DOCSLIB.ORG

Wisconsin Motorists Handbook

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text

Load more

Motorists’ Handbook WISCONSIN DEPARAugustTMENT 2021 OF TRANSPORTATION August 2021 CONTENTS CONTENTS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION 1 BEFORE YOU DRIVE 10 Address change 1 Plan ahead and save fuel 10 Obtain services online 1 Check the vehicle 10 Obtain information 1 Clean glass surfaces 12 Consider saving a life Adjust seat and mirrors 12 by becoming an organ donor 2 Use safety belts and child restraints 13 Absolute sobriety 2 Wisconsin Graduated Driver Licensing RULES OF THE ROAD 15 Supervised Driving Log, HS-303 2 Traffic control devices 15 This manual 2 TRAFFIC SIGNALS 16 DRIVER LICENSE 2 Requirements 3 TRAFFIC SIGNS 18 Carrying the driver license and license Warning signs 18 replacement 4 Regulatory signs 20 Out of state transfers 4 Railroad crossing warning signs 23 Construction signs 25 INSTRUCTION PERMIT 5 Guide signs 25 Restrictions of the instruction permit 6 PAVEMENT MARKINGS 26 PROBATIONARY LICENSE 6 Edge and lane lines 27 Restrictions of the probationary license 7 White lane markings 27 The skills test 7 Crosswalks and stop lines 27 KEEPING THE DRIVER LICENSE 8 Yellow lane markings 27 Point system 8 Shared center lane 28 Habitual offender 9 OTHER LANE CONTROLS 29 Occupational license 9 Reversible lanes 29 Reinstating a revoked or suspended license 9 Reserved lanes 29 Driver license renewal 9 Flex Lane 30 Motor vehicle liability insurance METERED RAMPS 31 requirement 9 How to use a ramp meter 31 COVER i CONTENTS RULES FOR DRIVING SCHOOL BUSES 44 ROUNDABOUTS 32 General information for PARKING 45 all roundabouts 32 How to park on a hill 45 Truck apron 32 No parking zones 46 Steps for driving a roundabout 32 How to parallel park 46 Emergency vehicles in the roundabout 32 DIVERGING DIAMOND Driving a one-lane roundabout 33 INTERCHANGE (DDI) 47 Driving a roundabout with Advantages of a Diverging two or more lanes 34 Diamond Interchange (DDI) 47 Navigating a Diverging GENERAL RULES ABOUT Diamond Interchange (DDI) 47 TRAFFIC LANES 35 SAFE DRIVING TIPS 48 General driving 35 Starting 48 Passing 36 Accelerating 48 TURNING 36 Steering 48 Multiple turn lanes 36 Stopping 49 Right turns 36 SPEED LIMITS 49 Left turns 38 U-turn 40 SEEING WELL 50 Y-turn 40 Scanning 50 Watch out for deer 54 RIGHT-OF-WAY 41 Use your lights 54 Intersections 41 Passing 41 COMMUNICATING 55 Pedestrians 41 Let others know you are there 55 Left turns/U-turns 42 Let others know what you are doing 58 Emergency vehicles 43 Move over or slow down law 43 ADJUSTING SPEED 59 Animals 43 Adjusting to road conditions 59 Funeral processions 43 WINTER DRIVING SAFETY TIPS 60 COVER ii CONTENTS ADJUSTING TO TRAFFIC 61 OTHERS DRUGS AND DRIVING 75 Keep pace with traffic 61 HEALTH 76 Entering traffic 61 Some potentially dangerous health Leaving traffic 61 conditions 76 Slow moving traffic 61 Emotions 76 HOW WELL CAN YOU SEE 62 EMERGENCIES 77 Tips you can follow to be a safer driver 62 Vehicle emergencies 77 CUSHION OF SPACE 64 Avoiding collisions 78 Space ahead 64 Protect yourself in collisions 80 Space behind 65 CRASHES 80 pace to the side 66 S If you are in a crash 80 7 Space to merge 6 If someone is injured 81 Space to cross or enter 67 Report the crash 81 Space to pass 67 Space for dangerous situations 69 WHAT TO DO 82 Farm safety/rural driving 70 What to do in case of a crash, stalled vehicle or other emergency 82 INATTENTIVE DRIVING 70 What to do if you hit a deer 82 Distractions while driving 70 What to do when stopped by law enforcement: general BE IN SHAPE TO DRIVE 72 guidelines for motorists 82 Vision 72 STUDY QUESTIONS 83 Hearing 73 Questions 83 Fatigue 73 Answers 84 DRINKING AND DRIVING 74 WISDOT CONTACT INFORMATION 85 Alcohol content 74 Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) 85 Why is drinking and driving Wisconsin State Patrol 85 so dangerous? 74 If you drink, when can you drive? 74 Wisconsin’s alcohol laws 75 COVER iii CONTENTS PRELIMINARY • Find out when you’ll receive your title INFORMATION • Check if there is a lien on a vehicle Address change • And more! The Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Obtain information mails important correspondence to wisconsindmv.gov your last known address. If you move, • Acceptable documentation please change your address at the DMV • How to obtain a driver license within ten days of having moved. • How to obtain an Change your address online at identification (ID) card wisconsindmv.gov/online, by • REAL ID telephone (608) 266-2353 or mail to • Fees Division of Motor Vehicles, P. O. Box 7917, Madison, WI 53707-7917. • Crashes and crash reports • Medical concerns Obtain services online • Driving schools wisconsindmv.gov/online • Teen drivers • Find your closest DMV • Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) and check wait times • Parents and sponsors • Schedule, cancel or verify a • Driver handbooks road test appointment • Practice knowledge test • Change your address mobile