assignment due 6/25

To whom it may concern: I was driving to school as traffic started to get thick in Marin County, California (north of the Golden Gate Bridge).I slowed down and was crawling at about 5 mph with the rest of traffic. I look in the rear view as a woman doing hell knows what probably on her cell phone doing makeup and changing Cd's, comes flying in at full speed. She finally realized to slow down, but it was too late and skidded into my 97' Jeep Grand Cherokee at about 35 + mph. Thanks to the weight of my college supplies, my rear was weighed down enough to put my hitch smack in the middle of her Honda's grill which pierced through the radiator and engine block! Oil and radiator fluid was all over the highway. If not for the extra weight she would have missed my hitch and hit the gas tank. I came out fine, but she was a bit dazed and bruised. The scary part was that her air bags didn't go off. I drove away as if nothing had happened. The only damage to my vehicle was my bumper being push up letting me barely lift my tail gate open. To make a long story short...pay attention to the road! and a hitch is a great investment even if you don't tow anything.


When you drive in the car in you have a cell phone on or if your on the phone you are at a high risk of getting into a fatal car collision. It can get you seriously hurt and you can hurt other people as well.


Yaw- To fall away from the line of a course
Roll- To revolve or turn over, once or repeatedly, as a wheel on an axis
Pitch- Relative point, position, or degree


Field vision- The area you see around you, while looking straight ahead
Central vision- To check your target area and front zones
Fringe vision- To check reference points and detect changes in your rear view mirror

Target area- Is the section of the roadway where the target is located in the center of your intended path, and the area to its right and left. example: A green traffic light is seen in our 15-second range.

Target path- From the point where you are located when you first see the target, to when you arrive into the target area. It gives you the ability to see elements that can affect your movement.

Transition Pegs- Gives you a visual reference to determine the precise moment at which to make changes in steering, acceleration or braking actions that will best keep the car in balance.

Right turns- review mirror

Left turns- Drivers side corner post