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.
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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.