1. Change a tire on your family car under the supervision of one of your parents. If your not sure how to do it read your vehicles owners manual.Write a type 3 writeup. FCA's: 1.Describe the steps you used in changing your tire. 2.Describe the safety components involved in changing a tire.3. Correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Post by Monday 7/30
First you have to make sure you're in a safe place to change the tire to avoid being killed. The next thing you have to do is get the jack, spare tire and wrench out of the trunk of the car. Then you take off the hub cab and loosen the lug nuts. As you loosen the lug nuts you're supposed to slowly loosen the lug nuts opposite from each other, only loosening them slightly. Next you need to find out where to put the jack, which you can look up in the owners manual. Jack the car up until the tire is off the ground, then you can remove the lug nuts and remove the tire completely. Then you have to put on the new tire and screw the lug nuts back in, still opposite from each other and carefully. Once they're on lower the car down and take the jack out, tighten the lug nuts even more, put the hubcap back on and then you're done.
2.Type 3 write up on insurance.FCA's: 1 Describe the following types of coverages: bodily injury liability, property damage liability, collision, comprehensive, uninsured and under insured bodily and property damage liability, and the term deductible and how it relates to collision and comprehensive coverages. 2.Describe what the state of Vermont requires for automobile insurance. 3Correct spelling, grammar and punctuation, Post by Monday, 7/30.
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Bodily injury liability: medical bills that you're responsible for
Property damage liability: things you're for for damaging
Collision: damage to the car due to a collision
Comprehensive: pays for repairing or replacement for damage that has happened to the car other than a collision
Uninsured and under insured bodily and property damage liability: if hit, this pays for you and other passengers (medical bills, courts fees, etc), but not for property damage
Deductible: if you get into a collision, then you have to your deductible then insurance will pay the rest. The higher the deductible, the lower the insurance bill
2. The law in Vermont is that the car that you drive has to be covered by liability insurance. It's called "Maintenance of financial responsibility". If someone dies or gets injured in a collision then insurance has to pay $25,000 for each person. Also you must have $10,000 for property damage insurance.
Monday, July 30, 2007
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Crash Site Assignment Due 7/29
1. Watch the " Crash Cd ". Type 3 writing. FCA's: 1. give a complete summary of the four sites you visit in the cd( lawyer, police, doctor, school), 2.Tell who you turned out to be in the cd, 3.Give your view on the problems related to drinking/drugs and driving. Please post this by Sunday 7/29, 3:00 pm. If completed correctly this paper will take the place of your final exam.
The Lawyer had a lot to say and show about the costs of things when you get into a crash. You had to do an activity where you estimated the costs of things like, towing, restricted license fee, alcohol education programs, court costs and so on. After seeing what the 10 things you had to estimate the costs of really cost, I realized how much it was. Those 10 things all together cost over $14,000.
The police told a lot of statistics. They said that when teens are driving they are twice as likely to get into a crash with teen passengers. They also showed what to look for in drunk drivers. You should look for slow responding, lights off, turning abruptly, drifting, following too closely, weaving, swerving and wide turns. Also they explained how when you get pulled over for drunk driving there is no tolerance, even if the alcohol level is .01 or .02 you will still get arrested for DUI. They showed a small diagram or the process of getting arrested as well. The process was: get pulled over, field sobriety test, Miranda rights, breathalyzer, pay bail, arraignment, then a trial.
The doctor had a lot to say about head injuries, the brain, a little about drinking, pot and seat belts. A couple of facts that were stated were that seatbelts reduce the risk of dying in a crash by 60%, after drinking it only takes 10 minutes to start taking effect, and even if you get into a collision at 10mph, it can still cause significant damage if you hit your head. If you have a head injury you can forgot things, can't concentrate as well, have mood swings, lose taste and smell or have difficulty with motor skills. It depends on what part of the brain was effected. These are parts of the brain that can be effected if you drink, frontal lobe (makes you make bad decisions), hippocampus (memory fails), and medulla (can cause brain damage). If you smoke pot, these are the parts of your brain that can be effected, limbic system (missing danger skills), hippocampus (memory loss, reduced attention), and the cerebellum (bad coordination or road tracking).
The school talked a lot about how impaired drivers, victims and the victims friends and family can be effected and how to deal with someone who is about to drink and drive. There were short videos from an impaired driver, a victim and a victims family. Jeff, the impaired driver, talked about the accident and how horrible he felt for what he had caused and was convicted with negligent homicide. Sara, a victim, was hit by an impaired driver and suffered a lot of serious injuries that she still has to live with and remembers. Marilyn and Mike, a victims parents, talked about how hard it is to live with the death of their daughter after she was killed by an impaired driver. This section also told about how to deal with friends who wanted to drive somewhere under the influence. You could, take their keys, find someone else to drive them home, delay them until they're sober enough to make better decisions, use another angle (use other words, rephrase what you said before), or you could just let them go although that's not a good idea.
In the story I was the passenger in the car. In the car no one was wearing a seat belt, the passenger was ejected from the car, suffered memory loss, the driver was drunk, the passenger should have done something to stop the driver from driving, the driver was convicted of vehicular homicide and the biker that the car hit was killed.
My views on drinking and driving are that it's never ok. I think that if you do drink and drive, but you didn't get pulled over or get into an accident then you're extremely lucky. It doesn't seem worth it to me to drink or smoke pot then drive. You could kill someone then have to live with that for the rest of your life, or you could get arrested and have all of those consequences. It's easy to find someone else to drive you home or pick you up if you drink anyways, if it's that easy and there's a lot less risk, then you should do it instead of taking those chances.
The Lawyer had a lot to say and show about the costs of things when you get into a crash. You had to do an activity where you estimated the costs of things like, towing, restricted license fee, alcohol education programs, court costs and so on. After seeing what the 10 things you had to estimate the costs of really cost, I realized how much it was. Those 10 things all together cost over $14,000.
The police told a lot of statistics. They said that when teens are driving they are twice as likely to get into a crash with teen passengers. They also showed what to look for in drunk drivers. You should look for slow responding, lights off, turning abruptly, drifting, following too closely, weaving, swerving and wide turns. Also they explained how when you get pulled over for drunk driving there is no tolerance, even if the alcohol level is .01 or .02 you will still get arrested for DUI. They showed a small diagram or the process of getting arrested as well. The process was: get pulled over, field sobriety test, Miranda rights, breathalyzer, pay bail, arraignment, then a trial.
The doctor had a lot to say about head injuries, the brain, a little about drinking, pot and seat belts. A couple of facts that were stated were that seatbelts reduce the risk of dying in a crash by 60%, after drinking it only takes 10 minutes to start taking effect, and even if you get into a collision at 10mph, it can still cause significant damage if you hit your head. If you have a head injury you can forgot things, can't concentrate as well, have mood swings, lose taste and smell or have difficulty with motor skills. It depends on what part of the brain was effected. These are parts of the brain that can be effected if you drink, frontal lobe (makes you make bad decisions), hippocampus (memory fails), and medulla (can cause brain damage). If you smoke pot, these are the parts of your brain that can be effected, limbic system (missing danger skills), hippocampus (memory loss, reduced attention), and the cerebellum (bad coordination or road tracking).
The school talked a lot about how impaired drivers, victims and the victims friends and family can be effected and how to deal with someone who is about to drink and drive. There were short videos from an impaired driver, a victim and a victims family. Jeff, the impaired driver, talked about the accident and how horrible he felt for what he had caused and was convicted with negligent homicide. Sara, a victim, was hit by an impaired driver and suffered a lot of serious injuries that she still has to live with and remembers. Marilyn and Mike, a victims parents, talked about how hard it is to live with the death of their daughter after she was killed by an impaired driver. This section also told about how to deal with friends who wanted to drive somewhere under the influence. You could, take their keys, find someone else to drive them home, delay them until they're sober enough to make better decisions, use another angle (use other words, rephrase what you said before), or you could just let them go although that's not a good idea.
In the story I was the passenger in the car. In the car no one was wearing a seat belt, the passenger was ejected from the car, suffered memory loss, the driver was drunk, the passenger should have done something to stop the driver from driving, the driver was convicted of vehicular homicide and the biker that the car hit was killed.
My views on drinking and driving are that it's never ok. I think that if you do drink and drive, but you didn't get pulled over or get into an accident then you're extremely lucky. It doesn't seem worth it to me to drink or smoke pot then drive. You could kill someone then have to live with that for the rest of your life, or you could get arrested and have all of those consequences. It's easy to find someone else to drive you home or pick you up if you drink anyways, if it's that easy and there's a lot less risk, then you should do it instead of taking those chances.
