1. List 8 areas where it is illegal to pass another vehicle and give a reason why you think it is unsafe to pass in these areas. This is a type 2 writing.
A.Curves
B. Hills
C. Rail Roads
D.When posted
E.When its not safe
F. Bridge
G. Intersection
2. Using the power point 9.02 I would like you to explain the time and space needs for passing another vehicle. You are traveling at 60 mph and the car you are about to pass is going 40 mph. you will need to multiply each speed by 1.5 in order to find the feet per second that each car is traveling. Please explain how long it will take you to pass the vehicle, the number of feet that you will travel in each of the three parts of the passing maneuver. the total feet and time it will take, and compare that to the length of a football field which is 300 feet long. This is a type 2 writing. Remember to use the 9.02 power point to find the information you will need to solve the question.
Response- Initiate pass-180feet && pass car-900 feet .. Return to lane-180feet. total distance is 1260 feet, total time is 15 seconds. 1260 feet is about 41/3 football fields.
3. Find three news articles. Post the information along with your opinion of the situation. This is a type 1 writing.
1. It's Time to Think Bicycle Safety
Biking is the most popular outdoor activity among young Canadians. About 90% of children aged 10 to 14 are bicyclists. Fun and enjoyment aside though, biking is not a past time without risk.
Over 100 Canadians die each year from bike injuries. About half of the children killed in biking mishaps are aged 5 to 14. In addition, 50,000 children in Canada are injured every year in bike-related mishaps.
Most serious bike crashes happen close to home on quiet streets. It may surprise you to know that the vast majority of bike crashes DO NOT involve motor vehicles. About 95 percent of all injury-producing bike mishaps occur when a cyclist falls or runs into something like a pothole, post, pedestrian or another bike.
HTML: http://www.saferoads.com/
Response-
Bikers have as much as a right on the road as we do. There only out doing something they love. Us people are drivers have to be extremely careful to pay close attention to them. This article shows that riding bikes isn't always the safest idea on the roads. I think if every driver took responsibly for the actions on the road and were being cautious then everything would be fine.
2. During FY 2003, the Bureau, utilizing a combination of 402 and 410 monies, provided impaired driving enforcement funding support to the Iowa State Patrol and 63 local law enforcement agencies throughout the state, including 20 sheriff's offices and 43 local police departments. Training opportunities for all Iowa law enforcement personnel, OWI prosecutors and judges in Iowa's 99 counties were provided through programs with the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy, the Prosecuting Attorney's Training Council (PATC) and the Court Administrators Office of the State Supreme Court. PATC also assisted with a number of workshops designed to educate law enforcement personnel about Iowa's newest impaired driving legislation. Our youth alcohol education project is called "Get A Grip." It is a youth leadership and traffic safety program with a goal of developing leadership skills in high school age students. It is hosted by Iowa State University Department of Public Safety. In 2003, 96 youths and 19 adult sponsors received the training. The "Get A Grip" program also went on the road with five one-day leadership regional workshops through which an additional 310 youths and 41 adults received the training in 2003.
Public information initiatives sponsored by the Bureau include Public Service Announcements (PSA's) and educational materials developed by The Integer Group. These materials are targeted at age 35 and under audience who are disproportionately represented in alcohol-related crashes.
URL: http://www.dps.state.ia.us/commis/gtsb/GTSBalcohol.shtml
Response-
Drinking and driving is a HUGE problem not only in Vermont but everywhere. In fact its not only in the United states. Its a world wide problem. I think the idea of funding different programs to show teens and family's how dangerous drinking and driving is, is a great idea. If no one drank and drove the road ways would be a lot more safe, and a lot less deaths would occur.
3. There are about 17,000 alcohol related car accident deaths in the United States each year, this means that there is a drunk driving death every 31 minutes. Alcohol was a factor in 39 percent of all fatal accidents and in 7 percent of all crashes in 2004. Additionally about 248,000 people are injured in accidents where police reported that alcohol was present, thus one person is injured in a drunk driving accident in the US every 2 minutes. These incredible statistics reveal why drunk driving is a major public policy issue. Below are many examples of drunk driving accidents.
URL: http://www.car-accidents.com/drunk-driving-accidents.html
Response-
Once again drinking and driving not cool. Millions of people are killed yearly from drunk drivers. You don't even have to drink to be killed by a drunk driver. You could be so innocent and be slammed by a drunk driver and instantly be killed. If your a mother or father you would leave your children without parents. Its always safe to buckle up. Its even smarted to not drink and think of the possibility's
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