Traffic law

Topic: Causes of Traffic Congestion Thesis statement: Traffic congestion is caused by high volumes of vehicles, inadequate infrastructure, illegal parking and pedestrian crossing. Sub-topics Topic sentences High volumes of vehicles A major reason for traffic congestion is the high volume of vehicles. Inadequate infrastructure Along with vehicular increases another contributing factor to traffic congestion is inadequate infrastructure. Illegal…

Did you know that approximately 90% of traffic accidents are caused from driver error? That means that 90% of traffic accidents are caused from people not paying attention to his or her surrounding and being prepared for anything to happen. That also means that you can easily reduce the amount of traffic incidents by just simply driving defensively. You’re probably wondering what I mean by driving defensively, right? Driving defensively means that you are very aware of your surrounds and…

have same sized lanes as the cars. They have their own special traffic lights and have all the advantages of a car plus the perks of a pedestrian. Though I have lived here all my life I am still not used to them riding all over the streets. They still seem to fill me with anger. I don’t like bikers they stress me out. They should be restrained to the sidewalks where I don’t have to deal with them. When bikers are on the road traffic rules can not be followed correctly. And that’s because…

create these vehicles. Another cause of the autonomous vehicle will be how these vehicles will cause a lower accident rate compared to what we have now. The effect of this action will be fewer accidents and deaths on our roadways, as well as better traffic patterns to lessen the amount of time we are in our vehicles.…

out on the street that you wandered in not knowingly. Distracted walking has become a serious and dangerous problem in the United States. Some people think the solution is to make it illegal. Others think there shouldn’t be a law on it. What I think about this is to add a law on texting while walking on the street or sidewalk, to make it safer to walk on the streets. There has been 2,594 pedestrian deaths of texting and walking, in just California alone. This and another fact is that more than…

To this day technology is becoming more and more popular. Many technology devices have been made that nobody thought was possible. An example of these none believable devices is the self-driving car. There have been many arguments about whether or not the self-driving car is beneficial/good or dangerous/bad. There is support on either side of the argument, but some evidence definitely outweighs others. Self-driving cars could end up killing people on the street, or could potentially have a…

zone, drivers need to abide by the mandatory speed limit set by the state, especially since the chance of an accident is at an all-time high due to the level of activity occurring within the zone. Research conducted in, Suggestions concerning school traffic devices, found that drivers tend to comply more with regulatory speeds compared to…

abundance of laws put in place to protect each and every citizen. The speed limit being one of the most important law when it comes to road safety. Even with the multiple variations of the law all throughout the country, it is mostly the same everywhere you go. In places where the area is semi popular the speed limit is somewhere around 25-35 MPH, in city streets it is usually 45-55 MPH, on highways it is around 55-65 MPH, and on interstates it is 65-70 MPH. Speed limit laws are…

Trucking is full of hazards. First, there's the truck itself. Unlike passenger cars designed for good handling, quick braking, and stability, the tractor-trailer rig is designed first and foremost for hauling cargo. It can't stop on a dime or pull hard turns, both of which are important when avoiding an accident in an emergency. Trucks easily jackknife on slippery roads and can get blown over by strong winds. The other major hazard is a road filled with distracted and aggressive drivers who may…

Intro When the traffic light turns yellow it is impossible to predict if a driver will hit on the brakes, which can cause a rear-end collision or accelerate, which can cause a right angle crash. Motorists may not notice the signal change until they enter the “dilemma zone”, a position in which “the driver can neither stop comfortably nor proceed into and clear the intersection before the appearance of a conflicting green indication,” Federal Highway Administration National Highway Traffic…