Day: July 31, 2021

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By Matthew A. Garcia 2 months ago

Many of the changes occurring in the automotive market at the moment, including tightened credit score markets in a capital-intensive industry and elevated authorities involvement are the most recent world challenges. Totally autonomous vehicles, also referred to as driverless cars, already exist in prototype (such because the Google driverless automobile ), but have a long approach to go earlier than they’re normally use. A car manufacturing unit generally is a totally different sort of job in the automobile business. Factory staff use heavy machinery to create automotive parts for specific companies. Workers typically work in an assembly line that can create an car from start to end. Manufacturing unit workers often work on shifts that can be day or night.

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Fatal motorcycle crashes on the rise in Washington, data shows

By Matthew A. Garcia 2 months ago

TACOMA — There have been 755 motorcycle-involved wrecks in Washington this year, 34 of which were fatal, according to state Department of Transportation data.

Six of those fatal crashes and 40 of the state’s 250 wrecks that were thought to involve serious injuries happened in Pierce County this year, according to WSDOT’s Crash Data Portal.

The past two years were particularly deadly for motorcyclists in the state.

The Washington Traffic Safety Commission put out a news release in May, National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, about an increase in fatal wrecks in 2019 and 2020.

“We are concerned about the high number of motorcycle rider deaths and we know that we can all work to prevent these deaths,” Shelly Baldwin, director of the commission, said in the release. “Drivers can watch out for motorcyclists. Riders can improve their skills through training. All of us can respect speed limits and ride and

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Washington motorcycle fatalities increased in recent years

By Matthew A. Garcia 2 months ago

There have been 755 motorcycle-involved wrecks in Washington this year, 34 of which were fatal, according to state Department of Transportation data.

Six of those fatal crashes and 40 of the state’s 250 wrecks that were thought to involve serious injuries happened in Pierce County this year, according to WSDOT’s Crash Data Portal.

At least three of Pierce County’s fatal crashes were in the past month or so. A motorcyclist died in a wreck near University Place on Tuesday; another died earlier this month from a crash in Tacoma; and an accident in June killed a motorcyclist in the South Hill area.

Those statewide and Pierce County figures did not include a fatal motorcycle wreck that happened Thursday night on state Route 7 in Tacoma.

The past two years were particularly deadly for motorcyclists in the state.

The Washington Traffic Safety Commission put out a news release in May

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