assiments due for the week of 6/25-6/30

Explain the three types of roadway signs and how you can tell the difference between them. Give two examples of each sign. This will be due and posted on 6/26!!



Find a news article dealing with traffic safety and do a type 1 write reflecting your thoughts on the article. This will be do on 6/27, Wednesday!!



Click on this url for the Department of Motor Vehicles. Your assinment is to do a type 3 writing. Your 3 FCA's are 1. Describe the point system in Vermont using the state statutes found this page, 2. Use the spell check,3.give your feeling about the law.http://www.leg.state.vt.us/statutes/sections.cfm?Title=23&Chapter=025This paper will need to be posted by Saturday 6/30 !!

The three type of road signs are:

1. Regulatory signs- are your regular signs that you would see like stop,do not enter and so on.


2. warning signs- are what warns you of what is coming up in your travel path


3. route signs- tell you what route your traveling on.

Vernon man held in Newport for DUI, break-in
Reformer.com

Tuesday, June 26BRATTLEBORO -- A local man is being held on $5,000 bail in connection with the theft of an SUV in Brattleboro and a break-in at the Seymour Market in Morgan.
Kenneth Martel, 45, of Vernon pleaded innocent to felony charges of grand larceny, unlawful trespass and aggravated operation of another's vehicle June 13, as well as a misdemeanor charge of petty larceny, according to records in Orleans District Court.
Martel also pleaded innocent to felony drunken driving for an accident in Morgan that led to his arrest on June 11, records show.
Martel is being held in Northern State Correctional Facility in Newport for the lack of bail.
The Caledonian-Record reports that senior trooper Michael LaCourse was responding to the report of a burglary at Seymour Market on the morning of June 11 when he came upon a crashed Ford Explorer on Valley Road near Morgan. He found Martel walking not far away, LaCourse said.
Martel told police he was camping out at a relative's camp on Holland Pond and had been seen taking items from his vehicle and hiding them, according to the report. The items, including cigarettes, beer and a rope, matched with what was missing
from the market, LaCourse said.
Martel admitted breaking into the store, as well as stealing a kayak and other items from a neighbor on Holland Pond, LaCourse said.
The Explorer was stolen from Unique Auto in Brattleboro on June 7 or 8.
LaCourse arrested Martel and he was held on $10,000 bail until his arraignment June 13, records show.
Martel has a record that includes burglary, drunken driving and violating conditions of release in Windham District Court in Brattleboro.
Brattleboro man faces several charges following head-on collision

Type 1 -I think this shows you what driving under the influence is not a good thing because you cause an accident and you can also get yourslfe in trouble like the guy in the article he robbed a store while drinking.

Type-3

FCA'S

1. Describe the point system in Vermont using the state statutes found this page,


2. Use the spell check


3. give your feeling about the law

The point system is for when you are pulled for breaking the law in some way then points are added ,to your licence, once you meet a maximum amount of points then your licence is taken away, if you reach ten points your licence is suspended for 10 days, if you reach 20 point its 20 days and so on.

I think that this is a good law, or system because it teaches you not to brake the law while driving. when you brake the law and get caught the police officer will initiate points to your licence and a fine to pay, points depend on what you have done to receive a certain amount of points. This is also a bad law because if you loose your licence then you cant drive to work and then you may get fired.

Assinment due monday 6/25/07

Type 2 assiments


Part One: Use the news links and find an article dealing with traffic safety and relate the article to some of the points made in the module 1 readings. Copy and paste the article and post the points below the article.



Two: Explain in your own words what is meant by the terms Yaw, Roll and Pitch.



Three: Explain what the three parts of your vision are and how you would use each part for driving.



Four: Explain what is meant by the terms Target Area and Target Path and give an example of how you would use these while driving.



Five: Describe what transition Pegs are and explain what part of the car is used for transition pegs for right and left turns.



Part 1: HAVERHILL, Mass. -- A woman who police said was behind the wheel of a car when it hit and killed a mother from Danville, N.H., has been charged in connection with the crash.
Marie Pigaga, 46, of Plaistow, N.H., was charged Friday with motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation, speeding and lane violations.
Police said her car jumped a curb in Haverhill on Monday, careened into a car wash parking lot and struck Robin Young, 43, who was drying off her vehicle.

