Part Two- Type Three Assignment
FCA's
1. Describe the point system in Vermont using the state statutes found on this page
2. Use the spell check
3. Give your feeling about the law
The point system in Vermont is a way to get drivers that are reckless and irresponsible off the road and to keep the road safe for everyone that follows the guidelines. When someone gets there license they have a clear record without any violations on the license. If someone violates a law or is convicted of a driving violation, then points are put on the license to show what was done and gives the driver less freedom in having a license. For example, if someone got too many speeding tickets and didn’t pay them, then there could be points added to the license which would make it hard for the driver to buy a new car because they have points on there license. My feeling on this law is that it’s good for people because it makes them accept responsibility for there actions and if someone isn’t being a good driver then they will have to deal with the consequence of not being able to drive which would effect there life enormously.
Part Three-
Victim Was Drying Her Car
HAVERHILL, Mass. -- A witness to a deadly crash outside a Haverhill car wash told police he never saw brake lights on the Mercedes-Benz coupe that struck and killed Robin Young, 43, of Danville, N.H. The Eagle-Tribune reported that the witness statement was filed as part of the case against Marie Pigaga, 46, of Plaistow, N.H., who surrendered Friday to face charges of motor vehicle homicide. “She said she lost control of the vehicle due to a malfunction,” prosecutor Christopher Holland said. “One witness said she was traveling 40 to 50 miles per hour and that he didn’t see any brakes. It was all gas.” Holland said Young was drying her car at the car wash Tuesday when a car driven by Pigaga left the road, jumped a wall and went through the parking lot, hitting Young. "She jumped the wall -- there was an evergreen here -- and ran straight across the lot to where the woman was at that first vacuum," a witness at Haffner's car wash said. Young's 10-year-old daughter was in the car and witnessed the accident. Pigaga's attorney blamed a problem with the car's brakes, but Holland told the Eagle-Tribune that an inspection of the car by a mechanic showed there was nothing wrong with the braking, steering or acceleration systems. Pigaga was arraigned and released on $5,000 bail.
This article reflects how irresponsible people can be with accidents. It is clear that the woman who killed Robin Young had control of the car and decided not to stop the car in any way. Marie Pigaga needs to accept the fact that because of her irresponsible behavior it caused a death to occur. Even though she surrendered to face the charge that doesn’t mean that she isn’t going to try and get away with it again because of her behavior in this situation.
Part Four- The three types of roadway signs are regulatory, warning and guide signs. Regulatory signs are signs that control traffic. Examples of regulatory signs are stop and yield signs. Warning signs are signs that alert you to a possible hazards and road conditions. Examples of warning signs are hill or deer crossing signs. Guide signs are signs that give directions, distance, service, points of interest and other information. Examples of guide signs are service and points of interest signs.
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Assignment 6/21
Tractor Runs Over Young Girl In New Hampshire
(AP) STRAFFORD, N.H. Police are investigating how an 8-year-old girl fell off a tractor and then was run over in a fire station parking lot. Brenda Hayes was driving the tractor and helping her father dump brush. She tried to get off the tractor, her jacket got caught in the gear shift, and the tractor lurched forward. 39-year-old Doug Hayes, a firefighter, called 9-1-1 after his daughter was run over yesterday. Brenda Hayes was taken to Frisbie Memorial Hospital.
(© 2007 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. )
Part One: This article reflects what the purpose of the HTS is; to move people and cargo from one place to another in a safe, efficent and economical manner. If Brenda Hayes checked to make sure she was safe in getting out of the tractor, then there would have been less of a risk in this accident. If she was more aware of the dangers around her then her jacket might not have caught on the gear shift which would have stopped the tractor from lurching forward.
Part Two: Yaw- Moving away or out of the path of travel. Roll- Moving along a surface by turning over. Pitch- Falling forward or immerging forward.
Part Three: The three parts of you vision are called fringe, central and peripheral vision. Fringe vision is the part of your peripheral vision that is closest to your central vision. It also helps you monitor zone changes. Fringe vision is used in driving to detect changes in the rear view mirror and monitor reference points for vehicle position. Cenral vision is a cone shaped area of up to ten degrees in your field of vision that helps you see clearly while looking straight ahead. Central vision is used in driving to check you’re your target area and front zones. Peripheral vision is the areas that a person can see to the left and right of central vision. Peripheral vision is used in driving because it’s the one-hundred and eighty degrees around the front and sides of your car.
Part Four: Target area is the section of the roadway where the target is located and the area to the left and right of the target. You use the target area to help you get the car where you want it to go because your target is already prestent in the target area, so it gives the driver a steady understanding of where to go.
Part Five: Transistion pegs identify the placement of the vehicle to the target area while a turn is being made. In making left and right turns, the center and rearview mirror lines up with the target to make a smooth recovery. This helps the car stay in line and not fall out of the path of travel.
(AP) STRAFFORD, N.H. Police are investigating how an 8-year-old girl fell off a tractor and then was run over in a fire station parking lot. Brenda Hayes was driving the tractor and helping her father dump brush. She tried to get off the tractor, her jacket got caught in the gear shift, and the tractor lurched forward. 39-year-old Doug Hayes, a firefighter, called 9-1-1 after his daughter was run over yesterday. Brenda Hayes was taken to Frisbie Memorial Hospital.
(© 2007 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. )
Part One: This article reflects what the purpose of the HTS is; to move people and cargo from one place to another in a safe, efficent and economical manner. If Brenda Hayes checked to make sure she was safe in getting out of the tractor, then there would have been less of a risk in this accident. If she was more aware of the dangers around her then her jacket might not have caught on the gear shift which would have stopped the tractor from lurching forward.
