1ST source The content of Mr. Traffic is:

Mr. Traffic prescribes using humor to deal with traffic problems such as if you are stuck in a traffic jam, laugh at yourself and at others. "He has also appeared on national TV shows including Good Morning America, The Home & Family Show, on The Family Channel, Extra, and E!'s Talk Soup. In 1995, Morse turned his traffic safety program loose on the Web (http://mrtraffic.com), where it has won a fanatical following."

My reaction to the content is as follows: I think that we need to focus our energy in a positive way. Laughing at ourselves can help us get through a traffic jam. Maybe I will try that when I am driving. My reaction to that is positive, and I believe that while laughing while in traffic is weird, it definitely can calm someone's temper down considerably.

Laughing while driving might look funny to some people. But it beats swearing and cursing at a slow driver. Someone who cuts you off should be laughed at. Even though you being cut off might seem like no laughing matter, it definitely would ease some tension on the roadways.

Here is how I see the appearance of the site. The Mr. Traffic icons is pretty funny. In it, there is a big sign saying ask Mr. Traffic while he holds a police car in the other. What does the sign represent? It represents in my opinion people asking questions about how to deal with traffic situations. The police car represents people trying to deal with their frustrations while they drive in a legal manner.

The structure of the site is an introduction to how Mr. Traffic got started and his philosophies. Mr. Traffic got started by appearing on various television shows. Mr. Traffic also has a website http://mrtraffic.com, that has a following.

Second Source

My reactions to the content of the anti-lock breaks section are what are they? Also, the article describes them as they are able to reduce crash rates but does not say what they are. My second reaction is that we need something to reduce traffic accidents. Drivers should also be warned that jerking the wheel can cause the car to go off course. I agree with the article that drivers should be warned. I also agree that drivers should be made aware that antilock breaks are lifesavers.

The structure of the report should explain more of what anti-lock breaks are. The structure of the report does not go into depth. All it states are the problem with anti-lock breaks. I would like to learn more about anti-lock breaks and what they are.

My reaction to the appearance:

The picture represents someone testing out the anti-lock breaks. It is self explanatory and does not interfere with the text. The text is something to be desired because it does not go into depth as to what antilock breaks are.

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Summary: There are five thousand deaths too many per year. Also, 16 year old drivers are involved in 10,337 crashes per 100,000,000 vehicle miles of travel. The rate for 17 year olds was just 3,229. These statistics are high because about 41.8 percent of 16 year olds have a driver's license. There are also common sense solutions to what parents can do and I react to them in the next section.

My reaction is also one of shock. I do not think that youngsters should unless they are responsible have access to a car. I also agree with the solutions they have with all except one. I agree that parents should supervise their teen's driving time. There should be limits on driving from the number of people to when a teen should be allowed to drive. There also should be a curfew as to what time teens can drive until. I also no teen should drink while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Appearance of the site is not special. I think that the site's structure was very informative because it gave practical solutions for teens driving.

The structure of the site is very informative. It gives solutions about the problems of teens drinking and driving. It also gives people something to think about in its solutions.

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The speed limit debate is one which revolves around the safety issue. People are concerned about safety when the speed limit is raised. People on the other side say states should have the right to determine their own speed. For example, Montana and Wyoming have no speed limits. I believe I stand in the middle of the speed limit issue. I believe that states should have the authority to set their own speed limits; however, there should be reasonable speed limits. If there is a major highway that is wide enough to support a seventy mile per hour speed limit, then the top speed should be seventy miles per hour. If the top speed supported by the highway is sixty five, then sixty five should be the top speed. Most highways in Hawaii support sixty five for the top speed, so the top speed in Hawaii ought to be sixty five rather than fifty five.

The structure and appearance of the article is very straightforward. The structure of the article presents the pros and cons of the speed limit. The appearance of the article is inviting with photographs to show an accident and reasonable speed limits.

The article describes how air bags cause deaths rather than how they prevent deaths. There are mostly arguments that back up the claim that air bags are dangerous. There are a few arguments that claim that air bags are safe. The argument that claims that air bags are safe is when the air bag is equipped with the appropriate safety belt. The argument that goes against the air bags is when children are placed in their way then it could kill or injure them.

The structure and appearance of the site is not very informative. I would like to learn more about the pros and cons of airbags. Also, one of the photographs interfered with the words of the paragraph. The structure of the magazine presented some pros and cons but did not go into depth.

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Daytime Running lights are lights provide the driver with visibility during the daytime. This is an implied safety feature of the what Daytime Running Lights are because the article does not give a clear description of what they are. I would like to learn more about what daytime running lights (drls) are. The pros are that daytime running lights produce fewer accidents. The cons say that drivers will get used to seeing them, thus, making drls useless.

The structure and appearance of this site is very easy to understand. However, there is not enough of a description of what drls are. I would also like to learn more pro and cons of this safety device

Sixth source

Airbags kill people yet have prevented about 1,600 deaths. I would like to find out more about how airbags kill people and how they save lives. This article did not go into depth and left me with a mixed reaction to airbags. I say a mixed reaction because I think that airbags can help prevent deaths as well as cause some of them.