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Assignment Due 7/26
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.
Hills
Curves
One lane roads
No passing zone
Intersections
Railroad crossings
Bridges
On/off ramps
All of these places are unsafe places to pass for several reasons. Some, like hills and curves, you can't see far ahead enough to pass safely. Others may have other oncoming traffic or may not have enough space to allow a safe passing maneuver.
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.
The car going 60 mph is going 90 feet per second, and the car going 40 mph is going 60 feet per second. With those speeds, the car going faster should be able to pass in about 12 seconds. When you first decide to pass you should check to make sure you can pull out into the other lane, signal, pull out, pass the other car and wait until you can see both headlights, signal and go to the other lane.
Hills
Curves
One lane roads
No passing zone
Intersections
Railroad crossings
Bridges
On/off ramps
All of these places are unsafe places to pass for several reasons. Some, like hills and curves, you can't see far ahead enough to pass safely. Others may have other oncoming traffic or may not have enough space to allow a safe passing maneuver.
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.
The car going 60 mph is going 90 feet per second, and the car going 40 mph is going 60 feet per second. With those speeds, the car going faster should be able to pass in about 12 seconds. When you first decide to pass you should check to make sure you can pull out into the other lane, signal, pull out, pass the other car and wait until you can see both headlights, signal and go to the other lane.
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Assignment Due 7/20
1) Find 3 news articles and relate them to things we have read about and discussed in class. This is a type two writing and should contain factual details to respond to the news articles. Copy and paste the article and post the URL. These should be posted by Sunday 7/22.
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/13729530/detail.html
In this crash there were five cars involved, if some of those cars had had more reaction time after the first car hit then they could've survived or at least suffered less injuries or might still be alive. Also if people had searched the area better, for example, looking at other cars behavior, then some of this could've been avoided.
http://www.wptz.com/news/13701817/detail.html
In this the person who was driving definitely should have been more aware. The child was most likely in his blindspot and the driver couldn't even see him. He should have known that his kid was outside though and knew where he was.
http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070717/NEWS01/707170360/1002/NEWS01
This accident wasn't all the bikers fault but if he had tapped his brakes or signaled then maybe the girl behind him would've been more aware and see him and stopped instead of hitting him.
2)Type 2 writing: Describe how to how to time your arrival to get to an intersection with a green light. Power point can be found in Module 6. Post assignment by Sunday, 7/22
To help time your arrival you should look ahead at your target. Look at the lights and observe what the color is, green, yellow or red. If you're far enough back and the light is red then it could turn green by the time you get there. If it's yellow then you should start slowing down since I'll be red soon. If it's green and has been green for awhile then it's a stale green light and could change soon so you might want to either slow down or keep a steady pace.
3.Type 2 writing: Explain the benefits of keeping a 4 second following distance. Use power point presentation 7.03 to help you with this assignment. Post assignment by Sunday ,7/22.
When you keep a 4 second following distance then you have a lot more reaction time. You could easily be away if they're going to stop, take a turn or pull over and you wouldn't have to worry about being too close and possibly rear ending them. Also if someone behind you wasn't keeping a safe 4 second following distance and was a lot closer, then you might get intimidated or kind of worried that they could rear end you and cause an accident very easily.
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/13729530/detail.html
In this crash there were five cars involved, if some of those cars had had more reaction time after the first car hit then they could've survived or at least suffered less injuries or might still be alive. Also if people had searched the area better, for example, looking at other cars behavior, then some of this could've been avoided.
http://www.wptz.com/news/13701817/detail.html
In this the person who was driving definitely should have been more aware. The child was most likely in his blindspot and the driver couldn't even see him. He should have known that his kid was outside though and knew where he was.
http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070717/NEWS01/707170360/1002/NEWS01
This accident wasn't all the bikers fault but if he had tapped his brakes or signaled then maybe the girl behind him would've been more aware and see him and stopped instead of hitting him.
2)Type 2 writing: Describe how to how to time your arrival to get to an intersection with a green light. Power point can be found in Module 6. Post assignment by Sunday, 7/22
To help time your arrival you should look ahead at your target. Look at the lights and observe what the color is, green, yellow or red. If you're far enough back and the light is red then it could turn green by the time you get there. If it's yellow then you should start slowing down since I'll be red soon. If it's green and has been green for awhile then it's a stale green light and could change soon so you might want to either slow down or keep a steady pace.
