Essays on Highway.

The appropriate minimum drinking age is a controversial issue in the United States. The American Constitution defines 21 as the minimum drinking age. However, the provision has faced serious criticism with some people advocating for the lowering of this limit (Ellis 36). Some people feel that the National Minimum Drinking Age should be reduced to 18 years. This controversy has led to some states within America allowing teens from the age of 18 to drink alcohol. Drawing from Helzer and Canino’s report, 64% of 18 years old Americans consume alcohol with 75% of them being men (124). Studies ...

Analysis of the opening sequence in ‘A touch of sin’

The opening sequence of the film ‘A touch of sin’ (2013) is taken into consideration for analyzing the scene by using the mise-en-scene, cinematography, and editing for the scene. This scene starts at 1: 47 and ends at 3:50 in the movie’s timeline. The scene begins with a toppled truck spilling all the tomatoes on the two lane highway and blocking most of the road. The scene explains the situation when a traveler is attacked by three roadside thugs who try to loot him and all of them threaten him with an axe. The traveler seems to be ...

Impacts of Pollution on Wildlife

Introduction Impacts of pollution on wildlife has been a controversy and a contradicting issue since it has been experienced in the world and specifically in the united States of America for a long period of time. There are environmental laws which are hard on some manufacturing and production industry in North America and this makes them to be held responsible of various wildlife cases. The environmental laws in the United States of America have enacted endangered species Act in which it is a general rule which has held several companies responsible of the reduction of Wolverines in Montana glacial ...

INTRODUCTION

Fatal car accidents are going to disappear in a few years because the zero-death car may be invented. In the article ”Volvo Works to Scale ‘Death-Proof’ Car Effort Using IT,” writer by Kim S. Nash indicates that the future plan of Volvo is to make sure that all of their vehicles that travel on the road never cause fatal accidents, and what efforts Volvo is making to reach that goal. Nash shows why this innovation is important and describes in detail just what Volvo is doing. Nash tries to tell the readers about this death-proof car by just giving ...

INTRODUCTION

Fatal car accidents are going to disappear in few years because the zero-death car may be invented. In the article ”Volvo Works to Scale ‘Death-Proof’ Car Effort Using IT,” writer Bykim S. Nash indicates that the future plan of Volvo is making their all products that runs on the road never cause fatal car accidents, and how Volvo makes an effort to reach to the goal. Nash shows why this innovation is important and details of what Volvo is doing. Nash tries to tell the readers about a death-proof car with just giving some informations. He uses logos and ...

Abstract

Consuming alcohol is considered a rite of passage for the average young individual. The minimum drinking age required to legally consume alcohol varies in each country, ranging from it always being legal to drinking being illegal at any age, but most countries have set the age at 18-19. In the United States, as of 1988, the MLDA is 21 throughout its entire territory, while the age of majority starts at 18. This paper analyzes the arguments to lower the minimum drinking age and unify it with the age of majority. The factors discussed are alcohol-related traffic accidents, encouragement of ...

Introduction

The disaster events that have occurred in the recent past have illustrated the challenges that face metropolitan areas and states in preparing and later responding to natural disasters (Deyle & Wiedenman, 2014). Considering the suddenness of the different natural disasters, terrorist incidents, as well as their unexpected nature, it is not surprising that there is evidence of the lack of coordination and confusion in the management of transportation system in the aftermath. Although the immediate response to disasters and security incidents is the responsibility of public security agencies, the metropolitan planning organizations play very important role in promoting and coordinating ...

USA had plans in the event the president was killed during the attack. It was such a sensitive matter and the US had even planned for the alleged nuclear attack. They were to target both USSR and China immediately the attack had ensued. An order was given to allow more limited response and avoid any dangerous situation. However, the attack was to happen regardless of who had planned it and how severe the situation would turn out. Interstate Highway system was an idea from Eisenhower. He wanted to eliminate unsafe roads and traffic jams. He wanted a perfect road ...

