about its self-driving car project, a document that tallies every accident since it began testing its 32 vehicles on the roads in 2009. That sounds like it could be a massive dataset, considering the tens of thousands of accidents that happen on American roadways each year. It actually isn’t: “In the six years of our project, we’ve been involved in 12 minor accidents during more than 1.8 million miles of autonomous and manual driving combined,” Google wrote. “Not once was the self-driving car the cause
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gabby sanchez November 21, 2015 Mrs. Gray ENGL 1301.180 Aggressive Driving Aren't you of just tired, getting late to work or even being stuck in traffic for the tremendous hours that you always spend in traffic cause by a car crash or a police officer pull over some car so everybody is just slowing down. There's been too many car crashes or people getting pull over and getting citations. If only people will actually wake up earlier they wouldn’t be in a hurry to work. (Why police officers
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seat belts at the time of the crash, compared to 66% for other adult occupants (18 to 64 years of age). Second, Tendency to drive when conditions are the safest. Older drivers tend to limit their driving during bad weather and at night and drive fewer miles than younger drivers. Third, Lower paired driving. Older adult drivers are less likely to drink and drive than other adult drivers. Only 7% of older drivers involved in fatal crashes had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08 grams per deciliter
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very important to follow basic rules and common sense as you cross railroad tracks. One must be very cautious whether they are a pedestrian or a driver. It doesn't matter whether you're driving a car or walking, you must follow these rules in order to stay safe. Texting, especially while driving is very dangerous while railroad crossing. You need to be paying full attention to your surroundings, which also means you shouldn't get distracted by the radio, music, anyone in the car, or anything else(Utah
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continue to rise, and these accidents involve a range of negligent driving behaviours. • People who are sleepy while driving is one of example og car accident there are road conditions that are dangerous even in the dry months, often leading to serious or deadly accidents. In car accident there are 3 main accident reasons behind these auto crashes: speed, impaired driving and distractions. •in weather condition while driving too fast is dangerous. Although heavy rains make it unsafe to travel
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These findings are important because it shows how distractions can make driving conditions more dangerous for everyone on the road. By knowing that driving while talking on a cell phone decreases driving performance, drivers hopefully will avoid using their cell phones until they have reached their destination. The end result of this will end up making the roads safer for everyone. Also, government officials can make laws that uphold drivers to certain standards, to keep the roads safe. For instance
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associated with driving. Peel Regional Police shows, in 2014, there was a total of 28 collision, which have been increasing every year. This essay seeks to uncover the dangers and the solutions of how Mississauga can avoid and prevent these dangers. According to the peel region police, the total number of tickets issued in Mississauga in 2000 increased from 69.589 to 78.732 in 2005. This essay seeks to outline the following dangers: speeding, fatigued driving, and distracted driving which are the main
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“Guns don’t kill people, drivers with cell phones do!!!!!” Yes that is right!!!! Not to compare the severity of gun laws with the use of cellphones while driving but the later does have a very similar effect and end result.....people die!!! If you think that driving while talking on the phone without a hands free device is harmless? Tell that to the families of the 2,600 people that died in 2005 and the injured 333,000 in the United States that year. A lot
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where an old couple’s car got hit by a young driver. The old couple’s car was following the traffic rules--they were driving under a green light. However, the young driver did not stop his car even though the traffic light had its red light. As a result, the couple got killed. After a thorough investigation, the police found out that the driver was intoxicated before and while driving. Relevant Terms Alcohol (7): Alcohol is a depressant, which means that it slows down the body system, especially
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Daily in the United States we lose people to fatal car crashes caused from reckless driving, drunk driving, and speeding. Car wrecks are the number one leading cause of death in the United States today to make the percentage of death by car wrecks go down we need to have have harder consequences on people that break those laws. What is more important to you, driving safely and saving someone’s life or driving how you want to and taking someone’s life or possibly even your own? People lose friends
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