Safety

I was driving this morning, I had gotten in a turn lane to turn at a low speed. My passenger tires only touched the lane markers on the sides because I was already in the lane. However my front tires had a swell like an egg on it and a smaller swell on the back. These markers did not show up easily, they are white on wide white lane lines. I did not see the first three which are separated about 25' before the three at the front of the lane. The markers start when the lane starts, they stand about 3.5" off the ground and are about 7" wide. My tires had already started cracking in the rubber by the time I got to a tire shop about a mile away, the shop told me I was lucky they didn't blow before I got there. I learned this happens alot and this the City of Richardson Texas never reimburses anyone even though they know this is a know problem and that they continue to place more of them when other cities have removed them.
Does anyone know if I can get reimbursed for the damage.

2007-09-13 10:55:09 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

alla Indiana Jones

2007-09-13 10:38:24 · 6 answers · asked by ushka_wulu 2

I read somewhere that your not allowed to,but wondered why?

2007-09-13 10:27:20 · 23 answers · asked by falutd 2

is it possible (legal) to receive speeding ticket based on picture taken while passing with excessive speed? How does it work in Maine? Do you need to be pulled over by a cop or a record from that device is enough to send you ticket ?

2007-09-13 10:21:32 · 3 answers · asked by jacek_1978 1

i saw some one drunk driving and I know them. He is my good friend but his drunk driving i can not ignore. Can I have the police come and make an arrest or file something saying that I witnessed them driving and their intoxication?

2007-09-13 09:55:03 · 10 answers · asked by jill 2

2007-09-13 04:44:34 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Last night i going down the M6. I was doing 80mph which i know i shouldn't be doing but anyway. I had just got in 2 the middle lane, after being in the left due to a lorry. This was at night so it was very dark and there were not many motorway lights. In the distance all i could see was clean road with a free lane, no cars in it pretty much to the horrizon to the motorway. There were only 2 lorrys, in the left lane and nuthing on the outside. Any way i was approaching the lorrys, then at the VERY LAST MINUITE i could see a bmw in front of me proberly about meters ahead in the middle lane, that had NO REAR LIGHTS!!! and from what i could see after was a black car aswell. In avoidance of the car there was not enuth time to brake so i had to swerve right into the outsite lane, which left me heading into the central reservation, then i had to sharply swerve left to avoid it. Somehow thank god i managed straightened up my wheels and there was no accident! Still dont no how my car kept grip!

2007-09-12 23:49:47 · 2 answers · asked by Dude23 1

2007-09-12 21:46:22 · 3 answers · asked by .......... 4

I've never been in a major car accident but I am very scared of being in one. 1 in 5 americans will die in a private vehicle collision either with another vehicle or with a fixed object like a tree or telephone pole.

It looks scary in the videos. Imagine hitting a car at 80 miles per hour. It will hurt so much to get slammed up against a seat belt harness and possibly into a dashboard or a window pillar. It would hurt so much to have my head go through a glass window pane in the event of a traffic accident.

Has anyone here been in a major accident? How bad did it hurt you?

2007-09-12 06:37:10 · 9 answers · asked by ev1go 2

did u cut someone off, throw things out the window, curse someone off, cause a huge accident, good or bad, let me know..... have fun with this one.

2007-09-12 05:34:44 · 21 answers · asked by redsandman4 4

i was in an accident yesterday and i just realized the air bag didn't go off.. (although I'm happy about it but worried that it means wont go off in an even worse accident.) is their a impact monitor that doesn't allow it to go off till it's really bad or what? a lady hit me from behind hard enough to get her hood stuck closed and messed up my bumper ...
thanks

2007-09-12 05:15:06 · 6 answers · asked by fiirefly 2

How and when should the question be raised about when to stop?

2007-09-12 01:46:46 · 16 answers · asked by Ange 4

I was going through a busy intersection and about 20 feet past the light a cop decides to pull me over...but this is a busy street and no real place to immediately pull over so I drive about another 50 yards and pull over into a parking lot and then he asks "why didn't you pull over earlier". I told him I didn't really want to stop in the middle of busy traffic. Next time should I pull over in the middle of a busy intersection or do what I did?

2007-09-11 20:36:19 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Driving on the left is correct for right-handed people the great majority, here is why:

When changing gear in a UK car with the steering wheel on the right , this is of course correct in the UK etc for driving on the left--------your left hand changes gear and your right hand stays on the steering wheel, (this is safer for right handed people.)

The reverse is the case in countries where one must drive on the right.-- in other words if you live in the USA you hold the steering wheel with your left hand and change gear with your right hand because of course the steering wheel is on the left in the USA--------this is dangerous if you are right handed.

Bicycles: Bike riders are in real danger in countries where driving on the right is mandatory again assuming you are right handed----Try mounting a bike in the USA and you will find yourself in the stream of traffic when getting on the bike---- try it yourself---------: Mounting a bike in the UK is done from the sidewalk by right handed people who find it easier to put their right leg over the bike. , Much safer and this must have saved many lives.

