automobiles in 1769, the number of cars on the roads has drastically increased and with it the number of car accident. In the United Stated there have been a total of 32,719 car accident; in the year 2013 that either did or did not involve pedestrians or cyclist. The overcrowding of streets and large number of car accidents can be attributed to the large influx of cars. While the number of accident in Texas is high standing at 3,382 as of 2013; a large amount; 10% of those accident took place in Harris County
Car accidents are usually very difficult to handle but keeping in mind the fact that in most cities in the US, population is increasing, the economy is thriving and the number of drivers on the road is on the rise, there is no denying that the number of car accidents is also increasing at the same pace. In addition, a large majority of drivers on the roads today are distracted, reckless, drunk and/or intoxicated; keeping yourself safe on the roads can thus be quite a challenge. Often, people who
Google’s autonomous car had clocked up 1 million miles on public roads, and the researcher planned to do more road test in the future in order to expedite launch the Google’s car. (Protalinski, 2015) The technology of autonomous car is mature enough to use. In addition, the law for autonomous car has been already passed in serval states including Florida, Nevada, and Michigan. (Boeglin, 2015) It seems to be obviously that autonomous are coming into and bringing profound effect in our daily life
In America, twenty-four percent of all car accidents are weather-related. That fact raises a question: what about the weather causes these accidents? Many people would point to winter as the reason, but what about winter causes accidents? And can weather-related accidents happen in the summer? To get that answer we need to analyze the differences between road conditions in the winter and summer, and also the effect those seasons have on a person’s car. Starting with the summer, there are many
and it shouldn’t. The problem with being on the phone while driving has been around for awhile but it gets to be a greater problem every year. It’s a very big deal with teens because teens depend on their phone a lot. It’s also a problem with adults as well, but it’s more of a problem with teenagers. Responding to a text or answering a phone is not worth losing our life or someone else’s life. It can wait. If we think it’s an emergency phone call or text then we can park our car somewhere or pull on
Car accidents are more or less an everyday occurrence. These accidents can involve two vehicles colliding with one another, a vehicle colliding with a pedestrian or an animal or a vehicle colliding with a structure, building or any other physical object or equipment. Drivers in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina are known to be quite aggressive. Overall, South Carolina drivers are among the worst drivers in the country. Whether it’s a full-scale head-to-head collision between two vehicles or a minor fender
Fender Bender Getting into a fender bender can mean higher insurance rates, but there is a tool available that can help you with this problem. Your smartphone can be your best friend after a small accident. Granted, if the accident is serious enough, there will likely be a police report and even paramedics called to the accident due to injuries, but if the accident is not serious enough for an emergency call, then using your smartphone can help you with an insurance claim. The following are three
Self-driving cars contain groundbreaking components such as sensors for motion detection, interiors without brakes or pedals, electric batteries, a pre-programed database of how to respond to situations, along with many other features. When “human error, distracted driving, and so on are responsible for 90 percent or more of car accidents today, and 32,000 plus people die on U.S. roads every year,” (Lin, “The Robot Car of Tomorrow May Just Be Programmed to Hit You.”) and “the average American commuter
As technology evolves for the better of humanity, automated vehicles do have some big historical changes. People always think to renovate things to make them work more efficiently, and automated vehicles such as cars are not exceptions. People made two-wheel carts to transport goods or harvested crops to places without having to carry on their shoulders. Few centuries ago, people had to get on horseback to go to places, this had a lot of disadvantages like if the horse was sick, they would not be
tremendous amount of car accidents which occur in the United States, these accidents may result in injuries and sometimes serious enough that the people aren’t walking away from them, auto makers are doing enough to increase safety for the future of cars. The automotive industry is constantly growing and auto users will always need to be protected. Car safety is one of those things that is always in need of an upgrade no matter what. As many people are under the impression that autonomous cars are unsafe