Safety

How have the British Government worked out that you are FOUR times more likely to have an accident whilst driving and using a mobile phone.??!!. Why not twenty times, or twice, or five and a half times more likely?.
How do they work it out as FOUR... and is it a con!!??
( I'm not condoning using a mobile while driving.....just wondering how and where the figure came from).

2007-03-17 11:40:08 · 23 answers · asked by JohnH(UK) 3

In new york I have seen signs that say no turning from shoulder (state Law) but cant seem to find a law that supports this. any one know how i can look this up for my own researsh

2007-03-17 11:14:09 · 14 answers · asked by wadeozzie 1

2007-03-17 10:48:11 · 10 answers · asked by eygore90 1

this is for an art project so please be honest.thanks

2007-03-17 10:18:59 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

Today as I was on my way home a woman trying to avoid potholes was driving on my side of the road, heading straight toward me. She came from up over a hill, going very fast. She didn't just occasionally move over to avoid one pothole, she claimed the whole lane. My boyfriend was driving, its a very narrow road, no shoulder, no moving into the other lane because there were people driving in it, our driveway is near the top of the hill. So we slowed as much as possible until the frantic honking drove her back to her lane. She was screaming and swearing at us! I didn't get her plates. So my question? If you are driving and someone is in your lane heading straight for you, and they hit you, can they use the potholes as a defense, or should they have driven on their side regardless? I would hope she would be at fault simply for being in the wrong lane because it seems like just because you don't like your side of the road doesn't mean you get to drive like an idiot.

2007-03-17 08:34:51 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

The I-10 in LA county is a class action just waiting to happen.

2007-03-17 06:48:28 · 5 answers · asked by xxrtxxemail 2

Okay so I live in an apartment and they just plowed the parking lot, but I don't have a shovel to get out. I have to get the snow off my car and get the snow from around my tires. The best I have come up with is using a bucket. Is this best way to get the snow since I don't have a shovel or is there another innovative way?

2007-03-17 05:40:50 · 7 answers · asked by Nonya 2

I saw on the television that in Germany there may be speed limits set on the Autobahn. What are the accident rates like with no speed limit compared to the motorway limits in the UK. Are there more or less?

2007-03-17 05:10:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

My sister Just move to california, and they have a truck that has a back seat. The problem is that the seat in the back is not wide enough to hold the bottom of the car seat so She has been putting her 1 year old in the front and turning off the air bag. Does anyone know, if she can get pulled over for having the baby ride in the front of the truck. Thanks in advance!

2007-03-17 01:52:46 · 2 answers · asked by samantha 4

2007-03-17 00:59:53 · 12 answers · asked by intelligent_respectful_friend 1

2007-03-16 22:55:48 · 2 answers · asked by KULWANT S 2

It seems to me that when you're on the expressway, you can go as fast as you want to... as long as you dont get caught speeding. I was on my way to work tonight and i was going 70 mph. and all the other cars were passing me and blowing their horns at me but the speed limit sign says 60 mph. Go figure...

2007-03-16 20:47:42 · 10 answers · asked by B. Gregory 2

What happened? what was it like?

2007-03-16 17:33:14 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

parents always tell kids that they cant drive here or there because all these accidents etc. but how are parents better drivers? are kids more safe with their parents driving or just them?

2007-03-16 17:31:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was backing into my driveway when a car going the same direction that I was hit the front of my car

2007-03-16 16:50:59 · 1 answers · asked by BobbyKatt 1

I was going 80 in a 65. This was in New York State. I don't really have anything on my record but i feel like when i go to court in may the judge will still have me fork up some cash as a settlement. What can I expect, say and do to aleviate this situation?

2007-03-16 16:06:33 · 8 answers · asked by mike b 2

i hit a parked car my car got damaged but the other car diden't i got out of the car i checked the car had no damage i waited nobody came out i was leaving the parking space when a man came out screaming for me to wait i did he said he shoulden't just take off i said i checked the car and their was no damage done he said it was his friends car he checked than he said it was okay does anyone think i did the right thing?

2007-03-16 15:56:29 · 26 answers · asked by cutie 3

my parents dont want to drive and want me to wait a year! im a stright a student and really resonsable. So do u think i should be able to drive?

2007-03-16 15:43:43 · 24 answers · asked by Kool 2

Driving from Houston to Austin a couple of days ago, I got pulled over in Giddings for speeding 60 in a 45. I had trouble getting my cruise control off--the highway went from 65 or 70 down to 45--and the officer got me before I got all the way down.

He had marked the ticket a citation, but felt sorry for me I guess--I started crying while he was writing the ticket, I've never been pulled over and couldn't calm myself down, I wasn't trying to get out of the ticket--so he crossed out the citation and marked it a warning instead. I asked what that meant, but he just answered that it was a warning, and I didn't want to push my luck by asking what exactly a warning meant.

What's worrying me is that it says "you are directed to appear at court...12 days from this date to enter a ple." Since it was a warning, do I have to go? Or is that directive only for a citation?

I plan on giving them a call on monday to check, since they're only open through the week, but I'm worried now. Help??

2007-03-16 15:41:32 · 6 answers · asked by Andrea 2

if u can read this u dont need glasses?

2007-03-16 15:30:42 · 8 answers · asked by Darkice 3

ok I need help finding the stats. of deaths from drunk driving in 2006. I can't find it anywhere, so can some people help me out?
thank you, it is greatly appreciated

2007-03-16 14:06:26 · 3 answers · asked by Caitie 2

i need to beging to learn to drive, and the stadium parking lot would be a great place to learn. what are the rules on this? or should i just do it and hope not to get caught?

2007-03-16 13:41:22 · 5 answers · asked by Bob Marlee 3

I'm in the middle of that nice storm going over Long Island right now, and my driveway and road is covered in a layer of ice. I'm going to have to leave tomorrow, and while I'm not concerned about my driveway, my road doesn't doesn't get plowed, and I'm inbetween two huge hills. What's the safest way to get out? Any tips?

2007-03-16 12:54:37 · 7 answers · asked by JesB 2

What if a man holds the airbag down in the steering wheel in a stationary vehicle while someone deploys the air bag? Will the man be able to resist it, or will it break arms, tear tendons, etc?

2007-03-16 11:27:18 · 10 answers · asked by Paul B 1

I've never seen someone else turn on theirs while actually on the road even if it gets dark. Its almost like there's a law that says only turn on your headlights when you're at the curb or parked

2007-03-16 10:43:53 · 9 answers · asked by marc p 1

2007-03-16 08:53:34 · 1 answers · asked by skellyskeldon 4

2007-03-16 08:50:23 · 7 answers · asked by tim b 3

does nay body kow where i can get a # for this place so i can get my brothers car back from his x girlfriend as she has him in jail-please help

2007-03-16 07:05:23 · 4 answers · asked by k9396 1

2007-03-16 06:43:13 · 12 answers · asked by ѕυρєя кαωαιι ¢нιнαяυ 2

i know you see this question everywhere but im confused myself.

2007-03-16 03:50:35 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous