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.