Traffic flow

Negligence on the freeway can be a common thing. Commercial vehicle accidents could be the most serious and devastating of accidents and if for whatever reason the driver doesn’t pay attention for one second he could lose control and wreak havoc. Some might ask the question, What is a commercial vehicle? A commercial vehicle is an industrial vehicle that is designed to carry massive loads of a company's products and transport it to various facilities. This includes semi-trucks, delivery…

Corridor Agencies wants to extend the 241 Toll Road through the center of historical San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano. Extending this toll road would create countless complications for these cities. Although many claim that a toll road would reduce traffic, in actuality, it would jeopardize the health of numerous people and the construction for this massive project would last for a lengthy time. First of all if a new road was to be built, it would increase the amount of air pollution. Having…

I am not talking about driving projects, I am literally talking about driving automobiles. This article is a precursor to what I would soon be writing about in my next article. Until recently, I had been an aggressive driver. Not always, but most of the 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…

Have you ever driven down a road that is just completely and utterly terrible? A road that is not only bumpy and rugged, but is also highly unattractive. I know that I have. In fact, I drive down an extremely unsavory road like this every day of my life. That is because I live on that road. I am not exaggerating when I express how terrible this road is, in the past I have used the word “zebra” to describe its appearance. The whole thing is covered in cracks from large trucks and buses driving…

Downtown Property Owner/Managers: Recently staff and City Council evaluated the City’s current snow plan, service levels and costs. Evaluation of the plan revealed areas where efficiencies could be attained while improving overall service to the community. As a result the snow plan was restructured, presented to Council and approved. Some of the changes to be implemented as a result of reprioritization and restructuring will be noticeable in the Downtown community. • Parking Prohibition will…

There are many dangers when you are around a railroad track. There are many safety features to help keep pedestrians and cars safe. Some of these safety features include, lights, alarms, arms, lines, and signs. These are here to help keep you and others around you safe. You are 40 times more likely to be killed in a collision with a train than you are with another car. The difference between a car and a train is like a car to a 12-ounce soda can. Imagine how easy it is to crush a soda can with…

Illinois Route 53 is a road that thousands of people utilize everyday, with so many people commuting on it, there are talks about expansion to help speed up commutes, however, Route 53 should not be extended because the project would be costly for commuters, homeowners, and the general taxpayers. One way that it is costly is simply the cost of the projects. The expansion is projected to cost from 2.2 billion to 2.7 billion dollars of taxpayer money. What this will be used for it to buy the land…

of large commercial vehicles travel hundreds of thousands of miles across Alabama, and all of the U.S., each year. Despite safety standards and protocols, auto accidents involving large trucks occur all too often. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, approximately 95,000 people across the U.S. were injured in truck accidents in 2013. Nearly 4,000 people were killed in such collisions that same year. While there are a number of factors, which contribute to trucking…

While driving on the highway, a driver decides that he/she should speed, just to get to his/her destination faster, and the person feels like there is no harm done if he/she gets caught speeding, since it is not that big of deal, since it is not a violent or major crime, so what harm can be done? Frank Trippett, in the article, “A Red Light for Scofflaws”, suggests that more and more ordinary citizens are becoming scofflaws, people who break the law casually, because they feel like law and…

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…