A brake is a device that produces artificial resistance to the moving part of a machine to stop or slow down its motion. Any machine or its part that is in motion possesses kinetic energy. As per physical laws, energy cannot be destroyed; its form can only be transformed. The brake system converts the kinetic energy of the moving machine or part into thermal, potential or chemical energy. Brake systems are of various types utilized in different applications in industries, home appliances, vehicles, railway trains, and other sectors. This paper has focused on the brake systems used in vehicles, ...

(Teacher)

Sinkholes are a problem across the globe, especially in urban areas. Sinkholes can cause damage to roads, collapse structures, and destroy property. The biggest way to prevent a sink hole is to learn what factors are included in the formation a sinkhole is, how a sinkhole forms, and wheatther or not the sinkhole was naturally formed or if humans created the situation that caused the sinkhole in the first place. While it is not possible to actually prevent natural sinkholes, there are several ways that sinkholes which are created from human activity may be prevented, or at least ...

Ethnography: Fans of “The Walking Dead”

In order to fully understand the scale of the phenomenon that is “The Walking Dead”, the critically acclaimed and widely beloved television series that continues to break rating records with each new season, one would have to conduct a bit of a research on the very people, who keep tuning into the show and supporting it over the years. The fans of “The Walking Dead” are made up of quite a diverse crowd, encompassing television lovers of all ages, genders, ethnicities, races, and sexualities represented in the U.S. Therefore, researching them gives one insight not only into the intricacies ...

LITERATURE REVIEW

Introduction Bicycling is one of the most sustainable modes of transport and plays an important role in the transport system. Cycling has a number of benefits that include improving the quality of life, reduction of traffic congestion in cities, positive health outcomes due to the exercises involved, providing a suitable form of transport for short distances and environmental conservation among many other benefits. A number of cities have adopted bicycle master plans as they try to capitalize on the cycling opportunity (Litman et al., 2005). This has meant that bicycle ways are being created and existing roads are being ...

Introduction

According to the International Labor Organization, unemployment is a phenomenon, which happens when the people, who currently don’t have a work are seeking for it (1982). The main indicator of unemployment situation in the country is unemployment rate, which shows the percentage of unemployed people in the total number of labor force (the number of all people of working age). It is calculated by dividing the number of the individuals, who don’t have work at the certain moment of time by all individuals able to work at the same moment of time (The Saylor Foundation). The unemployment ...

Introduction

The Seattle area is one of the American regions that have experienced huge traffic in the recent past. The trends show a projective nightmare in the area if no control measures are taken to reduce incidences of high traffic in this area. According to Davies, et al. (1991), the level of traffic flow in a city or in the region is directly correlated with the economic potential of the area. This project provides fundamental strategies upon which the traffic in the Seattle area can be improved.

Rationale

The rationale for choosing this project is to come up with another model ...

Flight Logistics Agencies,

11-04-2016 The Chief Operations Officer, Highway Travels, Colorado Dear Sir, RE: RESTRUCTRUING OF INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES I am writing with reference to the recent incidences that have led to some misunderstanding on the functional operations involved in the flight operations. First, I would like to express my sincere apologies for the miscommunication that have contributed to the inconveniences and the errors that have led to disruptions in the functional operations of the firm. My team and I take full responsibility for the miscommunication and failure to update the relevant authority on the major changes and context of our operations as ...

Improve Bus Tracking System

Improve Bus Tracking System The objective of this given memo is to describe the purpose of employing a tracking system in transportation to avoid sector to avoid passengers getting stranded in bus stops, get cold in ice winter-stricken station lobbies without hopes of boarding a bus in the next free minutes. The attached is the methods that prove the effectiveness of an improved bus tracking system – the global positioning system (GPS) service. The methods for testing the service are discussed as well. How an improved bus tracking system, modern technology enables passengers to track their bus and know their ...

