...April 2012, Michigan lawmakers sought to remove the motorcycle helmet law that had been in place for 20 plus years. This is been a hot topic that has had a lot of proposals, none of which seemed to be acceptable to Michigan lawmakers until the fate of Michigan motorcyclists was dangling in one man’s hand. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder made the difference when he voted yes to not enforcing motorcyclists to wear helmets. Since this decision there has been a substantial increase in fatalities of the motorcyclists. Michigan no longer requires motorcyclists to wear protective head gear. The new law basically states that if a rider chooses to not wear a helmet you are to have a $20,000 insurance policy that is supposed to cover your medical and other costs, in the event you are injured in an accident without a helmet on. It has been proven time and time again that $20, 000 will not cover even one day in a critical care unit at a local hospital. Michael Dabbs, president of the Brain Injury Association of Michigan, said the $20,000 insurance coverage that riders are required to buy “would probably buy a part of the day in the ER and intensive care and not much more”. (Durkin, 2013) Motorcyclists feel that if they are required to wear a helmet it takes away their personal freedom. They feel it is a breach of their freedom and motorcyclists stand firm on this belief. Bikers think that if they choose not to wear a helmet, bikers should not have to. Bikers back up their passion about...
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...to dive without a seatbelt, then got into a devastating accident which either left him or her severely injured or even worse, dead. Think of this, what if vehicle manufacturing companies implemented a device where drivers couldn’t start the car unless they have their seatbelt fastened. According to the CDC 33,000 people died in 2009 from motor vehicle accidents, half of those people weren’t wearing their seatbelts. If manufacturing companies did install these systems in their cars, think of all the lives that can be saved from half of those 33,000 people that we sadly killed. Through researching I found out that 1 in 7 people refuse to wear their seatbelts putting themselves in danger as well as others. Well how others? If you’re a backseat passenger not wearing a seatbelt and the driver slams on his breaks you might catapult through the windshield resulting in a loss of control of the vehicle which might make the driver veer off the road or...
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...Your Seatbelt Stephanie Rivera Kaplan University Professor Pavesic CM220: College Composition II August 31, 2014 Buckling Up Your Seatbelt It just could not get any easier for many people, get in a vehicle and fasten their seatbelt. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (2014), the use of the seatbelt can reduce the risk of a serious injury by 50%.” Yes, using a seatbelt can get annoying at times with it getting stuck, locked in place, or even it getting on a person’s nerves with it rubbing against their neck and ears .Many people may argue about their reasons for not wanting to wear a seatbelt and many have a doctor’s note giving them permission to not wear a seatbelt, but in the end a person is saving their own life by buckling up. With more car crashes happening in Texas, the use of a seatbelt might help reduce the number of deaths that arise from a car crash. Each and every state has different laws with regulations on the use and nonuse of seatbelts. It is stated in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, that currently thirty three states in the United States have primary seat belt laws (IIHS, 2014). ©Insurance Institute for Highway Safety What is a primary seatbelt law? A primary seatbelt laws allows a police to stop and ticket a motorist is the driver and passengers are not buckled up, National Conference of State Legislatures (2013). The state of Texas is one of the thirty three states that has mandatory seatbelt use...
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...Teenagers and Seatbelt Safety: Identifying the reasons Why 16 to 19 Old High-School Students Do Not Wear Seatbelt Melissa Simmons Research Methodology Prepared for Soheyl Amini PhD September 2012 Objectives The aims and objectives of this study include the following: (1) to identify the percentage of teenagers between the ages of 16 to 19 that do not wear seat belts when in a car; and (2) to identify the reasons why teenagers between the ages of 16 to 19 do not wear seat belts when in a car; (3) to identify whether there is a correlation between sex and seat belt compliance among teenagers; and (4) to determine whether attendance of a driver’s education class increases seat belt compliance among teenagers. Once this information is known, strategies for teaching teenagers about the laws of the state with regards to seatbelt use; and the critical importance of wearing seat belts can be developed. Research Questions The research questions for this study include the following: (1) What percent of teenagers between the ages of 16 to 19 do not wear belts when in a car? (2) What are the reasons why teenagers between the ages of 16 to 19 do not wear seat belts when in a car? (3) Is there a difference between male and female teenagers between the ages of 16 to 19 in terms of seat belt compliance? (4) Does formal driver education attendance increase seat belt compliancy among teenagers between the ages of 16 to 19? Purpose of Study The purpose of this...
