Traffic

York City (175-225ft) on which more than 60,000 cars navigate tedious traffic jams everyday. Since 1990 to date, an outstanding 185 people, predominantly elderly pedestrians, have lost their lives on Queens Boulevard. Hence, Vision Zero’s blueprint involves inputting safer crossings, more crosswalks, protected bike lanes and pedestrian refuges.…

Recently, Toronto, one of the biggest city in Canada, has traffic congestion problems which faces a lot of big cities around the Toronto. According to Transportation reporter of the star ( Kalinowski. T, 2016), Toronto ranked 64 out of 174 big cities in 38 countries and was the second most congested city among six Canadian centres, Kingston, Montreal, Quebec, Toronto, Winnipeg and Parkland County, ranked on the TomTom index. All six fell slightly on the index from the previous year. In North…

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…

When you think about California, images of shimmering sand beaches, beautiful movie stars and glamours lifestyles of the rich and famous. Although there are more than 1,000 miles of beaches and it is home to Hollywood and Silicon Valley, there's much more to the Golden State. If you want to buy a house in California, here are five things you need to know before you move. Not only will they make the transition easier for you, but they'll also help to clear up any misconceptions you have about…

A quote I once read by Peter Zilahy states "You have to make choices even when there is nothing to choose." On the freeway headed towards downtown it happened to me again that dreaded slow driver in the far left lane or better know as the passing lane. Okay, I'll be honest, I was annoyed. I came across a road rage meme and it made laugh so hard! It was Kermit the Frog with a bolded caption that said" My face when ... I'm finally to the person who would let me over." I'm looking at it again…

When the victim runs a red light, he risks getting T-boned by cross traffic. On the other hand, when the victim drives through a green light, a car running a red light at the same intersection can strike him on the side. Distracted driving. A distracted driver can either drive in front of cross traffic and get struck, or collide into the side of a car in front of him. This distraction can occur either because the driver wasn't looking…

An example of conflict is of one man who got out of his car and “smashed over” the window washer when they squirted his car. This article taught me that Intersection window washers can be dangerous because they may cause conflict or be impeding traffic. Allot of the reported incidents have involved people being “smashed over” or “sworn at”, it is possible…

How to stay safe while driving on Corpus Christi´s roads? The south Texas, coastal city of Corpus Christi is home to over 300,000 people. The city’s road transportation network includes Interstate 69E/US, Interstate 37 and Highway 77 that links the city to Victoria and Brownsville. The other important roads in the city include Texas State Highway 44 thoroughfare and the Texas State Highway 268 Crosstown Expressway. Corpus Christi ranks as one of the safest cities to drive in America; this means…

When there is a crash these are the steps you should follow and I will go into more detail of the following stop, render aid, clear from traffic, contact police if necessary and exchange infromation. The first thing that you would do after a crash would be to stop and pull out of the way of the flow of traffic get out of the road as to not cause another crash. The first step in the five step process is to, like I said before stop immediately you may be penalized severely for not stopping at the…

Driving at night is a high risk activity. It's dark and the artificial light from road lamps and the headlights of traffic are no substitute for sunlight. People are driving on the road in a fatigued and drowsy state. You as a trucker must be alert, both to your own driving mistakes and to those of others on the road. As trucking accident attorneys, we want your night driving to be as safe as possible. To that end, here are three tips for safer truck driving at night: Guard against Your…