Traffic Research Proposals Samples For Students

Issue

The current law sets the driving age at sixteen years. The assumption is that at attaining the age of sixteen, persons have the mental capacity to undertake driving. It is assumed that the same persons would conduct themselves diligently and observe the traffic rules.

Rationale

However, this assumption is being challenged given the statistics and cases that occur in the roads on a day to day basis. There are reasons to believe that the age limit should be raised from the statutory sixteen years to eighteen years. It is believed that the two year difference would at least account for a difference ...

. Traffic crises can cause extremely impactful environmental and economic issues for cities. Cities begin to struggle when an increasing need for transportation changes the effectiveness of existing systems. A multifaceted approach to traffic problems, utilizing both public transportation and newer models of transportation sharing can not only benefit cities, but also encourage economic growth. San Antonio is one of the cities that requires immediate action. Transportation changes are needed if San Antonio is going to continue to be able to grow and expand for both its citizens and its commerce.
San Antonio is currently dealing with traffic jams ...

Road safety is one of the overriding issues that is to be considered worthwhile and should be given an upfront measure, regarding human safety on the road. According to the available statistics, road carnage has claimed more lives vis-a-vis other tragedies that amount to death and the principal causation have been proclaimed to be reckless driving often taken as a traffic violation. Careless driving attributes to reckless driving, which is an aftermath of driving under the influence of alcohol, use of mobile phones while driving or any other destructions that limit drivers concentration and impair driving with due care. The ...

Image processing applications started in 1921 and the main focus was on developing devices which could manage to capture high resolution images. Since this time, there have been various digital images processing techniques which have been researched or various applications. These aspects have all been made possible through the use of computer graphics. Computer Graphics has developed through the ages to become a mature discipline which is built on strong mathematical basis and with applications in an ever increasing number of areas. The use of Information Technology has played a very significant role in aiding the performance of several operations in our ...

When roads are full of cars and buses and trucks, we get traffic congestion which is a serious issue that every country has to face. The congestion of traffic defies the smooth movement of vehicles in suburban areas and prevents a smooth flow of vehicles. In urban areas with a high growth rate traffic causes problems in their daily life. The problem of congestion cannot be easily fixed by just applying physical constructions such as bridges, motorways and the widening or improvement of existing roads. There is a requirement to create some new form of technology to assist transportation ...

1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Purpose
This write up is a proposal for a research-based engineering report on Industrial Control and Traffic Sensors, in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the course EGR 3550 titled Technical Communication for Engineers and Scientists.
1.2 Background
The continuous surge in the level of congestion of vehicular traffic on roads is a major problem being experienced in many urban centers with high population density. In 2007, the report as provided by the traffic engineering department of Jordan estimated the total cost of congestion to be 150 million US dollars (Greater Amman Munincipality, 2007). This ...

Part #1: Introduction

Aviation safety is a concern to many stakeholders in the aviation industry. Air accidents occur because the technological advancements in preventing the accidents are not sufficient (Tetteh, 2006). The recent accidents in Russia and some European aircraft crushing on African soil confirm this (Pyadushkin, 2013). The paper presents a proposal for evaluating and solving the safety issues of passengers while on board and in the air. It analyzes how the changes in technology will help to lower the accident rates further to the lowest possible level.

The increasing safety issues of passengers during air travel has alarmed the world; especially in ...

1. Introduction: Concussion occurs from traumatic injury to the brain and results in a temporary disruption of brain function or loss/altered consciousness for a short period (Moser, 2012). Concussion is common in contact sports, where there is a collision between players. It is expected to have an adverse cumulative effect on the persons cognitive and mental functioning (Moser, 2012). With course of time, this could adversely affect once athletic career. Identifying incidence of concussion in a particular sport, will help to determine risk and initiate preventive measures.
Rugby is a full body contact sports and there are high chances ...

In 2011, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimated that 1.3 million traffic accidents in the US, which is approximately 23 percent of all accidents, occur while drivers are using cell phones (Lane, 2011). Around 1.2 million crashes occur because drivers use phones for conversations while the other 100,000 occur because a driver is typing text messages (Lane, 2011).
A survey was conducted on 912 smartphone users by State Farm, and 19 percent of them reported using their cell phone for surfing the internet (Sarno, 2011). Although their online survey did not report the demographics of the participants, ...

Physical Network Design

Physical network design
Network topology
Business needs
Assessing the school’s needs and building layout, it evident that two hundred and twelve computers are to be installed in the school’s network. The network will serve six computer labs, administration offices and two server rooms. On the network needed by the school, some of the computers will be servers and some will be clients used by students as well as guests. Based on the specifications provided, the school’s staff will have their own network, students will have their own network, and members of the public will have their ...

