On the afternoon of January 25, a pedestrian was hit on I-465 Southbound. The situation is quite unique in that the man had stopped his vehicle on the shoulder of the road and had proceeded to strip as he walked down the roadway. By the time the man walked into traffic and was hit, he was naked. The man is believed to have acted under the influence of drugs and will charges with both public intoxication and indecent exposure. As a pedestrian, it is probably common sense to keep your clothes on, but there are other things you might be doing which could put you in danger as a pedestrian. Be a sober pedestrian. Drinking alcohol or doing drugs could cause you to act irrationally. You might not pay as much attention as you are crossing the street.
Dangers on roadways is an issue that describes the discrepancy between perception and reality of road rage. The media, for some odd reason, tends to make road rage a huge controversial issue. As seen on talk shows from Oprah Winfrey to CNN, they reveal to people that road rage could happen at any time and to always be looking over your shoulder. These talk shows and news programs also put fear into our minds by explaining that most roadragers often use guns to kill or injure their victims. Glassner contradicts the media's speculations by stating that out of approximately 250,000 people killed on roadways between 1990-1997, AAA attributed that one in one thousand was an act of road rage (pg.5).
Driving is a privilege Americans have been afforded since the invention of the automobile in the late 1800’s. Yet with great power comes great responsibility. One of the responsibilities associated with being able to drive several tons of metal at high speeds is the responsibility of doing so without any distractions or impairments. Choosing to drive drunk puts not only the driver in danger, but also everyone else in the car and on the road. Currently, the average drunk driver will drive eighty times before getting caught by the police (1). On average, one third of all people will be involved in a drunk driving accident during the course of their lifetimes (7). Whereas driving drunk once can be seen as a mistake and a one-time lapse in judgment, choosing to recklessly ignore the law and the safety of others is a serious offense against society. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that one in three persons arrested for drunk driving are repeat offenders (2).
“Drink the first. Sip the second slowly. Skip the third. The speedway ends at the cemetery” (Rockne). Every day, almost 30 people in the United States die in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver. This amounts to one death every 48 minutes. The annual cost of alcohol related crashes totals more than 51 billion. In Recent discussions of drunk driving, a controversial issue has been whether the driving while intoxicated laws should be increased due to the amount tax payers are paying for drunk driving crashes. On the one hand. Some argue that the driving laws for driving drunk should remain the same and not change. From this perspective the laws about driving under the influence should greatly increase to be stricter, this will help decrease the death rate per year in the United States. On the other hand, however others argue that the laws about driving while drunk are already too strict and should remain unchanged. In sum, then, the issue is whether the laws about driving drunk should be greatly increased to be more effective, or remain unchanged. Because drunk driving can result in unnecessary and premature deaths, unsafe roadways, billions of dollars spent on taxpayers due to DUI’S, and losing a loved one. Drunk driving laws should be altered to be more efficient.
"I am constantly worried about running into cars, pedestrians, etc." said Ali Gallant, a criminal justice middler at Northeastern University. "I am especially nervous because even if I am biking safely, the actions of others can have an impact on my safety and health.
Between 2000 and 2011 there were 11,000 distracted walking injuries. There is a dispute about if there should be a U.S law about crossing the street, or walking, while having the eyes on your phone. Some people believe that there is no need for a law. Adversaries believe that there is a need for a law to get the road safer. Although some people believe that there is a need for a law, it could be argued that there is no need for a law because there could be other methods for preventing injuries.
Being a pedestrian, I started crossing a road through Zebra-crossing by taking as much as time I could take. Sometimes I used to act as if I was tying my lases. Sometimes I used to become like a lame or disabled person so that I could take more time to cross the road. Furthermore, I tried to pretend like I lost my something valuable and was searching continuously without caring traffic lights. Likewise, I tried for several times to see the reaction of people towards me and
Did you know that thinking allows human to make sense or, interpret, represent or model the world they experience, and to make predictions about the world.Well in the two stories “Us and Them” and “The Pedestrian,” the character’s thoughts and actions reveal aspects of his personality. In “Us and Them” the author writes the story based on his own experience during his childhood. It talks about how everybody has a T.V besides that one family who is very behind. Next in “The Pedestrian” it talks about a guy named Mead and he is a person who is just like Mr. Tomkey from “Us and Then” who doesn’t believe in television and doesn’t watches it. In both stories, the character’s actions reveal and express its personality.
