{"id":213148186,"date":"2011-10-03T23:49:46","date_gmt":"2011-10-03T23:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=213148186"},"modified":"2011-10-03T23:49:46","modified_gmt":"2011-10-03T23:49:46","slug":"maryland-online-driver-test-bike-ped-safety-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=213148186","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Online Driver Test – bike\/ped safety review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before I give the impression I’m never impressed, please take a look at the test the Annapolis Department of Transportation (ADOT) did.<\/a><\/p>\n

The on-line test has vastly improved since my last review<\/a> but when compared to what ADOT did I still think there is room for improvement.<\/p>\n

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\nThe good<\/b><\/p>\n

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\nThis is really nice how the picture works in one of our major crash types into a general question.<\/p>\n

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\nThis is a nice start but it really needs to emphasize just how deadly over 35mph is and I’m not sure drivers will get this as pedestrian safety question. After all as a driver of a car you are safe at speeds up to 90mph at 120mph things start to git a bit unsafe. I may be exaggerating but the point is this question does nothing to dispel that type of thinking.
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\nThe I’m not that keen about<\/b><\/p>\n

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\nIf you had one question to put forth to the drivers of Maryland, would this be it? I don’t think so but at least I can’t be critical of this question as I have been in the past.
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\nThe bad<\/p>\n

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\nThe big question is just where is the area pedestrians may cross in this typical Maryland intersection? Too many may be thinking “not shown here.”<\/big><\/b> We really need more emphasis on “stopping for pedestrians” then things that can be construed as “pedestrians may not cross here.”
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\nSummary <\/b><\/p>\n

Before we only got one question for bike\/ped for the whole test and here I pulled four questions from one test. Major kudos for that but still as far as covering major safety issues well like ADOT or being clear what is expected of a driver, this drivers test still remains a disappointment.<\/p>\n

I still think there is too much of a slant in Maryland that if you get all the bike\/ped safety issues then these are good questions. But what if a driver doesn’t get all the bike\/ped safety issues? Do these questions address those (potential) drivers? I don’t think so.
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\nTake the drivers test on-line yourself.<\/a>oldId.20111003234946392<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Before I give the impression I’m never impressed, please take a look at the test the Annapolis Department of Transportation (ADOT) did. The on-line test has vastly improved since my last review but when compared to what ADOT did I still think there is room for improvement. The good This is really nice how the … <\/p>\n

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