[TITLE: OVERTAKING SLOW-MOVING VEHICLES TO PASS YOUR ROAD TEST]
Hi there smart drivers Rick with Smart Drive Test talking to you today about
the slow moving vehicle sign, which you'll have to be knowledgeable to be
successful on a road test. Now just before we get started here be sure to
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the great information for those of you working towards your license or starting
a career as a truck or bus driver. The slow-moving vehicle sign is an
equilateral triangle. It's orange in the center and has a red border. And I'm
visiting my mom here in Ontario in Huron in County, in the town of Wingham. And
there are lots of farm equipment vehicles out on the roadways. And as well
the Mennonites with their horse-drawn buggies out on the side of the roadway.
Some times these vehicles move over to the shoulder of the road and some times they don't. If
they stay on the roadway, you're going to have to pass. And that's the other reason
that you need to know what the slow-moving vehicle sign is. And you need to
practice in and around the licensing center where you're going to be taking
your road test because if there's an industrial area, or you're taking it in a
rural community you're going to find these signs. And you're going to have to
be knowledgeable about the slow-moving vehicle sign and vehicles that are doing
less than 40 kilometers an hour or 25 miles an hour for those of you in the
States. So here in Huron County there are Mennonites who live in the
area so there's horse-drawn vehicles. You can see the sign here that warns traffic
of the horse-drawn buggies along the roadways. And as well as I said, you're
going to have to pass and you need to be careful when you're passing because it
is one of the highest risk crashes. And often times head-on crashes result in
fatality. So know that and when you're passing, take note of the road markings.
The road markings will give you an indication of whether it is safe to pass
or not. If it's a double line and there's a solid line on your side of the
road you don't want to pass. You want to wait until you get a dotted line on your
side of the road. If it's a single solid line you can pass, but pass with caution.
And as well, if you're not careful or not comfortable with the gap, work with a
veteran driver - somebody else who can help you with judging the gap to be able
to pass safely and pass successfully. As well, I'll put a video up here in the
corner for you on judging gap and how you can learn how to
do that. And do that by going out to an intersection or a roadway or whatnot and
counting off how far away in time the vehicles are away from you. And that way
that will give you some idea of how to pass successfully. When you're passing
these vehicles--these slow-moving vehicles--which can be either farm
equipment horse-drawn vehicles if you're an industrial area these'll be industrial
equipment or if you're around a marine environment those types of things. All of
these slow-moving vehicles will be there and you will need to know how to handle
these and to identify this sign on the back of these vehicles. Now as well, know
that on some of this older farm equipment, the slow moving vehicle signs...
they've been on there for quite a while and they can be faded. So know that
as well and just take note of that and be careful when you're passing. Question
for my smart drivers: are you taking your road test in a rural community and do
you have to deal with slow-moving vehicle signs? Leave a comment down in
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Thanks very much for watching. Good luck on your road test. And remember, pick the
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[FOLLOWING FARM EQUIPMENT--SLOW-MOVING VEHICLE--THROUGH THE SMALL RURAL COMMUNITY OF LUCKNOW, ONTARIO, CANADA]