3.Type 2 writing: Explain the benefits of keeping a 4 second following distance. Use power point presentation 7.03 to help you with this assignment. Post assignment by Sunday ,7/22.
When you keep a 4 second following distance then you have a lot more reaction time. You could easily be away if they're going to stop, take a turn or pull over and you wouldn't have to worry about being too close and possibly rear ending them. Also if someone behind you wasn't keeping a safe 4 second following distance and was a lot closer, then you might get intimidated or kind of worried that they could rear end you and cause an accident very easily.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Assignment Due 7/11
Your assignment is to write a type 3 paper on "Graduated Licensing". Your FCA's are: 1) explain what the Vermont Graduated License Law is all about, 2) Express in your own words how you feel about the law and would you suggest any changes to the law, 3) correct spelling and grammar. Click on the link below and use the site to do your paper. This paper should be posted by Wednesday, 7/11/07.
This law is about keeping certain types of driving under control. As you get older you gain experience and when people think you've gained enough experience and you've passed certain tests then you can graduate on to another type of license that will allow you to do certain things that you couldn't do before with all the privileges you had with the previous licenses.
I think that this law is very reasonable and a good idea. There are definitely certain vehicles and types of driving that maybe a 16 year old shouldn't do. I think that if we didn't have this law and anyone could drive anything then there would be a lot more accidents and most likely more deaths as well because the person driving wouldn't have the experience in that type of driving.
This law is about keeping certain types of driving under control. As you get older you gain experience and when people think you've gained enough experience and you've passed certain tests then you can graduate on to another type of license that will allow you to do certain things that you couldn't do before with all the privileges you had with the previous licenses.
I think that this law is very reasonable and a good idea. There are definitely certain vehicles and types of driving that maybe a 16 year old shouldn't do. I think that if we didn't have this law and anyone could drive anything then there would be a lot more accidents and most likely more deaths as well because the person driving wouldn't have the experience in that type of driving.
Saturday, July 7, 2007
Assignment Due 7/7
1. List and describe 5 ways to effectively communicate with other drivers. This is a type 2 writing. Please post this by Saturday, 7/7.
1. Waving - you can wave your hand to show the other person that they can go first or something similar.
2. Lights - you can flash your lights to alert the other person that maybe their blinker is on, they should start moving, etc.
3. Horn - you can also use your horn to alert people to go or something.
4. Break Lights - you can tap the breaks to let the driver behind know that you're slowing down, stopping or parking.
5. Blinkers - when you use the blinkers then that warns the person behind or maybe vehicles that are pulling out that you're slowing down and making a turn.
1. Waving - you can wave your hand to show the other person that they can go first or something similar.
2. Lights - you can flash your lights to alert the other person that maybe their blinker is on, they should start moving, etc.
3. Horn - you can also use your horn to alert people to go or something.
4. Break Lights - you can tap the breaks to let the driver behind know that you're slowing down, stopping or parking.
5. Blinkers - when you use the blinkers then that warns the person behind or maybe vehicles that are pulling out that you're slowing down and making a turn.
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Assignment Due 7/5
Assignment for module 5 is a type 2 writing. Explain what is meant by legal stops, safety stops, and staggered stops. Also describe what is meant by point of no return. You should use your readings material and power point presentations in the wiki to do the assignment. This should be posted by 7/5.
Legal stops are stop in which you have to stop. For example, at a stop sign or a red light, you have to stop for those.
Safety Stops are stops that you choose to make for you own safety. If you're pulling out of a driveway or parking lot with no stop sign, you might want to make a safety stop to make sure it's ok to go and yield to oncoming traffic.
Staggered stop is preparing to stop and stopping when coming to a place where you need to stop.
Point of no return is when you're coming to a place where you need to stop but you're going to fast and you're going to go beyond the point where you should be.
Legal stops are stop in which you have to stop. For example, at a stop sign or a red light, you have to stop for those.
Safety Stops are stops that you choose to make for you own safety. If you're pulling out of a driveway or parking lot with no stop sign, you might want to make a safety stop to make sure it's ok to go and yield to oncoming traffic.