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...Freedom and Liberty Every day the federal government as well as state and local government pass laws to make us a safer society. As they make society safer they are slowly chewing away at our rights, liberties, and personal freedom. Where is the balance? A serf toiling away in a field had very little liberty. He couldn’t vote and didn’t have any true freedom of speech or assembly. But he did have freedom to think his own thoughts, and he was given by his creator the right to moral agency. Within his confined world, he had the freedom to make choices, either good or bad. We now have laws regulating everything. We are forced to wear seatbelts, to wear motorcycle helmets. Smokers can’t even smoke outside. Kids are expelled from school wearing t-shirts with colorful statements. The government wants to regulate abortion, child discipline, and free speech. If you spank your kids you can be charged with child abuse. We have gone from a foreign policy centered on defending our boundaries to one where we engage in foreign wars around the world in an aggressive attempt to maintain an empire. Because of the supposed threats to our country, we have authorized the government to spy on its own citizens. But freedom has a price. Our soldiers have gone to war and fought and died so that we can remain free. As we all know though, there is nothing in life that is derived from nothing of substance. So, the question exists what constitutes individual freedom when compared...
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...This principle is defined by the idea that a person’s liberties, such as their freedom of choice, are limited in order to protect them against harming themselves, thus improving their personal well-being. Other examples of this principle include laws requiring one to wear a seatbelt, requiring one to wear a helmet while riding a motorcycle, and making certain drugs illegal. Although it is accepted that humans are rational beings capable of making their own decisions, these laws are put into place in order to limit certain decisions, therefore lessening the chance of a harmful decision being made. Relating this idea to the current school nutrition law, it is apparent that human beings have to choice in what they eat. One of the negative consequences of certain choices (i.e., eating unhealthy foods) is obesity. Childhood obesity, in particular, has tripled in the United States since the 1970’s. Obesity is a huge issue and risk because it often leads to other health conditions, such as asthma and heart disease, that could be life threatening. In the long term, childhood obesity has an association with obesity in adulthood, making the risks even more...
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...Many laws are looked at to be accepted, thrown out, or changed to better adapt them to society every day. Out of the many laws that come across the table to be looked at or reconsidered, the law prohibiting the consumption of alcohol until the age of 21 in any state is the one needing to be reconsiderred to help the progression of this era. This law has been in effect since the 40th president Ronald Reagan signed the bill to become a law in 1984, and since then many people have agreed with its material as it seems to have bettered the way of life. Even though many are for this ordinance other people have fought against the legal drinking age being 21 and feel it should be lowered to the beginning of adulthood, the age of 18, as this is the...
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...Statistics show that violence related to guns is the second-leading cause of teenage and young adult death in industrialized areas (Murnan, J., Dake, J A, & Price, J H 2004). What they don’t tell is the statistics for the amount of self defense and other non-violent cases are involved. Moorhouse and Wanner state that the rate of gun related homicide is over 50 percent but the variable to what the cause of the homicide is not present (Moorhouse and Wanner, 2006). FBI releases a report that gives these types of statistics, but they don’t tell you are the opposite of these. The amount of guns owned by Americans has increased 51% over the past two years, with this the total violent crime has decreased 21%, the murder has decreased 28%, the amount of robberies has decreased 43%, and the amount of aggravated assaults have decreased 13% (National Rifle Association, 2008). Even though most homicidal violence is caused by firearms, not all deaths are related to the misuse of firearms. Which is why I don't believe that it is fair to take people’s right to bear arms because it is a constitutional right as well as personal protection. Every family has at least one member that owns a firearm of some sort based on statistics. Some are used for sport and some for protection. I believe the biggest role of a firearm is personal protection. According to the National Rifle Association 76% of all Americans fall victim to some sort of violent crime at least once in their lifetimes (National...
