Defensive Driving Getting in a car is not about getting to a destination as fast as possible. Instead, it is about safely getting to the final destination. Defense driving is a technique that shows drivers how to drive in a defensive way that will keep them out of harms way when possible. Example: You are driving on a four lane highway. You are in the second to left lane and behind you, to your right and left are 18 wheeler trucks. A motorcyclist is in front of you and a car zooms ahead of the
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Road rage is loosely considered to be the act of using one's car to threaten the occupants of another car. Whether or not one intends to carry out the threat does not change the fact that it is an act of road rage which carries more serious penalties than merely driving too fast or constant lane changing. Why is road rage so prevalent today? Studies on rats have shown that overcrowded conditions induce stress and aggressive behavior, causing the animals to turn against each other. While overcrowded
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and studies show that the risk of having an automobile accident or near accident significantly increases when a person is talking on their cell phone. Although, not everybody who uses their cell phone while driving has been or will be in an accident, but an alarming number of people who were involved in automobile accidents have been reported to have been using a cell phone while driving. Because of the increased number of traffic accidents caused by cell phones, it can be show that cell phone use
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Turn off engines at Traffic signals – Help India minimize its Oil Debt Imagine the world with all its crude oil reserves exhausted and completed; the last of the last that is remaining being grabbed by the richest that are able to afford it by paying a huge premium for it. It sounds like a situation that will happen in far future, but all of us need to realize and be aware of the fact that the so called ‘far future’ is just 4 decades away. Can we envision a world sustaining without oil reserves
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REFLECTION JOURNAL Name: Edward Ryles Jr Modules 1 & 2 Module 1: Driving is Your Responsibility: Please answer the following questions in complete sentences using proper spelling and grammar: Complete the K-W-L information below. K- What you Know List two things you know about driving. 1. Whenever operating a car you must always wear a seatbelt 2. Driving is a privilege not a right W—What you Want to know List two things you want to know about driving. 1. How to
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A traffic jam is a long line of vehicles that cannot move forward because there is too much traffic, or because the road is blocked by something. The major factor behind traffic Jam in Bangladesh: There are many reasons behind traffic jam in Bangladesh. Among them some major factors are as follows: ➢ Undisciplined traffic signal in the road. ➢ Indiscipline among the road user. ➢ Might is right, everybody are free to park their vehicle on Road. ➢ No knowledge of traffic rules
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Group to Improve Traffic or Not In my opinion, Highway Patrol Group’s introduction can somehow affect traffic flow but not in all areas. What I mean here is that there can never be unity when it comes to result. As long as corrupt officials are present, one’s effort to pursue change especially when it comes to solving traffic problems can end up to nothing. It is not traffic which should be focused on but the authorized individuals who perform the process of improving traffic. But we must also
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to Biovail’s Distributor, was involved in a multi-vehicle traffic accident near Chicago. David Maris found that Biovail intentionally and falsely attributed nearly half of its failure to meet its third quarter 2003 earnings guidance to a truck accident. Biovail intentionally misstated both the effect of the accident on Biovail’s third quarter earnings as well as the value of the product involved in the truck accident. In fact, the accident had no effect on third quarter earnings. Besides, Biovail
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have and use cell phones. Driver distraction due to cell phone usage is a plague that is causing more and more car accidents every year. People quickly forget that driving is a privilege and not a right. What are different states doing about it? Should it be a concern of ours? Did you know that car crashes are the leading cause of death in the U.S.? The statistics of car accidents due to cell phone usage is a hot topic for lawmakers, cell phone manufacturers, and concerned citizens. A study
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While every state has their own policy, some states allow you to simply pretend like your speeding ticket never happened. Your state's traffic court or DMV are the best place to identify any ways to sack the ticket you’ve landed. A clean slate is usually what they’re looking for. For instance, Rhode Island courts consider completely ignoring your ticket if the amount that surpassed the speed limit is under about 20 miles/hour above the limit and you don’t have driving violations against you since
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