Essays on Motorist

Part 1 – Assault and Battery

The terms “assault and battery” are often used together although these are two separate crimes. An assault is defined as an action that causes a person to feel the threat of impending violence. An action such as raising a fist or moving menacingly towards the intended victim constitutes an assault, even if no physical contact has occurred. The crime of battery occurs when there is physical contact. Grabbing a person’s arm or punching or striking a person constitutes a case of battery (Baldwin, 2007). Simple assault or battery, where there is limited threat of violence or a minor ...

Racism is a type of discrimination whereby people are subjected to different treatment basing on the connotation and social values attached to the color of their skin. According to Naber (2012), racism is not only limited to the color of the skin rather, the position of an individual in the social ladder is of great significance in dictating his status in the society. In the US to be precise, the acts of racism dates back to the time of slavery whereby the Africans were segregated in the south while the whites occupied the northern states. During that time, the ...

1.0 Description of the Business and the Business Model The parking lot spot finder will be in the form of an app. It will coordinate with a camera that is installed on a traffic light or pole near the parking lot. Upon accessing the app, a motorist will be able to search a location either by name or by address. Based on this search, the app will bring up a visual of the parking lot(s) associated with the location. As soon as the motorist determines which parking lot they would like to park in, they will be able ...

Chapter One: Introduction

1.1. Background The arrival of new technologies as helped improve many aspects of life. For example, License Plate Recognition is a modern technology that has helped improve mobility and safety in transportation (Rashid, Aibinu, Rahman, Suhaimi and Yunis, 2012). Many car parks have resulted to the use of technology to help in the logistics of operating a car park. Rashid et al., (2012) argue that automatic parking systems are progressive because in addition to improving logistics, they also increase the convenience of public parking, eliminate the hassles of fee collection and also enhance the security, especially when the car ...

PROBLEM WITH CONGESTION

In many cities across the world, the problem of traffic congestion is the major issue that affects the administration and capacity to do business. As such, the city of Toronto is no exception when it comes to traffic congestion. Increasing number of vehicles, cause city congestion due to overstretched car parking facilities and narrow roads. In essence, the growing number of vehicles, mainly, privately owned cars in town affects management of the transport system within the city. Besides, the space available for the parking of vehicles is limited, leading to congestion on the city roads and in parking areas. ...

Introduction

Racial profiling is the targeting of a particular race for a particular crime. The practice was rampant from the time before the Civil War. African-Americans frisked by police from the street irrespective of their status (free or enslaved) were a common practice. The punishments for criminals differed as per color of the skin until the end of the crack cocaine period. The practice is unwelcome with minority communities since it often results in unfair treatment. An African-American or Hispanic origin civilian has higher chances of police questioning him compared to a Caucasian. In addition, the post-9/11 era comprises of ...

Chapter One: Introduction

1.1. Background The arrival of new technologies as helped improve many aspects of life. For example, License Plate Recognition is a modern technology that has helped improve mobility and safety in transportation (Rashid, Aibinu, Rahman, Suhaimi and Yunis 93). Many car parks have resulted to the use of technology to help in the logistics of operating a car park. Rashid et al., (93) argue that automatic parking systems are progressive because in addition to improving logistics, they also increase the convenience of public parking, eliminate the hassles of fee collection and also enhance the security, especially when the car ...

Psychology is simply the study behaviours and the way peoples mind function. Psychology tries to understand the relationship that exists between mental activities, an individual’s behaviour and what motivates a person’s action to behave in a certain way (Westen, Kowalski and Burton 2006). There are several perspectives or rather; approaches to understanding psychology and in this essay two of them will be emphasized as they will try to explain reasons for people to have road rage. Road rage is a behaviour that is very common among people especially drivers and includes behaviour such as people making threats to other drivers ...

Microsoft Sync is a technology invented in 2009 by Microsoft Inc. The Sync Framework allows for offline synchronization of applications, devices, and services. Sync enables developers to design systems that share data from any source and any store and over any network and protocol. The sync framework supports tools that enable features such as roaming, taking data offline, and sharing of data [3]. Also, Sync supports custom providers such that data from multiple sources can be incorporated into the synchronization process. This enables peer to peer synchronization, which is a major feature of the Sync framework [2]. This is a paper on ...

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Introduction

A seldom noted observation device geared to monitor the movements of every passing motorist is rapidly spreading on America’s thoroughfares. “Automatic license plate readers” that are placed on police cruisers or on stationary locations such as bridges-utilize small high speed cameras to take pictures of thousands of license plates every minute. The data taken by the readers-inclusive of the plate of the vehicle, the date, time and area of the scanning-is then gathered and at times lumped together into regional data pools. As a result of these activities, innocent motorists have their private information taken and pooled into ...

Strict regulatory legislative framework on the use of cellular communications by motorists is an effective approach to traffic safety system worth government investing. Our daily lives have been immensely transformed by cellular technologies. However, it is statistically evident that its use by motorists while driving significantly contributes to driver-distracted accidents. Therefore, it is imperative that a regulatory regime be developed to curb this menace that has bedeviled our transport safety. This paper proposes a nation-wide legislative framework that would completely criminalize the use of cell phones while driving, across all the states. Motorists convicted of contravening this law ought to ...

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 ...

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United States federal government, Wisconsin’s local government, Department of Transportation, and all the safety partners need to move with speed to curb drunken driving menace in Wisconsin state. This problem can be achieved only if there is collaborative partnership between the government departments, private institutions and the local citizens. This research paper seeks to answer the question on; what should be done to reduce incidences of drunken driving in Wisconsin? I propose that there should be a collaborative effort between the government, private institutions, and citizens in coming with the proper programs to solve the problem. This is because ...

Approximately nine hundred teenage pedestrians are killed and about fifty one thousand injured annually. People use different modes of transport on campus such as driving, biking and, most commonly, walking. Students, teachers, staff and visitors should always observe safety precautions while moving on or around campus. It is the concern of both the motorist and the pedestrian to ensure that movement around campus is done as safely as possible. This is attained through all road users observing traffic rules and regulations. It is not only the pedestrian’s actions that put them at risk but also the actions ...

The history of racism and discrimination is a common occurrence in various parts of the globe since the early civilizations. Many people were persecuted because of their religion, race, belief, and sometimes, because of their skin color. Westerners had developed this thinking when the colonialization period took place, and as they navigated towards the east. Each country has its own history of racial discrimination and even though it is deemed as an act against human rights, there are still racist thinking amongst people especially if certain events that has been perpetuated by a specific race or group. These days, people who ...

Automobile Breakings

1. Discuss what the dependent variable will be in this experiment and how you will MEASURE IT

The dependent variable in this case will be the Honda Accord vehicle which will be fully installed with the Super Alarm which is meant to protect the cars from thieves. The car alarm will be of great use if by any chance the Honda Accord cars will be attempted to be broken into by thieves. The measurement for this case will highly depend on the number of cars that will have the super Alarm and still be broken into by thieves. For ...