Traffic

Potholes in South Texas roads have become a problem for many citizens and their cars. Driving cars on pothole infested streets is not safe for the citizens. Cars’ wheels often become useless because of these dangerous streets, and citizens have to waste money to repair them. Potholes should be looked over by the government and fixed by them as well, roads in South Texas deserve to be well maintained, just like every other city. Some roads in South Texas are not well maintained, and are often…

skills then the summer. Winter is the hardest driving season because of the harsh conditions. The summer is definitely the easiest because it's easier to navigate. When driving you always have to pay attention to your surroundings particularly the traffic and watching out for pedestrians. If you're not careful you can seriously injure yourself or someone else. You can even take someone's life. That's why it's really important to be aware when you're behind the wheel regardless of the season.…

Motorcycles are becoming more prevalent in Arizona, in fact 199,721 motorcycles were registered in 2015, in addition to the increase of riders, there are higher possibilities of motorcycle related accidents(“Statistics 27”). Motorcyclists have an increased chance of injury in an accident opposed to the amount of safety other motorists have, therefore lawmakers should allow motorcyclists to protect their own well-being by giving the ability to lane split opposed to blindly trusting other…

Every day, people in Pittsburgh, and throughout Pennsylvania, share the streets and highways with tractor-trailers, and other commercial vehicles. Unfortunately, collisions commonly occur involving large trucks and other vehicles. In fact, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation reports that there were more than 6,500 heavy truck crashes in 2014 alone. Often, such wrecks result in serious injuries, or death, for the drivers and passengers of the other vehicles. Not all truck accidents are…

as he wants. Another example might be an older people driving too slow in an area that has a minimum speed limit. If there are speed limits, they know how fast or how slow they are to drive. Another reason why speed limits are needed is to prevent traffic accidents. An example of…

indicators. With limited land supply, and a huge number of cars on the roads, Singapore faces this challenge of frequent traffic jams on our roads. Singapore has always faced congestion issues on the roads, although not as severe as compared to Beijing or Los Angeles. Nevertheless, Singapore ranked 55 out of 189 cities in the world in terms of congestion, based on TOMTOM Traffic Index in 2016. 34% extra travel time is needed on average to travel from point A to point B (Figure 1). This is…

Does the use of lights and sirens save time? And is that time saved medically important to the patient? Multiple studies conducted over the last 25 years tried to address this question. The data suggests that there is a modest reduction in response and transport times. Compiling the results of the various studies, the use of lights and sirens reduces EMS response time between 1.7 to 3.6 minutes and reduces transport time in be 0.7 to 3.8 minutes. Some of the studies included an independent…

conductor can do is apply the brakes and wait for the train to stop. It can take up to a mile or more for a train to come to a complete stop. Trains ALWAYS have the right of way. In any situation no matter where, no matter when all pedestrian traffic and automobile traffic must yield the right of way to a train. Train tracks are, unfortunately, an attraction to many as a shortcut, walking on bridges, people running on tracks and almost everyday there is an accident with a…

Building Public Awareness To Prevent Human Trafficking Human trafficking is a type of modern slavery where traffickers sell people for a financial gain and use them for illegal labor, or prostitution. The source countries for human trafficking are generally ones with the poor economies. The victims are penurious and lacking an education. The traffickers are often the same nationality as the victims. Thus, when the victims offered high paid jobs abroad, they usually accept them. Once at the…

This person is very reckless and does not obey any traffic laws. They are the typical ones that like to rant, scream and even curse at other drivers. Not including the frequent and sporadic lane changing and swerving around other cars. With this type of behavior they can easily cause car accidents; if not…