One night when I was fifteen, some friends and I were playing a game called red light green light. Red light green light was a game we liked to play at night. The way to play the game is to find a place to hide right near a road. One person is the ... caller, and everyone, including the caller, are runners. Everyone waits for a car to come, and as it gets closer the caller calls it. The caller continuously says "red light," until the car is real close. Then at the last second he or she yells green light and everyone bolts across the road in front of the car. The ... Brad and Tim were walking...

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My Eye Opening Experience The day after my sixth birthday I received a gift that was one of the best and worst things that has ever happened to me. I was in a near fatal car ... that we stopped at a Mexican restaurant to pick up some dinner for my dad who had been working late. We were turning left on to Bandara Road when a car ran a red light and T-boned us. The car hit our station wagon behind the right rear door where I was sitting. Some how I was projected through the window and sent rolling across the ... change it all there would be no way. Everything from my personality and attitude ...

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... your ability to track moving objects, to maintain focus, and shrinks your peripheral vision. It also significantly interferes with your hand-eye coordination, which is essential to steering. After drinking alcohol, it takes longer to read street signs or respond to changes and obstacles in the road, ... like sudden red lights or a vehicle pulling out in front of you unexpectedly. When you're driving under the influence, you compensate by seeking out less ... therefore less aware of the environment. Police officers conduct field sobriety tests when they suspect people of drinking and dr...

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... compared to other cultures or environments. Year round, when approaching a Dodge dealership, a popular American automobile company, the first thing that catches an observer's eye is all the balloons and marketing decor. Words like "Sale" and "Discount" are printed extra large on banners to establish flexibility and affordability. It feels ... just like a "garage sale." There are even red, white and blue flags running in all directions above the lot. It is obvious that the target consumers are those of around the middle class ... length, however, a similar base frame is visible in all t...

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... " tires shined nicely as they sat on their 16 inch alloy wheels. As I walked around to the rear of the car, the tail lights caught my eye. They were the aftermarket "Altezzas", which had red dots where the tail lights and blinkers would light up. The rest of the unit was clear. In the center between the lights, it also said "sports ... ", but in red this time. Above the tail lights was a spoiler, which gave the car a sportier look. The antenna retracted into the side of the spoiler. Suddenly I became aware of the fact that I ... ...

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... body with a chromed grill. The car had no side windows and no outside door handles. Each 1953 Corvette was virtually hand built and all 1953 models were white and had red interiors. This may have not been the most technologically advanced car but it would pave the way for the true performance and sports car. Concept cars also played a part in ... the 1950's. They were designed to attract the publics eye, introduce and gauge the publics reaction to new styling and engineering ideas, help attract the public to the auto dealerships where they were displayed at, and to drive car crazy ... ....

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... the Dark Stranger who likes to break morals and foundations, rested in the city. He had a good ear, and just at the moment, when boy was whispering that phrase, elegant red Mercedes appeared on the street. Car stopped closed with John who was so surprised, that he wouldn't talk, and man in expensive black suit went out from car. First of ... one ear; under his arm the man carried a stick with a black knob look like a snakehead. He looked to be a little over forty. Mouth somehow twisted. Clean-shaven. Dark-Haired. Right eye black, left-for some reason-green. Dark eyebrows, but one higher...

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... likely to get in multiple vehicle accidents than younger drivers, including teenagers. The elderly are also more likely to get traffic citations for failing to yield, turning improperly, and running red lights and stop signs, and indications of decreased driving ability. Many people doubt not only senior citizens knowledge of the road, but their physical capabilities. Everyone ages differently so some ... people who are unaware their hearing is going, people who lost their hearing recently, and people whose hearing is constantly changing. Even if an elderly person's vision is normal, th...

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... fully. A chill went down my spine causing me to shiver. I turned my attention to the road in front of me and, just then, saw a shadow in the corner of my eye. My heart began to race and I slammed on the brakes. The tires yelled in protest, screaming like an enraged bald eagle. I saw a brown creature pass through the first headlamp. I closed ... beneath my once brand-new shiny black vehicle. I could hear my brother talking on his cell phone. He had called the police. It was only a few minutes before I saw the red and blue flashing lights of the police car coming towards us. I watched as ...

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