Young died of her injuries later that day.
Hours after Pigaga's arrest on Friday, hundreds of Young's friends and loved ones lined up outside Stockbridge Funeral Home in Exeter to pay respects at her memorial.
A line dozens-deep stretched out the door of the funeral home and calling hours were extended by two hours to accommodate the crowd.
Young's family called the crash a tragedy, not only for them, but also for Pigaga.

Risk Factors-

• Driving to fast
• under the influence
• thinking about things at home
• not following the rules of the road

Part two-

Yaw-Keeps your tires in balance, for if you were to skid

Roll-Force causing your car to be in and out of balance.

Pitch-Force put upon the front tires of your car, you need to keep your foot on the brake

Part three- Vision

Central-is 3-5 cone visibility, used for targeting your area

Peripheral- you see it but your eyes are not exactly at it, it is used so you know what things are there.

Fringe- sides of your central vision used for you to see your target path.

Part four- Target area, is the driving eviorment where the target is located. other wise known as keep your eyes forward at your target.

Target path-is your intended path of travel to the target area.the road that you would use watching for hazards on the way to your target so you can get there safely.

Part five- Transitional pegs identify the placement of the vehicle to the target area while the turn is being made. A transitional peg gives you a visual reference to determine the precise moment when to make a change in steering, accleration,or braking actions that will best keep the car in balance.

The parts of the car that are transitional pegs are:

• the transitional peg for steering recovery while making a right turn is the rear view mirror.
• the transitional peg for steering recovery while making a left turn is the drivers side corner post.

Assiment #2 due 6/22/2007

9 risks and describe your thoughts on whether a crash could occur while driving with these 9 risks. Could any of these risks been eliminated or minimized to avoid a collision?



Numbers: 12,38,45,65,78,100,202,163,220



12: broken radiator hose

38: no headlights on

45:hole in radiator

65:designer drugs

78:thinking about things at home

100:opening a window

202: stopped traffic

163:narrow bridge

220:jogger running with traffic

Type:1
Broken radiator hose can be prevented by checking things under the hood before you go any place. No headlights on that can cause an accident and also can be prevented by turning them on. Hole in radiator that can be checked when you go to a mechanic. I don't know what designer drugs are. thinking about things at home can be prevented by going home to check things out. Opening a window can cause an accident by not paying attention to the road and can be caused by playing with the window instead of watching the road. Stopped traffic can not be prevented. A narrow bridge can also not be prevented it was built that way. Jogger running with traffic cannot be prevented unless you're the runner.

Assinment due 6/22/2007

Atricle: Driver arrested after trash truck rolls over

PEABODY, Mass. -- A trash truck rollover on Interstate 95 northbound in Peabody jammed the morning commute early Tuesday.
NewsCenter 5's Shiba Russell reported that the driver of the trash truck, Keith Little, was arrested after the crash. He was initially taken to a local hospital for a wrist injury but returned to the scene, where he was arrested.
The 18-wheel truck overturned near the junction of Route 1 north at the I-95 off-ramp, spreading about 92,000 pounds of trash, debris and fuel across the roadway at about 8:30 a.m. The ramp was closed for several hours while the debris was cleared.
"It seemed like it went over from the back first, trailer went over, cab went over and slid to a stop," said witness David Weiss.
Two nurses were driving behind the truck at the time of the crash.
"I was two cars behind him and as he turned the corner, the cab just flipped over," said nurse Rosemary Marella.
The nurses examined Little and stabilized his neck while they waited for emergency crews to arrive.
Little's cell phone was lost in the debris, and he asked to use Weiss's phone to call his mother.
"He just wanted to make sure that she got the word first that he was OK before she started seeing about this," Weiss said.
Little had just left a Peabody trash facility when the crash happened.
"There were no skid marks or anything. We are not sure what caused the trailer to tip over," Massachusetts State Police Maj. Kevin Kelly said.
Little faces several charges including speeding, drug possession and overweight load without a valid permit, state police said.

The cause of the roll over was eathier from over loaded or driving to fast, that shows you that the driver wasnt paying attion to what he was doing or was doing more then five over the speed limit, also was under the influence of drugs, and didn't have a weight permit. This shows you what happens when youre under the influence and speeding with an over loaded truck.

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