Mandatory Seat Belt Laws Every year thousands of Americans‚ if not hundreds of thousands‚ are seriously injured or killed due to the lack of seat belt usage. Some states in the United States have a law that requires only the driver to wear a seat belt‚ and some require only passengers of a certain age to wear one. Wearing a seat belt should not be considered just an age issue‚ it should be considered important for all people inside a vehicle to wear one. The states that are the smartest are
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Wheelchair Casters Anyone who relies on a wheelchair for mobility knows how important the casters are for stability‚ surface control and comfort. The type of surface that a wheelchair is most often used on will dictate which wheelchair casters are best suited for the chair. Smaller casters function well on indoor and soft surfaces‚ while they also make turning and rotating easier. The larger casters are generally used for harder‚ uneven surfaces. Most casters are located on the front of a wheelchair
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The car that has been chosen for this ANCAP Crash Investigation is a Mitsubishi Lancer‚ see Figure 1. They retail from around $21‚000‚ are available in multiple models. The base model Lancer is driven by a 2.0L petrol‚ DOHC 16 valve engine‚ that can take it to a top speed of 200km/h. This engine puts out a total 110kW@6000rpm and maximum torque of 197NM@4200rmp. It comes with either a 5-speed manual or automatic gear box‚ that implements paddle shifters. It weighs in at 1.8 tons wet. The Lancer has
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now self driving cars. Driverless cars should be on roads because they prevent car accidents‚ are self-evident and efficient. “Google has a fleet of driverless cars since 2009‚ and they’ve been driven over a half of a million miles without a crash” according to Jamie Page Deaton and Kristen Hall-Geisler in the article ‘Cars of tomorrow-still not fling.’ Humans get into an accident every a half a million miles‚ this shows that driverless cars are a safer alternative. These cars had a 3D model brain
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driverless cars‚ and they are being tested in California. Out of all the test drives‚ the driverless car has done‚ it only crashed once and that was when a human was driving it. Driverless cars will outgrow regular cars‚ but are people willing to their freedom taken away? Google’s robo-car initializes the end of driving and a new stage of technology. The big problem is if people are ready for this change. There are many controversial factors that make people doubt about the new car. This will
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and John Stoll Swedish carmaker Volvo is planning to produce driverless cars that are aimed at reducing crashes‚ through the use of self-driving car technology by 2020. Volvo’s vision is that no one will be killed or injured in these driverless cars because there is no chance for human error. Volvo also believes that with the driverless car technology it’s developing‚ we could see virtually zero car deaths‚ at least in cars with this technology. Existing vehicles could be easily adapted to this
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Report on the article‚ Driverless cars and how they would change motoring? Introduction: This article was written by Daniel Nasaw form BBC news magazine. The main purpose of this article is to inform and persuade the motoring community to buy into the idea of cars that drive them self’s. Main ideas : The main idea of this self driving car is basically to reduce road traffic accidents from a number of different factors e.g. drink driving‚ speeding and using technology such as mobile phones ect
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Car insurance is at the top of the totem pole for anyone who owns a vehicle. You may find yourself completely overwhelmed when you are searching for insurance. Read on to find some useful tips on how to sort through all the information so that you can get the right amount of coverage for the best price. If you drive fewer miles per year‚ your insurance rates will decrease. The majority of car insurance companies offer a discount for drivers who log less miles. When purchasing auto insurance for
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The Advantages and Disadvantages of Electric Cars Introduction to Electric Cars An electric car is a vehicle which is driven by electric engines. The engines use electrical energy which is usually stored in batteries. Electric car is a variation of electric vehicle (EV). EV speaks of any vehicles which are propelled by electric engines. “Electric car” is a general term for high-speed vehicles which are powered by electricity. In the United States‚ low-speed vehicles which are powered by electricity
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Electric Car has a history but is there a future in the UK or will there be a better option? The invention of the first Electric Car was in 1830 but was not perfected until the creation of rechargeable batteries in 1859. By 1912 50 companies were producing 34‚000 electric cars. Once the development of the electric starting motor occurred and the price of fuel was cheap then the electric cars industry vanished. The oil crisis in the 1970’s caused some re-emergence of electric cars but the high
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