Sentences with phrase «into lanes of traffic»

Cruiser bikes are much heavier and when the motorcyclist is hit, as with most motorcycles, the rider is frequently thrown into the air and into lanes of traffic, often with oncoming vehicles.

These systems can help the driver by alerting them to potential collisions, whether from rear - ending a lead vehicle, from drifting into another lane of traffic, or from backing into other vehicles or pedestrians in a parking lot.

Riding in that wind storm made me feel like the Wicked Witch of the west until I was blown into a lane of traffic.

$ 425,000 - Commercial truck accident settlement for a NC man who was injured when his car was forced off the road by a tractor - trailer, which crossed the center line into his lane of traffic.

$ 375,000 - North Carolina commercial truck accident settlement for a truck driver who was injured when the semi-truck they were driving, was struck by another semi-truck that crossed the center line into her lane of traffic.

The vehicle, which had a human in the driver's seat, was said to be traveling at 38mph in a 35mph zone when it struck 49 - year - old Elaine Herzberg, as she was pushing a bicycle and abruptly walked from a center median into a lane of traffic.

There were a few hair - raising moments, like when an oncoming tractor - trailer suddenly swerved into my lane of traffic, or when a woman in a blue - and - white striped shirt dashed out into the street in front of me.

Not exact matches

In September, Gilbert agreed to pay $ 1.25 million of his own money for a road project to widen downtown Detroit's Interstate 375 exit from one lane to three, a move to help alleviate traffic jams heading into the Greektown Casino - Hotel, which he also owns.

Heading west toward the coast, Port Mann squeezes four lanes of traffic into two.

On February 19, 1998, a car sped across the grassy median of Interstate 95 near West Palm Beach into southbound traffic, then back into the northbound lanes.

The London Assembly's report «Hostile Streets — Walking and Cycling at Outer London Junctions» says that some roads in outer boroughs do not offer even a basic level of service, with crossings inaccessible to wheelchairs and incomplete cycle lanes that push cyclists out into fast moving traffic.

New York Republicans tore into beleaguered Gov. Andrew Cuomo hours after top operative for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie testified that the New York governor had helped develop a top Port Authority's testimony that the 2013 lane closures on the George Washington Bridge were part of a legitimate traffic study — even though both executives knew that the «traffic study» was a fraud.

Andrew Cuomo's new HOV / bus lane on the Verrazano - Narrows bridge — which was intended to be a key part of the governor's plan to ease commutes ahead of planned maintenance work on Amtrak lines but which turned into a traffic «disaster» on the day of rollout — was partially complicated by a contractor screwup on signs, the MTA admitted.

Wildstein testified that it was his «understanding» from his former superior Bill Baroni — a Christie appointee now facing federal charges — that that the New York and New Jersey governors colluded to blame the shut down of lanes headed into Fort Lee on a fraudulent «traffic study.»

In response to pedestrians» concerns that they do not have enough time to cross Delancey Street's rushing lanes of traffic, the city will bump sidewalks out into the street, possibly using planters, sources said.

He lost control, struck a median, swerved across two lanes of traffic, flew through a chain - link fence and sailed into the air.

Now you get into a thing where if you have encouragement such as, for instance, if you have a special lane on the freeway, which is for vehicles which can, kind of, run all in a line, it helps solve lot of the traffic problems.

Warning systems can make a sound, alerting a driver that the car is straying out of its lane, either into oncoming traffic or perhaps off the road itself.

For instance, the computer model produced both the «shock waves» of congestion that travel backwards down motorways and create traffic jams where there is no obvious obstruction («When shock waves hit traffic», New Scientist, 25 June 1994), and the «slow fast - lane» effect, in which so many drivers move into the overtaking lane in frustration at the middle lane's lower speed that the middle lane becomes the fastest - moving.

The day the long anticipated Great American Eclipse arrived, so did over two thousand students, science buffs, and families, all streaming into the Green Bank Observatory with traffic lines backing up on both North - and Southbound lanes of Rt. 28/92.

Speed dating events let you cut through the traffic of traditional dating and get into the fast lane with a compatible date.

Forster and his collaborators deserve credit for plunging us into the thick of things: the Lanes learn that society is collapsing when a seemingly ordinary urban traffic jam is jolted into surreality by an explosion, a stampede of terrified civilians and their vehicles, and a furious attack by people who've been infected by a virus that turns them into ravenous ghouls.

Getting there is fairly simple but your journey will very much be dictated by traffic conditions, as the narrow lanes around the house aren't best suited to feeding large volumes of traffic into the event.

Know why that 3 - series driver tears up an on - ramp out of nowhere, swoops across three lanes of traffic right in front of you, then settles into the fast lane for a nanosecond before departing toward the horizon at warp speed?

Also appearing on a Kia for the first time is the Lane Following Assist system, which can perform a variety of functions at up to 81mph: spot gaps in traffic to move into in heavy traffic; follow lane markings on the motorway; and, control the brakes, steering and accelerator to keep up with traffic.

GM's excellent Safety Alert Seat is also on offer — it vibrates the driver's seat bottom to indicate an impending threat, be it when backing out of a parking space into crossing traffic or drifting out of one's lane.

It doesn't turn the Leaf into a full - on autonomous car — that's still years away from becoming a reality — but it can take over in stop - and - go traffic, and it's capable of controlling acceleration, braking, and steering on single - lane highways when the right conditions are met.

Autobrake is also standard, but the remaining complement of safety systems — full - speed adaptive cruise, active lane assist, automatic high beams and traffic sign recognition — is bundled into a $ 1,800 option pack.