Staggered stop is preparing to stop and stopping when coming to a place where you need to stop.
Point of no return is when you're coming to a place where you need to stop but you're going to fast and you're going to go beyond the point where you should be.
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Assignment due 6/30
Click on this url for the Department of Motor Vehicles. Your assignment 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.
This law states that in the point system every time you break the law or do something wrong while driving, you are given points on your license. When you get enough points, you have your license suspended for a certain number of days. It can be suspended for as little as 10 days, but once you have 20 points and it's suspended for 90 days, every 5 points means another 30 days suspended.
I think that this is a reasonable law and a good idea. This way, the person is given a warning almost and they can correct themselves once they get their license back, but if they continue to be on bad behavior it'll only be suspended longer taking dangerous drivers off the road.
This law states that in the point system every time you break the law or do something wrong while driving, you are given points on your license. When you get enough points, you have your license suspended for a certain number of days. It can be suspended for as little as 10 days, but once you have 20 points and it's suspended for 90 days, every 5 points means another 30 days suspended.
I think that this is a reasonable law and a good idea. This way, the person is given a warning almost and they can correct themselves once they get their license back, but if they continue to be on bad behavior it'll only be suspended longer taking dangerous drivers off the road.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Assignment due 6/26
2) 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=025
This paper will need to be posted by Saturday 6/30 !!
3.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!!
How ever that crash occurred was very stupid. For one thing, drivers should try to keep their distance from an ambulance in case of an emergency. The article didn't say exactly who caused the crash but either way it should've been avoided. Especially since it's an ambulance, if you drive an ambulance you're supposed to be responsible. But if it wasn't the paramedics fault, then the other person should've been a lot more careful and been a lot more cautious.
4.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!!
Regulatory Sign: helps control and direct traffic, stop signs and speed limit signs
Warning Sign: lets you know about hazards or road conditions ahead, curvey roads ahead or construction sight ahead
Guide Sign: interstate and direction signs, exit signs and tourist sights
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/statutes/sections.cfm?Title=23&Chapter=025
This paper will need to be posted by Saturday 6/30 !!
3.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!!
Newton Ambulance Crash Injures 3
(WBZ) NEWTON Two paramedics were injured after their ambulance crashed in Newton Tuesday afternoon.
It appears a Jeep, driven by a 21-year-old woman, collided with the ambulance at the intersection of Parker Street and Wheeler Road.
Both paramedics were taken to Beth Israel for treatment of their injuries. The driver of the SUV was taken to St. Elizabeth's in Brighton. All three are said to have non-life threatening injuries.
According to Newton Fire Chief Joe LaCroix, the passenger of the ambulance had to be cut out of the vehicle's cab. The impact of the crash pinned the woman in her seat.
Lt. Bruce Apotheker tells WBZ the ambulance was on its way to a 911 call on Redwood Road when the crash happened.
Officials say the cause of the crash is under investigation.
How ever that crash occurred was very stupid. For one thing, drivers should try to keep their distance from an ambulance in case of an emergency. The article didn't say exactly who caused the crash but either way it should've been avoided. Especially since it's an ambulance, if you drive an ambulance you're supposed to be responsible. But if it wasn't the paramedics fault, then the other person should've been a lot more careful and been a lot more cautious.
4.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!!
Regulatory Sign: helps control and direct traffic, stop signs and speed limit signs
Warning Sign: lets you know about hazards or road conditions ahead, curvey roads ahead or construction sight ahead
Guide Sign: interstate and direction signs, exit signs and tourist sights
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Assignment due 6/25
Part Two: Explain in your own words what is meant by the terms Yaw, Roll and Pitch.
Yaw: to turn on a vertical axis or rotate
Roll: turn over sideways
Pitch: up and down movement of the front
Part Three: Explain what the three parts of your vision are and how you would use each part for driving.
Peripheral: Side vision, it helps you be more aware of your surroundings while driving
Central or Direct: Your main focus, usually watching the road or cars in front of you and also at signs and lights
Fringe: Behind your central vision, or the background, also helps you be more aware, maybe if you're looking for signs
Part 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.
Target area is what you're focusing on and want to get to. You use a target path to get there, the target path avoids all obstacles and leads you.
Part Five: Describe what transition Pegs are and explain what part of the car is used for transition pegs for right and left turns.