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...10 $ including GST the driver’s handbook In this book: • your road safety responsibilities • the road rules • drivers and licensing • vehicles and registration • fitness to drive self assessment. The information contained within this handbook has been prepared to help you become better informed about road safety, road rules, drivers and licensing and vehicle registration. It should not be taken as a precise interpretation of the law. It does not set out to be complete or a substitute for the legislation made by Parliament. Recent changes in laws may not be reflected in this publication. The Driver’s Handbook can be downloaded from mylicence.sa.gov.au If you require further information, please call 13 10 84 between 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday. Information on the relevant South Australian legislation may be obtained from the following web site: www.legislation.sa.gov.au references • The Driving Companion (for Learner Drivers) • Australian Road Rules • Road Traffic Act (1961) and Regulations • Motor Vehicles Act (1959) and Regulations Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure. This work is copyright. No part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from the Department. First published in Australia 2000. MR200 September 2010. W E L C O M E Welcome to the Driver’s Handbook which is designed to support all road users and contains essential information and useful tips. ...
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...Obesity has been the main problem throughout the United States of America. Michelle Obama has a campaign called Let’s Move; essentially this is to get the younger generation of children to start making healthier choices for their future. Michael Bloomberg is the Mayor of New York City, and has been for the past eleven years. Instead of Bloomberg making a healthier choice for kids, he wants to make healthier choices for everybody that lives in New York City. Mayor Michael Bloomberg has already started generating methods to help improve the health of New York. In an article called A Ban Too Far by an anonymous editorial of the New York Times, mentions that Bloomberg has already made an outlaw on smoking in all restaurants, work environments, and bars. He also banned trans-fat in restaurants, and every chain food restaurant in New York is mandated to post calories of all the food on the menu. Mayor Bloomberg’s new plan is to ban the sale of all sugary drinks that are considered to be sixteen ounces or more. The only negative aspect to this is an individual could purchase multiple drinks to...
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...inertia and they would bang into the steering wheel, the dashboard or the windshield. The force exerted by the steering wheel or the windshield would then bring the occupants to a stop but may in the process cause injury to vulnerable body parts such as the head and the face. Car manufacturers use 2 different restraint systems to help stop the occupants while doing as little damage to him or her as possible. The oldest one is the seatbelt that spreads this stopping force across sturdier parts of the body over a longer period of time to minimize damage. The air bag is the second and a more recently developed system that is used to deploying a rapidly inflating cushion in the space between the passenger and the steering wheel or dash board to prevent crash injuries. Fig1-Diagram of an airbag.[3] 2.History of Airbag:- The car manufactures has spent a great time in advancing car safety features. The airbag is one innovative safety feature. Before the airbags that were placed in cars, the cars did not have any safety features. They had an automatic seatbelt. The car manufactures first introduced the airbag system in the 1970s. In 1971 the Ford Company tested the airbag system at an experimental fleet. Then a few years later the Chevrolet made the airbag in cars just for the governmental purposes. Later on General Motors...
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...infrastructure gives way. The poor will scatter out of the way, and the rich will have the farthest to fall, and the hardest time adjusting. The poor (not including the government supported) have been trained for so long at surviving with a mere fraction of what is necessary for survival, that they will band together, and live off the land as they must. The rich, on the other hand will suddenly find that their wealth now holds no sway upon anyone, and will become the new poor. The will be poorer than the poor because they will have no idea what it takes to survive in a world where everything is not at their disposal, where everything and anything can be had simply by waving a wad of cash or playing golf with their senator buddy to get a new law passed that turns their millions into billions. Who will be the first...
