DMV Annual Report: Fiscal Year 2010 I Joe E. Miller Commissioner of Motor Vehicles Steven O. Dale Deputy Commissioner of Motor Vehicles EXECUTIVE STAFF Esther Miller Executive Assistant Mark Holmes Executive Assistant Natalie Harvey Public Information Specialist Debbie McCormick Executive Assistant Sue Miller Secretary Jennifer Floyd Graphic Designer SECTION HEADS Driver Services Legal Services David H. Bolyard‚ Director Jill C. Dunn‚ General Counsel
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Impaired Driving and Aggressive Driving Alcohol is a contributing factor in close to 50% of all driver fatalities on Canadian roads. Driving while under the influence of alcohol is the single largest criminal cause of death in Canada. Drinkers who drive not only risk their own lives but the lives of others on the roads and around them. All this can be avoided by one simple rule: If you drink‚ don’t drive! If people drive responsibly they will reduce the chances of conflicts on the road and help
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When trying to figure out ways to prevent distracted driving car accidents we often overlook the obvious: the perspective of the texter. My guess is that most people reading this are not teenagers‚ the most likely group to text and drive. The following essay was written before the recent efforts in Michigan to ban texting while driving. It has been edited for timeliness and length‚ but all the salient points remain. The essay was featured on Traverse City Record-Eagle’s website and was written by
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on a cellular telephone while driving. Background: Epidemiological evidence suggests that the relative risk of being in a traffic accident while using a cell phone is similar to the hazard associated with driving with a blood alcohol level at the legal limit. The purpose of this research was to provide a direct comparison of the driving performance of a cell phone driver and a drunk driver in a controlled laboratory setting. Method: We used a high-fidelity driving simulator to
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Defensive driving courses are available both in classrooms and on the internet. The online courses have the advantage that you can learn at your leisure and in the comfort of your home. Basically‚ defensive driving courses are designed to impart knowledge regarding the risk factors involved when you are driving‚ how to anticipate these risks‚ and what steps should be taken beforehand so that you stay out of danger. There are many online traffic schools that offer these defensive driving courses. You
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STRESS EFFECTS ON FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH AND FAILURE IN A RAIL STEEL 1. Increasing R (ratio of minimum to maximum stress) was found to both accelerate cracking and reduce the critical crack size at instability (alternating or pulsating loads? Or nearing fracture?) 2. The equation of Forman et al. relating crack growth rate to ∆K and R gave the best fit. It is used to predict life in the finite range of S-N curve. 3. Pulsating load = zero-to-tension loading 4. Fatigue crack growth rate
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A Plan For Self-Care Against Compassion Fatigue Brian Murrison University of Kansas Introduction Working in the helping field has its many joys and privileges. Seeing a child‚ whose self esteem is at the bottom‚ light up when he/she accomplishes a new task‚ see the growth an alcohol and drug addict has made in treatment‚ or to see the family‚ that when they entered the door of your office‚ was on the verge of separation‚ but now are communicating and working out their own needs with little assistance
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caused by drunk or impaired driving. The danger of drunk or impaired driving has long been in the public’s eye‚ but with the advent of modern mobile technology such as cell phones‚ it is now becoming more apparent that drunk driving is not the only killer to roam the nation’s roads and highways. While drunk and distracted driving share a strong similarity in their deadliness; they also share more similarities as well as some differences such as prevalence‚ effect on driving ability‚ and the number of
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Safe and responsible driving syllabus (category B)™ The Safe and Responsible Driving Syllabus™ sets out an approach to training drivers in the skills‚ knowledge and understanding required to be a safe and responsible driver of a category B vehicle. Version 3.0 March 2013 www.gov.uk/dsa Contents Contents Introduction Aim of the Syllabus Who is this Syllabus for? How to use this Syllabus Supporting documentation Unit 1: Preparing a vehicle and its occupants for a journey Unit aim Learning
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In the United States‚ one of the main causes of car accidents is distracted driving. This includes‚ eating‚ talking to others in the car‚ or texting while driving. Texting while driving is the most common type of distracted driving. In my opinion‚ people need to become more aware of the dangers of texting and driving and there needs to be stricter laws regarding texting and driving. Using phones while driving is very dangerous and most states do have laws to address it‚ but is not very strictly enforced
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