The structure and appearance is not very inviting. The photographs interfere with the words and the display is not too helpful.

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Road rage is acquired in childhood, according to Dr. Leon James, a professor of psychology at the University of Hawaii. Children are taught that road rage is acceptable, and is a normal part of driving culture in America. Crashes and Injuries are 150 billion dollars and 42,000 deaths per year. Dr. James also says that safe driving will lower the cost of automobiles and save lives.

The structure and appearance of this section is inviting. It invites the reader to learn about what road rage is. It also gives personal testimony from Dr. James

There can be many affects from old age. It is important to keep physically healthy during that time. One way to keep healthy is to go in for eye exams. Also, keeping mentally sharp by doing a new activity is another way to keep mentally fit. Driving while under medication is not a good idea.

This section is inviting. It is inviting because it is straightforward and easy to understand. It's point is well taken about being physically and mentally fit.

<a href="http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/409ss98/hamura/report2.html">YARR</A>

For an indepth description of YARR, go to the above site and check out Lisa Anne Hamura's report 2. It goes into what road rage is such as some definitions of aggressive driving.

My topic and contriubution is about road rage is from the next section comes from testimony from Dr. Leon James about Aggressive Driving and Road Rage, Dealing with Emotionally Impaired Drivers.<a href= "http://aloha.net/~dyc/testimony.html.">Testimony by Dr. James</A>

Dr. James says that every driver is capable of road rage. People are born into road rage. Children witness road rage from the time they are born. Dr. James mentions a situation that a person is exhibiting road rage. This person was mad because she got cut off when someone was making a turn. She wanted a person to crash for cutting her off. She says that she could have waited but did not. Dr. James says that road rage is everywhere in America. People complain about people speeding and passing on the wrong side of the road.. There is a natural cycle of road rage, which are either silent or out loud, and can be expressed in a loud way..</P>

My reaction to the section: sequence of road rage is: I think everyone has faced these situations while driving. Drivers often overtake vehicles if one of them is going too slow. I agree that this is very risky behavior because the driver could suddenly speed up. Being a passenger in a car, I know this can happen. When I am a passenger with my dad driving, I know he swears at bad drivers, but I have not seen him flip the bird at a driver. I think I have seen him shake his head. Power struggles with drivers are also not good. >/P>

Dr. James says that drivers need to modify there behavior. The defensive driving method that is taught in schools may present a problem. Defensive driving may not teach a cooperative and supportive philosophy. I disagree with this I think that defensive driving is safe because it does not encourage confrontations with other drivers. Also it is better to be safe than sorry while you are driving. I was taught defensive driving and if I drove on a regular basis I would practice defensive driving, and not aggressive driving. I have seen aggressive driving and it is not good behavior.

Dr. James has also put into categories ranging from mentally condeming drivers to killing someone. I don't think that people should kill someone over an incident, but if someone wants to mentally condemn someone it is better than killing someone. Dr. James ranks the items: The Unfriendly Zone, The Hostile Zzone, The Violent Zone, The Lesser Mayhem Zone, and the Major Mayhem Zone. I would fall into the unfriendly zone, because I probably would be guilty of some infractions of bad driving habits</P>

The next section talks about generation nine and what they did for their reports. The reason the explanations are short is because I found out that everyone did a report on Driver Alert Magazine.

a href ="http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/409ss98/agmata/report2.html">Carolyn Agmata</A>

In this report, Carolyn goes into what a driving personality makeover is and discusses a three step program known as AWM acknowledge, Witness, and Modify.</P>

a href="http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/409ss98/ambrozich/report2.html">Eric Ambrozich's Report</A>

Eric's report talks about Newsgroups and Drivers. This report is short and to the point.</P>

a href ="http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/409ss98/barrineau/report2.html">Irene Barrineau</A>

a href="http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/409ss98/ayson/Report2.html">Gavin Ayson Wright</A>

Gavin Ayson Wright talks about the Driver Alert Magazine and gives 4 zones of driving attittudes. They are the zone of impatience, the zone of hostility, the road rage zone, and emotions while driving.</P>

<a href="http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/409ss98/carreira/report2.html">Tamar Carreira</A>

Tamar discusses new drivers, life long drivers education, and young drivers.

a href="http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/409ss98/ching/report2.html">Kristin Ching</A>

In this report Kristin discusses sports utility vehicles and their problems.

a href="http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/409ss98/hamura/report2.html">Lisa Anne Hamura.

Lisa Anne Hamura discusses YARR (Youth Against Road Rage). She also chose four people and what made discusses what made them mad while driving.

a href="http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/409ss98/kwong/report2.html">Wing Kwong</A>

Wing Kwong discusses what his fellow classmates have to say about what makes them mad and emotional intelligence.

a href="http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/409ss98/leec/report2.html">Christin Lee</A>

Christin Lee discusses newsgroups and what they are and how to use them.