As you enter the ramp, Make sure the Oh no! You have entered the EXIT immediately begin entrance ramp is the ramp and traffic is coming at you! searching for a correct one If you see the ramp area marked gap/open space. Search for Not with NOT and/or “Do “DO Enter” or WAY” signs, “Wrong “WRONG Way” signs immediately pull over to the edge Some entrance ramps of the road have ramp meters: Check front and rear zones The possibility of a head on Entrance ramp collision is very high traffic lights are Observe traffic conditions on the When the way is clear, turn around designed to and get off the ramp distribute traffic limited access onto the roadway Avoid backing or stopping on Signal, check ramp expressway when traffic is heavy mirrors and blind zones Permits one car at a time to enter the Prepare to adjust for heavy traffic expressway on the ramp stopping or backing up on a ramp Accelerate to speed of Maintain speed and Search ahead and to traffic safe following the side for a gap on distance the expressway Signal Prepare to adjust Monitor gap, and blend Accelerate to the speed with traffic with the speed of traffic speed of vehicles on Prepare to use the shoulder if no on the expressway the expressway gap is available Continuously check front and rear zones, mirrors and blind spot Decide when and where to merge Area used to move onto Check Front, Rear Heavy traffic the expressway and is and Left Rear Zones No gap to move onto expressway usually marked with a Select Gap Traffic slowing or stopping ahead broken white line Move into the open space on expressway Help drivers enter expressway by adjusting speed or changing lanes if it is safe to do so 5. Steps for entering an expressway: Identify entrance ¼ mile in advance Check traffic Signal the proper lane Enter ramp and adjust speed Identity gap for merging, signal into the travel lane
As you enter the ramp, immediately begin searching for a gap/open space. Some entrance ramps have ramp meters: Entrance ramp traffic lights are designed to distribute traffic onto the expressway when traffic is heavy Permits one car at a time to enter the expressway Make sure the entrance ramp is the correct one Search for “Do Not Enter” or “Wrong Way” signs Check front and rear zones Observe traffic conditions on the limited access roadway Signal, check mirrors and blind zones Prepare to adjust for heavy traffic on the ramp stopping or backing up on a ramp Oh no! You have entered the EXIT ramp and traffic is coming at you! If you see the ramp area marked with “DO NOT and/or “WRONG WAY” signs, immediately pull over to the edge of the road The possibility of a head on collision is very high When the way is clear, turn around and get off the ramp Avoid backing or stopping on ramp Accelerate to speed of traffic Monitor gap, and blend with the speed of traffic on the expressway Maintain speed and safe following distance Signal Accelerate to the speed of vehicles on the expressway Continuously check front and rear zones, mirrors and blind spot Decide when and where to merge Search ahead and to the side for a gap on the expressway Prepare to adjust speed with traffic Prepare to use the shoulder if no gap is available Area used to move onto the expressway and is usually marked with a broken white line Help drivers enter expressway by adjusting speed or changing lanes if it is safe to do so Check Front, Rear and Left Rear Zones Select Gap Move into the open space on expressway Heavy traffic No gap to move onto expressway Traffic slowing or stopping ahead 5. Steps for entering an expressway: Identify entrance ¼ mile in advance Check traffic Signal the proper lane Enter ramp and adjust speed Identity gap for merging, signal into the travel lane