Essay On Road Safety

TrafficSafety

TheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)definesaggressivedrivingas"the operationofamotorvehicleinamannerthatendangersorislikelytoendangerpersonsor property"–atrafficandnotacriminaloffenselikeroadrage.Examplesincludespeedingordriving toofastforconditions,improperlanechanging,tailgatingandimproperpassing.Approximately 6,800,000crashesoccurintheUnitedStateseachyear;asubstantialnumberareestimatedtobe causedbyaggressivedriving1997statisticscompiledbyNHTSAandtheAmericanAutomobile Associationshowthatalmost13,000peoplehavebeeninjuredorkilledsince1990incrashescaused byaggressivedriving.AccordingtoaNHTSAsurvey,more...showmorecontent...

NHTSAresearchshowsthatcompliancewith,andsupportfor,trafficlawscanbeincreasedthrough aggressive,targetedenforcementcombinedwithavigorouspublicinformationandeducation program.WhenMarylandlaunchedits"AggressiveDriverCampaign"in1995,withanemphasison publicinformation,educationandenforcement,themediaandthepublicpraisedthestatepolicefor theirefforts.Thepublic'sperceptionwasthatthepolicewere"outtheretocatchtheotherguy." RelatedfatalitieshavedeclineddramaticallyAccordingtoStateFarmInsurance,thenumberof driversontheroadisincreasing.In1990,anestimated91percentofpeopledrovetowork,and commutersinone–thirdofthelargestcitiesspentwellover40hoursayearintrafficjams.The TrafficLawEnforcementDivisionanticipatesandrespondstotheneeds,anddevelopsinnovative productsthatlawenforcementwillseekandusetoreducetrafficcrashes,deaths,andinjuries. Collaboratingwithlawenforcement,prioritizingprogramdelivery,marketing,expanding partnerships,andestablishingnewpartnerships,technology,andresearchaccomplishthis.They nowhaveaPursuitSeminarforLawEnforcementDriverTrainersprogram.Thefocusofthe seminaristoaddresslegalandoperationalvehicularpursuittrainingissuesthatincludeidentifying factorstoconsiderwheninitiating,conductingandterminatinga

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90%ofIndiansareaskingthisquestionastheythinkthatwearinghelmetisanextraburdenalong withotherburdenstheycarryintheirdailylife.Peoplegivelotsofexplanationfornotwearing helmetwhileridingbike.Inspiteofhearing/readingallthoseaccidentincidentsinnews,bikeriders stillsaynotohelmet.Somethinkridingbikeisadventuresandexcitingwithnohelmet,forsomeit's highlyirritating,somethinksthatcarryinghelmetwherevertheygoishighlyimpossibleTheyhave seenlossoflifeduetoaccidentswhichcouldhaveavoidedbywearinghelmetandsufferingof accidentvictim'sfamilyonlyinnewspaper.Ijustwishthatnooneexperiencelossoflifeespecially duetoignorance

Everyyeararound1.2billionpeoplehadbeenintoaccidentinwhichhalfofaccidentsarebike related.GlobalStatusReportonRoadsafetystatesthatIndiaisoneoftheleadingcountriesinroad accidents.This...showmorecontent...

Intropicalcountriesifwestuckintrafficit'sdifficultandweshouldsufferalltheseheatandsweat Toavoidthatplanyourofficetiming,lookforpeakhoursandstartfromhomeearlierwhichwill helptoavoidtraffictosomeextent.

Wecandonothingforunconditionalroadsratherthanwaitingforthegovernmenttosolvethe problemInthatcaseweshoulddrivecarefullyinoptimumspeed

Faceshieldinhelmetgetsaffectedbyroaddust,pollution,rain,heat;andgivesblurredvision.So changethefaceshieldorhelmetitselfasitisnotsafetowearblurredvisionhelmetwhiledriving

Drivingfasterisnotfunanditishazardoustoyouaswellastoothers.Carryinghelmetisbit difficultbutlosinglifeisevenmoredifficult.Keepinmind.Shortorlongtripshelmetismust,we can'tsayonlylongtripsgetintoaccident.Wedon'tknowwhatwillhappentheverynextmoment, sotakingprecautionarymeasuresisalways

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Pathos–Thisusesastrangewayofpathosbyfocusingonthechildrenitgivesastronguseof emotionforthosewhohavechildrenorareplanningtohavesomemakingthemreconsiderwhen beingrecklesswhendriving.Logos–Thisusesacommonfacttodriversandnon–driversofnever losingconcentrationwhendrivingontheroadusingthisfactmakesadultwithchildrenhaveabetter ideaofthestatementtheremakingoncarsafetyEthos–Theyusecommonknowledgeofcarsafety andusethesafetyofchildrentogettheviewerstotrusttherewarningandmakeitvisualsoitstrikes fearintoparentssotheywillconsiderconcerning.