1. Analysis The city of Melbourne is considered the Australian city with the highest growth population rate of the country creating new challenges to the city in universal services and traffic. From the 1970's there was an infrastructure project to build an express highway that communicates from north to south the city improving the transportation and introducing a relief to the existing roads of the city. The Eastlink project developed and built a tolled highway of 39 km from Whitehorse to Donvale area in Melbourne. The stakeholders of the project were the Provincial Government of Victoria, the municipal government ...

Congestion in Toronto is a persistent issue of public concern. According to a report published by Toronto Foundation of Vital Signs in 2015, an estimate of $6 billion is wasted every year on productivity loss since people spend a lot of time stuck in traffic. The city is tremendous and navigating through a congested city takes a lot of time (Dunne, 2012). The traffic index ranks Toronto in 47th position of the most crowded cities in the world. In North America, it is ranked eighth and in Canada second among the highly congested cities (Rouhani & Niemeier, 2014). Due to ...

Relates to Elio Motors

Paul Elio in 2009 started Elio Motors. This three-wheeled Elio is designed to have a highway traveling distance rating of up to 84 mpg. This vehicle provides the luxury of amenities such as power windows and door lock and air conditioning supplemented by the safety of several airbags (Abu-Isa et al., 1989).

Potential market for Elio Motors

Elio Motors find its market as a peoples’ car for the 21st-century generation in many countries as well as the United States of America and other nations such as China. It is sold at $6,800 and has 49mpg economy, 84mpg highway and is predicted to have ...

Sinkholes; Made by nature or humans?

Abstract Sinkholes seem to swallow the earth and everything sitting on the surface. Some sinkholes are small and have relatively no effect on humans or property. Some sinkholes are very large and will leave ga[ing holes in the landscape. Sometimes these large sinkholes will devour a road and cause harm to the humans who live, work, and travel where the sinkhole is located. For example, a series of sinkholes and a landslide occurred simultaneously in Harbor, Oregon. This sinkhole was a combination of nature and human activity. Many sinkholes are caused by human activity that nature decides to ...

Public budget and finance

The public budget and finance have six processes that are interrelated; those are budgeting, taxation, tax policy, capital, and debt, money management and financial system (FIU). The study will be applied to two study cases: the Alligator Alley lease and the Hollywood City cash flow. Both cases are at a local level in the state of Florida in the United States of America. First of all, the definition of each process: Budgeting: The budgeting is the process consists on a yearly basis plan where the institution estimates the incomes and outcomes of money according to previous budgets, higher institutions, ...

Climate Control Systems

The discussion and advanced research on climate control systems have received renewed interest in the world. The most important development in this discussion relates to the efforts of President Obama in addressing issues related to climate change. Particularly, the attention of President Obama has brought out the issue of climate change as a major threat to sustainability across the globe. In addressing the problems of climate change, researchers are now focusing on the innovative ways in which the control of the climate can be enhanced (Oldewurtel et al. 2010). In that light, the control of climate and the climate ...

Eastlink Project

The Eastlink Project was the conception, design, procurement and construction of a tolled section of 39 km from the Whitehorse-Manningham in the Nunawading-Donvale area of Melbourne to Frankston in Seaford. The highway has a pair of three lines each with an average time from the first to last station of 25-30 minutes. The tolled section opened to public Sunday, 29 June 2008 on a free basis and one month later the toll system started to work. The Eastlink Project has its origins in the 1969 Transport Plan of the city, but the approval of the project was in 1999. ...

The Dubai Metro (UAE) was commissioned on September 9, 2009, when the "red" branch started its work. (Sambidge A., 2009) Today, the Dubai Metro comprises two branches - the "red" and "green." Much of the route passes through both branches of the earth at a height of 10-15 meters. Dubai Metro - the longest fully automated rail system in the world. The length of the two branches of the subway, "Red" and "Green", is 74.7 km. "Red" branch of the subway was also recognized as the longest automated metro line in the world, the length of which was 52 ...

Transportation and Tourism

In Lower Manhattan, 85 percent of commuters use public means of transportation due to the unavailability of the private automobile. This is due to the past unfolding effects that occurred in the area. These events had effects on the City’s visitor market. For this reason, the associated risks require cooperation from various parties, of the affected destination and the generating market, the tourist industry, public policy maker and tourists themselves. Also creation of special police units that are trained for protection and assistance of tourism business should be effective. Transportation should be improved by introducing private means of ...

