Traffic Article Reviews Samples For Students

Over the years, the transport sector has undergone revolutionary development and advancements compared to none other. Among the main factors that were, and have been considered thereby contributing to the development of the transport sector, is the environment. It is notable and unarguably evident that the previous forms and means of transport were great contributors to environmental degradation. This prompted environmentalists and transport experts to seek for better means of transport that do not harm the environment, and if they do, then at a lower level than earlier. In the present day, almost all over the world, environmental suffering in ...

According to Randall G. Holcombe (1997), urban sprawl has been considered a negative aspect in the development of urban centres and land use. It takes three main approaches. The first is the leapfrog development that is when developers chooses to construct residential houses some distances from the main urban centre bypassing vacant land parcels closer to the city. The leapfrog helps in making economic development in the leapfrogged land by making it more accessible to people. The second is strip development that takes place when commercial development is linear along the major highways. This tends to lead to traffic congestion ...

Article Critique: Jakarta needs Metro to avoid traffic gridlock

Article Analysis
The article explains the development of Indonesian public transportation infrastructure through construction of new metro rail systems. The news article also addresses the need to implement rail transit infrastructures. The limitations of alternative modes of transportation in Jakarta make the populace’s life more of a hassle, as they have to endure countless hours of being stuck in traffic. Therefore, the transportation sector must put solutions in place to avoid further worsening of traffic conditions in the streets of Jakarta. One major solution proposed is the development of metro rail systems in Jakarta. It aims to address ...

The article addresses the issue of how brick-and-mortar stores have to deal with the continued emergence of E-commerce. Online shopping merchants continue to enjoy more revenues and better sales while bringing a fresh perspective and a change on shopping behavior for consumers. According to the article, Best Buy is the latest retailer to post a decline in their holiday sales. Best Buy cited lowest price drops, which produced lower profit margins and revenues. Major changes in shopping habits decreased traffic into the stores, which has brought a shift in power from malls and other large retailers. Long challenged by the newfound preference of ...

Overview

Transportation is a very fundamental thing for the growth of economy in a country. This is because it facilitates the movement of goods from one place to another. Transport can either be through air, sea, roads or railways. It has been established that a country that has a vast network of transport has a commendable economic growth. This is because the main thing that is crucial for the economic growth one of them being the transport network is in place and well developed. Other than businesses, most of the countries owe their economic growth to the agricultural products. If a country has a well advanced transport ...

Article ReviewSuper highway: A14 to become Britain's first internet-connected road

Introduction
This paper reviews and analyzes an article that deals with a current transportation issue in the UK. The subject article was published in the Guardian newspaper on 2 October 2013 and was entitled: “Super highway: A14 to become Britain's first internet-connected road”, by Juliette Garside.

Article Summary:

The article opens by reporting that a 50-mile section of the soon to be upgraded A14 trunk road connecting the important east coast container port of Felixstowe with the Midlands city of Birmingham, is set to be the first road in Britain to be equipped with sensors that – via the Internet – will wirelessly send ...

In the world of business, telecommuting or working from home has always been a popular choice for employees who find it convenient and often more productive than sitting in a cubicle all day along. Indeed, studies have shown that the average productivity of employees increases by around 15 percent when they are working from home as compared to when they work from the office. However, not everyone seems to be happy with this state of affairs the article being reviewed for this paper shows. The article, which is titled Why Won't Yahoo! Let Employees Work From Home? Is about a leaked memo ...

"Personal Firewalls" are mostly snake-oil

A firewall is a box with an Ethernet port that protects a computer on which it has been installed. A 'personal firewall listens on all the ports on the system. It prompts the user every time a connection is attempted and acclimatizes security policies accordingly hence functions as a control for traffic in the network. Personal firewalls also offer some level of interruption detection, facilitating the software to block or terminate connection where it supposes an invasion is being attempted.

It is important for the end users to promote their ' firewall for the reason that if they don’t, they may not ...

Part A--Look up the definitions to, or find some information about, the following

before you start the reading (these can be informal notes):
Macadam— Broken stone of even size used in successively compacted layers for surfacing roads and paths, and typically bound with tar or bitumen.

Subsidy—

Flat fare—
Robert Moses—
Henry Ford—
Mass transit—
Horse cars—
Trolleys--
Hinterland--
FHA—
VA--

Mortgage--

Beltway—
Red-lining---
Edge city—
Lobbying interests--
1956 Interstate Highway Act--

Part B--Be prepared to answer the following in our class discussion:

Why is Henry Ford such an important figure in this history?
Henry Ford made the cars affordable to the millions of people. The new cars cheap and reliable and the assembly lines made the production much faster and more efficient. The ...

The area covered by the lecture is Trots in Aviation Law. The various topics covered in the lecture for include Strict Liability in consideration with Civil Aviation regulations, duties of a pilot in flight and pre-flight, duties of the air traffic controller, duties of the maintenance engineer, the three categories of trespass, and nuisance.
The elements of the lecture cover the duties of the pilot including responsibilities of a pilot in command of an aircraft, responsibilities before the actual commencement of the flight, analysis of pre-flight data, safety of passengers, safety of cargo, safety of crewmembers, keeping information on ...

