Road traffic safety

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world countries, but just because they are being used does not mean that they are being used correctly. The shame falls not only on the misuse of the installer but the lack of knowledge. Instructions to properly install a car seat or any other child safety restraint system can typically be found directly on the device itself. If the instructions are not provided, there are…

I drive every day, passing hundreds if not thousands of vehicles commuting on interstates, highways and neighborhood roads. While I am not the world’s best driver I am far from the worst. There are countless annoying habits that drivers in this day and age have and I notice them all. From tailgating to riding with a blinker on I will notice it, even illegal annoyances such as texting and driving and speeding. The first habit and probably the one that itches my temper the most is tailgating.…

least offensive traffic violations. A common attitude of drivers is: "driving ten or fifteen mph over the speed limit doesn't make you a criminal." While this is generally true in the sense that most instances of speeding are considered infractions, speeding is a serious matter because of its dangers, three of which are discussed below: Speed Reduces Your Control Over Your Car The ability to steer and brake on the road is impossible without traction. If you've ever driven on a road slippery…

Why is getting on the freeway a fear of mine? Well, Welcome to the Bay Area, here you’ll see the best and worst drivers. My biggest fear was getting on the freeway, because some of the drivers have insane road-rage. While on the other hand, some people are decent drivers and have very minimal road-rage. Getting on the freeway was a fear of mine, because i’ve seen so many accidents with merging that made me fear the freeway. Bay Area drivers are crazy. While on the other hand, people in…

can impair their ability to react thus, making it a danger to be behind the wheel. Their vision is also incapable of functioning as well as when sober. This kind of reckless behavior can be hazardous to their life as well as the life of others on the road. It is also illegal in all fifty states to drive with a blood-alcohol concentration percent of 0.08 or greater. Second leading cause of accidents is the habit of getting easily distracted.…

times. It would keep my family and friends on the edges of their seats. There had been several times (more than I can recall) when upon their constant request to slow down, I would argue unnecessarily, eventually stopping the car on the side of the road, and ask someone else to drive. I still regret those times. It’s not that I didn’t try to change. I had sincerely, but unsuccessfully tried many times to drive slow, but soon I would return to my old habits of driving fast and aggressively.…

road. This website also went over the CRAAP test well also, it provided all information defining what road rage is, how it starts, who gets road rage usually and how to prevent it. For another person's experience with violent road rage I found a news article of a teen getting up to 100 years prison in road-rage killing. Christian Hillman, 19 years old, after beating a 64-year-old to death in a church parking lot during a road rage incident. Then I had asked a teacher/driving instructor from…

According to the reports of Dubious Dangers on roadways And Campuses, road rage is intimidating people in the cities by these type of assaults. Seemingly, those homicidal strangers who are hacking others are taking control over the streets and concerning normal drivers. Investigations are alarming the vicinity, and apparently road rage is not the cause of most of the murders in those roadways. The journal also includes about abortions and the studies of breast cancer. Abortions were the cause…

The maximum speed for vehicles travelling on Australian highways is currently 110km/h. It is argued that this speed is too slow for a highway and may cause more road accidents and increase the road toll due to the drivers being restricted by the speed limit. When the speed limit is slow, drivers are left dangerously stuck behind and in-between trucks. The drivers are also too frustrated about not going above the low speed limit which can act as a distraction. (Tucker, 2015) Therefore, the…