Essays on Drivers

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Over the last three decades, mobile phones have been used as a major tool for communication across the world. The mobile telephone technology has become cheaper by the day, rapidly increasing the number of people using cell phones. In the United States alone, an approximated 91% of adults own cell phones. Cell phone use has spread to all parts of the world, enabling communication between people an instant thing regardless of the distance between them.
Mobile phone manufacturers have continued to develop numerous features to support the user, for instance applications that have become popular amount ...

The transport industry, especially the trucking sector, has experienced and would continue to experience changes given the current economic climate. Economic uncertainty has brought about waves of speculation that have ultimately led to the drastic rise in fuel prices. The trucking industry has felt the direct effects of the ever-changing fuel market much more than any other industry in the United States (EPA, 2014). The rising fuel price has led to key industry players to devise ways of combating the problem. In coming up with ways of cutting the operational costs, the environment should also be put into consideration. ...

In the past, WeSpot (place where I work) has assessed customer satisfaction in a variety of ways. The past assessments have used divergent measurement methods and tools, depending on the purpose of the assessment. Recently, the company’s strategic team has decided to establish uniform methods and measurement procedures, which can gather useful and meaningful customer satisfaction information. This activity is carried out for an increased understanding of the customers and the market.
The agency has identified four key drivers of satisfaction, based on which the assessments were carried out. The key drivers were; product/service quality, speed and timeliness ...

There are massive numbers of fatal car accidents as a result of distracted drivers every year. Drivers may be distracted by a range of factors or activities such as eating, texting while driving and drunk driving, music, disruption by children and other people in the car, as well as fixing the hair or putting on makeup. Different laws have been formulated to control the habit of texting and drunk driving as they have been considered the main causes of accidents among the factors named above. People will continue to die if they do not obey the laws put to ...

Introduction

There comes a time when we feel that we know enough of a subject. It happens that knowing too much of a subject may make us feel confused, and we find ourselves unable to answer a simple question related to the subject conclusively. Speed limit and its effect on accidents is one such subject that we believe we know enough about but still find ourselves mumbling in uncertainty whether or not it is good or bad. Our common sense says that a speed limit is good. Otherwise, people will start driving at insanely high speed adding to the number ...

Introduction

Drunk driving, or driving under the influence of alcohol is posing a great challenge on the roads because it is risking the lives of the drivers, their passengers, and other road users such as pedestrians and drivers of other vehicles on the road. According to the national statistics released by The Century Council: Distillers Fighting Drunk Driving and Underage Drinking and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, approximately 32,900 people died in traffic crashes in 2010 (NHTSA/FARS and US Census Bureau, 2011). However, 31 percent of these deaths (10,230) were as a result of drunk driving. Despite ...

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 ...

Background of the study

The content of alcohol in the blood stream popularly known as the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is the main source of evidence that the police present to the courts to decide if or not an individual has been driving while drunk. The BAC level is tested by the use of an ‘alco-blow’ device known as a breathalyzer, blood and urine tests conducted in clinical facilities. High amounts of alcohol in the blood system may affect proper driving as drunken persons seem to be oblivious of the danger that they expose themselves and other road users by driving under alcohol ...

Currently, motor vehicle crashes or MVC are considered to be one of the leading causes of death worldwide, killing an increasing rate of individuals yearly (Mohammadi et al. 61 & 62). To date, it is estimated that 1.3 millions of fatalities as well as hundreds of thousands of injuries and disabilities around the world are attributed to accidents with motor vehicles (Mohammadi et al. 62). Furthermore, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has determined in its 2009 report that 5870 persons died—accounting for 16% of all fatalities—while approximately 515,000 persons were injured all because of MVCs (Gostin ...

Last decades have seen substantial changes in the business world including deregulation, increasing competition and growing expectation of consumers (Atrill and McLaney, 2009, p. 134). These changes have brought about more competitive and dynamic environment across all industries. This paper examines how the changes affected the costing practices used by the company and recommends the ways to tackle the problems posed by the new environment.