Transition pegs help keep the car in balance and helps when braking, accelerating and turning. When making right turns, use the rear view mirror, when making a left turn, use the drivers side corner post. Those help you now where you are in reference to your target area.
Yaw: to turn on a vertical axis or rotate
Roll: turn over sideways
Pitch: up and down movement of the front
Part Three: Explain what the three parts of your vision are and how you would use each part for driving.
Peripheral: Side vision, it helps you be more aware of your surroundings while driving
Central or Direct: Your main focus, usually watching the road or cars in front of you and also at signs and lights
Fringe: Behind your central vision, or the background, also helps you be more aware, maybe if you're looking for signs
Part 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.
Target area is what you're focusing on and want to get to. You use a target path to get there, the target path avoids all obstacles and leads you.
Part Five: Describe what transition Pegs are and explain what part of the car is used for transition pegs for right and left turns.
Transition pegs help keep the car in balance and helps when braking, accelerating and turning. When making right turns, use the rear view mirror, when making a left turn, use the drivers side corner post. Those help you now where you are in reference to your target area.
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Assignment Due 6/22
Sarah Schreiber
Your first assignment for the next class will be to use the news feeds in this blog and find an article that pertains to traffic safety and post it to your blog and write a short reaction summary to the article. You will need to copy and paste your article to your post.
No arrest still after fatal hit-and-run
This week marks two months since a hit-and-run in downtown Rutland killed a pedestrian and police say there have still been no arrests or charges filed in the case, despite an alleged confession by a Proctor man that he was behind the wheel of the vehicle.
"We're kind of in a holding pattern waiting on a couple of things," Rutland City Police Detective Sgt. Kevin Stevens said Friday of the status of the investigation.
Asked what those items are police are "waiting" on, Stevens replied, "That's something we're not going to comment on."
"Believe me, we're working on it, we're just not going to talk about it all in the paper," the detective sergeant said. "I would like to see something happen soon here, but that's still to be decided … Hopefully, we'll have a resolution soon."
Authorities have said in prior interviews they were waiting for the results of laboratory tests on evidence gathered from a seized Jeep Wrangler, which they say was the vehicle that struck and killed Stewart Dickson on the night of April 26 as he walked downtown.
In addition, police have said they are working to determine if the driver of the vehicle intentionally struck Dickson.
According to court records filed last month in the case in support of a warrant to search the Jeep, Bryant M. Garrow, 20, of Proctor, told police he was the driver of the Jeep that struck and killed Dickson.
He said it was an accident. Initially, police said, he had denied he was the driver of the vehicle.
However, a witness also told police she saw Garrow's brother, Reid, 21, behind the wheel of the vehicle moments before it struck and killed Dickson.
I think that the person responsible for the hit and run should be put in jail or taken care of in some way. I don't understand why it's taking the police and the court over 2 months to do something about him. To me, he seems like a danger to society, whether the accident was intentional or not, if they don't do something about this guy soon, something similar might happen again.
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The second assignment is to choose 3 numbers between 1-62, then 3 numbers between 63-150 and 3 numbers between 150-223. Once you have the numbers chosen go to pages 52-54 in the your car is a monster book and find what risks are associated with your numbers. Post these 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?
I chose the numbers 5, 13, 20 - 84, 104, 116 - 167, 199, 222
5. Seat not adjusted properly - I don't know if a crash could occur, unless you couldn't reach the brake pedal, but it's not a good idea if you're maybe you're too close the steering wheel and got into a crash and hit the steering wheel.
13. Broken steering system - That could definitely result in a crash because you probably couldn't avoid hitting or getting hit from something as easily as if you actually had steering.
20. Flat tire - A flat tire could easily send you off the road because the car would be unbalanced, resulting in a crash.
84. Thinking about vacation plans - You could get easily distracted by daydreaming of your vacation plans and not realize you're going to fast or slow, going to hit someone, run a redlight or stop sign, etc.
104. Reading a map - The map could get in the way of your sight so maybe you could hit another car or you'd get confused or more interested in the map and forget you were driving.
116. Late for an appointment - If you're late you could be rushing yourself while you're driving, maybe causing you to be competitive or aggressive while driving also causing an accident.
