Why Are Young Drivers Dangerous On The Road. Every year, a number of drivers throughout the world get injured or killed in road traffic. Out of this, young drivers run a great risk all over, and this problem still remains unsolved. To alter a young driver’s aim behind driving and the perspective in which it is done, a range of different methods of persuasion should be tested. Different methods should be used to curb the menace of young drivers driving recklessly. For instance, increased enforcement
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with another driver. It’s also considered road rage when a driver get angry, frustrated or loses their temper from a traffic incident. They’re many causes of road rage, the most common being angry. There is also other causes of road rage like: * Being stressed * Other drivers driving slowly * Other drivers overusing the car horn * Being tailgated * Heavy traffic * Gridlock * Feeling stressed * Construction delays or detours * Erratic or unsafe lane changes They
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According to a recent article, roadkill accidents are up in Eastern Tennessee because it is fall. With bears out and about, looking for food, some roadkill accidents even involved bears. While you definitely want to avoid hitting smaller animals such as dog, cats, and turkeys, hitting larger animals such as bears can cause even greater damage to your vehicle. So far this year, there have been over 40 bears killed by vehicles in Eastern Tennessee. There are several things you can do to reduce your
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Is it possible to develop driverless vehicles based on GPS technology only? Driverless vehicles; science fiction or reality? Well vehicles are coming with more and more intelligence and computation powers nowadays then they were 10 years ago. Today vehicles are coming equipped with much more intelligent driver assistance system like auto parking, lane warning, intelligent cruise control, emergency braking, Anti Braking System etc. But could this intelligence evolve drastically and vehicles could
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people, young and old, are killed every year. In response to this dilemma, our class has thought of a possible public policy solution that could potentially help reduce the amount of traffic-related fatalities.What is this policy? This policy is adding more traffic safety tools such as adding more refuge islands, traffic signals, and speed bumps. Now one may ask, how will this policy affect people? Foremost, it will increase taxes because of the people/services required to create the crosswalks. This
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TN Ready trying to make road crossings safer for turtles since more than 98 percent of turtles are killed from their first road crossing. More than just turtles will be affected by making the roads safer. Reptiles are being killed by road conditions and even more. Recently, the government has tried to build tunnels to help the turtles cross the road safely. They have also tried other methods but it is hard to find one that works. To make a crossing safe they must do many things. One way they thought
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Speed limits need to be raised, there is not much else to say about it. A higher speed limit would lessen time spent driving places, and increase the flow of traffic tremendously. Crash rates would go down due to people not having to worry about disobeying the law. Roads would be smoother, for reason that cars traveling at higher rates of speed require safer and smoother surfaces for safer travel. And with safer travel we will have faster travel In the article, “Raise the Speed Limit” the author
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I respectfully submit this written declaration to the Court pursuant to CVC 40902. I plead NOT GUILTY to the charge of violating CVC 22349(a). While I was driving on Interstate 805, southbound in the carpool lane, at 11 in the morning on 04/28/2017, I noticed an aggressive car in behind me, tailgating at a very close distance. The driver of that car seemed reckless and inpatient, and started to follow me almost bumper to bumper, creating an unsafe situation. Since I could not immediately move to
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MPH SPEED LIMIT SPEED! The only thing that people think about when they are in a rush. Have you ever wonder why there are different speed limits around the U.S.? I bet you have. Every day somewhere, someone gets in a car crash or is getting a traffic ticket. The reasons for these situations is because people don’t go by the speed limit. In 1974, President Richard M. Nixon, signs the Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act, setting a new national maximum speed limit. He signed a federal law lowering
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Aggressive Driving Should be Avoided (1)Aggressive driving is a phenomenon, which has only recently got the public worried. (2)The National Highway Traffic Safety Council (NHTSC) defines aggressive driving as “the operation of a motor vehicle in a manner that endangers or is likely to endanger persons or property”. (3)Actions such as running red lights, improper passing, overtaking on the left, improper lane change, failing to yield, improper turns, running stop signs, tailgaiting, careless driving
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