Part Two: Yaw- Moving away or out of the path of travel. Roll- Moving along a surface by turning over. Pitch- Falling forward or immerging forward.
Part Three: The three parts of you vision are called fringe, central and peripheral vision. Fringe vision is the part of your peripheral vision that is closest to your central vision. It also helps you monitor zone changes. Fringe vision is used in driving to detect changes in the rear view mirror and monitor reference points for vehicle position. Cenral vision is a cone shaped area of up to ten degrees in your field of vision that helps you see clearly while looking straight ahead. Central vision is used in driving to check you’re your target area and front zones. Peripheral vision is the areas that a person can see to the left and right of central vision. Peripheral vision is used in driving because it’s the one-hundred and eighty degrees around the front and sides of your car.
Part Four: Target area is the section of the roadway where the target is located and the area to the left and right of the target. You use the target area to help you get the car where you want it to go because your target is already prestent in the target area, so it gives the driver a steady understanding of where to go.
Part Five: Transistion pegs identify the placement of the vehicle to the target area while a turn is being made. In making left and right turns, the center and rearview mirror lines up with the target to make a smooth recovery. This helps the car stay in line and not fall out of the path of travel.
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Assignment 1
Type 1 writing
(WBZ) BOSTON Car accidents are the number one cause of death for young children. The law already requires us to use car seats for babies and toddlers, but some lawmakers are focusing on the next phase, older kids in booster seats.At six-years-old, Ben Martin does not have to use a child safety seat by law.But his parents already make their sons do what safety advocates want all Massachusetts children to do, use a seat.Not only when they're babies, but all the way through the early grade school years. "Safety belts are made for adults," said AAA spokesman Art Kinsman. "On me, the belt fits properly. It cuts across my chest, my lap, my pelvis, where it's supposed to."But on children, experts say a seatbelt alone hits the wrong spots, increasing the chance of fatal injury."It can press with the force of the accident, against the liver, the spleen, intestines, and cause internal injuries," said Dr. Paul Schreiber.Current state law has children in car seats until they're either five-years-old or 40 pounds. The new proposed law would require a booster seat until the 8th birthday or when the child stands four-foot-nine in height. That is in line with the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, which suggests children remain in booster seats until they are 4' 9" tall.Even though it's already on the books in most states, Massachusetts has resisted."My son would fight it. I'm a single mom. It's tough," said one unidentified parent."They like that sense of growing up, being big," said another.The bill's backers say if it's the law, it may not be such a struggle and some kids may just surprise you.If the law passes, parents caught with a child noout a seat face a $25 fine.
(© MMVII, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)
My thoughts on this article were that its good that people are trying to help people become more safe and prevent deaths in the US. People really do need to be more aware of there childrens saftey because parents are responsible for there children and if they dont do it then who will. Also, maybe through this article people can see that there needs to be more emphasis on booster saftey and keeping the childrens death rate down.
Second Part-
Nine Risks: occupants in back seat, stuck accelerator, body has little crash protection, attend keg party, dozing off, no communication, downgrade, weave pattern at exit/entrance, traffic slow down.
With these nine risk factors definetly a crash could happen. Especially since the driver is drowsy and attended a keg party with pasengers in the back seat. If you took out the attend keg party and stuck accelerator then the crash might have been minimized by some. With some of these risks the accident could have happend whether or not you had most of the risks becasue the persons car had a stuck accelerator and that is hard to fix right on the spot.
(WBZ) BOSTON Car accidents are the number one cause of death for young children. The law already requires us to use car seats for babies and toddlers, but some lawmakers are focusing on the next phase, older kids in booster seats.At six-years-old, Ben Martin does not have to use a child safety seat by law.But his parents already make their sons do what safety advocates want all Massachusetts children to do, use a seat.Not only when they're babies, but all the way through the early grade school years. "Safety belts are made for adults," said AAA spokesman Art Kinsman. "On me, the belt fits properly. It cuts across my chest, my lap, my pelvis, where it's supposed to."But on children, experts say a seatbelt alone hits the wrong spots, increasing the chance of fatal injury."It can press with the force of the accident, against the liver, the spleen, intestines, and cause internal injuries," said Dr. Paul Schreiber.Current state law has children in car seats until they're either five-years-old or 40 pounds. The new proposed law would require a booster seat until the 8th birthday or when the child stands four-foot-nine in height. That is in line with the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, which suggests children remain in booster seats until they are 4' 9" tall.Even though it's already on the books in most states, Massachusetts has resisted."My son would fight it. I'm a single mom. It's tough," said one unidentified parent."They like that sense of growing up, being big," said another.The bill's backers say if it's the law, it may not be such a struggle and some kids may just surprise you.If the law passes, parents caught with a child noout a seat face a $25 fine.
(© MMVII, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)
My thoughts on this article were that its good that people are trying to help people become more safe and prevent deaths in the US. People really do need to be more aware of there childrens saftey because parents are responsible for there children and if they dont do it then who will. Also, maybe through this article people can see that there needs to be more emphasis on booster saftey and keeping the childrens death rate down.
Second Part-
Nine Risks: occupants in back seat, stuck accelerator, body has little crash protection, attend keg party, dozing off, no communication, downgrade, weave pattern at exit/entrance, traffic slow down.
With these nine risk factors definetly a crash could happen. Especially since the driver is drowsy and attended a keg party with pasengers in the back seat. If you took out the attend keg party and stuck accelerator then the crash might have been minimized by some. With some of these risks the accident could have happend whether or not you had most of the risks becasue the persons car had a stuck accelerator and that is hard to fix right on the spot.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
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