Double Arrow - A two headed black arrow on a yellow background usually found at a Tee.

In the examples A is a double arrow, B is not.

Established Road - A road at a traffic signal, a marked sideroad, a marked crossroad,  a road for which you must stop at by law, a road that you must yield to by law, or a numbered route.

Integrity of an intersection -  Stop signs, Yield Signs, traffic signals, ramps and cutoffs are all said to make up the integrity of an intersection.  In the case of stop signs, yield signs and traffic signals, only one of each may be considered at an intersection; any 'after' instruction involving a stop sign, yield sign or traffic signal must be executed at the intersection AFTER the intersection where the object presides. In the case of ramps and cutoffs, only one route instruction may be performed at an intersection

(See Example 120 on the left).

Intersection -  Any meeting and/or crossing of two or more existing public roads.

Keep -  To proceed in the direction or compass heading indicated  to proceed so as to position a navigational aid in the indicated location. Keep may or may not take you in the direction or compass heading that appears as straight as possible. A Keep

Instruction can also indicate a compass heading or direction

To travel (such as Keep Right or Keep Left or Keep East).

A    B

Example 120

(Integrity Of An

Intersection)

Assume the instruction: Right after Stop Sign

   You would not make it at intersection A  where the stop sign is, but instead at intersection B, AFTER the Stop Sign, since the sign is an integral part of the intersection.

A

B

Example 120, continued…

   Assume the instruction:

Right at second traffic signal.

   Even though intersection C does have three physical traffic signals you may only count ONE.

   So the second traffic signal then turns out to be at intersection B.

   Below consider you are on D.

Assume the instruction:

East on Jones.

   You would exit the ramp at E,  and then go East on Jones. (at F).

C

D

E

F

Jones

All the examples to the left are some intersection diagrams.

Assume the instruction: Keep Miller to the Right. In the top example you bear Left to keep Miller to the right by bearing left. n the bottom example assume the instruction: Keep Right so you would bear right on Miller.

A

B

N

Compass Bearings (headings) - When an instruction utilizes a compass bearing it usually is used within general terms. For example: A South could be done at either A or B below and an instruction like: North, could be done at C or D.

   When a compass bearing is indicated such as: '180 degrees' you would turn in a compass direction of 180 (south). (Example E)

   Relative Bearing -  Indicates a bearing in relation to the direction you are headed. If heading East a RB of 90 would indicate a turn to the south or right. (Example F)

See Figure 837 below

B

A

F

C

D

E

Figure 837

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