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.