Traffic light

That exhilarating feeling of freedom you feel while riding a motorcycle is due to factors that also make riding dangerous. Your tremendous acceleration is due to your light weight compared to your engine power. This means you suffer the most when colliding with a two ton car. Your exceptional maneuverability is due to your two wheels. This makes you less stable than four-wheeled vehicles, and more likely to get in an accident when hitting potholes or small road debris. That wonderful…

tire, a tire wedge, a flashlight, and a jack. These tools should always be in your car, and they are mandatory for changing a flat tire. Location is important, finding a safe spot away from traffic flow such as on a flat solid surface is perfect (Paul Wright). When away from the traffic, turn on your hazard lights to give warning to other drivers. Enforce the emergency brakes on the car to prevent the car from moving. Also, place a tire wedge upon the opposite tire to help secure the vehicle…

turns. Pay attention to their turn signal lights. If it indicates a right turn, don't try to pass on his right side no matter how much space is there. Trucks often swing left before turning right so that their trailer will clear the right curb. Don't let this fool you into thinking he is turning left. Trying to squeeze by on the right side during their turn is a common truck/car crash scenario. Don't Cut Them Off It is harder to cut off a car in traffic than a truck because the car has better…

Due to lack of attention on driving Stevens plowed into an Enterprise Rental Vehicle that was sitting in the parking lot, which was followed by his fourth ticket in four years from cell phone use while driving. Now days we have more to do in a day than we can actually get done. So when we are driving we are trying to accomplish things such as eating or making dinner plans on the phone. Two of the biggest people that multitask are business people and mom with children who can’t take care of…

your speed is safe for the traffic conditions your speed is safe fortheroad conditions your speed is safe for the weather conditions you canstopsuddenly behind a vehicle that you're following - if a vehicle ahead of youstopssuddenly and you run into the back of it. Vehicle type Maximum open road speed limit Heavy motor vehicles andheavymotor vehicles towing trailers 90km/h Vehicles with a gross vehicle mass*ofover 2000kg and are displaying school bus signs 80km/h Light vehiclestowingtrailers…

If you've ever had the misfortune of being in a hit and run auto accident, you probably felt angry, confused, and anxious. Unfortunately, one thing you shouldn't feel after such an event is lonely--almost 35 people are involved in a hit and run accident each day in Miami-Dade county alone! That means it's vital for every motorist to understand what to do if they're involved in a hit and run collision. Some of the typical responses to an auto accident apply as they normally would, while other…

it and maneuver it around in a safe manner The third section of the test pays attention to evaluating your safe driving skills. Along with visual search methods, you will also be tested on the timely use of driving signals. Bringing weather and traffic conditions into the picture, this test provides a holistic assessment of how you can control the speed of your vehicle during testing times. You will also be assessed on the appropriate positioning of your vehicle while initiating a turn or when…

drawbridge just ahead, and they need to gain speed so they can jump across it” (Barry 571). All the drivers that have been terrible drivers never amounted to the ones of Miami. Barry explains how he has also “driven in Italy, where there is only one traffic law, which is that no driver may ever be behind any other driver, the result being that at all times, all the motorists in the nation, including those in funeral processions, are simultaneously trying to pass” (Barry 572). Thus, the…

Driving While Stupid We all know driving recklessly is an issue in every country around the world now as people die as a result of car accidents induced by reckless driving daily. The author of the article Driving Stupid, Dave Barry, decided to write the article on the most dangerous driving incident he had ever encountered on the road, which he backed up with references from the various cities and countries he had travelled to around the world. Mr. Barry basically stated that although drivers…

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 Florida College of Public Health who said, "The rigorous studies clearly show red-light cameras don't work, instead they increase crashes and injuries as drivers attempt…