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...Flight Attendant Initial Training Workbook WELCOME TO PINNACLE AIRLINES FLIGHT ATTENDANT INITIAL TRAINING! We are excited that you have chosen a career with Pinnacle Airlines and are looking forward to your arrival at our training facility in Memphis, Tennessee. It is important you take time to read this booklet prior to coming to training as it will provide valuable information such as items required for training, pertinent subject matter, and information with which you should become familiar prior to class. On the first day, you will have the opportunity to meet and discuss with your Training Instructor what will be expected from you during the twenty one (21) days you will be with us. Your Instructor will provide you the skills and tools necessary to become a Pinnacle Airlines Flight Attendant. We believe learning should be interactive and enjoyable. Although the program is intense and there is a lot to learn, we are here to help you succeed, and will do everything we can to help you. You, in turn, must do your part. Be sure to get enough rest, take care of yourself while in training and put forth the necessary amount of effort to succeed. Revised 10NOV11 1 Flight Attendant Initial Training Workbook MISSION STATEMENT The mission of Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. is to provide safe and convenient air transportation and to involve our People and our Customers in the product and the process, making the airline a rewarding, profitable, and quality experience. GUIDING...
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...Private bus service: Is it a real service provider to the nation? Today, people have begun to express their frustration over the unfair increase of bus fares from time to time in the recent past. It has become the widespread subject of arguments among the public. A certain bus ownership has threatened an increase in bus fares on its own from September but the Transport Commission has categorically emphasised that transport permits would be revoked against any illegal increase of bus fares. This cold war between a particular bus ownership and the Government has become hot news in the media these days. It has been the practice throughout to raise bus fares every year irresponsibly with the approval of the Transport Commission without any reliable excuse. The increase in fuel prices were followed by another instance of raising private bus fares last February. Regrettably, the most affected are the middle class and the public with low incomes who use buses for their daily travel. In the interest of the general public, the Transport Commission is duty-bound to review if private bus services, after experience of 35 years, have won the confidence of commuters with such a remarkable service as pledged at the inauguration in 1978. Nationalisation With nationalisation of bus companies by the Bandaranaike Government in 1958, a longstanding progressive demand by the people, the Ceylon Transport Board which was the key body of national transport was established to provide an excellent...
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...purchases in the United States by corporations, institutions, and other organizations. For more information, please contact the Special Markets Department at the Perseus Books Group, 11 Cambridge Center, Cambridge MA 02142, or call (617) 252-5298, (800) 255-1514 or e-mail special.markets@perseusbooks.com. CIP catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN-10: 0–465–03914–6 ISBN-13: 978–0–465–03914–2 06 07 08 09 / 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Code version 1.0 FOR CHARLIE NESSON, WHOSE EVERY IDEA SEEMS CRAZY FOR ABOUT A YEAR. Code version 2.0 TO WIKIPEDIA, THE ONE SURPRISE THAT TEACHES MORE THAN EVERYTHING HERE. C O N T E N T S Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Chapter 1. Code Is Law Chapter 2. Four Puzzles from Cyberspace PART I: “REGULABILITY” ix xiii 1 9 Chapter 3. Is-Ism: Is the Way It Is the Way It Must Be? Chapter 4. Architectures of Control Chapter 5. Regulating Code PART II: REGULATION BY CODE 31 38 61 Chapter 6. Cyberspaces Chapter 7. What Things Regulate Chapter 8. The Limits in Open Code PART III: LATENT AMBIGUITIES 83 120 138 Chapter 9. Translation Chapter 10. Intellectual Property Chapter 11. Privacy Chapter 12. Free Speech Chapter 13. Interlude PART IV: COMPETING SOVEREIGNS 157 169 200 233 276 Chapter 14. Sovereignty Chapter 15. Competition Among Sovereigns 281 294 PART V: RESPONSES Chapter 16. The Problems We...
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