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 ...

Roads are generally made for the purpose of having an easier access of different places and in order for the different modes of transportation to have a smooter flow of traffic and a quicker time to reach their destination. These maybe the meaning of roads for engineers, architects, and other people who view roads based on the functions and benefits. However, for other people with multiple views upon things, a road is more than its functions and benefits. For them, roads are not just a result of a construction project nor a huge infrastructure. Roads may symbolize something depending ...

Abstract

The products’ liability is an extremely important issue in our lives. It assures not only the perfect operation of the commodities we have bought but it also can save lives or keep people from injuries. In this essay it is represented a short overview of the legislation that arranges the matter and definitely appoints who is responsible in such cases. The Product Liability Law points the chain of responsibility starting with the producer of the given commodity, going through the suppliers and whole sale merchants until it ends with the retailer. There are many examples of product recall in ...

Introduction:

The purpose of this document is to provide a Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM), as guideline that describes the roles and responsibilities of the various project personnel, linking the deliverables/and or activities to resources (Heldman, 2009). The RAM will generate a realistic outline of the operations and resources required, and evaluate if the employer has enough resources for the Denver-Aurora Road Maintenance Project. By providing a RAM, deliverables will be committed to a responsible party, who will review or provide input and the relevant approval and authority. The main considerations of this project phase are detailing the procedures that will ...

Introduction

Marijuana is a significant topic throughout the United States. It can be considered one of the hottest topics regarding the general public and the Legislature. There is a growing reform when it comes to legalizing marijuana. Today, more than half of the country is in favor to legalizing the use of marijuana. The Drug Policy Alliance believes that marijuana should be treated and regulated like alcohol and tobacco and that it should be completely removed from the criminal justice system. Over the past two years, several states have legalized the recreational use of marijuana. This paper analyzes the arguments ...

For this assignment, the analysis was focused on Shaw and Woodrow intersection found close to the Fresno State Recreation Center. In comparison to Woodrow, a two-way two lane, Shaw was found to be much busier because it is an Arterial highway. I began the intersection analysis at 5.00 pm, which is considered as the peak hour. Indifferent to what I expected, the highway tended to be much louder. This can serve as the basis of little to no housing found off the highway. Most of the traffic were heading east bound on the highway approaching 168 freeway. The direction ...

The investment process plays an important role in the economy of any country. Investing largely determines the economic growth of the state, employment level and constitutes an essential element of the base of the economic development of society. Therefore, the problem associated with the effective implementation of the investment merits serious attention, especially at the present time - the time of globalization of the subjects of market relations. It should be noted that the investment activity in modern conditions is closely linked with the ability to develop an effective investment plan or project and then provide some of their ...

Scenario One: The essential elements of OUI conviction are 1) operating a vehicle, 2) on a public highway, 3) under the influence of drugs or alcohol). For Joe to be convicted under this statute, he must have been intoxicated and was “operat[ing] a vehicle.” There is no question that NH102 was a public highway for purposes of the statute. The vehicle portion of the statute is a key element to the OUI offense. The statute clearly states that a person must be operating a vehicle while intoxicated to be convicted of this crime. For purposes of the Motor ...

Introduction to the Product

Takata is an airbag manufacturing company. It manufactures and supplies airbags for all kinds of vehicles. The company is a B2B concern and deals with the small and big corporations in the automobile sector. The products of the company protect the people riding all types of vehicles from injuries and loss during road accidents. The business is top ranked among the companies spending on innovative systems and research and development in Japan. The operations are not confined to Japan only. It is a multinational concern now supplying the air bags systems to the other countries of the world. The ...