Reversing up a steep drive: My drive in the UK is very steep----------when I reverse out I hold the steering wheel with my right hand and look over my left shoulder to the rear window. In a USA car you must hold the steering wheel with your left hand and look over your right shoulder to look out of the rear window.. So you must reverse with your left hand on the steering wheel.. Or stick your head out of the window if you want to use your right hand on the steering wheel. ---Dangerous for the 82% right handed majority.

Right handed people who are also "right eyed" have the traffic coming toward them on their right in left hand driving areas , which is the way "right eyed" people are able to react better. When overtaking on a right hand driving USA road the right eyed/handed driver looks in the mirror with the left eye and also views the oncoming traffic with the left eye. A change of gear is sometimes needed to overtake so he/she is driving left handed while changing gear with the right hand and looking in the mirror and oncoming traffic with the left eye. Of course the gear change should in theory be completed before pulling out but this in practice is not always the case. The prevalence of automatic gear change in the USA may not be just luxury after all but necessity

2007-09-11 20:16:45 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

But thing is that i sign up for driving school but they are only offer just 6 hours of driving instruction. I don't have any more money to pay for more instruction and I have no real friends that willing to help learn how to drive. What options do I have.?

Destined to drive

2007-09-11 16:27:25 · 4 answers · asked by amelia r 2

To me this doesn't make sense but it "must" be for a reasonable reason... I even noticed in ambulances overseas.
Thank you so very much in advance to all of you answering.

2007-09-11 15:27:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-11 12:45:57 · 5 answers · asked by believe_me1992 1

i am preparing for the winter. every winter i always have trouble driving mustang around because they are rwd. if i put snow chains on them will i be able to have lesser problems? or will it still be the same result because its a rwd? are snow tires better than snow chain?

2007-09-11 12:26:54 · 9 answers · asked by helloguy 2

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2007-09-11 11:30:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just got my license and my mom's old car, and i noticed it has a SEVERE problem with hydroplaning. I almost got into an accident when i hydroplaned turning onto the busiest road in town. Is there something I can do with my car to prevent this from happening?

2007-09-11 11:03:04 · 6 answers · asked by Nate 2

that requires motorcyclists to wear helmets?

I ride, and always wear one. Most of the people I ride with don't...and I can't understand that.

I don't think it should be a law, you can't legislate common sense.

2007-09-11 08:23:49 · 13 answers · asked by Toolman 3

my bus driver says that thats a law

2007-09-11 07:41:58 · 2 answers · asked by monkeycutemonkey 1

All I did was go to the grocery store and on the way home got cut off and passed on the right by someone going 50MPH. What is wrong with these people?

2007-09-11 06:45:26 · 13 answers · asked by Irish 7

I live in Chennai (a metropolitan city in India). One thing causes me severe pain in my mind is rash driving on road by drivers of various vehicles like two wheelers, three wheelers, cars, mini trucks, buses, lorries and who not? It appears that almost all, once on road, appear to think that they are on a race track. There is unnecessary over-speeding by them causing risk to themselves and also others. During a normal day time, it has become very annoying to drive a vehicle on the road. We come across many reports of fatal accidents due to such rash, negligent and irresponsible driving. Here there are no separate lanes and all types of vehicles use the same road in a zig-zag manner. I certainly feel that many fatal accidents and resultant deaths can be averted if the motorists/drivers behave responsibly and drive their vehicles within speed limits and care for other vehicles on the road. But that doesn't appear to happen. I do not understand why people are so rash drivers?

2007-09-11 01:45:52 · 2 answers · asked by tv 1

2007-09-10 21:38:18 · 3 answers · asked by roxy r 1

I was watching Dr Phil today and this 17yo girl says she refuses to stop texting while driving. That scares me. If you do, WHY? Why do 17 y.o.'s think they can drive well to begin with? You're inexperienced, it takes years to be a really good driver!!!

2007-09-10 18:19:09 · 9 answers · asked by uknowme 6

I'm in a dilemma. My wife wants a 4WD vehicle so that she will have confidence in driving through snow this coming winter. Will getting snow tires for her sedan be a wise alternative (besides being more cheaper)?

2007-09-10 15:30:50 · 10 answers · asked by classicvince 1

Someone told me that the speed limit signs are just suggested speeds, that you can go over them and not get a ticket. I want to know what's true. And is there a difference between the signs Speed Limit 55 and Speed 55?

2007-09-10 13:08:55 · 9 answers · asked by Wendy P 1

2007-09-10 10:33:05 · 11 answers · asked by ♥Nubian♥ 3

My girlfriend always tends to close her eyes when shes passenger in the car whenever someone cuts me off or an aggressive maneuver has to be performed to avoid an accident.

Well she was in a car accident as a passenger. I wasn't driving. The driver hit a tree, my girlfriend had a punctured liver and a fractured back disc, nothing happened to the driver or the 3rd person in the back seat. Do you think if she had kept her eyes open she would've been able to anticipate the impact and do a better job bracing herself/ tensing up her muscles or hanging on to something?

If you close your eyes you can't anticipate anything so it seems you would be much more vulnerable.

Does this hold any truth?

2007-09-10 07:50:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous