traffic accidents involving older drivers in the past few days. As we known‚ Victorian is the only Australia state which does not have compulsory testing of driving license held by older motorists. However‚ it does not mean that mandatory testing should be imposed on elderly driver in Victorian due to mandatory testing does not make the road safer‚ older drivers are more cautious and elderly driver promotes economics development. Firstly‚ mandatory testing of older driver does not make the roads safer
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Types of Drivers by Age There are many types of drivers that we all encounter on the road‚ and they are often classified by age. While the term “ driver ” can be applied to just about anyone behind the wheel‚ the way a person drives often changes with age. You can expect to find these drivers on the road near to you: teenage drivers‚ middle-aged drivers‚ and slow but steady elderly drivers. At the age of 16-20 years old‚ teens are more concerned
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vehicle accidents. According to Transport Canada ‘Alcohol use by drivers was a factor in almost 30 percent of deaths from vehicle crashes during 2003-2005’. That may seem like a lot but it is actually a 10 percent decrease from the number of alcohol related fatalities between 1996-2001. The age of the driver also plays a role in the number of alcohol related accidents. During 2003-2005 approximately 76 percent of drunk drivers in fatal crashes were under the age of 45. Teenagers are also involved
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Distracted drivers risk the lives of many innocent victims. Is our hurried lifestyle really worth it? Many people want to think they can conquer the world and maybe then can conquer many things but not everything. Distracted drivers have been a very big problem to this world and it will continue to be so‚ but there can be ways to reduce some of these incidents from happening such as enforcing distracted driving laws. When a person is behind the wheel of a car‚ that person’s mind needs to be focused
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An impaired driver is anyone who is inhibited while driving. For example‚ this can be a drunk driver‚ or a driver under the influence of drugs. It can even be a person who is distracted through the use of their phone. Regardless of the reason for impairment‚ when you are in an accident in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ caused by an impaired driver‚ you need to do to make sure you do a few specific things right after the accident. By completing these tasks‚ you will increase your chances of getting the compensation
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The driver is the most commonly reported factor responsible to death and injury on the roads (Sabey and Taylor‚ 1980; Department for Transport‚ 2008). Most people would drive at speeds and within the legal limit allowing them to cope with the challenge of the driving task. Although drivers speed and their capability can be diminished through tiredness‚ drink and drugs‚ which may impact on their ability to negotiate road safety and sometimes result in collisions. Attitude can be a subject to change
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Benefits and Drivers Proposal Benefits and Drivers – Kudler Fine Foods Kudler Fine Foods is a local upscale specialty food store that provides the very best domestic and imported products. The fine selections Kudler Fine Foods have for customers are bakery and pastry products‚ fresh produce‚ fresh meat‚ seafood‚ condiments‚ and packaged foods‚ cheese‚ and specialty dairy products. Kudler Fine Foods also provide an extensive collection of domestic and imported wines and spirits. Kudler Fine Foods
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In 60 percent of the crashes involving semis and another four-wheeled vehicle‚ the other driver was at fault according to information provided by the American Trucking Association. If you are often the other driver‚ you likely want to understand what you can do to avoid a collision with a semi. Avoid cutting off a semi driver. When passing a semi-truck‚ make sure you are far enough ahead of the truck that you can at least see the semi’s headlights before you reenter the same lane as the semi-truck
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Module 2 notes When you are driving‚ most information comes to you through eyes. Gathering information with your eyes is called visual perception – the ability to notice many things at once. You must have 20/40 vision or better in each eye and both eyes If it is found that you have 20/200 (or poorer) vision in one eye‚ you must have 20/40 or better vision in the other eye with or without corrective lenses If it is found that you have 20/70 (or better) vision in either eye separately‚ or in
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Mrs. Karen M. Lampert April‚ 22‚ 2013 English 1C: Critical thinking and writing. Essay # 4. Truth: Women are better drivers. Women have the reputation of being worse drivers than men. Some say that women’s driving is linked to their hormones‚ or they look too much in the mirror‚ or that they put make up while driving. Others believe that women are bad drivers because they text at the same time as driving‚ or they think too much about everything and cannot focus on driving‚ or simply because
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