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Save Motorists: Legalize Lane Splitting While out riding a motorcycle many times you notice gaps that you could easily fit through when sitting in slow traffic. Then you stop and think twice because it is against the law and could get you a hefty fine. Lane splitting is when riders go between clearly marked lines in traffic. This may sound dangerous but if you think about it from a motorcyclists view it is much safer. California is the only state where lane splitting, also known as filtering,…

Everyone knows that driving a truck is dangerous but, oil field trucking is even more so! Now you might be saying to yourself, “That isn’t true”, but let me tell you: Well it is!! Now, here comes the other argument: What about firefighters, hazmat drivers, police officers,ica road trucking and such? I will admit their jobs are dangerous, but not more than oil field trucking! So, here are a few numbers to support my claim An estimated 41% of ALLfatal work-related deaths were in the…

more congestion and traffic on the highways and alternative roads. The population in Texas keeps growing and growing. This is due to a lot of job opportunities that the states offers. But this also brings the issue that most of the jobs are in the urban area, downtowns. This causes the congestion for traffic on the main freeways for instance 59, I10, 610, 45 and Katy. According to Jillson, two-thirds of Texans live within 20 miles of the main freeways causing heavy traffics and crowded roads,…

Comparative Analysis of level of Service between Low Floor Buses and Mini Buses-A Case Study of Bhopal City Ajay Pratap Singh A. K. Sharma Civil Engineering, MANIT-Bhopal Civil Engineering, MANIT-Bhopal Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 462039, India Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 462039, India…

“He swung from one building to the next; defying the laws of gravity, while in pursuit of a speeding car”. We all wish we could do that. But unfortunately, in this ordinary world where so much is beyond our control, we often fantasize about how it would be if we had superpowers. Maybe this is the reason we are so fascinated by Super Heroes. Who can imagine swinging from skyscrapers or having X-ray vision? Their world, we know, is not rooted in reality but there is something about it that keeps…

The silent killer: rethinking safety on boda-bodas Many times when we use boda bodas-motorbike taxis, we ignore our safety responsibility as passengers. After witnessing a helmented boda boda rider racing on high speed skillfully between cars, changing lanes on a congested highway, with a passenger clinging on the back, all the on lookers were sympathetic and terrified of what was to befall the innocent passenger. It was clear the rider was about to cause an accident from his perceived…

as he wants. Another example might be an older people driving too slow in an area that has a minimum speed limit. If there are speed limits, they know how fast or how slow they are to drive. Another reason why speed limits are needed is to prevent traffic accidents. An example of…

People ask, what’s the difference between driving in the winter verses the summer. Well ill tell you the difference between both of them. First ill explain driving in the summer. In the summer the roads are usually dry and there’s no ice on the road so you can’t slide anywhere. During the summer it rains a lot so you that are one thing you have to watch out for because when it rains hard you can’t really see what’s in front of you. In the summer you can have your windows down and get fresh air…

has gradually been left behind. The mindset of personal success and one person’s need above others’ has caused the act of being thoughtful and considerate a thing of the past. A key issue in major cities around the world, including Toronto, is traffic and gridlock. However, what people may not realize is that what causes these conundrums are not just the increasing number of cars, but the attitudes and actions of the drivers as well. The lack of consideration to other drivers on the road has…

This results in a variety of traffic accidents, including rear end collisions, T-bone collisions at intersections, fender benders, sideswipe collisions and many others. Aggressive drivers often fail to drive defensively, thus putting themselves and others at risk. If you have been injured in a traffic accident in Austin as a result of an aggressive driver, contact an Austin car accident attorney as soon as possible…