Trams in Melbourne

The driving in America is filled with flaws that can affect the lives of many people around America. The driving system should be more strict to prevent any kind of harm or damage to the people or the environment. Vehicles are one of the main causes of pollution rates, raising everyday and it can pose health problems (“Controlling…”). Along with that fact, the leading cause of teenage deaths is traffic accidents (“Teen…”). A safer driving system is important and could exist by raising age…

Cause and Effect of Drinking and Driving Under the Influence Up until recently the American Culture had a phrase that was commonly used within the average family, which was “have one more drink for the road.” It has only been within the past 20 years that The United States had really considered the safely risk that Americans now take while driving. For instance, after a good night of drinking with friends it’s easy to perceive that you are fully capable to drive home but, you are more likely to…

How does an individual adapt to change? How does adapting to this change affect his relationships, his perspective, or his life in general? These are questions that are answered thoroughly in The Accidental Tourist, as they are relevant to the text thematically. In the novel, the focus is placed primarily on protagonist Macon Leary; special attention is given to his adjustment to the loss of his son and an impending divorce from his wife, Sarah. Through this focus on Macon’s changes in life, the…

CSX Train Derailment and Hazardous Leakage On May 1, 2016, a CSX freight train derailed causing a possible spill of the chemical contents it carried. According to the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services department (DCFEMSD), the derailed train in northeastern Washington DC resulted in the leakage of hazardous chemical material by three cars (Washington, 2016). The total amount of cars sent outside the railroad in the derailment incident was however, confirmed to be 14…

Everyday Americans are always on route to work, school, or play. Cars are constantly passing each other every day, but nobody really knows what happens inside of the vehicle. Distracted Driving is an issue that affects and changes many people’s lives daily. From the victim to the suspect of the accident, both sides are impacted greatly. Some of the problems do not even come from the distracted drivers themselves. Cell phone companies and automakers are coming up with the most up to date…

The day i almost died From then on I will never forget the day i almost died in a car crash. This event occurred in 2016 one day in the afternoon, I was also 12 years old at the time. I was also in fact more fragile and scared in those times. I also learned to always be thankful for being able to go through bad life events from being in one myself. Up until that day I woke up in the morning to hear my mom yelling at me, “Get your clothes on I don’t have time to wait!” yelled my mom. My…

Careless driving is an offence related to general poor driving and includes a variety of behaviours, such as tailgating, failing to look properly and sudden braking. It is defined in law (section 3ZA of the Road Traffic Act 1988) as driving that "falls below what is expected of a competent and careful driver" and "driving without reasonable consideration for other persons only if those persons are inconvenienced by his driving". The offences for careless driving include driving "without due…

Have you ever picked up your phone while driving or have you ever seen your parents use their phone while driving? Distracted driving is very dangerous it can lead to many avoidable situations. Their are also laws about distracted driving, but people still break all those laws without thinking of the consequences. Their isn’t just one type of distracted driving, but there are many, and not everyone is interested in learning of them when they could save you from getting tickets. After much…

A lot of lessons that we can learn from this ‘Pedestrian is King’ seminar. Nowadays, most of the people use the cars to go everywhere they want because maybe it is easier than taking a walk. But actually it is not accurate at all. There a lot of narrow road in our city especially in town, but people still drive dangerously without looking at their surroundings. In other country such as in Japan, most of them are pedestrians. It is good to be pedestrians because we can decrease the pollution,…

You’re Gunna Be Okay “You’re gunna be okay” My grandmother said as I was panicking over the chaos which had just ensued. I could not feel anything because my adrenaline was off the charts, but I knew it was bad just by my view from the porch. I looked at my feet and saw one shoe only on my left foot. I looked at everyone surrounding me, I heard screaming. Terrifying moments like this can leave a lasting impact on a person. This single day has scarred me for life. This scarring incident left…