Rising overheads

Two or three decades ago manufacturing enterprises like Fabricator inc. featured (Atrill and McLaney, 2009, p. 134) the following:
- Direct labor was one of the dominating elements of total manufacturing costs.
- The ...

Introduction

It is illegal to for drivers to drink and drive and this rule is eminent in most countries and states across the globe. This paper review seeks to analysis drunk driving punishment in Wisconsin and this is then compared to other state laws and punishment permissible under this statutory law. This statutory provision has been in existence in Wisconsin since 1911 with a clear focus on two main requirement which are speed limits for driving and the age permissible to drive; included in this law is the provision that, no intoxicated person shall operate, ride or drive any automobile ...

Introduction

Drunk driving is the operation of automobiles while one is under the influence of mind intoxicating drugs and or alcohol. It remains a serious public health issue that should become the concern of the society that we live in today. Driving while under the influence of these drugs or alcohol has brought serious tales that people fear to tell or to be told. The number of road accidents that could have otherwise have been avoided have been on the rise as a consequence of drunk driving. There are families that have lost their loved ones to accidents that have ...

Accidents on the roads are now a major cause for concern as the number of road accidents continue to increase. In recent times, the mass media show at least one accident per day in the United States. The fact is that vehicles cannot operate by themselves. Individuals get behind the wheels of vehicles even though they face a number of challenges. As such, major and minor accidents occur daily. Interestingly, more blame falls on the drivers as many drivers fail to adhere to simple road codes, drive while under the influence of alcohol, and driving while tired.
Arguably, one ...

Writing a Proposal M6a1

Sales manager Air-Trak,
11353 Sorrento Valley Rd,

San Diego, CA 92121, United States.

Doneta Zach,
Fleet manager for Midwest Express,
338 S.W. 6th,

Des Moines, Iowa, 50321.

REF: PROPOSAL FOR AIR-TRAK TRACKING SYSTEM
As the sales manager of Air-Trak System Company, am obliged to inform you of the good services that we offer when it comes to fleet management. Our company, Air-Trak is delighted to present to you a long lasting solution that will help your company when it comes to fleet management. Air-Trak deals with matters pertaining to tracking of fleet services and I believe that, since most of the fleet management companies face challenges when it comes ...

Research studies indicate that one of the daunting tasks that many research students usually faces while conducting their quantitative research is identifying the appropriate statistical approach to use while analyzing their study (Mertler & Vannatta, 2010). Fortunately, multivariate has solved the problem by providing the capacity to examining two or more variable and their in-depth relationship. Multivariate analysis models can be classified into two main groups- logit or discriminant. Discriminant mainly addresses the structure of the data extensively while the logit is slightly demanding in terms of assumptions (Roberts, 2008).
In qualitative research, multivariate analysis may be appropriate at different ...

Unfortunately, very often, the damages and injuries because of a car accident are caused by a drunk driver. Every fourth accident is caused by drivers under the influence of alcohol. Because the most important functions of the body of the driver do not operate well, the response is reduced, there is overconfidence, and disregard of traffic rules. The federal law in fifty states forbids to drive with alcohol concentration in a blood at the level higher than 0.08 percent (DWI/DUI Laws of U.S. States). However, each state has different additional laws, penalties, restrictions and limits use alcohol.
Some specialists ...

Vehicle Tracking Management

Vehicle Tracking Management
Vehicle tracking technology refers to the automatic location of a vehicle in individual vehicles by use of software that collects the fleet data. Such fleet data indicates the current location of the vehicle. GPS and/or GLONASS are the common types of technologies used in vehicle tracking in the modern society. However, there are other types of technologies used in vehicle tracking besides the mentioned ones. Vehicle tracking technology is the current industry trend due to a number of benefits gained from this system (Sheffer & Thompson, 1993). This paper aims at exploring vehicle tracking in the modern ...