application • Get a duplicate driver license • Motorcycle/moped license • See if your driver license is valid • Occupational license • Check eligibility for an • Revoked or suspended driver license occupational license • Traffic safety courses • Find out how long you • New residents need SR22 insurance • Forms and publications • Check eligibility and reinstate • Commercial drivers your driving privilege • Points system • Get a duplicate or renew your ID card • Buy or sell a vehicle • Title and register a vehicle • Transfer a vehicle • Renew your license plates • Vehicle title/plates • Apply for replacement license plate(s) • Vehicle emissions testing • Order a replacement title • Special plates • Check personalized plate • Vehicle title message availability • Title-registration service providers • Print a copy of your current • Lemon law vehicle registration • And more! COVER 1 CONTENTS Have a question or need more information? This manual Email your question to driverrecords. This manual is intended to inform the [email protected] or call (608) 264-7447. user of the rules of the road (Wisconsin state laws and administrative rules) and Consider saving a life by provide important safety tips. Information becoming an organ donor in this and other handbooks and manuals www.DonorRegistry.wisconsin.gov published by the Division of Motor Vehicles You will be asked if you wish to register is not all-inclusive and is subject to change as an organ, tissue and eye donor when at any time due to new or revised laws. you apply for or renew your Identification This manual gives you information (ID) card, instruction permit or driver on driving rules and practices to help license. Upon death, donors help save and you become a safe driver of a car improve lives through transplantation, or light truck (Class D license). therapy, research or education. If you are If you want a Commercial Driver License 18 or older, checking the box indicates your (CDL) to drive a commercial motor legal consent for donation. Check the box vehicle (heavy truck, bus, Class A, B, to include your name in the donor registry or C), you should study the Wisconsin every time you update your driver record. Commercial Driver’s Manual. Please share your decision with your family. If you want a license to operate a Absolute sobriety motorcycle (Class M license), you should Wisconsin has an Absolute Sobriety or “Not study the Motorcyclists’ Handbook. a Drop” law. This means that drivers under 21 may not have a drop of alcohol in their DRIVER LICENSE system when operating a motor vehicle. Wisconsin DMV issues REAL ID- Wisconsin Graduated Driver compliant driver licenses (marked with Licensing Supervised a ) in accordance with the Federal Driving Log, HS-303 Real ID Act of 2005. Parents must certify that their teen has a Beginning May 3, 2023 the Department minimum of 50 hours of supervised driving, of Homeland Security will require with at least 10 hours at night. Keep track of that you have REAL ID-compliant driving time and experience with a printable identification to board federally-regulated supervised driving log or download a free commercial aircraft or enter federal mobile app from the Parent’s Supervised facilities requiring identification. Don’t Driving Program. The more time you get left behind without a REAL ID. spend practicing with your teen, the Learn more about REAL ID on the better driver they will be on their own. Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) web site at wisconsindmv.gov. COVER 2 CONTENTS Requirements 4. Present proof of your identity, such as a: Anyone who operates a motor vehicle • Social Security card with or motor-driven cycle on public your signature; roadways in Wisconsin is required • Valid Wisconsin or out-of-state to have a valid driver license. ID card with your photograph; You may obtain a Wisconsin Class D driver • U.S. Military ID card with license (cars and light trucks) if you: your photograph. 1. Are at least 16 years of age. 5. Present two (2) proofs of your 2. Present proof of U.S. citizenship, legal Wisconsin residency, such as: immigration status or legal temporary • Utility bill for water, gas, electricity, visitor status in the U.S., such as a: internet or telephone service with • Certified copy of your U.S. your name and Wisconsin address; birth certificate; • Financial statement for checking, • Valid U.S. passport; savings, brokerage, credit card • Valid foreign passport with or loan account with your name appropriate immigration documents. and Wisconsin address. 6. Provide your Social Security number All documents presented as proof must be (SSN). Your SSN must correspond with original. Photocopies are not acceptable. the number issued to you by the Social 3. Present proof of your name and Security Administration. date of birth, such as a: If you are not eligible for a Social • Certified copy of your U.S.
Recommended publications
  • Texting on a Smartwatch Versus a Smartphone: a Comparison of Their Effects on Driving Performance

