Road safety

protect yourself, they’re also enforced to protect other people in their vehicles and pedestrians. Since you need more time to stop while traveling at higher speeds, say you’re going 50 in a 30 mph residential zone. A kid rides his bike out into the road; is there enough time to stop? Probably not. Say you were going the posted speed limit and there probably would have been enough time to slam on the brakes. Reckless and pointless speeding takes lives every day, and I would hate to have to feel…

Safety is a key concern for parents. As a parent, it is your responsibility to ensure the road safety for your kids. Nevertheless, you cannot always stay with your kids and guide them. Of course, parents ensure the safety of their child at home and teachers or school transportation authority ensure the kid’s safety at school. Meanwhile, who will be responsible for kid’s safety on roads? At times, students will either walk to school or obtain the school transportation services. As a result, it…

Script Title: 5 Most Dangerous Roads To Drive On Whether riding in the backseat of a limousine or the driver’s seat of a Fiat, we all travel on the same roads and we all face the same dangers on them. Of course, some roads are more dangerous than others. While most roads we drive on on a daily basis are nicely paved and carefully laid out, there are some roads that would be more suited to the hooves of a mountain goat than to the wheels of a car. With potholes aplenty, a plethora of dangerous…

driver responsibility and attention to the road are required when driving on and off the road, there’s no denying the importance of having the right set of safety features. Car safety features, whether these are standard on the vehicle or as options, are critical in ensuring the general well-being of the driver, the passengers and even the pedestrians. This is the reason why the government has rules and regulations in place when it comes to the safety standards that should be included in every…

He indicates that most of the reports and studies completed regarding cameras causing a reduction in crashes are funded by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety or researchers funded by them. (Rispo, 2009) While insurance rates do not increase based on red light tickets, they do increase when there is an accident, so insurance companies benefit from red light cameras as well. Rispo interviewed professor and chair of health policy and management of University of South…

was one of the first to arrive, so I had a bit of a wait. Pretty soon assignments were handed out. I had the pedestrian safety station. Ms. Price explained to me how to set up the game and my area. I had a spinner board with different situations for the kids to answer correctly. All the situations related to road safety. They included questions about bike, pedestrian, and car safety. When the child was done answering the question they were allowed to choose a giveaway provided by Cobb EMC. If…

their services should not occur at the expense of the public's safety. Laws and regulations exist to protect the public on our roads yet serious truck accidents occur every year that injure and kill both truckers and other motorists alike. Almost all of these accidents are directly or indirectly caused by the truck drivers, the trucking companies, or the actions of other motorists who don't know how to drive around trucks. Different road conditions and kinds of driving errors will cause…

know and understand the importance of safety. This manual is designed to help you understand our riding program and what you can expect when participating in group rides. The most important thing to remember is, “Ride to your riding ability". Therefore, ride to have fun, ride to learn, ride your own ride and never exceed your riding capabilities or ride outside your comfort zone. The PRIME DIRECTIVE, don’t hit the…

facilities, Destinations and connectivity, safety and the Aesthetic feel of urban environments. The first of the Walkability characteristics is Pedestrian facilities and can be defined by the psychical characteristics that the streets and footpaths have. Litman expands by saying that the orientation of…

In countries with less road laws a motorcycle is a great way to get from one place to another fast because of their small size. The rider is on a much smaller vehicle, they should be able to take advantage if the parts of the road that bigger vehicles cannot. The laws in the states turn a lot of people off from riding a motorcycle for commuting. Motorcycles would be much more…