There are five systems that are necessary for vehicles to function as required i.e.
1. Structure.
An example of a structure in vehicles that is important in terms of efficiency is the lighting system together with the wipers. The lighting system consists of headlights. They provide visibility at night, signals and alerts to other drivers. The wipers keep excess water or dirt from building up on the windshield to maintain clear visibility through the windshield (Farrel, 2008).
2. Propulsion.
Under this section, the critical part is the car engine coupled with the gear system. The engine of a vehicle ...

Many evils in society today exist because they have been allowed to proliferate unchecked. Once these evils reach the zenith, critics hold the ‘relevant authorities’ culpable for their earlier inaction. At this point, the problem has usually reached such a level that it becomes extremely difficult to contain and eradicate. Instead, in societies characterized by wisdom and foresight, problems are adumbrated and proactive measures are taken to prevent the issue from ballooning into a monster. One such case is that of use of cell phones by drivers while driving.It is extremely important that this practice be discouraged by the ...

Calls for reforms of the National speed limit in the transport sector have been a debatable issue for many years. Whilst the government attempts to determine the required limits on the roads, citizens have also given their views on the same. Despite the full devolution signed in 1995, whether or not national laws should regulate speed limits is still a predicament. On October 29, 2008, The New York Times published an article dubbed “An Old Refrain: Slow Down” Written by Jeffrey J. Selingo, the article finds basis on the speeding problems along American highways and the ideologies motorists have ...

The popularity of the mobile phones has led to several unintended and dangerous consequences apart from the vast uses. Texting and driving is one of the most common reasons of automobile accidents. It replaced drinking and driving as the leading cause of accidents. Texting and driving takes the driver’s eyes off the road for an average of 4.6 seconds, which is more than sufficient to cause a fatal accident . Individuals, especially teenagers are always in contact with their phone checking twitter, Facebook and text messages. 80 percent of the teenagers are of the misconception that texting while driving ...

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Background of Trucking Deregulation in the US

Trucking was primarily a highly regulated industry in the United States (US), mainly because rail freight was initially preferred for transporting goods, particularly heavy materials. The Motor Carrier Act of 1935 imposed a restriction on the entry of new players in the trucking industry and the specification of certain truck routes under the administration of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC). Yet, the emergence of antitrust laws towards the 1950s and the growing financial stability of the trucking industry led to the passage of the Reed-Bullwinkle Act. The Reed-Bullwinkle Act further oversaw the growing ...

Impaired Driving

Impaired Driving

Introduction

This essay discusses the extent of the problems caused by impaired driving – i.e. driving whilst affected by either alcohol or drugs. The seriousness of these problems can be gauged by a CDC statistic: “Every day, almost 30 people in the United States die in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver. This amounts to one death every 51 minutes. The annual cost of alcohol-related crashes totals more than $59 billion.” (“Impaired Driving: Get the Facts” 2014). The essay also looks at preventative measures that are used.

Whilst any one of us may or may not know ...

A Case Study Analysis

Step I: Understanding the Situation
Step I (A). List and number of relevant facts of the case
Step I (B). Facts in (A) that raises an ethical issue, reasons, and potential or resulting harms.
Step I (C). List and number of all stakeholders involved in the case.

List of principal stakeholders (here you should use a bulleted list).

- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Legislative branch of the government (e.g., solons, courts)
- Other state and federal government agencies
- Other concerned stakeholders (especially the public)
- Gigantic Motors Corporation (GMC)
- GMC’s Rugged Trucks Company (RTC)
- Dynamic Motors’ Fuel Development Division
- Jackson Roykirk, RT’s ...

DRAG RACING

The drag race track event has some of the super champ drivers that run 120 mph in 11 seconds. Contestants board street cars and accelerate over 100-m parallel tracks to overcome the machines anti-spin electronics with immense skill adrenalin. Hundreds of drivers in drag race come to grace this event once they pass the weight, body style, and engine size test. The experience I had at the drag race made me realize that the motor sport provides a dual and a contradictory tussle for the racers. Drag racing entails motor sport racing using specialized automobiles. The race uses a ...

