road Rage

    • Environment

    • Instructive responses
    p or
    Territorial defensiveness

    • Intrusive responses

    23
    10 Useful Tips
    1. Don
    1 Don'tt retaliate.
    retaliate
    2. Don't make eye contact with an angry driver.
    3 Before you react to anything that is done to
    3.
    you please ask yourself, "Is getting back at
    that jerk worth my life?"
    4. Be polite and courteous, even when others
    are not.
    5 Always
    5. Al askk yourself:
    lf "C
    "Could
    ld th
    the other
    th d driver
    i
    have possibly made a mistake?"

    24
    10 Useful Tips
    6 If you are harassed by another driver and being
    6.
    followed, do not go home. Go to the nearest police
    detachment.
    7 Slow
    7. Sl d
    down and
    d relax!
    l !
    8. Never underestimate other drivers' capacity for
    mayhem.
    9. Reduce your driving stress by allowing enough time
    to get where you are going.
    10 Remember that you cannot control the drivers
    10.
    around you, but you can control the way they affect
    your well-being.

    25
    Drivers are Stressed, Be Patient

    26
    Summary

    • Your safety is your responsibility


    • Drive cautiously and carefully
    • Be aware of your surroundings
    • Be patient with disaster area
    • Watch out for hazards

    27

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