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All-terrain vehicle riders should be aware of their driving restrictions and the different traffic laws that prevent them from travelling on roads where they may cause accidents because of the speed and ability of their vehicle.
A recent accident involves a woman who sustained major injuries to the head and upper body after being thrown from her ATV on Highway 20 in Williams.
The 21-year-old Mariel Cervantes was reportedly riding her ATV with a trailer in tow when she tried to make a left turn when she was hit by a 2002 Dodge Durango that was trying to pass the slow-moving ATV.
Cervantes was broadsided and thrown off the ATV. She probably sustained major injuries as she wasn’t wearing protective gears such as helmet or pads when the accident occurred.
These protective equipments are important to riders as they help save the riders life by minimizing possible injuries that can be sustained.
It is official, music icon Michael Jackson’s memorial will be held on Tuesday at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.
AEG Live, Jackson’s promoter (also incidentally the owner of Staples Center) and the Jackson family publicist have announced that a motorcade will go from Forest Lawn Mortuary in L.A. to the Staples Center complex in downtown Los Angeles.
According to Randy Phillips, AEG's chief executive, it will be a public memorial and that about 11,000 tickets will be given away free of charge for the 20,000-seat arena. Actual distribution of the tickets however, was not discussed.
While fans who hoped for a public memorial at the famed Neverland ranch are coping with the disappointment (and the fear of not getting a last look at the musician), Los Angeles officials are fretting over what may be a huge and potentially uncontrollable outcome.
In fact, Los Angeles City Councilman Dennis Zine has said the Jackson family should consider delaying the public memorial to allow more time to plan. Given the current financial meltdown of California, he also said the city can't afford to pay police overtime.
If the nationwide and worldwide outpouring of grief for the singer’s death is any indication, people will be coming in at droves and in hundreds of thousands at the memorial just to see the late great Jackson.
He also said that the memorial announcement took the worst timing as things are also busy over the July Fourth holiday weekend. Zine said that, “If you can imagine 100,000 people show up and you have 20,000 capacity (at the Staples Center), there is not sufficient room. Now you have a crowd-control problem.”
Indeed, with a motorcade also in the works, traffic is bound to be equally horrible as well. The organizers and local authorities will have to pull something short of miracle to keep things peaceful and orderly.
Hopefully, the activities for Tuesday as well as the crowd will not be anything like the aftermath riot following the Lakers’ championship. Authorities will have to be on the look-out, not just for unruly crowds but also for people who may take advantage of the situation by inciting fights, doing property damage, or even drinking and stealing.
Emotional situations such as the death of a music legend can bring out the best and the worst out in people. Since the number of actual policemen on duty will be far outstripped by the masses, the fans (bystanders, onlookers and the simply curious) should pay their respects to the legend by abiding the law and avoiding accidents.
Paying special attention on the road has always been a driver’s everyday challenge. As distractions and other conditions are present, having a safe trip could sometimes be a dilemma.
Sometimes, accidents get in our way causing fatal injuries just like what happened to the drivers of Ryder moving truck and 2006 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck.
Solomon Henderson was driving his moving truck on eastern bound of Interstate 8 when he was cut off by a Nissan Sentra. Consequently, the truck veered across westbound lanes and smashed into a pick up truck.
The drivers of the moving truck and the pick up truck died instantaneously while the driver of the Nissan Sentra fled from the accident scene.
We share the streets with other drivers; some are negligent while others are notorious in driving. It would be advisable to exercise the highest standard of care.
The deceased drivers may have exercised all necessary caution but unluckily they shared the road with another driver – a reckless one.
As Henderson failed to wear his seatbelt, let this incident be a constant reminder for all us. Who knows he may have survived if he just wore it. Seatbelts are additional protection for drivers and passengers. It must be worn at all times.