In today’s era, life without cell phones is unimaginable. It is being used in every field, and for everything. Easy to handle and easy to carry, I can use it anywhere, but only at one place I refrain myself from using it, is while driving, which requires my complete focus. This is a serious issue which most of the people don’t take seriously. It is equally harmful as drunken driving, as your senses get involved in talking with other person and could cause accidents. It requires a complete ban on Cell phones while driving, and laws for ...

Uber has created an easy and comfortable way of allowing users to find a ride from the comfort of their own couch which in turn has allowed for Uber to spiral in popularity. The app was created to allow users to connect with drivers in their area to pick them up for a fee that has been regarded as lower than most cab fares. Uber goes the extra distance by calculating the fee beforehand and makes it easy to pay by mobile as well as split the costs.
The article pin-points the fact that Uber is revolutionizing the way ...

Wannasri Sriphatsaraphikhup

Strayer University
ENG215: Research and Writing
Revision of Part One A: Problem exists
Introduction
The increasing use of cell phones on our roads has become a major issue, not only for those who use them while driving, but for others who use the road as well. Cellphones are a major distraction, and many deaths have been reported largely due to its use while driving. Texting while driving is a common phenomenon, as it takes the risk of being detected by law officers away, and while it has become an alarmingly growing trend, it has also become one of the ...

I. Introduction
With the passage of time, in every area of human life, automation is penetrating more and more. From the method people commute from one place to another till the way people live in homes, lifestyles are being transformed more and more with the help of computer machines. Since past 50 years lots of researches have been done on automated cars but no one has been able to develop a safe and sound model. Cars however have been partially automated such as the ACC adaptive cruise control; Lane-adherence support and blind-spot support have been incorporated into cars at ...

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL DRIVERS OF CHANGE – KEY FEATURES

Internal and External Drivers of Change – Key features
Introduction
Managing organizational change implies concentrating the internal efforts for adjusting to the ongoing evolution that the market imposes (Child, 2005). Optimizing internal human resources through relevant trainings, adapting the organizational structure to local environment or shifting the company’s business objectives for attaining performances (Segura, 2009) are the internal drivers of change that will be considered within this essay. On the other hand, external or outside change is generated by the economic, socio-cultural, political, legal or technological factors (Proehl, 2001). The internal and external drivers of change will be assessed ...

Revision of part one a: Problem exists

Introduction
Increasing cellphone usage in our roads, today, is a major problem. It increases the risk of accidents and has led to the loss of lives. Cellphones are an important means of communication which will remain in use for a long time. A solution must then be sought to curb mobile phone usage while driving. The following thesis proposes a solution for curbing cellphone usage while driving.

Discussion

In part one, a problem exists cellphone use while driving is under discussion. The Professor and classmates agree that cellphone use while driving is a major problem as it may result to ...

Cell phones are gadgets of high relevance and importance in the modern world. Informed arguments indicate that cell phones can act as vital life-saving tools in a situation of emergency. Nevertheless, using this gadget while driving is life threatening. Various studies have clearly highlighted the obvious danger of using a cell phone while driving. For example, the phone may easily cause distraction that may result to an accident. Use of phones while driving causes risks to both the driver and others. In essence, the practice increases the risk of accidents, injuries, fatalities and property damage. The issue of using ...

Technological advancement in the world, today, cannot be denied. With the coming and advancement of technology physical movement of people is more of a basic need than ever before. The movement could be from a short distance or even from Continent to Continent making driving vehicles an important subject that this paper seeks to discuss. It may be evaluated from the economic view which would lead to the movement of people and goods and hence building the economy. There is, however, the simple sense of children going to school or even members of the families going to work. In ...