    Texting on a Smartwatch Versus a Smartphone: a Comparison of Their Effects on Driving Performance

    TEXTING ON A SMARTWATCH VERSUS A SMARTPHONE: A COMPARISON OF THEIR EFFECTS ON DRIVING PERFORMANCE A Dissertation by Joel Persinger Master of Arts, Wichita State University, 2014 Bachelor of Science, Eastern Kentucky University, 2005 Submitted to the Department of Psychology and the faculty of the Graduate School of Wichita State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy December 2017 ©Copyright 2017 by Joel A. Persinger All Rights Reserved TEXTING ON A SMARTWATCH VERSUS A SMARTPHONE: A COMPARISON OF THEIR EFFECTS ON DRIVING PERFORMANCE The following faculty members have examined the final copy of this dissertation for form and content, and recommend that it be accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, with a major in Psychology. _____________________________________________ Rui Ni, Committee Chair _____________________________________________ Alex Chaparro, Committee Member _____________________________________________ Barbara Chaparro, Committee Member _____________________________________________ Jibo He, Committee Member _____________________________________________ Jeremy Patterson, Committee Member Accepted for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences _______________________________________________ Ron Matson, Dean Accepted for the Graduate School _______________________________________________ Dennis Livesay, Dean iii DEDICATION To my beautiful wife, who has pushed me to go further than I ever thought I could. She has truly carried me though graduate school with love and encouragement. iv ABSTRACT The National Safety Council reports that 6 percent or more car crashes involved text messaging from a smartphone. In addition, many studies have found that cell phone while driving increases crash risk by 2.8–5 times (Klauer et al. 2006; Redelmeier and Tibshirani 1997; Violanti 1998; Violanti and Marshall 1996).
  • PERFORMED IDENTITIES: HEAVY METAL MUSICIANS BETWEEN 1984 and 1991 Bradley C. Klypchak a Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate

    PERFORMED IDENTITIES: HEAVY METAL MUSICIANS BETWEEN 1984 and 1991 Bradley C. Klypchak a Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate

    PERFORMED IDENTITIES: HEAVY METAL MUSICIANS BETWEEN 1984 AND 1991 Bradley C. Klypchak A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate College of Bowling Green State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY May 2007 Committee: Dr. Jeffrey A. Brown, Advisor Dr. John Makay Graduate Faculty Representative Dr. Ron E. Shields Dr. Don McQuarie © 2007 Bradley C. Klypchak All Rights Reserved iii ABSTRACT Dr. Jeffrey A. Brown, Advisor Between 1984 and 1991, heavy metal became one of the most publicly popular and commercially successful rock music subgenres. The focus of this dissertation is to explore the following research questions: How did the subculture of heavy metal music between 1984 and 1991 evolve and what meanings can be derived from this ongoing process? How did the contextual circumstances surrounding heavy metal music during this period impact the performative choices exhibited by artists, and from a position of retrospection, what lasting significance does this particular era of heavy metal merit today? A textual analysis of metal- related materials fostered the development of themes relating to the selective choices made and performances enacted by metal artists. These themes were then considered in terms of gender, sexuality, race, and age constructions as well as the ongoing negotiations of the metal artist within multiple performative realms. Occurring at the juncture of art and commerce, heavy metal music is a purposeful construction. Metal musicians made performative choices for serving particular aims, be it fame, wealth, or art. These same individuals worked within a greater system of influence. Metal bands were the contracted employees of record labels whose own corporate aims needed to be recognized.
  • The Following Interview Was Conducted , with Eisa Zayada for Star City Treasures Americorps Oral History Project

    The Following Interview Was Conducted , with Eisa Zayada for Star City Treasures Americorps Oral History Project

    The following interview was conducted , with Eisa Zayada for Star City Treasures AmeriCorps Oral History Project. It took place on March 29, 2007 at “F” Street Rec Center. The interviewer is Julie Frith. JULIE: So, you want to tell me a little bit about where you grew up? EISA: Hmm. Uh, I was born in Khartoum. Khartoum is located in western Sudan, which is in Darfur province. I grew up there and Khartoum is actually not very big town, is a small town of about 200,000 people. You want me to go further, or that is it? JULIE: No, you can keep talking. Whatever you want to do. EISA: Do you want me to describe the area? JULIE: If you want to, sure. EISA: Khartoum itself? JULIE: Sure. EISA: Well, Khartoum is very nice and interesting town. And Khartoum has good - it has like, small market, which is like people come and sell you their things. Like, small things [unintelligible]. And, it’s kind of - people come from different places, like Qurma, Khartoum, [unintelligible]. And they sell their things - they sell their sheep, sell their things which you grow up there. And then, I like the place because it is among mountains. In the autumn, it was very, very beautiful. Became green, and the trees became green - it’s like here now, which is in summer. JULIE: So, like how far would people have to travel to go to the marketplace? EISA: Well, it’s like from [unintelligible], which is - I mean, the village which is also I know, Qatar, it’s sixteen miles.
  • New Jersey Facts

    New Jersey Facts

    Interlock Device Requirements, Cont’d New Jersey *New Jersey Statutes Annotated COURT IMPOSED FINES AND PENALTIES Third offense Motor Vehicle Commission Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Refusing the Chemical Test, Cont’d • 1-3 years installation of interlock device after restoration of Drugs (DUI) driving privilege; or Third and Subsequent Offenses • 10 year suspension of registration privileges A person who operates a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol • 10 years driving privilege suspension concentration (BAC) of 0.08% or above is considered to be • $1,000 fine Surcharges - Alcohol Violations driving under the influence. • 12 hours minimum IDRC In addition to the court imposed fines and penalties, anyone First Offense - BAC 0.08% but less than 0.10% Refusing Chemical Test in School Zone or Crossing convicted of DUI or chemical test refusal is subject to: NEW JERSEY • 3 months driving privilege suspension • an insurance surcharge of $1,000 a year for three years First Offense • $250-$400 fine ($3,000) for the first and second conviction within a • 1 to 2 years driving privilege suspension • 12-48 hours at intoxicated driver resource center (IDRC) three-year period. • $600-$1,000 fine FACTS • Maximum 30 days imprisonment • an insurance surcharge of $1,500 a year for three years • 12 hours minimum IDRC ($4,500) for a third offense within a three-year period. First Offense - BAC 0.10% or higher Second Offense • a single $100 DUI enforcement surcharge that must be • 7 months to1 year driving privilege suspension • 4 years driving privilege suspension paid to the court with the required fine upon conviction.
  • Pablo Neruda - Poems