167. No painted lane lines - Without lines you don't know exactly where you should be on the road, and it's possible that another oncoming car on the road doesn't know their place on the road either and the two cars could collide.
199. Car backing out of parking space - An oncoming car may not see or be paying attention to the car backing out, for example, maybe they saw lights but didn't realize they were white lights instead of brake lights, and the car backing out didn't see the oncoming car and there could be a crash.
222. Skateboarder falls on the side of the road - A car in front of you might suddenly stop for them and you maybe weren't given enough warning and rear-end the car in front of you. Also if you don't stop for the person, you'd have to avoid hitting them and also avoid hitting other oncoming traffic if there is any.
Your first assignment for the next class will be to use the news feeds in this blog and find an article that pertains to traffic safety and post it to your blog and write a short reaction summary to the article. You will need to copy and paste your article to your post.
No arrest still after fatal hit-and-run
This week marks two months since a hit-and-run in downtown Rutland killed a pedestrian and police say there have still been no arrests or charges filed in the case, despite an alleged confession by a Proctor man that he was behind the wheel of the vehicle.
"We're kind of in a holding pattern waiting on a couple of things," Rutland City Police Detective Sgt. Kevin Stevens said Friday of the status of the investigation.
Asked what those items are police are "waiting" on, Stevens replied, "That's something we're not going to comment on."
"Believe me, we're working on it, we're just not going to talk about it all in the paper," the detective sergeant said. "I would like to see something happen soon here, but that's still to be decided … Hopefully, we'll have a resolution soon."
Authorities have said in prior interviews they were waiting for the results of laboratory tests on evidence gathered from a seized Jeep Wrangler, which they say was the vehicle that struck and killed Stewart Dickson on the night of April 26 as he walked downtown.
In addition, police have said they are working to determine if the driver of the vehicle intentionally struck Dickson.
According to court records filed last month in the case in support of a warrant to search the Jeep, Bryant M. Garrow, 20, of Proctor, told police he was the driver of the Jeep that struck and killed Dickson.
He said it was an accident. Initially, police said, he had denied he was the driver of the vehicle.
However, a witness also told police she saw Garrow's brother, Reid, 21, behind the wheel of the vehicle moments before it struck and killed Dickson.
I think that the person responsible for the hit and run should be put in jail or taken care of in some way. I don't understand why it's taking the police and the court over 2 months to do something about him. To me, he seems like a danger to society, whether the accident was intentional or not, if they don't do something about this guy soon, something similar might happen again.
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The second assignment is to choose 3 numbers between 1-62, then 3 numbers between 63-150 and 3 numbers between 150-223. Once you have the numbers chosen go to pages 52-54 in the your car is a monster book and find what risks are associated with your numbers. Post these 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?
I chose the numbers 5, 13, 20 - 84, 104, 116 - 167, 199, 222
5. Seat not adjusted properly - I don't know if a crash could occur, unless you couldn't reach the brake pedal, but it's not a good idea if you're maybe you're too close the steering wheel and got into a crash and hit the steering wheel.
13. Broken steering system - That could definitely result in a crash because you probably couldn't avoid hitting or getting hit from something as easily as if you actually had steering.
20. Flat tire - A flat tire could easily send you off the road because the car would be unbalanced, resulting in a crash.
84. Thinking about vacation plans - You could get easily distracted by daydreaming of your vacation plans and not realize you're going to fast or slow, going to hit someone, run a redlight or stop sign, etc.
104. Reading a map - The map could get in the way of your sight so maybe you could hit another car or you'd get confused or more interested in the map and forget you were driving.
116. Late for an appointment - If you're late you could be rushing yourself while you're driving, maybe causing you to be competitive or aggressive while driving also causing an accident.
167. No painted lane lines - Without lines you don't know exactly where you should be on the road, and it's possible that another oncoming car on the road doesn't know their place on the road either and the two cars could collide.
199. Car backing out of parking space - An oncoming car may not see or be paying attention to the car backing out, for example, maybe they saw lights but didn't realize they were white lights instead of brake lights, and the car backing out didn't see the oncoming car and there could be a crash.
222. Skateboarder falls on the side of the road - A car in front of you might suddenly stop for them and you maybe weren't given enough warning and rear-end the car in front of you. Also if you don't stop for the person, you'd have to avoid hitting them and also avoid hitting other oncoming traffic if there is any.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
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