Introduction

Not a long back in 2012, Preston Carter, a 100 years old man, rammed his car into a sidewalk hitting 11 people including 9 children from an elementary school in LA. Though everyone survived the accident, four children suffered critical injuries (Mohajer 2012). This incident again highlighted the issue of the risks associated with the driving of senior drivers, and brought the age old question to the forefront as how old is too old for driving. The statistics of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that although senior drivers constitute only 9% of the population in USA, they account ...

Saudi Arabia is an Arab country that applies Sunni Islam and tribal customs. The country experiences the highest level of patriarchy and nomadic tribes where women are the most affected as the separation laws that separate men and women. The country has denied women the right to drive other the years (Michael, 2012). However, recent activist's action and international intervention, including, the United States of America president calling for the amendment of these laws, shows a ray of hope as some women is driving within the country's capital. This paper intended to explore the journey to the freedom of ...

Road rage is a situation in which there is a form of violence on the roads. As the words suggest, it is clear to understand the meaning of the two words. Independently, they bring up no meaning close to the one that they have when combined. In a nutshell, one cannot term as a road rage, any rage incident that happens away from the roads.
As it happens on the roads, the incidents in most cases involve drivers. It is, for example an offense to drive above the speed limit in many countries such as America and Saudi Arabia. ...

Introduction

In the process of presenting a suggestion or idea to the person who has the power to implement it, the procedure of presentation influences the decision maker’s acceptance or rejection of the idea. When proper channels and protocol are followed, which comprehensively cover all the desired areas or people, it will be very easy to push through the idea. An idea can be rejected, not because it does not provide a solution to the problem, but because it was presented to the decision makers in a wrong way.
The issue of concern in this case study regards mothers ...

New Hampshire Senate

Statehouse, Room 302
107 North Main Street

Concord, New Hampshire

Massachusetts 03301-4951
Dear Senator,
As your voting constituent, I am writing to you regarding the House Bill 4975 signed by Governor Deval Patrick on July 2, 2010 that prohibits text messaging and using a cellular phone while operating a motor vehicle. New Hampshire already has a law that ban texting while driving. This bill would extend that ban to cover talking on a handheld cell phone or to use handheld devices for some activities. These activities are using the internet or putting information in a navigation system. It would not prohibit the ...

Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines

Educational Institution
CAR TRACKING DEVICES AND THE EFFECT ON car insurance PREMIUMS
Introduction
Insurance is an agreement where the insurer (company) agrees to pay to the policyholder (individual or company) a certain amount to compensate for loss in the event of the occurrence of an uncertain event (Feldman and Brown, 2005). Insurance coverage transfers the risk of loss from an event occurring in exchange for the payment of a fixed amount of money called the insurance premium. Risk recognition is a factor in determining the amount of premiums that would be paid by the policyholder. Premium computation takes into ...

Speed Limits

There have been so many road accidents in the US caused by things like drunken driving, over speeding and texting while driving. Surprisingly, several states have increased their speed limit even after they have witnessed so many deaths caused by road accidents. IIinois is the latest state to come up with a bill that proposes an increment in the speed limit to about 70 mph on certain parts of its roads. However, this move has raised concern because those states that have raised their speed limits have experienced an increase in injuries and deaths on their roads. According to ...

It is vital for the companies to increase their financial belongings holdings in order to compete with other peer companies. The main perspective of this assignment relates to a case study of a company with the name of “Kids R People 2 Transportation Limited”.

Kid’s R People 2 Transportation LTD (KRP2) was mainly operated from two divisions in the Greater Montreal, Quebec area. Some of the key success factors relating to the company are mentioned below:
- According to the case, the network of the company is large and effective, there are around 400 schools’ vehicles on the ...

Distracted driving is the act of driving while engaging in other activities such as talking on the phone, talking to a passenger, texting, reading novels or magazines, eating, looking after children, or engaging in any other form of activity other than driving. This activity takes the drivers attention away from the road and as such compromises the safety of the driver, other vehicles, passengers as well as bystanders. The United States Department of Transportation released statistics showing that more than 37% of drivers engage in other activities while driving and most of them admit doing it very regularly. Additionally, ...

