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Understanding the Complexity & Importance of Highway Transportation - Prof. Dale O. Ritzel, Study notes of Community Health

An overview of the highway transportation system, discussing its importance to our way of life and economy, as well as its complexity. Major elements of the system, including traffic units, motor vehicles, and highways, and explores their interactions. It also touches upon traffic controls and their role in ensuring safe and efficient movement of people and goods.

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HED 302s – Driver Task Analysis
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Highway Transportation System

HED 302s – Driver Task Analysis

Dale O. Ritzel, Ph.D., FAASE

Driving Takes Place in the Driving Takes Place in the

Highway Transportation Highway Transportation

System System

The Purpose of the Highway The Purpose of the Highway

Transportation System Transportation System

Safe, efficient, and convenient movement of people and goodsfrom one place to another

The Highway Transportation The Highway Transportation

System is: System is:

An IMPORTANT System An IMPORTANT System

.... to our way of life .... to our way of life

.... to our economy .... to our economy

A COMPLEX System A COMPLEX System

.... many various elements .... many various elements

.... many interactions .... many interactions

Importance of HTS to the Importance of HTS to the economy of our nation economy of our nation

  1. manufacture of motor vehicles 2. building and maintenance of

highways

  1. motor truck as carrier of goods gasoline and tire industries 4. travel and recreation business 5. automobile maintenance and repair

business

HTS Complexity HTS Complexity

Major HTS Elements and Major HTS Elements and

their interaction their interaction

  1. Traffic units
  2. Traffic units
  3. Highways
  4. Highways
  5. Traffic Controls
  6. Traffic Controls

HTS Complexity HTS Complexity

Traffic Units Traffic Units

drivers

passengers

drivers

passengers

age mental ability physical ability emotions training conditions goals

age sex knowledge activity

HTS Complexity HTS Complexity

Traffic Units Traffic Units

Motor Vehicles Motor Vehicles Passengers Cars Trucks Buses Motorcycles Tractors Recreational Vehicles

HTS Complexity HTS Complexity

Highways Highways

settings

design

conditions

settings

design

conditions

residential

lane width

surface

business

shoulders

wet/dry

rural

medians

gravel

controlled

curbs

Maintenance

intersections

weather

interchange

lighting

sight dist.

HTS Complexity HTS Complexity

Traffic Traffic

Controls Controls Traffic Signs Traffic Signals Roadway Markings Traffic Laws The topic, Motor Vehicle Laws,

Regulations, and their Application

, will deal with the

details of traffic controls.