assignments due 7/22

1.STOCKBRIDGE: Tractor-trailer in hit-and-runPublished: Sunday, July 22, 2007STOCKBRIDGE — State Police are seeking help finding the driver of a tractor-trailer that may have been responsible for a Friday morning accident.Thomas P. Canham, 27, of Troy, N.Y., told police that he was driving a tractor-trailer on Vermont 100 near the intersection of Vermont 12 at about 6:45 a.m. when an oncoming tractor-trailer veered into his lane. That caused Canham’s rear trailer wheels struck a rock in the sholder of the road, causing damage to the wheel and tire, he told police.Canham said the operator of the other tractor-trailer did not stop, and he did not have a description on the truck.Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to contact Trooper Erik McNeice at the Vermont State Police Royalton Barracks at 234-9933.

If you get in a accident no matter how serious it is you should stop and give the other driver your information and to see if there okay.

Train Crash Suspect Caught In Surveillance Images
(WBZ) ATTLEBORO Police investigating last weekend’s train crash in Attleboro have released surveillance images that may help them solve the crime. The Boston-bound Amtrak train slammed into a SUV that was left on the tracks last Saturday evening.According to police, the GMC Yukon was stolen from a factory next to the crash scene. They are not sure if the SUV was intentionally left in an attempt to derail the train, or whether the thief tried unsuccessfully to take the vehicle further. A second vehicle stolen from the factory was found submerged in a nearby pond.There were about 150 people on board the train, which was traveling about 125 mph at the time of the crash. No one was hurt, but some were shaken up."This was like a building tearing apart. You could also hear the flames sort of catching on fire as well," Nick Walker, a passenger on the train, told WBZ."It was like an earthquake on the train. Very short, but very, very intense and very strong."After reviewing surveillance cameras from a nearby company, police have now released images of the suspected thief. He is described as a white or Hispanic male, medium height with a thin build. He was wearing oversized blue jean shorts, a white oversized T-shirt, a white rag on his head and white sneakers.Police would like to hear from anybody who might have information about the accident or the suspect. You can call Amtrak Security at 800-331-0008 or Attleboro Police detectives at 508-222-1259.

This has to do with car thieves. If they were in a factory they might not have been locked but even so they should put more cameras up or something.

Mass Pike Crash Kills 1, Causes Serious Delays
(WBZ) Westboro An accident on the Mass. Pike in Westboro has left one person dead, according to police. The crash happened on the highway's eastbound lanes shortly after 3 p.m. Friday afternoon. According to state police, 33-year-old Elizabeth Bakanansa of Worcester lost control of her car, rolled over and sustained serious injuries and was taken to UMass Medical Center. The passenger of the car, 45-year-old Ronald Ziridamu of Worcester, was pronounced dead at the scene. The right and middle lanes of the Mass. Pike eastbound were closed for three hours while crews cleaned up the crash. That closure caused terrible traffic delays for the evening commute.

The girl probably made a quick turn or something like that that caused this. It's sad that someone died but at leastbesides the people in the car nobody else got hurt.

2. To time your arrival to a green light you need to see the light in you target area, and the red light as a closed front zone. Next you wanna check rear zone and alert them by tapping your brakes. You wanna begin constant braking and time it so when you get there the light will turn green when your about 10 mph or stop if the lights still red.

3. Some benefits of a 4 second following distance is that if the other driver stalls or slams on there brakes you have time to react to that. If someones about to rear end you you can move and it increases your visibility.