Miles per hour

fatigue related crashes can be reduced. Increasing the highway speed to 130km/h can save hours of time because vehicles are travelling faster. Fatigue is a major cause of vehicle related accidents and car crashes. A person who is fatigued and has been awake for more than 17 hours is twice as likely to have a crash compared to someone who is not fatigued. (Cheney, 2014) Someone who has been awake for 24 hours is also equivalent to someone with 100ml blood alcohol concentration and has a crash…

It is a beautiful early morning with the sun rising in the east, and you have just finished your long twelve hour shift and are heading back home to your family. All of a sudden a vehicle on the other side of the median has crossed over, went airborne and has hit you. You were young, full of life and opportunities. The entire world was within your reach. Now that is all over, you have died. Should the speed limit be raised on the 401? Why? While this has been debated by road engineers, police…

Upon arrival, a quick note of time, weather conditions, temperature, and ambient light would be annotated. Before entering the structure an exterior survey would be conducted to see if any obvious evidence was apparent. Evidence such as open, broken windows, damaged doors, footprints, tire impressions and other evidence are key outdoor evidence. All evidence identified would be recorded taking analytical notes. Noting the negative factors (dark, no street light, possible rain, cloud cover, cold…

Speeding tickets are citations that are written and delivered by police officers in the event that a motor vehicle operator violates the traffic laws in a particular area. These items are the main topic in the satirical essay “An Unassertive Proposal”. The author provides much evidence to reveal this hidden subject. The first evidence that reveals that the essay is a bout speeding tickets is the references that are given to policemen. Flashing lights being seen in a person’s review mirror…

101 minutes on the road each day think of the time that could be saved if the speed limits got raised. Driving on the road for 100 miles at 70 instead of 55 would save you about 25 minutes. Acording to The U.S Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration the average person drives 13,476 miles in a year so traveling at 70 instead of 55 would save you 53 hours in a year In 1974 the emergency highway energy conservation act set the maximum speed limit to 55 to try to reduce fuel…

“A 16-year-old girl was killed during her first drive alone when she veered in front of an oncoming tractor trailer while she sent a text”(“Tragedy” 1). This was stated on the Daily Mall newspaper about a girl named Savannah Nash. Despite being sad and gruesome, accidents like this happen every day. The amount of deaths caused by car accidents in Ga for 2013 was 1,179. That three deaths a day or twenty-two a week. These statistics show that in the course of five years 5,895 people would die.…

In society today, there are set laws that must be followed in order to protects citizens. One example would be the speed limit law, which saves lives every day. Driving above the posted speed makes you a more dangerous driver and increases your chances of being involved in an accident. Until this year, I had never received a speeding ticket. I have learned from this mistake. While thinking of all of the possible consequences that could have been placed upon my life or the life of someone else,…

Sr. Shene Monroe was on his way to school coming down Riley when he was pulled over by a cop. The cop walks up to Monroe and when he rolls down the window he asks the words every driver fears: “Do you know how fast you were going, son?” Monroe responds saying he is pretty sure he was going 55, the speed limit. “Yes, that's what I clocked you at. But that’s not the speed limit.” That’s when Monroe was informed that all the speed limits in Holland have been reduced to a maximum of 40 mph. Lucky…

I asked Blancas when was the last time he smoked weed Blancas stated just before he started to drive about 2 hours ago. I ran Blanca’s information via LEADS and learned he was never issued a license and was driving on a suspended license. I advised Blancas that I will be charging him with DUI/drugs Blancas became irate and began banging his head on the window.…

Harnessing My Amygdala Infuriated, outraged, furious, we have all felt these emotions before. Beginning with small situations like hitting every red light when your running late to work, to more complex of conditions like getting your brand new car’s rear fender smashed in by a moron who has his life in reverse and still doesn’t look in the mirror. Ironically, both of those examples are memories that I 've experienced. I myself experience anger on a daily basis. Some say I have a short temper.…