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.