System safety is sometimes referred to as effort of the management or concept which involves auditing and analysis of risks that a management might face while carrying out its activities. This involves identifying and recommending of possible measures that the management will take to prevent such risks and hazards and possible measures on already happened risk. It involves using of management and engineering tools in controlling such risks (Stephans and Joe 16).
Safety measure involves a procedure that should be put into task force for coming up with countermeasures and ways of following-up to ensure the results are effective. ...

Contemporary generation has acknowledged cell phone use as crucial to everyday life. The statistics provided by the Pew Internet revealed that as much as 91% of American adults own a cell phone . Despite the obvious advantages and benefits of cellphone use, one of the dangers that has been directly accounted to it is being used while driving. With the continued increase in the number of casualties attributed to cell phone use while driving, one hereby asserts that cell phone use by all private and commercial drivers should ultimately be banned.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), “ ...

The direct distribution methodology is all about allocating costs to the cost centers. The allocation of indirect costs is the responsibility of the executive management and of the financial staff. At the same time the department directors are required to monitor and control costs.
This method allocates indirect costs generated by non-revenue cost centers to the revenue cost centers. In the context of Table 4 – 1, the rehabilitation non-personal costs of $10, 272, is the non-revenue costs allocated to this particular cost center. The non-revenue cost center or cost pools that contribute costs to the revenue center are called “ ...

Diabetes is defined as “a condition where the amount of glucose in your blood is too high because the body cannot use it properly” (“What is Diabetes?”, 2013). There are two different kinds of diabetes: Type I (where no insulin exists for the cells to use as fuel) and Type II (where not enough insulin is created, or it is misused) (“What is Diabetes?”, 2013). According to statistics, diabetes is rampant in the UK: 2.9 million people are diagnosed with diabetes (“State of the Nation 2012 – England”, 2013). Diabetes occurs when the pancreas does not provide insulin to allow ...

Texting while driving is a form of distracted driving. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), driving while texting is six times more dangerous than drunk driving. Studies also show that texting while driving makes a driver 23 times more likely to meet an accident. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety claims that texting while driving kills 11 teens each day. These are just some of the alarming statistics related to texting while driving.
There are a lot of reasons why texting while driving should not be legalized. Texting while driving exhibits the three main types of ...

Efficiency in customer service delivery is a cardinal requirement to attain customer loyalty and satisfaction. Indeed, this should be the overriding objective of any business or organization that seeks to take compete relatively well within the market which it operates. The key to attaining the requisite levels of efficiency is ensuring that an organization is properly structured and managed. Additionally, the organization should ensure that it significantly reduces unnecessary bureaucracy and red tap since such things hinder efficient service delivery. All programs adopted and implemented by an organization must aim at promoting productivity, accessibility and efficiency not only for ...

Mohammed AL Yousif

Replace this with your University Email addresses and your University IDs
6CC515, Monday 11th Nov 2013 @ Prof Nik Bessis
Abstract
Computing companies have been using a lot of money in computing automobiles and connectivity; My paper looks into the developments and how the use of touch screens and mobile applications in controlling vehicles will be interesting for the companies and those that will utilize the development and see it actually materialize; The smart automobiles also called smart cars are semi autonomous intelligent driven cars which are incorporated with systems that enable driving through artificial intelligence. The idea of smart ...

Red light cameras have a few detriments that debar it from being the substitute of reducing any threat in the transport system precisely at the road intersections where there are traffic light control systems. The system is such complicated and has a lot of slips and could lead to exposure of impending danger to the drivers. The policy of banning the use of red light cameras is recommendable and would reduce chances of causing more collision. It also expose the driver to fear of breaking the law hence he or she loses the concentration. Lose of concentration leads to ...

F1 race in Beijing, China is one of the popular businesses. It is gaining its popularity day by day. Business houses involved in this kind of deals, earn revenue of over $1 billion. Starting from car manufactures to the drivers, many people are part of this business. This business may look lucrative and entertaining; however there are certain kinds of risk in it. Henceforth, the strategic management of F1 racing should be planned accordingly.

