assignment 7/27

changing a tire:first pull the car over to a safe location and put the 4 way hazards on next locate the jack and then open the jack bag find the jack handle and and jack first remove 5 plastic nuts and take off the cover that leaves the 5 wheel nuts to loosen not remove while the wheel is still on the ground then find the rear or front jaking areas and use the jack screw to turn jack to right to raise just enough to get the wheel off the ground then take the jack screw and take the 5 wheel nuts off and slide the tire foreward and thats all there is to it.

insurance:

bodily injury liability-in an accident it covers it when its your fault it pays for medical treatments,rehabillition,and funeral costs.

property damage liability- it covers repair or replacement of other people’s vehicles or property that someone insured on your policy damages in an accident.

collision-it covers Collision pays for the repair of your car or replacement of its market value regardless of who was at fault.

comprehensive-it covers Comprehensive pays for the replacement or repairs after your car has been stolen or damaged as a result of events such as fire, flood, and windstorm.

uninsured and underinsured bodily and property damage liability- it covers pays you and members of your household for medical costs, rehabilitation, funeral costs, and losses from pain and suffering resulting from an accident caused by a hit-and-run driver, or by a driver who lacks sufficient insurance or who has no insurance at all.

term deductible-a clause in an insurance policy that relieves the insurer of responsibility to pay the initial loss up to a stated amount. it relates to collision and compensation through what happens to your car and how it happens they will pay for the damage.



The state of Vermont requires that the vehicle is covered by liability insurance.

crash site

crash site:in crash site i first visited the hospital which told me that i had a little memory loss and the doctor told me get informed on drugs and alcohol use in the brain and i learned that when drinking it effects the frontal lobe which helps you make good dicisions so when you've drank a litttle you dont have good intentions so you tend to have more and drink and drive also when you've smoked it effects the part of your brain where you perseve things like driving speed so you could end up driving faster than you want to.



the next area i headed to was the school where an impared driver who knew he had been drinking and got scared after he saw a person flewn from the car he rear ended he knew he was in trouble and was in trouble when he got to jail he relized it was scary and made for non-escape he was terrified and cried all night. the family of the people injured wanted to see this guy put away for a long time for what he did they now are missing a dughter who was ready for collage and was a wonerful girl and will always be missed by the family. and the third was a lady injuired in a crash she was totally unsuspecting and did nothing wrong and the school was trying to get people to make healthy choices like sports or activites so people dont have to get drunk to get excitement.




the third area i visited was the lawyers office where i learned some of the penalties of driving intoxicated or under the influence you could get your whole life in jail for second degree manslaughter which is like killing someone who has done nothing wrong for no reason i also learned the costs for the mecanics holding your car repairs dmaage and anything else when it come down to it its alot of money that could have been avoided and pain that people dint need.




the final place i visited was the police office i learned how to recognize an impared driver and what to do when you see one and the steps the officers take when catching an impared driver first they spot suspicion from the driver like weaving or speeding,then when caught they ask you for your information and if they smell alcohol on your breath then they ask you to performa soberiety test,then if the officer has a probible cause to arrest you he reads your mirand rights, handcuffs you and brings you to the station,then once at the station they ask for a blood,urine or other sample to see your bac(blood alcohol level),then if you can pay bail or if the judge says you can go you sit in jail,after release you are assigned a court date and and when you go you can either plea guilty or innocent,and finnaly you see a judge and they decide you sentence.



but in the end of all this crash i ended up being the bycyclist

and i 've learned how to spot a drunk or under the influence driver and what to do what happens when caught how to do more productive things than drink and smoke and i felt this was a big help and helps explain thye effcts and procedures of what will happen should happen or can happen with a drunk or impared driver

assignment 7/23

8 areas unable to pass:
on a hill: because you cant see who or what could be on the other side

around a curve:because you have to go into thge other lane and there could be cars coming

at an intersection:that is unsafe because it could disrupt traffic flow if all cars are coming

tunnels:the tunnel is too narrow and there isent enough room

rr crossings:a train could come and make it unsafe

bridges: also too narrow to pass

no passing zones:because the road has a condition that is unsafe for drivers to pass on

on coming traffic:cuz you might not have enough time and get into a collision



passing:a car moving at 60mph will be going 90 ft per sec 60x1.5=90 and if your passing a car going 40 mph it will be moving 60 ft per sec and it takes 3 secs to initiate a pass and 10 secs to pass the slower car and finally 2 secs to return to lane
40mph=180ft
60mph=900ft
60mph=180ft
=1260ft which is 4 1/5 football feilds


