Combined driving

a road that meets the criteria discussed earlier. It is important that you drive at the appropriate speed that has been set for the road you are driving on. If you do not drive at the set speed you run the risk of being pulled over by law enforcement, and possibly receiving a ticket. As you approach a road that is perpendicular to the one you are driving on, and it is a road you wish to turn on to, you need to notify the drivers around you that you need to turn. Now you will use your turn…

velocity of the driver. In addition to decreasing the velocity of the driver, it also lengthens the stopping distance a passenger travels before impacting on another car or some other hard surface. Crumple zones were not invented until nineteen-fifty-three after automobile designers saw that cars were rigid bodies causing most of the force transferred to the occupants rather than being absorbed by the car. This led to many fatal accidents (Raiciu, Tudor). Isaac Newton first and second law can…

in my community by enforcing stricter laws concerning driving habits. In today's society, most people are concerned about what is happening around them rather than focusing on the driving. These habits include focusing on the radio station that is being played, eating, and last but not least texting. Texting is a common distraction when it comes to driving. Many teenagers and adults seem to think they can multitask both texting and driving while operating a vehicle. This method of thinking…

I am going to talk to you about why older drivers should have restrictions. Australia is an ageing population and as you can see from this graph people are living longer, this means that there are lots of older drivers on our roads. A study in Queensland found that the accidents caused by older drivers could be due to a range of age-related declines like deterioration in sensory, cognitive and motor abilities, medical and neurological conditions. As you can see on this graph, due to this decline…

In the Changeable English scenario, the taxi driver decided not to take a paraplegic couple downtown. Because of this, the couple had to drive themselves and was involved in a car accident. This happened by driving off a collapsed bridge. This scenario could have been different. Which is why this is called the Changeable condition. The scenario could have been avoided if the taxi driver drove the couple across the bridge. The taxi driver did go over the bridge…

Driver Distracted driving is any behaviors or activities that causes a driver to shift their focus from driving. In truth, even something as small as an engaging conversation can distract a driver behind the wheel and threaten their life and the lives of other people around them. The American Automobile Association (AAA) estimates that distracted driving accounts for about 25 to 50 percent of all traffic accidents. With more and more accidents being attributed to distracted driving, it’s…

Hodges, Initial Post 2: The most engrossing essay would be “Word to Youth: Texting, Driving Don’t Mix*,” because of its relevant to today’s society. The essay does not just target one group of individuals; it objects to everyone who possesses a cell phone. Likewise, everyone worldwide has witnessed or read about a car accident due to the recklessness of an individual on their cell. Some are deceased from the accidents, while others are paralyzed or have significant brain injuries. In the essay,…

Brenneman English 09 4-23-18 Self Driving vehicles Self driving cars are inevitable, the entire world around us is changing. Every aspect in our life is changing and we have no control over it. Every thing people love to do is changing. Many people who love cars and love to drive cars. Because they’re enjoyable. Even things such as running to the store or doing as a family would change. And many people wouldn’t be able to afford the cars because the self driving systems are expensive and i’d…

These types of statistics exemplify how bad Florida’s on road safety can truly be. Driving while distracted can be very dangerous and not only poses a threat to the driver’s life but other individuals that may encounter the distracted driver. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sending and/or reading a text can take your eyes off the road for about 5 seconds. This is equivalent to driving through a football field while blinded (“Distracted…

is. We never think anything detrimental will happen to us, how naive we are. A childhood friend, Gabriella Sette Heiderick, died February 21 at 3:00 a.m. while driving back home. What she didn’t realize was that texting and driving will cut your life short. The truth of the matter is that we have all picked up our phone while driving and read a text message or checked a notification. Something that seems so "innocent" took the life of a sixteen year old girl. She was texting her friend…