assignment for 7/22

1) Pedestrian Hit And Killed In Boston

(WBZ) BOSTON Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run in Boston early Saturday morning.

According to Boston Police, a person was struck at Surface Road and Milk Street shortly after 1:50 a.m.

The victim was taken to Mass. General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police have not released any names or information on the vehicle that struck the victim.

Opinion: This is an example or either not yielding to pedestrians, or an act of road rage. Either one, a pedestrian was killed. It could have been caused by the driver being impaired, by alcohol or drugs, or both.


LEE, N.H. -- Police are investigating a traffic collision that killed a Nottingham, N.H., woman Thursday in Lee.
Police said Ashley Verhelle, 24, died after her car crossed the center line on Route 4 and slammed head-on into a sport utility vehicle Thursday morning.
Verhelle's 4-year-old son was riding in a child-safety seat in the back seat. He was not hurt.
The other driver was treated for minor injuries.
http://www.wptz.com/wnne/13768110/detail.html

This demonstrates what we have gone over in class as far as dont be distracted, imparied, tired, or anything becuase driving is a great risk and anything else extra just makes it that much worse and that much more dangerous. Thank goodness the little boy didn't die! But now he has no mother...

Woman Charged With Running Into Derry Officer
Police Say Woman Was Driving Drunk
POSTED: 12:06 pm EDT July 26, 2007
UPDATED: 5:58 pm EDT July 26, 2007

DERRY, N.H. -- A Derry, N.H., officer remained hospitalized Thursday after he was struck by a driver who was charged with drunken driving.
Police said Susan Foss, 43, was drunk Wednesday afternoon and struck Officer Robert Moore, 34, with her pickup truck while he was working a construction detail on Route 28. She was charged with felony aggravated driving while intoxicated.
Prosecutor Heather Newell said that Foss failed a field sobriety test.

"The officer noted an order of alcohol on her breath, bloodshot eyes, and she was otherwise extremely lethargic," Newell said.
Moore was flown to a Boston hospital with injuries described as serious.
"From what we know, he's doing OK," Capt Vern Thomas said. "He was hospitalized last night, and he was going to stay at least overnight."
Foss has two previous DWI convictions -- one in Nashua in 1998 and one in Salem in 1999. She was awaiting trial on a third charge from July in Pelham.
Newell called Foss a danger to herself and the community.
"She has obviously not been able to maintain her bail conditions as set from Salem District Court on the Pelham charge," Newell said. "The state's alleging she's not been able to remain of good behavior. We believe she does have a drug and alcohol problem."
Bail was set for Foss at $50,000.

Opinion: This also demonstrates what we have gone over about drinking and driving and how it effects you and others. It also gives an example of road rage because the article states that the woman was charged with aggravated driving.









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 Aly Hewitt


First, you see the light in the target area. If it's red, it's a closed front zone. You check your rear zone, and alert the vehicles behind you by tapping your brakes. Then, you can begin constant braking (end with trail braking). Time your arrival into an open space. At 10mph, you are close enough to know whether you go, or stop. If it's a green light, you search the intersection. If it's a red light, you stop smoothly.




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.


Keeping a 4 second following distance opens your view, allows you to gather vital information, allows you to plan ahead, adequate time for reduced risk responses, removes control the front vehicle has over your actions, eliminates stress or decreases stress, you become more aware of disadvantages of having lesser amounts of space, and decreases the likelihood of crashing into the vehicle you are following.