    Pablo Neruda - Poems

    Classic Poetry Series Pablo Neruda - poems - Publication Date: 2011 Publisher: Poemhunter.com - The World's Poetry Archive Pablo Neruda(12 July 1904 – 23 September 1973) Pablo Neruda was the pen name and, later, legal name of the Chilean poet and politician Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto. He chose his pen name after Czech poet Jan Neruda. Neruda wrote in a variety of styles such as erotically charged love poems as in his collection Twenty Poems of Love and a Song of Despair, surrealist poems, historical epics, and overtly political manifestos. In 1971 Neruda won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez once called him "the greatest poet of the 20th century in any language." Neruda always wrote in green ink as it was his personal color of hope. On July 15, 1945, at Pacaembu Stadium in São Paulo, Brazil, he read to 100,000 people in honor of Communist revolutionary leader Luís Carlos Prestes. During his lifetime, Neruda occupied many diplomatic positions and served a stint as a senator for the Chilean Communist Party. When Conservative Chilean President González Videla outlawed communism in Chile in 1948, a warrant was issued for Neruda's arrest. Friends hid him for months in a house basement in the Chilean port of Valparaíso. Later, Neruda escaped into exile through a mountain pass near Maihue Lake into Argentina. Years later, Neruda was a close collaborator to socialist President Salvador Allende. When Neruda returned to Chile after his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, Allende invited him to read at the Estadio Nacional before 70,000 people.
  • Chapter 3 Review Questions

    Chapter 3 Review Questions

    Chapter 3 - Learning to Drive PA Driver’s Manual CHAPTER 3 REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. TEENAGE DRIVERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHEN: A. They are driving with their pet as a passenger B. They are driving with adult passengers C. They are driving with teenage passengers D. They are driving without any passengers 2. DRIVERS WHO EAT AND DRINK WHILE DRIVING: A. Have no driving errors B. Have trouble driving slow C. Are better drivers because they are not hungry D. Have trouble controlling their vehicles 3. PREPARING TO SMOKE AND SMOKING WHILE DRIVING: A. Do not affect driving abilities B. Help maintain driver alertness C. Are distracting activities D. Are not distracting activities 4. THE TOP MAJOR CRASH TYPE FOR 16 YEAR OLD DRIVERS IN PENNSYLVANIA IS: A. Single vehicle/run-off-the-road B. Being sideswiped on an interstate C. Driving in reverse on a side street D. Driving on the shoulder of a highway 5. WHEN PASSING A BICYCLIST, YOU SHOULD: A. Blast your horn to alert the bicyclist B. Move as far left as possible C. Remain in the center of the lane D. Put on your four-way flashers 6. WHEN YOU DRIVE THROUGH AN AREA WHERE CHILDREN ARE PLAYING, YOU SHOULD EXPECT THEM: A. To know when it is safe to cross B. To stop at the curb before crossing the street C. To run out in front of you without looking D. Not to cross unless they are with an adult 7. IF YOU ARE DRIVING BEHIND A MOTORCYCLE, YOU MUST: A.
  • Towards Safer Texting While Driving Through Stop Time Prediction