Forward collision alert, lane departure warning, side blind zone alert, rear cross traffic alert, rear park assist, and a rear vision camera are just a few of the features that all use either radar or cameras to prevent drivers from getting into an accident.

Such features prevent unsafe lane changes while cruising between Joliet and Oak Brook or maintain peace of mind during stop - start traffic on your way from Aurora into Chicago, but safety goes beyond Toyota Safety Sense ™ P.

It was so good that a co-worker was able to make a very tight U-turn without having to cross into the far lane of on - coming traffic.

Our 2015 Mercedes - Benz CLS63 AMG S - Model 4Matic test car also came equipped the Driver Assistance Package, a $ 2,800 package that includes an adaptive cruise control system with steering assist, a blind spot monitoring system, a lane - keep assist system, a brake assist system that prompts the driver to apply the brakes if necessary and can even apply additional pressure to the braking system, and two additional extensions to the standard Pre-Safe system: Pre-Safe Plus, which takes into account traffic flow to the rear of the car and is able to appropriately set up the CLS - Class for a rear - end collision, and Pre-Safe Brake with Pedestrian Recognition, which allows the vehicle to stop on its own should an imminent collision with a pedestrian be detected.

As an option the car can be equipped with Audi side assist, which uses rear - mounted radar sensors to help drivers change lane more safely; camera - based traffic sign recognition; Audi active lane assist, which helps the driver if required by steadily correcting steering or warning him or her if there is a danger of unintentionally drifting out of lane and the park assist system with display of surroundings, which independently guides the car into suitable spaces.

Our 2015 Mercedes - Benz CLS63 AMG S - Model 4Matic rang in at $ 116,510 (MSRP), thanks to the additions of Diamond White paint ($ 795), AMG 19 - inch multi-spoke wheels ($ 1,700), the Premium Package ($ 3,740 and includes ventilated front seats, an active multi-contour driver seat, power folding side mirrors, an electronic trunk closer and a push - button start system with keyless entry) and the Driver Assistance Package ($ 2,800 and includes an adaptive cruise control system with steering assist, a blind spot monitoring system, a lane keep assist system, a brake assist system that prompts the driver to apply the brakes if necessary and can even apply additional pressure to the braking system, and two additional extensions to the standard Pre-Safe system: Pre-Safe Plus, which takes into account traffic flow to the rear of the car and is able to appropriately set up the CLS - Class for a rear - end collision, and Pre-Safe Brake with Pedestrian Recognition, which allows the vehicle to stop on its own should an imminent collision with a pedestrian be detected).

The 20 - horsepower boost, to 225, in the 3.8 - liter engine comes in handy on occasion - such as when you're merging into traffic, moving into the passing lane, or simply pulling four adults and a trunk full of luggage up a steep hills.

This circle of safety also includes adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning, rear and front parking sonar, the rear traffic alert, and parking cameras (ranging from rear - only through four cameras providing a birds - eye view of the car as you snake into and out of tight spaces).

Testing showed that this can occur if the mats are moved forward from the clipped position approximately two inches into a position in which the rear edge of the mats will abut the retention clip (s) when installed singly and align with the clip (s) when stacked on another floor mat.The pedal interference incidents reviewed by the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) include 1 crash and 9 incidents with allegations of brake friction materials smoking and / or requiring repair for heat related damage.The crash incident occurred after the parking brake was applied at speed, resulting in loss - of - control vehicle yaw event caused by lock - up of the rear tires.The spin - out resulted in a side impact collision with an oncoming vehicle in an opposing lane of traffic.

Icons alert drivers to side traffic, and a lane change alert sounds an alarm if it appears that the Elantra will move into the path of a neighbor car.

Let's say you are traveling down the road, have a sudden sneezing attack, and you veer out of your lane into approaching traffic, causing an accident that involves more than one vehicle, chances are the above limits would not be enough to cover everyone that claimed damages.

Ranger Wallat positioned his vehicle in the lane of traffic to further protect the pup until it could be moved into an animal crate for transport to The Marine Mammal Center for care.

As the road begins to wind further into the mountains, less of it becomes shareable between two lanes of traffic.

For the last in our series of exclusive artworks responding to the Games, photographer Wolfgang Tillmans, who started out shooting London street life, steps into the ring to celebrate the end of the Games — by capturing one of the disliked dedicated traffic lanes on the way to the Olympic park

Plans for the trail include transforming whole lanes of existing traffic in some places into wide, open spaces for bikes and people.

On the way to work today in Melbourne a big black automobile jumped into the green - paved bike lane for a quick escape left turn out of the traffic jam — I had to break pretty hard.

They also had to consider the air traffic lanes between Europe and the Americas, the changes according to season, and the projected rates of increase in carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere.

One of the most dramatic changes the Queens Activist Committee has wrought, seen by every person coming into Queens: a protected, safe approach to and from the Queensboro Bridge, with off - street, greenway - style bike lanes on Queens Plaza North and traffic calming at Columbus Triangle.

The popular Broadway Boulevard project, which turned a lane of traffic on the landmark street into a plaza and protected bike lane, is just the start; over the last two years, 52 acres of roadbed have been similarly transformed.

The mayor told Mississauga city council she opposes them for three reasons: the pollution caused by idling; traffic problems, particularly during rush hour when lineups spill into turning lanes; and the routine violation of a city bylaw that prohibits idling for more than three minutes.

Drunk drivers often drift out of their lane or swerve into oncoming traffic.

The defendant, Padwa, came out of the lane to her right, striking her vehicle and knocking her into the oncoming traffic lane.