Modern roads were developed in the XX century at the time cars became affordable for the Americans. As the society develops and people invent more advanced technologies the life gets more and more convenient and safe. It concerns roads as well. A modern road should be safe and provide the traffic safety. The road engineers should think about how to reduce the possible harm on the highways from traffic collisions. The construction, design, and regulation of the roads should be well thought out. Highway design is always based on the landscape principles and engineering principles of grade cross-section, right-of-way, ...

Telecommuting is one of the fastest growing labor trends today. According to observers, many companies are planning to offer telecommuting as they see its many benefits, especially in terms of productivity. And since telecommuting refers to virtually commuting through the use of wired and wireless technologies, the benefits of telecommuting is not only confined between the company and the individual, but also for the environment as well (Cross, 2015, p.2). Just imagine the energy that can be saved from not using a car in going to work because one can do it in the comforts of his own home. ...

The Eminent Domain Law reflects the state purchasing private property that belongs to residences and using it for public use. “The private property that is obtained from private owners are to be compensated for the sale of the property” . In order for this type of purchase to be considered there has to be legitimate reason and proof that the property will benefit the public in a positive way. A hearing usually takes place with the public being able to input on the circumstances that the property purchase is being used for. The proper channels should be considered before the ...

The field of Civil Engineering deals with the design considerations, actual construction and maintenance of both man-made and naturally built structures and environment. Most people perceive Civil Engineering as that subject whose focus is limited to only buildings and roads. In fact, there are a lot more: from roads, tunnels, canals, bridges, retaining walls, highways, dams, industrial plants, airports, water and wastewater treatment, oil refineries, just to mention a few. All these parts require expertise in Civil Engineering. Undergraduate education in this field provides all the basic subjects that every student is expected to be conversant with. They include: ...

Introduction

Most often, hazardous materials are being transported using motor vehicles from one place to another in order to dump them in designated locations. Statistics, for instance, shows that there are “between 250,000 and 500,000 hazmat shipments take place in the United States every day, resulting in an annual total shipment volume of between 1.5 and 4 billion tons” (Erkut, & Verter, 1997, p.625). According to scholars, when this number is placed in perspective, it would amount to one hazmat truck per five trucks travelling in the U.S. highways (Erkut, & Verter, 1997, p.625). Apparently, transporting hazardous materials can be ...

Corporate profile:

Brooklyn Construction Company is a privately owned company and a subsidiary of the International Construction Group that has its headquarters in Ottawa, Canada. Through its long-term experience and staff expertise, Brooklyn Construction Company has sustained long-lasting business relationships across the United States and its contiguous areas, such as Canada and South America; providing innovative construction solutions to complex infrastructural projects for over 75 years (Roland 48). The company has a proven record of 75 years of financial and business stability, with bulky professional expertise and accredited credentials and proven project experience. With a solid corporate structure and, knowledge based ...

The typical types of drill rigs are highway, off-road, over-water, and portable drill rigs.

What drill rig is most common? The most common drill rig is highway. What drill rig would be best suited for soft, saturated soils? For soft, saturated soils the best suited drill rig would be portable. What are the common drilling methods? The common drilling methods are solid stem continuous flight auger, hollow stem continuous flight auger, mud rotary (rotary wash), and coring.

What method is best for drilling collapsing soil? Why?

The best method for drilling collapsing soils is hollow stem continuous flight auger, because the samples can be taken without removing the auger from the borehole.

What method would be best for shallow holes ( ...

Columbia Southern University

Abstract Nowadays the concept of a hero is very misleading. When people talk about the heroic individuals, they often seem to refer to those characters shown in the movies, who can just two meter fences and fly over New York City. However, true heroes surround us every day – ranging from the doctor who just saved someone life, to a police officer, who just pulled over a guy going ninety five miles per hour down the highway. Legitimate heroes do not have to possess any unusual qualities, they just have to be different in a way of standing out of ...

Introduction

Cambodia is a small country located in the southern region of the Indo-China peninsula in Southeast Asia. Cambodia has an area that covers roughly 181,035 square kilometers, with a population of 15,288,489, according to a 2019 census. Vietnam borders it to the east, Laos to the northeast, Thailand to the northwest, and the Gulf of Thailand (its only direct access to a large body of water for sea-bound trade and another key) to the southwest.