    Towards Safer Texting While Driving Through Stop Time Prediction

    Towards Safer Texting While Driving Through Stop Time Prediction Hongyu Li\, Luyang Liu\, Cagdas Karatas\, Jian Liux, Marco Gruteser\ Yingying Chenx, Yan Wang∗, Richard P. Martin\, Jie Yang \WINLAB, Rutgers University, North Brunswick, NJ, USA \{hongyuli, luyang, cagdas, gruteser, rmartin}@winlab.rutgers.edu xStevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, USA x{jliu28, yingying.chen}@stevens.edu ∗Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, USA ∗[email protected] Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA [email protected] ABSTRACT 1. INTRODUCTION Driver distraction due to in-vehicle device use is an increas- Distractions due to frequent interruptions from mobile de- ing concern and has led to national attention. We ask whether vices are an increasing concern [21]. This concern is most it is not more effective to channel the drivers' device and prominent where serious safety risks arise|for example when information system use into safer periods, rather than at- driving cars, handling construction equipment, or operating tempt a complete prohibition of mobile device use. This trains. In the United States, studies estimate that phone paper aims to start the discussion by examining the feasibil- distractions contribute to 445 fatalities annually [20]. For ity of automatically identifying safer periods for operating this reason, laws in many states and countries do not allow mobile devices. We propose a movement-based architecture handhold phone usage or texting while driving. design to identify relatively safe periods, estimate the dura- While these laws generally appear sensible, technology tion and safety level of each period, and delay notifications evolves quickly, which raises many questions about their until a safer period arrives.
  • Staff Picks Digital and Print Edition Go to to Find out How!

    Staff Picks Digital and Print Edition Go to to Find out How!

    Readers’ Advisory Committee AUGUST 2020 Staff Picks Digital and Print Edition Go to www.lib.de.us to find out how! FICTION SEVEN LIES BY ELIZABETH KAY (PICKED BY SP) Growing up, Jane and Marnie shared everything. They knew the other’s deepest secrets. But when Marnie falls in love, things begin to change. Because Jane has a secret: she loathes Marnie’s wealthy, priggish husband. So when Marnie asks if she likes him, Jane tells her first lie. After all, even best friends keep some things to themselves. If she had been honest, then perhaps her best friend’s husband might still be alive today… For, of course, it’s not the last lie. In fact, it’s only the beginning… Seven Lies is Jane’s confession of the truth—her truth. Compelling, sophisticated, chilling, it’s a seductive, hypnotic page-turner about the tangled, toxic friendships between women, the dark underbelly of obsession and what we stand to lose in the name of love. (352 pgs) THE SILENCE BY SUSAN ALLOTT (PICKED BY SLS) It is 1997, and Isla Green is awakened by a call in the middle of the night: her father phoning from Sydney. Thirty years ago, in the summer of 1967, the Green's next-door neighbor Mandy disappeared. At the time, it was thought she fled a broken marriage and gone to start a new life; but now Mandy's family is trying to reconnect, and there is no trace of her. Isla's father Joe was allegedly the last person to see her alive, and now he's under suspicion of murder.
  • DMV Driver Manual

    DMV Driver Manual

    New Hampshire Driver Manual i 6WDWHRI1HZ+DPSVKLUH DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES MESSAGE FROM THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES Driving a motor vehicle on New Hampshire roadways is a privilege and as motorists, we all share the responsibility for safe roadways. Safe drivers and safe vehicles make for safe roadways and we are pleased to provide you with this driver manual to assist you in learning New Hampshire’s motor vehicle laws, rules of the road, and safe driving guidelines, so that you can begin your journey of becoming a safe driver. The information in this manual will not only help you navigate through the process of obtaining a New Hampshire driver license, but it will highlight safe driving tips and techniques that can help prevent accidents and may even save a life. One of your many responsibilities as a driver will include being familiar with the New Hampshire motor vehicle laws. This manual includes a review of the laws, rules and regulations that directly or indirectly affect you as the operator of a motor vehicle. Driving is a task that requires your full attention. As a New Hampshire driver, you should be prepared for changes in the weather and road conditions, which can be a challenge even for an experienced driver. This manual reviews driving emergencies and actions that the driver may take in order to avoid a major collision. No one knows when an emergency situation will arise and your ability to react to a situation depends on your alertness. Many factors, such as impaired vision, fatigue, alcohol or drugs will impact your ability to drive safely.
  • Pointing Out: How Walmart Unlawfully Punishes Workers for Medical Absences

