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These are some of the most-dangerous intersections in Michigan, according to Michigan Auto Law: 11 Mile Road/I-696 at Van Dyke Avenue, Warren/Centerline Schoolcraft Road at Telegraph Road, Redford
Michigan left. Standard design on a wide median [1] Stylized depiction of the design in Grand Haven, Michigan, at US 31 and Robbins Road (north to the right), showing the additional area necessary to make a turn on a narrow median [1] 43°2′40.18″N 86°13′12.57″W. A Michigan left or P-turn is an at-grade intersection design that ...
The North Luzon Expressway's raised plastic transverse rumble strips approaching Balintawak Toll Barrier, Philippines. Rumble strips (also known as sleeper lines or alert strips) are a traffic calming feature to alert inattentive drivers of potential danger, by causing a tactile fuzzy vibration and audible rumbling transmitted through the wheels into the vehicle interior.
The system is widely used in countries with right-hand traffic, including most European countries. What varies, however, is the prevalence of uncontrolled intersections. In some countries, the right of way at virtually all but the most minor road junctions is controlled by the display of priority vs. stop / yield signs or by traffic lights, while in others (such as France) priority-to-the ...
Defensive driving describes the practice of anticipating dangerous situations, despite adverse conditions or the mistakes of others when operating a motor vehicle. [1][a] It can be achieved by adhering to general guidelines, such as keeping a two- or three-second gap between the driver's vehicle and the vehicle in front to ensure adequate space ...
A roundabout, a rotary and a traffic circle are types of circular intersection or junction in which road traffic is permitted to flow in one direction around a central island, and priority is typically given to traffic already in the junction. [ 1 ][ 2 ] In the USA, engineers use the term modern roundabout to refer to junctions installed after ...
A diverging diamond interchange (DDI), also called a double crossover diamond interchange (DCD), [ 1 ][ 2 ] is a subset of diamond interchange in which the opposing directions of travel on the non- freeway road cross each other on either side of the interchange so that traffic crossing the freeway on the overpass or underpass is operating on ...
The Smith System is a defensive driving strategy [1] created in 1952 by Harold L. Smith. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Smith's goal was to increase the safety of commercial drivers . [ 2 ] After he opened the Safeway Driving School in Detroit in 1948, [ 4 ] Smith established the Smith System Driver Improvement Institute in 1952.