The country has a nominal GDP of $26.628 Billion; and a Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) GDP of $76.635. It has a GDP per capita of $4,645. These ...

Introduction

Navel is what is used to refer to Barrio Logan that is located in the southeast of San Diego. Mexican-Americans started to settle in the area from 1890s, and the migration increased due to the Mexican Revolution and the poor economy in Mexico. The community had extended up to the waterfront and had even their own local beach. However, when the U.S navy and defence industries came to the area, the residents lost their houses, businesses and waterfront.

The Mexican-American citizens that were in Logan Heights had faced many negative changes in their community after the Second World ...

This article is based on a tragic road accident that occurred on United Arab Emirates most used and busiest highway on May 11, 2008. The accident was the biggest ever seen on the highway and caused a vehicle snarl up for over five hours. The accident caused three fatalities but 137 people sustained injuries with 6 being critical, 39 having medium afflictions, and the remaining sustained minor injuries. The accident scene was horrific with 25 cars catching fire, the police report, they blamed the accident on two things, one natural, that is the thick fog on the road, and the other ...

The Elms is among the neighborhood regions in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Islington Avenue and Humber River are on the west and east of the elms respectively. Thistledown is on the north of elms while highway 401 lies to the south of the Elms. Apart from that, Ward 2 North Etobicoke is among the neighborhoods of the elms. According to the National Household Survey of Statistics Canada held in 2011, the Elms Old Rexdale has a population of 9437 with the majority of groups being lone parent families and under age 19 years (City of Toronto 3). The elms harbor the ...

Editors Note

The decade of 1950s was characterized by a lot of prosperity and development in the United States. Though there were social, psychological, economic and political changes, there still existed individuals who were surely unwilling to share their wealth and prosperity with others. Many individuals in the lower classes still remained poor and were paid little salaries undermining their status in the economic domain. This paper therefore, makes an insight of the socio-economic and political achievements in the United States and the setbacks that might have been experienced within the decade.

The decade of ‘50s is often considered a period of ...

Minneapolis city is located on the western side of the Mississippi river within the state of Minnesota. The city is one of the many cities through which the great river road passes. The city was founded in around 1867 by a small group of immigrants from different parts of Europe, mainly Germany and the Great Britain. Currently the city has a population of about 380, 500 people, while its metropolitan has a total population of about 3,269,800 people. This indicates that the city is one of the highly populated in the eastern end of the Minnesota state. The city’s ...

Slide No. 1

Public safety department is the umbrella organization of the government of the United States of America. Public safety department provides technical, economic and administrative services. Public safety departments are state and local. State public safety department act within states. Every state has a public safety department. Local public safety department are acting within cities and towns. There are not many of them, because in small towns they are substituted by local police offices. However, in some states police offices are only divisions of the public safety department. Hence, we see that the interactions between law enforcement agencies and public safety ...

- Introduction The importance of training and development in any sector cannot be underscored more. The work environment requires that the staff is taken through periodic training and development sessions so that they can hone more skills in order to deliver their mandate. According to Okotoni & Erero (2005, pg.2), training and development ensures that employees can execute both major and minor elements of their mandate. In this regard, it is important for that all the players in both the public and private sector acknowledge the need for training and development in all work related programs. This dissertation focused ...

Question1

For this particular scenario, I would use several layers of security because this compound is comprised of various components or buildings each having different significance or importance. Using different security for each layer would ensure that even if intruders are able to breach through one layer, they will be incapable of breaching the other layers using the same techniques that they might have used for the previous one (Bernard, 2007). I would, therefore, invite the best security experts to ensure the particular component of security that has been used one layer is not used on the other. The corporate ...

Innovative Attitude

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

I am an adult student with a strong ambition to gain my Civil Engineering Master’s degree. Although I have had to overcome many obstacles to study in the United Kingdom, I am very happy here. At times being a student so far away from my wife and children is difficult, but I know we will have a better life if I meet my goal. Learning to think creatively about Civil Engineering has been very exciting. I have learned ways to strengthen my resolve to reach my goals. I have also learned how to change some of my behaviours so I ...

