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Do you ever wander what you could do to be more careful around railroad crossings? Railroad crossings can be dangerous if you don’t look out for the warning signs. There are many warnings you need to look out for so you can be safe around railroad crossings. There are a lot of things that we need to know about trains, their warning signals, and what we can do to stay safe around railroad crossings. In the article “25 interesting facts about trains” the author wrote, “There is an abandoned subway…

There are other aspects that would allow a driver to refuse to driver if the driver thought that the weather was bad enough to not be able to drive safely. In the case of TransAm Trucking Inc v. Alphonse Maddin (Shumaker, 2016) the issue was the temperature and the type of mechanical issue that Mr. Maddin experienced. In January 2009 Mr. Maddin was driving in Illinois on Interstate 88 when he stopped while looking for a fuel stop at 11 pm. He was low on fuel and when he stopped the brakes on his…

My proposed topic has to do with driverless cars, and whose fault it is when they get into accidents, primarily level three autonomy and above. There has been a fair bit of controversy when it comes to whose fault is is when an autonomous vehicle gets into an accident. As autonomous cars and partially autonomous features become more and more popular in the modern automobile, it makes sense to take a closer look at and determine who is at fault if an autonomous car happens to get into an accident…

According to Digital Trends, Americans use their smart phones 4.7 hours per day. Much of this time on the phone occurs while doing other things such as walking and driving. Although the dangers of smart phone distraction while driving has received lots of attention, distracted walking has received very little. It's easy to see how distracted driving in a two ton car that can potentially kill both the driver and innocent victims is dangerous. However, many don't recognize that distracted walking…

The main customers for the Courier Pak (CP) service are the business executives and secretaries. This product is specifically for companies or individuals who need to ship sensitive and important documents overnight. Courier Pak is particularly useful to those who prioritize safely as the envelopes are tearproof and waterproof. According to Exhibit-5, the largest consumer of CP was the manufacturing and distribution industry, followed by advertisement industry, and printing and publishing…

As a few of my friends and I were walking down the road by the Lidtke Mill, we suddenly saw a shadowy image in the window. We then went in the Mill. Walking in, we heard strange sounds, screams. All we wanted to know is if it was real or if someone was playing a cruel joke on us. When we realized that there was a fire back in 1894, we did not know if anybody was killed in the fire or not. As we walked, the screams got louder and louder. We were walking around and saw writing in bold. We tried…

Car safety, what not to do when you are driving a vehicle with a kid or with no one make sure you always wear your seat buckle make sure are doing the right thing, so you do not get hurt or killed or have a severe injury for any reason. Do not text and drive when you in the car. Texting and driving is dangerous it can get you into a car accident and you probably get hurt or a chance of dying. When you are in a car with a child your child will probably get a lot of injury’s if you get in a bad…

When drinking, no matter how much a person may have had, driving home should not be an option. There is no such thing that someone is ‘too good of a driver’ to get into an accident due to their intoxication. There is an easy way to avoid causing disaster to yourself or to someone else, do not drink and drive. There is no justifiable answer or claim to make when a driver has severely injured or even killed someone else, ‘I’m so sorry’ will never fix the damage they have caused. The interview of…

When someone becomes old enough to driving, life gets complicated in every possible way. In the book “Behind the Wheel Poems About Driving” by Janet S. Wong, she uses driving to teach teens and young people about all sorts of things concerning young people by sharing poems about cars and driving. Janet S. Wong uses her poems to comment and reflect on driving to teach young drivers lessons on driving, life, and to help teens understand why parents may not want them to drive. Wong uses her poems…

Autonomous cars may seem like a convenient but unnecessary technology. However, they are absolutely crucial to modern day society. Every year, 1.2 million lives are taken by traffic crashes around the world. Of these crashes, 94% of them involve human error. A daily driver is surrounded by other drivers who pose a constant threat to his safety. People who are distracted by their phones, their passengers, or take their eyes off the road pose a serious threat to other drivers. There are no amount…