What do you mean by Strategy?

Strategy means something which is planned or designed in order to achieve a long term goal. It is changed and improved depending on a company’ ...

In about twenty years from now, studies show that the number of elderly drivers (those who are 70 years of age or older) will triple in the United States. This means that the number of mature drivers will increase (Nakagawa, Park, and Kumagai, 397). There are a lot of people who argue that the elderly should not be behind the wheel. It is not so much their age that affects their driving, but the declining capabilities which render them less capable of being safe drivers on the road. Many senior citizen drivers say that they need to modify their ...

Why banning the use of cell phones while driving should be mandatory nationwide

It goes without saying that cell phones have become an integral part of our lives and contributed so much in improving the lives Americans through communication. It has made people more accessible and increased the speed of business. However, there seems to be a worrying trend where by more and more accidents are being caused as a result of people using their cell phones while driving.
The national Transit Safety board in 20011 had called for a complete ban on the use of cell phones while driving. This was later opposed by the US secretary of transport saying that ...

Discipline and Behavior Modification

Discipline and Behavior Modification
1. The most important idea that I learned in Part Nine was the role of discipline and behavior modification theories in the manager-report business relationship. The given example concerning the performance improvement within the transportation industry was interesting for its complete lack of negative aspects. The results that the company obtained by emphasizing the positive and ignoring the negative were notable. In some ways this section was slightly contradictory, as the only discussion of what would happen if the drivers that did not meet the goals were receipt of encouragement to keep trying to meet ...

Introduction

The US department of defense has published various regulations governing the conduct and action military personnel and civilians within the US itself and other installation outside the US. One of the installation under which stringent rules have been established is the US Army in Europe, (AER). Among the regulations made are the traffic rules. The Driver and Vehicle Requirements and the Installation Traffic Code for the U.S. Forces in Germany, establishes an installation traffic code governing the registration requirements and operation of motor vehicles in Europe. It supersedes the earlier AER regulation given in the year 2009. This regulation ...

“Each day, more than nine people are killed and 1,060 more are injured in crashes that involve a distracted driver” (cdc.gov). However, driving and talking on the cell phone tends to be habitual among drivers, who, for various reasons, chose to do more than just driving, when in front of their car’s steering wheel. Although many might claim that it is easy and safe to both drive and talk on the cell phone, especially when using hands-free devices that allow the driver’s hands to be on the steering wheel, driving and talking on the cell phone ...

Assembly Bill 60

The Assembly Bill 60, which has since been enacted as the Safe and Responsible Driver Act, enables the issuance of driver’s license to undocumented immigrants who prove that they are residents of the State of California. The law would enable the registration of approximately two million undocumented immigrants who are reported as having been driving illegally.
The law is informed by a number of reasons. One advocate for this law, Luis Alejo, argues that the law would enable issuance of driving licenses to undocumented immigrants who would consequently be able to get insured. It is argued thus that ...

Car Accidents in United Arab Emirates

Car accidents in the UAE have escalated in the recent years. UAE being a young nation has undergone a speedy growth in road construction, vehicle count and the emergence of high-risk road use behavior. With this number of factors, road carnage is set to increase heavily and is presently the second cause of death in the nation. An explosion of immigrants in the nation and the change in life of the citizen after the discovery of the oil in the last century also contribute to the escalated road carnage. Judging by the number of the fatalities reported by the ...

Question 1

Do women live longer than men?
The dependent variable is death. The life span of individuals depends on several factors. As years go by the age of an individual goes up and death comes nearer. The independent variable is gender.

The gender of an individual is fixed and does not change with age.

The kind of data needed to answer this question is ratio comparing the age at which most men die to that at which most women die. This kind of information can be obtained by visiting hospitals and inquiring the records of patients who die in a year (National Institutes of Health 2000). It can also be obtained by interviewing ...

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, ...