(College/ University)

Hong Kong International Airport: Discussions

Ever since it’s opening in the late 1990s, Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has grown to become one of the busiest air terminals in the world. At least 90 airliners have services to and from Hong Kong as well as other destinations on the mainland. Noted for its architectural design, efficiency, and service quality, the terminal has over the years have received numerous awards and citations from international organizations. Not only is the HKIA is a centerpiece transport infrastructure for Hong Kong, it is a global air transport terminal that provides significant revenue for the state. ...

Business

Business Research Proposal
1. The city has grown from 10,000 people to 100,000 in the last ten years, thanks to the development of the oil and shale industry in the state. The city has suffering today traffic problems due to the movement of material trucks, buses and private transport. The city does not have highways and expressways to canalize the traffic generated by the oil industries. It is necessary to develop a multimodal transport system to reduce the traffic jam in the streets of the city. Studies from United Nations (UN-Habitat) say that a bus takes out ...

Introduction

According to Larribeau (15) internet is an expansive tool for doing research, sharing information with people in different geographic regions, and keeping up to date with the current trend in the world. Internet has managed to revolutionize how people communicate as they share and locate information. The electronic mail is the standard of companies use to contact clients as the world relies on the internet so as to ensure efficiency in business.
Historically, Johnson (5) considers the internet as open and free medium while in the present world users of the internet access this facility on an equal ...

Convergence of Transportation Congestion and Security at U.S. seaports

Introduction

The convergence of transport congestion and security at U.S sea ports is quite alarming. Prevalent transport congestion tends to restrain operations at the marine depots. The shipping companies are forced to interrupt the regular loading and offloading of cargo vessels for either night or weekend shifts. Occasional traffic congestion block the berths and the inbound ships find themselves stacked up leading to a delay of transportation of cargo loads. U.S sea ports security has been viewed as an important subject by the U.S homeland security. The Bureau of Customs and ...

I. Physical Network Design

Introduction

A. Network Topology
Business Needs
In order to complete the needed full-time assignment efficiently and effectively, the University of Maryland University College will need a system in addition to tools to help the student attain their objectives. This entails new office space, a library, classrooms and computer labs will be able to achieve this capacity and optimize student learning potential

Proposed Topology

In order to plan for the facility of the network, I am proposing a star network topology for the facilities networking. This kind of network infrastructure is considered expensive due to numerous network devices that ...

Possible infrastructure vulnerabilities:

A computer network is made up of two or more electronic media that are able to communicate with each other through a predetermined way. Computer networks are very important to the world at present. Network vulnerabilities can be described as any security exposure that exposes the network to undesirable activity or unauthorized access. Network vulnerability has the possibility to lead to unauthorized access to information and resources of the network, altering the activities of the networks and even to the total denial of the network (EC-Council Press, 2011). Network vulnerabilities can be categorized into two main categories; application or ...

INTRODUCTION

A network being an interconnection of computing devices in a particular manner for the purpose of resource sharing will be used to interconnect the devices used in the office space at DesignIT. The devices that will be interconnected and shared in the office include servers, computers, antivirus software, internet connection, printers, portable devices etc. A Local Area Network (LAN) is considered a computer network within a building as bound by physical constraints such as coverage range of less than 150 metres. For the purpose of the network design at DesignIT, a LAN will be implemented.

NETWORK DESIGN

Device List
The devices ...

NEXTGEN FOR SMALL AIRPORTS

Project Proposal
Abstract
The proposed research will be an in-depth assessment of what is required to purchase and utilize NextGen for Airports in a small airport scenario. The NextGen system has already proved itself in small and large airports in the United States of America. It is innovative technology is constantly evolving to provide greater benefits down the line. NextGen’s future capabilities will include improvements to enhance accessibility and safety for piston and turbine powered general aviation aircraft. These additional enhancements are particularly valuable for small airports.
Aviation has historically followed an upwards growth curve that ...

Introduction

A person’s alcohol concentration in the body can easily be known. This is achieved by the determination of the blood alcohol concentration taken in by such a person. This involves the measurement of alcohol concentration in grams of alcohol per 100 millimeters of blood. When the women and men are exposed to the same quantities of alcohol at the same time then the concentration of the alcohol in women will be higher. However, even people of the same sex have different concentration of alcohol when tasted despite their drinking levels. A drug therefore is any substance that alters the ...

Policies, Procedures, Rules and Regulations.

The aviation industry in its quest and commitment for providing safe and reliable commercial air transport is constantly coming up with policies, procedures rules and regulations to be followed by all industry players so as to be able to achieve this. The industry prides itself with being one of the safest modes of transport but is also prone to accidents and thus the need for rules and policies that not only applies to workers and air transport providers but to passengers also as the safety of a passenger is paramount. Air transport providers across the ...