MERRIMACK, N.H. -- Police said that they had to use pepper spray and a stun gun to arrest a man they said pulled a shotgun on another driver in Bedford, N.H., on Wednesday.
James Demers, 47, was arrested after what police called a case of road rage. Officials said that the incident began on Route 101 when a man and a woman were traveling eastbound on the highway.
"He was following two individuals, a brother and sister, extremely closely," Bedford police prosecutor Bill Thornton said. "They flashed their lights to try to get him to back off. He did not."
When the occupants of the vehicle pulled over to let Demers' pickup truck pass, Demers pulled a gun, police said.
"As far as I can see at this point, it seems like a random case of road rage," Chief David Bailey said. "These people were tailgated. They did the right thing. They pulled over to let the car pass, and he didn't pass. He allegedly pulled up right beside them and leveled a shotgun at their car."
The brother and sister stopped and called police, who said they spotted Demers on Route 101 near the Route 293 interchange. Police followed him to the Brown Avenue exit, where Demers got off the highway and, according to police, got stuck in traffic.
Police said that as they surrounded his truck, Demers refused to get out. Police used pepper spray and shot him twice with a stun gun before arresting him.
Demers faces five charges, including two counts of criminal threatening and resisting arrest.
"He did have a loaded shotgun with, I believe, five shells in it when he was taken into custody," Thornton said.
Demers was ordered held on $25,000 bail and is scheduled to be back in court next month

The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority is investigating the geometry of the Tip O'Neill Tunnel after an activist citizen proved to state officials, using their own data, that there have been significantly more car accidents in the new tunnel compared to nearby tunnels

NEW HAVEN - A crash involving two cars has closed a portion of I-95 North, state police said.The right and center lanes near exit 46 are closed, state police said. The crash was reported around 6:55 a.m., state police said.

Travis:with the first story im happy no one was hurt,the mass turnpike might be a problem if there continues to be accidents,the crash was a very interesting report but is lacking details.

assignment 6/21

Driving + dialing = dangerousTeenage motorists can be distracted by ringing cell phone February 21, 2006By BRAD COOPER The Kansas City StarThe sky was clear. The pavement was dry. Traffic was routine for a weekday afternoon.As the 17-year-old driver exited U.S. 69 in Overland Park, he rolled his pickup as he tried to grab a ringing cell phone from the passenger-side floorboard, police said. He was not badly hurt."There was no reason for him to go off (the ramp) other than he just took it too fast, and that was because he was distracted by the cell phone," said Eric Houston, the Overland Park police officer who investigated the crash last summer.Cell phones and teens are becoming an increasingly dangerous combination on the highway, traffic-safety advocates say. Teens already account for a disproportionate share of traffic fatalities, and wireless phones exacerbate the problem, they say.Eleven states and the District of Columbia have put limits on teens using cell phones while they drive. At least 11 other states have considered such laws, including Michigan, which is poised to ban cell-phone use by drivers younger than 18. There are no such limits in Kansas and Missouri.Now the National Transportation Safety Board is urging other states to pass similar laws for teens learning to drive. "We know that when you're learning a skill, you should not be distracted while you are doing it," said Mark Rosenker, acting chairman of the safety board. "Anything that takes away from the total focus of learning how to drive is a distraction," he said.Some teens recognize the risk, but others discount the danger that cell phones might pose. They also do not understand why young people should be singled out when wireless phones are as much of a distraction to adults."I don't really think it distracts me," said T.C. Alex, a 15-year-old from Olathe. "I pay extra attention when I'm talking on the phone. I'm looking out my mirror and that kind of thing," he said.He was among a group of teens enrolled in a driver's education class at Olathe South School who recently shared their views about driving and talking on cell phones.Fifteen-year-old Callie Wheeler said she sometimes answered the phone while she was driving but talked only briefly. She said she understood the gravity of driving."I don't want to get into a wreck," she said. "I get distracted enough by the radio."She said she thought it made sense to restrict phones for inexperienced drivers. But lawmakers who lead transportation committees in Missouri and Kansas said they did not think cell-phone restrictions for teens would advance in their states. They said their legislatures appeared to be in no mood to place new curbs on personal freedoms.The recommendation by the National Transportation Safety Board comes at a time when people of all ages are using cell phones more frequently while on the road.A federal study found that last year 8 percent of all U.S. motorists, or about 1.2 million drivers, used cell phones while operating their vehicles at any given time.The study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that the percentage of drivers between the ages of 16 and 24 who talked on handheld cell phones increased from 3 percent in 2002 to 8 percent last year.At the same time, cell phones increasingly contribute to crashes in Kansas and Missouri among drivers younger than 21. In that group, cell-phone-related crashes rose 12 percent last year in Missouri and 38 percent in Kansas."The biggest concern for young drivers is their lack of experience," said Lt. John Eickhorn of the Kansas Highway Patrol. "When you add something to the mix on top of their inexperience, it only equates to more crashes with injuries and fatalities."Last year Kansas recorded 260 crashes in which a cell phone was a contributing factor. About a third involved a driver who was younger than 21.In Missouri, about 31 percent of the 1,246 cell-phone related crashes in 2004 involved a driver younger than 21. Authorities said they doubted that statistics fully measured the problem, because most drivers did not readily admit they were talking on a cell phone before a crash.But police reports are laced with examples of how teens wreck when they turn their attentions to cell phones. Consider these:An 18-year-old man struck a car driven by a pregnant woman as he reached to grab a cell phone from his back pants pocket. The woman, who was 26 weeks pregnant, complained of back and neck pain after the September 2004 crash in Overland Park.A 15-year-old girl, driving without her permit at 1 a.m., struck a parked Jeep when she reached to the passenger seat to answer a phone. No one was hurt in the July 2004 crash in Overland Park.As she talked on her cell phone, a 17-year-old girl drove over a curb and through a field before striking a tree last May in Overland Park. The girl said she panicked, hitting the gas pedal instead of the brakes. No injuries were reported.Fifteen-year-old Kaitlyn Tompkins, for one, is nervous about doing anything besides focusing on the road."I don't feel very safe driving right now, because I'm a beginning driver," she said. "I'd rather have all my concentration so I don't hit someone."Still, she has a problem with a government ban. "It's just like speeding," she said. "People are going to do it."Some traffic-safety experts say the safety board's proposal is well-intentioned, but they question its effectiveness."Enforcement is a big problem," said Russ Rader, a spokesman for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a research organization that is funded by auto insurers. "It's difficult for officers to readily ascertain the age of the driver, and it's difficult to determine if the driver is using a hands-free phone."The wireless phone industry supports efforts to improve highway safety but believes they should focus on all potential distractions."If you single one possible distraction out, you could be doing a disservice by creating a false sense of security that you've taken care of the potential problem," said John Walls, spokesman for CTIA-the Wireless Association."Young drivers face a lot of potential distractions, from playing their music too loudly to other kids in the car to talking on a cell phone to eating. The list goes on and on."Capt. Chris Ricks of the Missouri Highway Patrol said education, not necessarily more laws, is the answer. He said young drivers must recognize that the distraction is just the start of what can go wrong."They don't know how to handle it once they get to a problem," Ricks said.Brian McKearney, 15, said he was aware of the risk."When you're talking, you focus more on the conversation than the road," he said. "There's really no need to talk and drive. If it can wait, let it wait."