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Joseph S. Szyliowicz, in his article ‘Turkey’s Surface Transportation Policy and Sustainable Development’, talks about the lack of planning in the current transport system of Turkey. In Turkey, between 1970 and 1990, huge investments were devoted to highways thus ignoring the development of railways and sea transport. According to Szyliowicz, not just Turkey, but many countries around the world, does not have an integrated system of transport that promotes sustained development. An efficient system of transport is one, which utilizes each mode of transport according to its merits, gives the people choices ...

Problem Statement

The need to live in a healthy environment is the desire of everyone. A healthy environment exists where health professionals engage in the analysis of various factors that contribute to health problems, and adopting remedies to solve them in their various contexts. This needs appreciation of the cultural diversity among the human population, and recognition of its impact on the diagnosis and treatment of various health issues such as mental illnesses (Covan, 2010). The ethnic background of individuals reinforces their culture and assigns them different gender roles. These are crucial in analyzing health problems in order to advise on the ...

In the South China Morning Post's article called “Dumping of untreated acid in Chinese canal highlights nation's water pollution woes,” we read that a Jiangsu chemical plant was recently charged with the fine of 20 million yuan ($2.88 million) for the violation of dumping nearly 2,700 tons of liquid acid waste into the Grand Canal. The reason for this fine is due to the immeasurable level of environmental damage that this caused. The fine attests to the drastic importance of respecting the earth and its bodies of waters, understanding that it is all maintained by a delicate natural ...

The article by Bill Carey looks into matters arising from the lack of proper laws and restrictions by the FAA to curb incidences caused by the illegal flying of drones near airports (Carey 4). Carey acknowledges the increase of drone hobbyists and their desire to capture different scenarios. Moreover, the cost of acquiring a drone is slightly cheaper than they were a few years back. Therefore, the common citizens can afford to enjoy flying these drones in designated places. According to a report published by FAA in May 2016 stated that there were 443,000 registered drones weighing between ...

1c) What were the common causes of morbidity found for both cold stress and heat stress?

Ans. The common causes of morbidity found for both cold stress and heat stress were the ambient temperature consisting of heat waves and cold spells. Geographical conditions play a vital role in determining ambient temperature. The intensity and duration of heat waves and cold waves are significant factors influencing morbidity.

2a) Using Table 1103, list one factor that you believe contributes to the trend in motor vehicle accidents from 1990-2009.

Ans. In the given table, it can be inferred that the number of motor vehicle accidents and accident deaths have decreased considerably. This may be attributed to increased public awareness pertaining to safety rules. This awareness has become effective due to efficient promotion and by enforcing rigid rules and ...

WRI 101/102

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The issue of organ transplant has become a complex and delicate matter because it has been linked to illegal international organ trafficking, organ theft and gross human rights violations. The issue can best be understood if examined within the social context in which it takes place. In her essay “Truth and Rumor on the Organ Trail,” Nancy Scheper Highes, a medical anthropologist, explores the social and economic contexts of organ transplant in Brazil, South Africa and India. Her essay first appeared in Natural History (1998). She notes that the issue of organ transplant is particularly controversial in these ...

The importance of aviation safety is hard to overestimate. I am sure that safety should and further in the future will be ensured through an integrated approach that combines legal, technical and organizational measures. These include the functioning of aviation security services, airport security, civil aviation facilities and aircraft security, prevention and suppression of attempts of highjack.
Furthermore, in my opinion, in the future for each airport its individual technical solutions will be developed. The development of the safety concept of a particular airport will be necessarily based on a study of conditions-based features, geography, aircraft operations, the types ...

Abstract

The paper delineates and evaluates Eric Garner and Michael Brown Cases as well as unwarranted and excessive use of force. Garner was killed due to selling untaxed cigarettes while Michael Brown was a suspected robber. In both cases, the targeted were unarmed, and I think a re-evaluation of the use by the police force. Two different viewpoints persist in each of the cases. In the Garner case, he had been unable to breathe and choked to death. I think that the officers had no right to punish him with death because a man drinking and driving has no intention to kill others, ...

Introduction

SOPA or stop online piracy act is a proposed bill which targets to eliminate the infringement of copyright. This is by blocking access to any site that is facilitated or host pirated content. Stop online piracy act was formed to target any oversea site such as torrent hub, which is widely known for providing unlicensed product. The creators of web content have had an endless war with the web content piracy for an unusually long time. The fact that these websites are located overseas makes it difficult to, totally, stop it. The intention of SOPA was to ensure that the ...

The article by Njamabadi is an engagement on the state of women studies in the 21st Century. It takes an Islamic perspective as it carefully but strongly interrogates the challenges and hurdles faced by Muslim women as scholars as compared to their male counterparts. One of her concerns at the beginning of her article is the misconception she perceives to come from those who invite her to make a presentation at “The Politics of Interdisciplinary Location: Teaching and Learning Intersections” conference. It is clear from her arguments that her status as a Muslim woman makes it difficult for her to choose ...