Assignment for 7/26 (final)

ASSIGNMENT:1. Watch the " Crash Cd ".
Type 3 writing. FCA's: 1. give a complete summary of the four sites you visit in the CD( lawyer, police, doctor, school), 2.Tell who you turned out to be in the CD, 3.Give your view on the problems related to drinking/drugs and driving. Please post this by Sunday 7/29, 3:00 pm. If completed correctly this paper will take the place of your final exam.


On the crash site program i came up to be the bicyclalist who was hit and injured in the car crash. The way i was question was really confusing because it made it seem like i was in the car because of the car realted questions they were asking.

POLICE:
When the police station was visited they talked about getting arrested. some subjects they discussed were, getting pulled over, field sobriety test, Miranda rights, Breathalyzer, paying bail, arraignment, and trail.
getting pulled over by law enforcement is because they have reasonable suspicion about the drivers acts it could be speeding, broken tail light, etc. Any officer has the right to ask you to perform a field sobriety test and you have to obey.
An officer will only tell you your Miranda rights if and only you get arrested. some other topics they discussed were that when arrested in order to be released early is by paying bail. After bail then come a date for being arraigned then trail where the judge will then sentence and charge suspect.
i also learnt statistics from the police officers. They explained and show signs of impaired drivers. The signs and percentages are below.

turning abruptly-35%
following to close- 50%
Slow response to traffic signals-40%
drifting-45%
weaving-60%
headlights off- 30%
turning abruptly-35%
making wide turns-65%
drifting-45%
swerving-55%


LAWYER:
when i visited the lawyer we talked about the costs that a druunken driver would havee to pay for his first offense.
i got a chance to guess the prices and was way off. the costs were a lot more than i thought. the prices for the essential bills are below.

Car storage per day-$137
Car tow fee-$50
Alcohol education program-$585
Minimum fine-$480
Defense attorney fee-$2000
Court costs-$406
Restricted license fee-$100
Insurance costs-$10,800
Probation fee-$44
Fund for head injuries-$120

Grand total=$14,722

HOSPITAL:
The hospital talked about three things, they were, the effects of marijuana, effects of alcohol, and seat belt usage.
The effects of marijuana include misjudge of speed in car, misjudge of braking in car, and it also affects perception.
The effects of alcohol in a car effects slowed messages to the brain, slurred speech, blurred vision, and also poor judgment.
Seat belt usage reduces risk of death in crash by 60 percent also.


SCHOOL:

When at the school the topic of sensation seekers came up. Sensation seekers are people who take risks, in the world there are many sensation seekers. If you are someone who is a sensation seeker you can end your hunger by joining and extreme club like rock climbing or snowboarding etc.

OPINION:
In my opinion the cd-rom is very good at educating young drivers and every young driver should get a copy because I found out a lot of stuff that I had never heard before.