It is utterly selfish to change the radio station when there are living entities in the lanes surrounding me. If not used properly a car can be a lethal weapon. So, it is imperative that I follow the road laws and my attention is solely focused on driving. Before this happened, I didn’t even think messing with my stereo system could lead to an accident but my eyes were opened through this car collision. From now on I try to make sure the car in front of me and I are separated by a large but appropriate amount of space and focus on the road. Life is too precious to let my mind wander on subjects such as changing the song, brushing my hair, taking a call, or even reaching for my water bottle in order to hydrate. There are a time and a place for everything. With that being said, these petty distractions can be put on hold in order to cruise safely. From the moment to my car engine roaring on and put into the gear of drive to me settling into a parking space and putting it in the park I will tunnel my attention onto the road and the road
On the road, you need to be focused, but that’s not possible. When you drink, your reaction time becomes very slow and reacting to situations takes much longer and is very slow. Drunk drivers can’t make good decisions and their vision isn’t good while drunk and can’t really pick up movement quick enough. For example, where roads cross, the drunk driver wouldn’t be able to tell if there was a car about to cross because the reaction time would be very slow and they wouldn’t be able to focus their vision on the car fast enough. Also, driving the car nice and smoothly would be very difficult because the drunk driver 's wouldn’t be able to tell if he or she’s car was on the center line or tell the position of the car. This would lead to confusion of other drivers and could cause an accident. Also from prior knowledge, I know that drunk drivers have weak body coordination and wouldn’t be able to react to anything quick. If the driver in front of the drunk driver were to press the brake quickly at a stop sign or a light, the drunk driver would end up rear ending the car because there foot and eye coordination would be off. Also jail time is highly likely if a cop pulls over the drunk driver. If not jail time, then a fine, ticket, or even an interlock installed in the car. A interlock, basically keeps track if the driver drinks the next time they drive. The interlock is a very
As we cruised around the community, he pointed out countless minor traffic violations, both moving and non-moving, but opted not to make any stops. At this point he stated his main concern was to spot any impaired drivers and get them off the road. Eventually, as we came up behind an older civic (the Civic had a broken brake light) on Centreville Road, the officer stated that he detected the scent of marijuana coming from the Civic. The driver of the Civic noticed Crutchman’s police cruiser behind him and dropped his speed to 5 mph under the posted limit. Officer Crutchman began tailing the vehicle which immediately turned off on the next available road. We proceeded to follow the Civic for a couple of miles. I could tell that Officer Crutchman wanted to make the stop, and I inquired why he hadn’t done so already on account of the Civic’s faulty brake light. He responded that he is cautious about making such stops because he does not want a “new law named after him” on account of the controversy surrounding pretextual stops. It is possible that this careful attitude has developed as a result of the rising public outcry against police and
Always look for vehicles before crossing the street, even if a light has signaled that it is your turn to cross. Just because you have the right-of-way does not mean drivers are always going to stop for you. Only cross the street when it is safe to do so.
Distracted driving is an issue we hear about constantly. Don't text and drive. Stop checking Facebook behind the wheel. Don't touch the radio behind the wheel. We are bombarded by these campaigns everywhere. But what about pedestrians? What about those people who walk down the street with their head down, staring at the words their thumbs are creating on a touch screen? We always hear about the classic trope in which one was on their phone, or distracted while driving and ends up driving into a mailbox, but what about the not-so-clichés such as crossing at a red because you were too busy asking your partner what was for dinner, or you were too busy asking your friend what the plan was to realise that you've walked off a bridge? These are both true stories unearthed by the research team at the University of Ohio, to show the true dangers behind distracted pedestrians (Nasar, 2013).
Have you ever been hit by a car? If so how and why did it happen? A lot of people get distracted by their cell phones when they cross the street.
Pedestrians are a common sight in any metro region, and that includes the East Valley area. Millions of tourists visit Arizona every year. In addition, many of the people who work and live here take advantage of the dry weather to walk where they need to go. The downside to this is that it sometimes leads to collisions between pedestrians and cars, many of which happen at a crosswalk. Personal injury attorneys represent numerous people who have suffered pedestrian accidents and crosswalk injuries. Unfortunately, pedestrian accidents are a common occurrence statewide – not just in the Valley region. Every year more than 1,500 collisions take place, and nearly all of them resulted in some form of injury. Those numbers hold relatively steady
If everything comes in your way, take off your right foot. Use the roads carefully and we may be able to use them for a longer time. Use them carelessly and we may never be able to use them again. We should all take a pledge to drive safe and never to exceed the prescribed speed limits. Start Early, Drive Slowly and Reach Safely, must be the dictum to follow.