Rail Road is very important to understand as a driver. If you do not follow rules that are set to protect you from danger‚ you can face fatal consequences. It is tragic when you see on the news of train related accident because most of all of them are fatal. As a driver you need to be on the look out when you come to a rail way. On the Warning Devices section of Unit 5 rail road crossing it states‚"Public railroad crossings have been marked with warning devices for your safety by highway departments
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every day. Of the common stereotypes in society‚ perhaps one of the most common is that of the immature teenagers behind the wheel taking the lives of others. This stereotype is completely false. Although teens may be more susceptible to car accidents‚ the driving age should remain the same because the problem is lack of practice‚ teenageers need to travel around‚ teenagers are not the only people to blame‚ and driving is a known risk for any age and gender. Raising the legal driving age would
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Appendix A References Section I Required Publications AR 385–10 The Army Safety Program AR 385–40 Accident Reporting and Records DA PAM 385–10 The Army Safety Program DA PAM 385–40 Army Accident Investigation and DA PAM 385–64 Ammunition and Explosives Safety Standards DA PAM 385–90 Army Aviation Accident Prevention Program FM 5–19 Composite Risk Management Section II Related Publications A related publication is a source of additional information. The user
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Each year many drivers and passengers are killed in car crashes because of distracted driving. “In 2014‚ 3‚179 people were killed and 431‚000 were injured in distraction-related car accidents”("Listening to Radio Can Lead to Distracted Driving.").Distracted driving is very dangerous and it includes things like taking your eyes off the road‚ taking your hand off the wheel‚ or talking and not really focusing on driving.Although it is easy for people to take their hands off the wheel while driving‚
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Carelessness can often play a role in developing a conflict and put a person in a bad situation. [In the book The Great Gatsby‚ carelessness plays a major role and is displayed by people getting drunk at parties‚ and Daisy speeding a causing a car accident‚ which left one dead.] One way of displaying carelessness is driving while drunk. While talking to guests at one of his parties‚ Gatsby hears a loud noise and goes to check it out. He discovers and car flipped over with the wheel off. Gatsby realized
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cause accidents‚ injuries and death. In the article “Distracted Driving: Facts and Statistics” states “In 2014‚ 3‚179 people were killed‚ and 431‚000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers” (par. 5). Distracted driving is increasing as media and electronic devices are improving. From 2005 to 2008‚ distracted driving has increased. In 2005 there were 4572 fatalities involving distracted driving. It increased to 5870 fatalities in 2008. A 28% incline of accidents as more
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casualties and accidents would decrease as the functions of the cars get better. Others would say that it’s the future‚ and we should progress with them. Some also would say that it’s cool and nice to have “safe” self-driving cars. According to document D‚ self-driving cars would have a “laser range finder” and a front that could decrease the severity of the injuries. Therefore‚ proponents of the self-driving cars‚ say that the self-driving cars will be the cause of potential decreasing accidents and deaths
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After careful consideration‚ I believe that live on campus is a better choice and I have a lot of reasons to support it. First of all‚ live on campus is safer. Living on campus will dramatically reduce the potential possibilities of accidents on the roads like car accident‚ robbery and sexual assault. There is a famous murder case‚ which generated international attention earlier this year. Wu and Qu‚ two 23-year-old electrical engineering graduate students of University of Southern California who come
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minimum age is 16. Is this change positive or negative? Should the age be higher? Well‚ the statistics have a rather clear answer to these questions. I believe the minimum driving age should be raised. It is proven that 16-year-olds get into more accidents than any other drivers of any other ages. In “11 Facts About Teen Driving”‚ the number two fact states “16-year-olds have higher crash rates than drivers of any other age.” In fact‚ not only are
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after a car accident‚ someone is always determined to be the guilty party when a two-vehicle auto collision occurs. If you suspect you are at-fault after an accident and like to conduct yourself in an honorable fashion‚ you may immediately take the blame for an accident that you truly were not at fault for. Even the most seemingly cut-and-dry accident laws‚ such as the blame always being on a driver who rear-ends another‚ aren’t always as cut-and-dry as you think. Here are a few auto accident instances
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