The arrival of the Europeans (1450 – 1500) – at the onset of the 15th century, the Europeans had invented groundbreaking maritime technology. Their inventions were motivated by the desire to explore the rest of the world, Asia being the main target, thanks to its lucrative trade pioneered by Indians and the Chinese. The Europeans’ imperial ambition to explore the oceans saw the Asia-bound Spaniards land in North America. The arrival of the Europeans in America was of great significance to the entire world as it marked the beginning of the trans-oceanic trade, especially then that the great barrier ...

The traffic jam is one of the main problems that many drivers encounter. Driving amid a flood of cars, all scrambling in the streets makes all drivers, angry and eager to try to escape the torment of waiting and sitting for a long time inside the car. This problem of traffic jamming leads to physical stress, and tension. Is there any real solution to traffic jams? That’s what many people ask themselves when they are late for school or meeting with a friend or even work. Traffic jams are anyone’s worst nightmare. It makes us frustrated and angry. It’s ...

Introduction

Traffic crashes is an exceptional cause of deaths in the United States. The number of deaths occasioned by traffic crashes is higher compared to deaths caused by terrorism. Moreover, it is discernible that damages consequential from traffic crashes account for approximately four hundred billion dollars in the United States. The immense deaths and losses caused by the traffic crashes has compelled scholars to write works that detail the causes of traffic crashes and legislation on traffic crashes. This is in order to tackle the ever rising number of traffic crashes by emphasizing the causes of the crashes. The authors ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sets standards for motor vehicle safety at the federal level. The laws governing the safety standards are contained under Title 49 of the United States Code, chapter 301 and are referred to as Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS). Part 571 (571.1 – 571.10) of the regulations stipulates the general safety standards. Subpart 571.101 – 571-500 states the standards for “Crash Avoidance”. It stipulates the safety standards for vehicle parts such as the controls and displays, tire specifications, hydraulic and braking systems, lamps, reflective devices among other standards for all the other ...

Driving distractions

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration http://www.distraction.gov/

This source acknowledges that distracted driving is an epidemic that is dangerous especially on roads in America. In the year 2010 3,000 people died in accidents that are caused by distracted driving. The U.S Department of Transportation is top at conducting activities that create awareness on the need to stop using mobile phones and stopping texting while on the wheel. The source talks about them holding national summits that ban use of cell phones and texting for those driving commercially, and is encouraging adoption of laws that are tough by states regarding ...

Sometimes it seems that traveling over the roads can be as bumpy as traveling through the Old West in a the covered wagon. Local, city and interstate highways are worn down and need repair. Unfortunately the financial crisis and other priorities have slowed down both new and repair projects across the nation. Many of the problems with the condition of our highways are important safety issues. For example, cities have grown ouside their boundaries and are surpassing the ciruclar highways used to organize traffic in and out of places like Atlanta, Georgia. Many of the ramps cars use to enter ...

1. Raisins and raisin bran

The raisins in raisin bran do not settle at the bottom of a box or other container for two reasons. First, they are of smaller sizes than the raisins. If the raisins are placed in a container followed by the bran, the bran would slip though the spaces and go to the bottom. However, if the bran are placed first in the container and the raisins last, the raisins cannot slip through the bran no matter how one shakes the container. The second reason is that while individual pieces of bran are much lighter than the raisins, their total weight is ...

In the US, the minimum drinking age policy was passed in 1984, July 17 that was aimed at passing the minimum age to purchase and possess alcoholic beverages to 21. The minimum drinking age was empowered Federal Aid Highway Act that was aimed to lower the annual federal highway allocation by 10% to any state that had a minimum drinking age below 21 years. The minimum drinking age has become a controversial topic among the policy makers and other stakeholders in the US economy. After considering the both sides of the coin, some policy makers in some states banned the legal ...