Caltrans, the California State Department Of Transportation, sets standards and specifications for signs on all freeways and state highways. Signs such as route numbers, arrows, speed and roadway condition signs are generally pole-mounted on the road...
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How to Design a Caltrans Overhead Sign
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Can You Renew Your Provisional License if It Has Expired?
When you first apply for a driver's license, you are often issued a provisional license after you pass your initial driving test. A provisional license means you are under a probationary period where your driving is under closer scrutiny. In some sta...
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How to Get Driver's License Photos in Georgia
The Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) has stringent rules in regard to obtaining a Georgia driver's license. Every citizen who applies for a new Georgia driver's license must have a photo taken. Citizens who are reinstating or renewing th...
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Texas Laws About CDL Licenses & Cattle Trailers
Cattle trailers are used throughout Texas to haul livestock from ranch to ranch, including for deliveries, to rodeos and to fairs. A commercial driver’s license, or CDL, is required when driving a cattle trailer, with some exceptions to the law...
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How to Drive to Not Wear Down the Clutch
Driving an automobile with a manual shift transmission requires a much different approach than operating a vehicle with the automatic transmission most U.S drivers are familiar with. As the term implies, the gears in a manual transmission must be shi...
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Symbols & Meanings on the Dashboard in a 2006 Chevy Monte Carlo
The 2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo has an electronic sensor or system for nearly every part of the vehicle. The headlights, turn signals, engine diagnostic computer, anti-lock brake computer and traction control monitor system are just some examples of t...
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How to Tow a Blazer
Towing a Blazer, unless covering short distances, requires a trailer. Blazers have permanently locked front and back hubs which means pulling a Blazer behind another vehicle with the front wheels has the potential to damage both the axle and the tran...
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Safety Precautions When Locking Your Car Using a Remote
Automotive locking remote control devices, also referred to as remote key fobs, provide an easy, one-step method for locking a vehicle. They function by sending an electronically coded signal to the locking control module, activating electronic or va...
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What Happens to a Car When Jumping It and You Touch the Cables Together and Cause a Spark?
Most people’s first thought when discovering their car’s battery is discharged is to get a jump start from another vehicle. This practice is so common that familiarity can breed contempt but -- unfortunately -- the process involves some p...
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How to Tow a 1997 Ford Explorer With AWD
The Ford Explorer has been just about everything a vehicle can be. It's been an off-roader and a family hauler, safe transport for families and hot rod. It's been stripped out and luxurious. It's also one of the very few vehicles ever produced that h...
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How to Use Automatic Transmission Gears
Automatic transmissions streamline the driving process by removing the need to press a clutch pedal and manually shift the gears during motion. This allows you to have better concentration on the road and have an easier driving experience. Though an...
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How to Tow an Automatic Transmission Toyota Camry
If you need to tow your Toyota Camry for repair or any other reason, and it has an automatic transmission, you must take precautions to avoid damaging the transmission. If the drive wheels, which on the Camry are the front wheels, turn at highway spe...
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How to Check Harley VIN Numbers
Every Harley-Davidson motorcycle carries a unique vehicle identification number (VIN), which insurance companies and the Department of Motor Vehicles use to keep track of the motorcycles. A VIN is also used to track maintenance schedules, warranty cl...
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How to Parallel Park a School Bus
Parallel parking a school bus is a challenging task. First and foremost, you should have received training in becoming a licensed school bus driver. This practice will be more helpful than written instructions. The essentials of parallel parking a sc...
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How to Drive a Split Shift Rear End
Driving a split-shift dual transmission vehicle is not easy, but once you get the hang of it, the ride is very smooth. Split-shift rear-axle gear systems were designed for vehicles that require a great deal of torque to carry heavy loads and that is...
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How to Replace a Lost Level 1 Driver Learner's Permit in Michigan
The state of Michigan requires all drivers younger than 18 learning to drive obtain a graduated driver's license, which is a Level 1 license. Level 1 is the issuance of the learner's permit by passing the first level of driver's education courses; yo...
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How to Shift a Fuller 13-Speed Transmission
The 13-speed Eaton-Fuller heavy-duty truck transmission is designed to pull heavy loads while conserving fuel via an overdrive gear splitter. Like many other truck transmissions, the Fuller 13 has a splitter valve that allows the driver to place the...
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How to Calculate the Weight Distributing & Carrying Capacity of a Trailer Hitch
Driving with a trailer changes the braking and handling characteristics of a vehicle. Understanding the limitations of the hitch and the towing vehicle are critical to safe operation. By working inside of these limitations you mitigate any risk assoc...
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How to Write an Essay on Learning to Drive
Some driver's education classes require students to write an essay as part of the final exam; often, the topic is about the student's overall experience with learning to drive. For adolescents, getting a driver's license is a rite of passage and a tr...
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How to Handle a Subaru WRX STI
The Subaru WRX STI is a popular car in America for both street driving and rally cross racing. The STI is so prevalent in rally cross that there may be more fans following the Subaru brand than any other auto manufacturer in the U.S., according to La...
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