Introduction

One of the primary factors that influence the public transportation sector in Saudi Arabia is the low petrol prices. Saudi Arabia is well known for its abundance of oil. Given that it’s one of the global suppliers of oil, petrol in the country is very cheap. The low prices make it more desirable for the public to use private transportation since it is affordable and this may not change anytime soon. Nonetheless, Saudi Arabia still has a public transport network.
It is, therefore, essential to look into the economic and societal impact public transportation has on the Saudi ...

Abstract

The level of crime and violence in the society has increased significantly and many law enforcers have had to find a number of strategies to deal with the challenges of apprehending criminals. Racial profiling allows law enforcers to address the persistent national problems. Racial profiling is common in the society today as law enforcers and private citizens assess persons based on their racial, ethnic, religious and national origin. In many cases law enforcers often target person of color for humiliating and in many instances these targeted persons face the frightening experiences of being detained, interrogated, and searched because of ...

Intermittent Explosive Disorder: Issues and Discussions

(Institute/College/University)

Introduction

“Intermittent explosive disorder” is actions engaging repetitive, unforeseen episodes of violent, spontaneous, belligerent actions wherein the party acts in an inordinate manner relative to the situation at hand. Among the episodes that can be regarded as falling under this concept include episodes of domestic violence, hurling or destroying objects, ‘temper tantrums’ and ‘road rage’ form some of the indicators that can precede an episode. These chronic situations, violent outbursts can inflict significant amounts of stress, adversely affect one’s relationships, education and even work, and can inflict serious legal and financial ramifications (Mayo Clinic, 2016). This anomaly, according ...

Infant’s Causal Understanding Development

Psychology
Infant’s Causal Understanding Development

Introduction

Parents tend to think that behind every baby’s gurgling is a mind that knows no awareness of its environment and that the collective movements and responses are part of meaningless gestures. However, scientists are beginning to unfold the long-standing question of whether babies can understand words and actions before they can learn to speak. This question of infant’s causal understanding and its development will be the focus of this study. The study aims to explore the origins and how an infant’s perception of causality develops. The importance of understanding causality ...

The evolution of mobile radio communication and the corresponding growth of the internet in terms of the applications that require high speed internet continuously places high demands on high speed data services over mobile cellular networks. Mobile broadband communication services emerged as a solution to this requirement for high bandwidth providing high bit rate internet access and have also evolved alongside mobile communications technology. With the 3G mobile networks delivering fairly high data rates but not as much as landline broadband technology, the 3GPP consortium released the recommendations for a new technology to cater for the limitations of wireless mobile networks. ...

Introduction

Human trafficking continues to be a persistent problem in the United States of America. Every year, tens of thousands of innocent people are trafficked into and out of the country, either willingly or unwillingly. The rates of trafficking are greater in some states than others with data currently indicating that Georgia and Florida are two of the states that have the highest rates of human trafficking. South Carolina is also another state that experiences relatively high rates of human trafficking. To curb these high rates of human trafficking, a special task force that exclusively deals with human trafficking cases and that ...

Abstract

One of the most prevalent addictions in our society that has far-reaching social, economic and psychological ramifications is alcoholism. At least 16.3 million Americans who are above 18 years have Alcohol Use Disorder as at 2014. However, not everyone who consumes or excessively consumes alcohol ends up with alcohol use disorder. This study speculates that persons with alcohol addiction have an inherently addictive personality and goes ahead to propose a study to investigate it. Using a random sample, a two group-study will be implemented. Personality test will be used to collect information on addictive personality. A t-test for two-groups ...

Abstract

One of the most prevalent addition in our society that has far reaching social, economic and psychological ramifications is alcoholism. At least 16.3 million Americans who are above 18 years have Alcohol Use Disorder as at 2014. However, not everyone who consumes or excessively consumes alcohol ends up with alcohol use disorder. This study speculates that persons with alcohol addiction have an inherently addictive personality and goes ahead to propose a study to investigate it. Using a random sample, a two group-study will be implemented. Personality test will be used to collect information on addictive personality. A t-test for ...

Introduction

The report presents a guideline proposal for the configuration and set up of windows network infrastructure for a company named Shiv LLC. Shiv LLC is an organization that operates by manufacturing and distributing solar panels for the consumer market. It is imperative to comprehend the physical location and the physical structure of the organization so as to provide a configuration that is pertinent to the needs of Shiv LLC. The company has three branches in three different locations. Its branches and offices are spread all over the country; Houston, Dallas and Los Angeles.
It is significant to point out ...

