Busy Intersections | 
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Busy Intersections

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An animated car is seen driving along 
an animated roadway. The roadway turns 
into an urban area, with stoplights and 
multiple lanes and turn lanes. 
More traffic appears. Then the intersection 
is seen from above. Cars move through the 
intersection and the traffic light turns yellow, 
then red. A turn lane sign appears.

(Announcer: Male voice)
Intersections or more heavily traveled 
roads are more complicated than those 
in residential neighborhoods. You could 
be dealing with more than one turning 
lane, left turns with arrows, and of course, 
more traffic to navigate.  
 
Enter into the intersection only if there is 
space to get all the way through before 
the light turns red. Be sure to observe 
the lane signs to know which turn lane is 
correct. On city roads, there may be signs 
painted on the actual road. On busier 
roads, the signs may be above the intersection. 

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An intersection is seen from driver’s perspective. 
Traffic lights are above, and directional turn 
lanes are highlighted on the roadway. 
Then, turn lane signs appear 
under the traffic lights. 
Then the scene is replaced with an arrow.

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Determine if the arrow is fresh or stale. 
Stale means it is ready to disappear.

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Two cars appear. Above one is a shoe 
on a brake pedal, an accelerator pedal 
next to it. Above the other is a traffic light. 
One car responds to the light turning 
to green to drive off. The other car 
waits until it gets a green light, 
and then the shoe moves from the 
brake pedal to the accelerator 
as the car proceeds.

(Announcer: Male voice) 
When there is left turn lane 
with an arrow, determine if the 
arrow is fresh or stale. Stale means 
it is ready to disappear. If that's the 
case, cover the brake and be prepared 
to stop when the light changes. When the 
light turns green, that means prepare 
to go when cross traffic has completely 
cleared the intersection. 

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An intersection is seen from above. 
Two turn lanes are highlighted. 
A car appears and uses one of the turn lanes.
The proper path is highlighted 
and the car drives along it.  

(Announcer: Male voice) 
If there are two left turn lanes, 
know ahead of time which lane to be in, 
and stay in that lane throughout the 
entire turn. For example, if you start on 
the inside turn lane, you need to end 
on the inside turn lane after the turn. 

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Cars are seen traveling in opposite 
directions through an intersection 
seen from above. One car enters 
the turn lane and makes a left. 

(Announcer: Male voice)
At times, you may need to make a left 
turn using a shared turn lane. 
Cars coming from the opposite direction 
may also use this lane to make their 
left turns. If you are in a shared left turn 
lane, you'll need to signal first, 
and check to make sure the lane 
is open all the way. When there's a 
break in traffic, enter the lane and turn. 

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About Roundabouts

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A roundabout is seen from above. 
Multiple cars are seen entering 
and leaving the roundabout. 
 
(Announcer: Male voice)
About roundabouts -- modern roundabouts 
are circular intersections with no stop signs 
or traffic lights where traffic must travel 
in one direction around a central, 
elevated island. Traffic entering the circle 
must slow down and yield the right-of-way 
to drivers already in the roundabout. 
Drivers then exit the roundabout 
at their desired street.  

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A speed limit sign icon appears 
with a speed limit of 20. 

(Announcer: Male voice)
The circular shape of roundabouts 
is designed to control the direction of traffic 
and reduce speeds to 15 to 20 miles 
per hour. Roundabouts not only reduce 
traffic, they also lessen the likelihood 
of T-bone and head-on collisions. 

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Turning Right on Red

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A sign forbidding right turns on red appears. 
Next, a view of an intersection is seen 
from above. A car’s inability to see an 
approaching car because a tree is 
blocking the view is indicated. 
More cars pass. Pedestrians appear to 
the right of the car that is waiting 
to make a turn, then the whole scene disappears. 

(Announcer: Male voice)
Turning right on red- - in some states,
it's legal to turn right on a red light. 
Look to see if there is a sign that does 
not allow a right turn on red after 
making sure it's safe to proceed. 
If you can't see far enough 
to turn safely, don't turn.  
If there's a car in the left lane, 
even if the right lane is clear, wait until 
the road is completely clear. 
That car could easily change lanes 
into the right lane, and you could hit 
them when trying to turn right. 
Always look for pedestrians crossing 
the street, even if they proceed 
when they shouldn't.  

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