    Pointing Out: How Walmart Unlawfully Punishes Workers for Medical Absences

    Pointing Out: How Walmart Unlawfully Punishes Workers for Medical Absences the work and family legal center June 2017 Pointing Out: How Walmart Unlawfully Punishes Workers for Medical Absences Table of Contents By Dina Bakst, Elizabeth Gedmark & Cara Suvall* Executive Summary ...........................................................................................1 Published by A Better Balance © June 2017 Introduction ..........................................................................................................3 Our Approach .......................................................................................................6 Attendance at Walmart ....................................................................................6 The Point System ........................................................................................7 the work and family legal center Excused Absences ......................................................................................8 The “Ostrich” Approach...........................................................................9 Who We Are Unrealistic Notice Requirement ..........................................................11 A Better Balance is a national legal advocacy organization dedicated to promoting fairness in the workplace. We help workers across the economic spectrum care for their families without risking their economic security. Through legislative Legal Protections ................................................................................................12
  • Grounding Human-To-Vehicle Advice for Self-Driving Vehicles

    Grounding Human-To-Vehicle Advice for Self-Driving Vehicles

    Grounding Human-to-Vehicle Advice for Self-driving Vehicles Jinkyu Kim1, Teruhisa Misu2, Yi-Ting Chen2, Ashish Tawari2, and John Canny1 1EECS, UC Berkeley, 2Honda Research Institute USA, Inc. 1 2 {jinkyu.kim, canny}@berkeley.edu, {tmisu,ychen,atawari}@honda-ri.com Abstract Visual encoder Recent success suggests that deep neural control net- Vehicle works are likely to be a key component of self-driving ve- controller hicles. These networks are trained on large datasets to imi- End-user Input image tate human actions, but they lack semantic understanding of Human-to-Vehicle Advice Textual e.g., “pedestrians are in crosswalk” image contents. This makes them brittle and potentially un- encoder safe in situations that do not match training data. Here, we propose to address this issue by augmenting training control data with natural language advice from a human. Advice commands includes guidance about what to do and where to attend. Visualizing We present a first step toward advice giving, where we train without advice with advice model’s attention an end-to-end vehicle controller that accepts advice. The controller adapts the way it attends to the scene (visual attention) and the control (steering and speed). Attention Figure 1: Our model takes human-to-vehicle advice as an mechanisms tie controller behavior to salient objects in the input, i.e., “pedestrians are in crosswalk”, and grounds it advice. We evaluate our model on a novel advisable driving into the vehicle controller, which then predicts a sequence dataset with manually annotated human-to-vehicle advice of control commands, i.e., a steering wheel angle and a ve- called Honda Research Institute-Advice Dataset (HAD).
  • Rest & Refuge Installation Instructions

    Rest & Refuge Installation Instructions

    Rest and Refuge™ Rigid Core Flooring Suitable for installation on all grade levels Tips for a successful Installation: Most installations will need approximately a 10% cutting allowance added to the square footage of the room. Proper conditioning of the job site is necessary. Flooring planks should not be exposed to sudden changes in temperature. Store, transport and handle the flooring planks in a manner to prevent any distortions. Distortions will not disappear over time. Store cartons flat, never on edge. Ensure that the flooring planks are lying flat at time of installation. Installations of carpet, metal strips and other transition moldings should not push fully into the flooring and should allow for some slight movement wherever practical. Protect the floor from heavy-rolling loads, other trades, and movement of appliances by using sheets of plywood or similar. Rest & Refuge does not require acclimation unless the installation site conditions are colder than 32°F or higher than 100°F (35°C) for 48 hours before or during installation. Under these conditions a 4-hour acclimation period of the floor covering is recommended. Where the room is larger than 20’ (6.1 m) by 30´ (9.14 m) or 500 sq.ft. (46.45 sq.m.) a minimum of 1/2˝ (12.7 mm) expansion zone is required around the perimeter of the room as well as against any fixed objects or Multi-Purpose moldings must be used to compensate for this movement. In areas larger than 52’ by 52’ or 2,700 sq.ft. the use of T-moldings or Multi-Purpose moldings is required.