Network design proposal

Introduction
Any organization that has its operation on many interconnected computers remains exposed to attacks from both external and internal sources. To address the issue, a computer that operates over a network requires several measures that target to minimize possible attack. The term network security is used to describe the process of bringing together the physical and software based preventive measures to prevent the underlying network infrastructure from attacks such as modification of data, misuse of infrastructure, unauthorized access and another form of attacks.

The problem statement

Analysis of security needs
The university environment provides different security threats. Data that is stored ...

Introduction

The paper presents a framework for the configuration of windows network infrastructure for Shiv LLC. The organization deals with the manufacture and distribution of solar panel for the consumer market. It is imperative to understand the physical structure and location of the company. Shiv LLC is branched out into three. It has offices and branches in three different locations within the country; Los Angeles, Houston and Dallas. Dallas and Houston offices host the main staff of the organization. One fact that should be taken into consideration in the proposal is the fact that the organization is growing and its ...

Casino industry is considered to be one of the most profitable industries in the world. Its impact on the national economies is crucial. Theoretical studies within this sphere show us that the casino gambling entities provide their governments with quite significant benefits such as high level of taxes paid, infrastructure development by the cost of casinos and increased level of tourists to places where such enterprises are located. But in most publications little attention is paid to the problem of defining the specific impact of casino gambling as a part of hotel enterprises. That is why our main goal ...

Infant’s Causal Understanding Development

Psychology
Infant’s Causal Understanding Development

Introduction

Parents tend to think that behind every baby’s gurgling is a mind that knows no awareness of its environment and that the collective movements and responses are part of meaningless gestures. However, scientists are beginning to unfold the long-standing question of whether babies can understand words and actions before they can learn to speak. This question of infant’s causal understanding and its development will be the focus of this study. The study aims to explore the origins and how an infant’s perception of causality develops. The importance of understanding causality ...

Hybrid Wind and Solar Powered Outdoor Lighting

Team:
MET-421-001
Senior Design Project I
Winter 2014

Abstract 1

Project Description 2
Photovoltaic Cells 3
Wind Turbine 4
Integrated Controls Unit 6
Battery 7
LED Lighting 8
Patent /Market Review 9
Economic Analysis 9
Conclusion 13

References 14

Appendix 15
Abstract
The United States Department of Energy has laid out a vision in 2011, which includes to have the U.S. secure a leading role in clean energy technologies. With current global considerations to conserve natural energy resources and convert to more sustainable methods of power generation, applied efforts need to be ...

Introduction

In order to manage and supervise the operations of the entire company effectively, XYZ Company must consolidate the network infrastructure of the two long-distance sites, and build up one effective and secure network. Each site has its own server-controlled network operating on the Microsoft Windows Server technology. The Dallas site runs MS Windows 2012 Server, while the second site runs MS Windows 2008 Server. The fact that both sites are based on Microsoft Windows Server already gives XYZ Company a major advantage because the consolidation will mainly involve configurations based on the same network operating system.
There may be ...

In a world moving fast forward, social media networks have come to play a significant role in reshaping the marketing strategy as we know it so far. Online marketing is now a fact and comprises an important factor for businesses that are after a “bigger slice of the target market pie” (Tabtrett, 2012). One might say that social media is an umbrella term used for the number of tools and applications that allow the World Wide Web to have social capabilities (Miletsky, 2010, p. 75). Social media has managed to change the way people communicate with one another, all around the world, even ...

Situation analysis -

ExxonMobil is an oil manufacturing company long suspected of engaging in hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” activities that are widely suspected as contributing to the pollution of underground water supplies in many communities. A group from our local community formed two years ago to act as a kind of unofficial watchdog committee, comprised of concerned citizens from various walks of life and professional backgrounds. Periodic checks of the local water supply have failed to prove that the local water is unsafe, with levels of pollutants found to be well within accepted parameters as established by state government agencies and the Environmental ...

I. Title
This paper seeks to examine the environmental impacts of major road projects in Ghana and the mitigation measures being laid in place. The key research questions that this research proposal seeks to answer is the gap between the environmental impacts and the mitigation efforts being put in place both in the short term and in the long run. The second important question that this research proposal seeks to answer is the ways in which the mitigation measures already in place can be improved in terms of the outcome and durability.
II. Overview of Research
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Executive Summary

The Woodgrove Bank has offices in multiple countries and as a form of expansion requires a network infrastructure for the segments within the enterprise. The new network infrastructure needs to take into consideration various aspects of the expansion that has taken place and the ones that are anticipated by the institution. The new network infrastructure needs to take the following points into consideration: the incorporation of the new Canadian branches into the Toronto hub site and regional bank in Washington should also be integrated into the network. The regions are also supposed to operate independently and the failure of any of ...