assignment 7/6

1. You can tap your brakes to let them know that your slowing down.
2. You Can signal 5 seconds before you turn.
3.You can use your headlights to warn them of hazards,
4. You can gently tap your horn.
5. You can use hand signals to tell them to do something.

Man Gets 28 Years In Fatal Crash Case
Pickup Slammed Victims' Car
POSTED: 5:54 am EDT July 13, 2007
UPDATED: 6:25 am EDT July 13, 2007

NEWPORT, N.H. -- A Swanzey, N.H., man has been sentenced to up to 28 years in prison after pleading guilty to causing a car crash that killed a young Vermont couple last fall.
A judge sentenced Joseph Bailey, 24, Thursday morning to two seven- to 14-year terms.
Bailey pleaded guilty to two counts of negligent homicide in the crash last September that killed Kevin Squires, 21, of Guilford, Vt., and Kelsey Wells, 18, of Brattleboro.
Bailey told police that the combination of being tired and taking heroin caused him to fall asleep at the wheel. His pickup crossed the center line on Route 12 in Swanzey and slammed into the victims' car.
This is good because if your taking heroin you shouldn't be driving and the fact that he killed a couple he should be sent to jail.

Pa. woman is killed in I-91 crash

Tuesday, July 3DUMMERSTON -- A single car crash on Interstate 91 Monday morning claimed the life of one woman and sent another to the hospital in a helicopter.
Diane Dupre, 64, of Mechanicsburg, Pa., was killed in the crash, state police said. Reiko Hockensmith, 70, of Camp Hill, Pa., was airlifted by the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Advanced Response Team (D-HART) helicopter.
Though a press release from Vermont State Police said she was taken to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., and police later confirmed that she was taken there, hospital spokespeople could not find Hockensmith's name in their system. Her condition remained unknown as of Monday evening.
Hockensmith's car, a 2000 Toyota Solara convertible, was traveling southbound near mile-marker 13 in Dummerston when the car left the road, heading through the median and briefly into the northbound lane, according to the press release.
Lt. Rick Hopkins, commander of the state police barracks in Brattleboro, said it appeared the car then overcorrected, rolling into the median again and resting on its roof.
Dupre was pronounced dead at the scene by Assistant Medical Examiner Archer Mayor. Police said the woman died from a fatal head injury. The driver was extricated from the car by members of the Brattleboro Fire Department and Rescue Inc. just as the D-HART helicopter landed.
Both women were said to have been wearing their seat belts at the time of the crash, according to police.
Fire Capt. Bill Johnson said the extrication took about 40 minutes and involved some "lifting and cutting" in order to get to the driver, who was responsive at the time.
Traffic in the northbound lane was closed for several hours during the extrication and investigation, police said in a press release. Both the northbound and southbound lanes were closed for about 15 minutes while the helicopter was landing.
State police said Agency of Transportation personnel helped with traffic control at the scene.
She should have been paying more attention but at least one person survived.

PLAISTOW, N.H. -- A woman who police said was behind the wheel of a car that struck and killed a New Hampshire woman at a car wash Monday has not been charged in connection with the crash.
Robin Young, 43, of Danville, N.H., was killed Monday when a car left Route 125, jumped a retaining wall, careened through a parking lot and struck her shortly after she got out of her own car at a Haverhill, Mass., car wash.
Police said Marie Pigaga, 46, of Plaistow, was driving the Mercedes that struck Young. At her house, Pigaga would not talk about the crash. Neighbors said that she has often sped through the residential area.
"All the kids play basketball and ride their bikes and everything, and she just speeds by," neighbor Beth Pagliccia said. "If they don't get out of her way, it could have been one of our kids."
Through her attorney, Pigaga issued a statement saying she is "devastated by this incident, most especially the fact that Mr. Young and the children are left without a beloved wife and mother."
Police were still investigating the crash and on Wednesday were inspecting Pigaga's car and trying to determine how fast it was going. Investigators said it could take several days to determine the speed the vehicle was traveling on the 30 mph roadway.
A week before the crash, Pigaga went to Plaistow District Court to request that her record be cleared of a conviction for striking an officer. In 2004, police showed up to her home after her husband claimed she hit him. In turn, she struck an officer with a remote control and fled, according to court reports.
In her statement, Pigaga said that she will cooperate with the investigation and she believes a mechanical failure in her car is to blame.
She should have followed the speed limit and plan out paid attention and followed the basic speed law. this shouldn't happen and she sent to jail.

This video shows alot of places and circumstances that a crash can happen. This shows that your life can change only after one little mistake.

Graduated licenseing is for people from the ages 15-18 years old. It requires you to get a learners permit, juniors operating license and Drivers education.These are to teach you how to drive and make you and other people safer.
This is a good law because teenagers will make themselves safer on the roads.