The spare tire in your trunk can be a real life saver. Without a spare, you would have to get your car towed to a repair facility. That being said, improper care and use of a spare tire may also cause a serious car accident. Here are three ways this comes about: Driving on an under-Inflated Spare Tire Tires leak air over time, even when they aren’t used. People who diligently keep their tires inflated to the proper pressure (and those who don’t), often forget they even have a spare.
Backing vehicles account for one in four accidents. Given that the average distance covered while backing up is measured in tens of feet, that’s a lot of car accidents per mile driven. The reasons come down to the driver’s poor visibility and not exercising the proper precautions. Here are eight safety tips to avoid becoming a statistic: Don’t back up. Whenever possible, position your car while parking so that you can leave by moving forward. If you can’t do this without backing into the space, it is still preferable to.
One of the most underrated causes of car accidents is glare. Even a few seconds of glare induced blindness is long enough to cause a car accident. Glare is caused by low angled sunlight and by car headlights at night. While sun induced glare only occurs during certain times of the day in fair weather, headlight glare is an ever-present hazard at night. However, there are a number of precautions you can take to avoid an accident. Wear polarized sunglasses. Polarized glasses block sunlight that is scattered by the windshield (glare).
Summer is the time of year when kids get their much deserved summer vacations and adults get some time off as well. It’s a time to get away and do some travel. When you’re on the road, be sure to watch for these five summer driving hazards: Children School is out and so are the kids. Be especially careful when driving around neighborhoods. Children are less aware of traffic dangers, and will cross roads without looking as they chase after balls and other toys. They will cross the road again.
Bad drivers often cause accidents because of unexpected maneuvers made without signaling their intentions. However, experienced defensive drivers can read the intentions of other motorists in some situations by picking up on certain cues. Here are five of them: Turning the head before a lane change. Before driving beside a car in a multilane highway, watch the driver’s head. Drivers about to change lanes often turn their head to the left to check their blind spot. If this happens, allow the driver into the lane. Rapidly approaching a car from.
Even drought stricken California experiences rain when an El Niño weather pattern arrives or when a summer afternoon thunder-storm pops up in the mountains. When driving through rain-soaked roads, hydroplaning is an ever-present possibility. Hydroplaning occurs when a film of water lifts the wheels of your car off the pavement. Normally, the weight of the car on the wheels pushes the water out of the way. In addition, the tire tread channels the water away. When driving too fast over deep puddles however, the tires can’t move the water out.
According to Newton’s first law of motion: “Every object in a state of uniform motion tends to remain in that state of motion unless an external force is applied to it.” This law applies to everyone and everything inside your car in an accident. When your car suddenly stops in a collision, unsecured objects and people continue to move forward until they impact against a dashboard, window, person, or barrier that prevents them from moving further. The speeds of these projectiles are close to the car’s speed before impact. If.
A fatal accident in California took the life of a 58-year-old man on March 20 when a 19-year-old motorist ran a red light while attempting to evade authorities. The accident happened in Sacramento County in North Highlands, and a sheriff’s deputy saw a vehicle speeding by a sidewalk shortly after 10 p.m. and attempted to catch up with the vehicle. When Reckless Behavior Causes Crashes The speed limit in the area is 45 mph, but the motorist reportedly traveled two times faster than this while driving past stop signs without.
The California Highway Patrol has released its tallies of fatal collisions per month. The statistics also show car accident data about crashes that did not result in death but injuries. It is interesting to note that this compilation of data represents a ten-year summary of cases. July. In 2004 and 2005, the month of July was the deadliest for California drivers. August. In 2006 and 2007, the figure shifted to the month of August. September. In 2008, the month of September was the deadliest for motorists. October. In 2009, 2011.
With their heavy car and foot traffic packed into a small area, it’s no surprise that parking lots are the scene of thousands of car accidents each year in the United States. Crowded parking lots have poor visibility and are filled with distracted or impatient motorists. Sometimes they’re poorly designed and right of way isn’t always clear. While accidents take place at relatively slow speeds, whiplash and head impact injuries can occur. Four Common Car Accident Situations Two cars backing into the other. When backing up, drivers typically turn their.
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