travis: he learned from his experience that there is no need to drive and talk on a cell that you should wait it will help you avoid accidents

yaw:traction of tires is gone
pitch:weight is transfered from front to back
roll:vehicle weight is transfered through the side tires so the weight is from left to right
central vision: good for seeing targets and is mostly used to drive
fringe vision:around the central vision 30-36 degrees
pariferal vision: the angle of vision that is good for seeing when cars are coming up beside you
target area: where you are aiming to go
target path: the path traveled to your taget area

assignment 7/19

BOSTON -- Two people were killed and three others suffered serious injuries after a seven-car crash on I-95 northbound in Attleboro early Saturday morning.
The multi-car crash occurred when a 1998 Honda Civic driven by a 21-year-old man from Leominster, Mass., entered the breakdown lane, striking an unoccupied 1997 Honda Accord.
The Civic then spun back into the highway and set in motion a crash involving six other vehicles. The driver of the Civic, whose name was not released, was declared dead at the scene. The driver of a 2004 Dodge Dakota, who police said was not wearing a safety belt, was also killed. Two men and a woman suffered serious injuries and were taken to Rhode Island Hospital.
The highway was closed for four hours after the accident.


JEFFERSON, Ga. - Four children died Saturday morning after two cars crashed head-on along Interstate 85, authorities said.The cars were carrying two families - one from Barrow County and one from Connecticut - with two children in each vehicle, said Jackson County deputy coroner Dean Stringer. Police say a Chevrolet Impala traveling southbound on the interstate crossed the median and struck a white Ford Fusion traveling in the opposite direction.Two people were ejected from the Impala, police said.
The names of the four children - ages 5, 9, 10 and 11 - were not released. All of them were believed to have been riding in the back seats of the cars.The names of the adults also were not released. Two adults in one car and one adult in the other were taken to Lanier Park Hospital in Gainesville. Their conditions were unknown.One of the four children was confirmed dead at the scene. Two more were flown to Scottish Rite Hospital in Atlanta, where they later died, Stringer said.The fourth child died at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, he said.The blocked traffic on I-85 in both directions for several hours.



BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - A Monroe man whose car careened out of control July 4, killing a 20-month-old girl, has been arrested on manslaughter and drunken-driving charges.Clayton Luf, 41, was taken into custody at his home Monday night.Luf, whose 2001 Mercedes convertible pinned the girl's head to the sidewalk, had a blood-alcohol level more than three times the legal limit, police said.
He was arrested on a warrant charging him with second-degree manslaughter, driving under the influence and reckless driving. Luf was initially charged with breach of peace and interfering with an officer.Luf is accused of running over Kay'Anah Brayboy. She died July 10."I am happy they arrested him," said Tanequa Brayboy, the girl's mother. "I want to see him brought to justice for what he did."Police said Luf was speeding and lost control. His car crashed through a metal fence and onto the sidewalk, running over the girl who was standing outside a store with a cousin.Luf, who had a cut on his head from the crash, was taken to St. Vincent's Medical Center where he was found to have a blood-alcohol level of 0.25, police said. The legal limit in Connecticut is 0.08.He was being held Monday evening in lieu of a court-set bond of $75,000.


Travis:well i dont feel they had good communication espically the guy who entered the wrong lane all the stories there was bad communication because with the second story the chilren died and the first the guy had an obvious problem when he dident buckle up but the third story the guys blood-alcohol levels were high so he didnt have a good sense of communication becasue he ran on the sidewalk and killed a little girl and ended up in jail.


green light timing:first see the light in your target area,see red light as a closed front zone then check rear zone,alert rear with braking,time arrival into open zone,go 10 mph then when green light is reached search intersection.


4 sec following:non-benifits:without it it blocks your view ,your ability to react is cut down,increases likelyhood of becoming involved in a crash,
benifits:but it helps you gather informaition in time so there is no collision,it also helps when the conditions for the road are complicated incase wheather has a skiding invloved

assignment 7/6

ways to comunicate with drivers
1:if they are behind you tap brakes
2:in front of you flash head lights a couple of times
3:roll down window and wave arm
4:pull of to the side of there close
5:turn on hazards to get their attention

graduated license law:
the graduated license law is all about how young drivers are prohibeted to drive without a driving permit or license at a certain age to prove if they are ready to be onm the road

feelings:i dont feel there is anything wrong with this law people shouldent be onthe road unless ready.

news;
BOSTON -- Officials are investigating a crash involving a school bus and a pickup truck in Haverhill.
The crash happened on Groveland Street near Boardman Street at about 2:30 p.m. when a small school bus tried to avoid an oncoming pickup truck that crossed the median, a NewsCenter 5 photographer at the scene said.
The driver and two students on the bus suffered minor injuries, but the two people in the truck were seriously injured. All five people were brought to Holy Family Hospital in Methuen

Paving on Riverside Ave to begin SaturdayPublished: Thursday, July 12, 2007Paving on Riverside Avenue begins Saturday and will extend for five days, weather permitting. Only southbound traffic out of Winooski will be allowed, and northbound traffic will be detoured to Colchester Avenue. Significant delays are expected, and motorists are advised to seek alternate routes.

My Turn: The danger that lies in plain sightPublished: Monday, July 9, 2007My Turn: The danger that lies in plain sight Nancee Barney of Rutland is the state coordinator for Vermont Operation Lifesaver Inc. a nonprofit highway-rail safety and trespass prevention organization. She writes: Here's a startling fact: About every two hours in the United States, a vehicle or person is struck by a train. And if you consider that the impact of a train hitting a vehicle is like that of a car running over a can of soda, you have some idea of the consequences of these events.

TRAVIS:my feelings on this are the bus crash was very tragic and hopefully they will make a full hospital recovery and glad no one elas was hurt

the paving i hope will serve the roads to help the drivers and the traffic flow can begin again

hopefully a they will make the railroad crossing more safe for cars so nothing like this ever happens again because this can cause instant death


accident opening danger: this has taught me how dangerous people can be on the roads and why we should obey the traffic laws and stay focused on the wheel so we dont end up dead or drowned or incinerated because two vehicle heading 40 miles and hour is already an accident





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assignment 6/25

the point system is the system they use to fairly punish you for violations and other car related things like you could get two points on your license for a failure to turn left properlyand i think the point system is fair because if youre doing wrong they found thee right amount of points to put against you for each thing.



GUILFORD -- A woman and her 3-year-old son were unharmed after a single-car crash near the Welcome Center on Friday afternoon, state police said.
According to state police, Laura Villarriel, 19, of Delaware, was driving northbound when she hit her brakes as rain started to fall. She lost control of the car, a 2006 Nissan Sentra, which flipped over and landed back on its tires.
Though the car was totaled, the 3-year-old was properly restrained and Villarriel was wearing her seat belt, so no one was seriously hurt. Villarriel did have minor abrasion on her arm. She was treated at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital.
Police said the two were on their way to visit relatives in New Hampshire.
Road rage reported in Putney

Travis:i am happy they made it out of the crash alive that dosent happen very often


warning signs: the are there to show road work is there or coming up and means the road could be hard to pass through road.
contrustion 500 ft
detour


international signs: they are there to say whats coming up while driving on a highway.
stop
yeild

guide signs:tell you things like where you can go they are usually green and rectangular or what roads are coming up
intersections
information