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EssayonRoadAccidents

EssayonRoadAccidents!!Lackofroad–sensehasfurthercomplicatedthematters.Driving licensesaregivenonillegalgratificationstotheauthoritiesandtrafficrulesandregulationsare throwntothewinds.Overloadingisoneofthemajorfactorsofroad–accidentsanddeaths.The conditionofthevehiclesishardlyfoundroad–worthy.Theunmannedrailwaylevel–crossings furtheraddtothechaosandconfusionThemultiplicityofauthoritiesandutterlackofcoordination amongthemisanothergreatsourceofworry.Drug–abuseandaddictionbydriversisanothermajor causeofaccidents.Theeverincreasinguseofmobilephoneshasposedanewchallengetoroad–safetyImmediateandeffectivestepsshouldbetakentochecktheevershowmorecontent CausesofAccidentsTheeliteandrichdriversoftenusetheirmobilephoneswhilebeingonthe moveintheircars.Thisresultsinaccidentsandcrashes.Thesephoneshaveaddedfurthertothe alreadyworseningsituationofroaddeathsandaccidents.Drivingandusingthemobilephone simultaneouslymaycauselossofcontrolofthevehicleorconcentrationneededinsafeandsane drivingTopreventtheseaccidents,itisimperativethateffectivelongandshorttermmeasuresare immediatelytaken.Roadsafetyshouldbeacompulsoryschoolsubject.Roadsshouldbeproperly maintainedanylookedafter.Thereshouldbemulti–laneroadswherevernecessary.Thereshouldbe separatetracksforslowmovingvehiclesfromthoseoffastandveryfastmovingvehicles.There shouldbeaneffectivecheckonspeedofthevehicles.Radargunscanbeusedtocheckthespeed. ViolationoftrafficrulesshouldbestrictlydealtwithGrantofdrivinglicensesandpermitsto vehiclesshouldbeproperlystreamlined.Thosedrivingundertheinfluenceofdrugsandalcohol shouldbegivenexemplarypunishmentandtheirlicensescancelled.Thereshouldbeheavyfinesas wellbesidesimprisonmentRoadtaxshouldbeincreasedasameasuretoreducevehiclepopulation ontheroads.Peopleshouldbeencouraged,tousepublictransportsysteminsteadoftheirowncars etc.particularlywhentheyaresingle.Theycan'alsopool

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Onthewaytoworkorschooltodaydidyouwearyourseatbelt?Ifnotyouwereriskingyoulife. Notwearingyourseatbeltincreasesyourriskofbeingkilledorcriticallyinjuredincarcrashes exponentially.Althoughsomepeoplefindseatbeltsuncomfortable,seatbeltsdecreasedeathincar crashes,allowthecar'ssafetyfeaturestoperformmoreefficiently,andsaveslivesThefirstreason thatnotwearingaseatbeltshouldbeillegalisthatseatbeltsdecreasedeathincarcrashesAlthough therearelawsthatstatepeoplehavetowearseatbelts,11.5%ofpeopleinAmericadon't(Jensen). Withthecombinationoflowgaspricesandcarsgettingbettergasmilagemorepeoplearegetting onroadscausingmorecrashes(Korosec)Thenumberoftotalregisteredvehiclesfromtheyears 1960to2017hasincreasedbyawhopping189,178,419(NumberofU.S.Aircraft,vehicles,vessels andotherconveyances).In2014,about2,000lesspeoplediedinacaraccidentthan2017(Number ofU.S.Aircraft,vehicles,vesselsandotherconveyance).In2015thenumberofpeoplethatwere killedinacrashwas35,092(NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAssociation).TheUnitedStateshas themostdeathsduetocarcrashesthananyotheradvantageouscountry(Chen)Incountrieswith highincome,theUnitedStateshasthehighest"Deathper100,00people"and"Per10,000registered vehicles"(Chen).AccordingtoacongressionalspeechfromJeffreyW.Runge,"95%ofvehicles relateddeathswere

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SafeDrivingEssay

Teensneedtobetaughtthatdrivingisataskthatiscomplexanddemanding.Parentsknowhow muchexperienceayoungdriverhas,andtheyknowexactlyhowinconvenientitiswhentheyhave todrivewiththeirteeneverywherewhiletheyhavetheirpermit.Teenstendtocausemosttraffic accidentsinadults'eyes.Theyarenotexperiencedyet,andoftenfailtopayattentiontootherson theroadTheyoftenthinkofacarasbeingsometypeoftoy,buttheydonotknowhowpowerfulit reallyis.Thedrivereducationprogramsmustbestrengthenedinordertomakesurethatstudents reallyhavesaferhabits,behindthewheelexperience,andbyhavingabetterunderstandingofallthe lawsontheroadThecoursegivesteensashowmorecontent

Thisshowsthatteensdonottakedrivingseriouslyandalsodonotrealizewhatcanhappentothem iftheycontinuewithbaddrivinghabits.Infact,insuranceratesarehighenoughasitisforteens now.Iftheygetintoacaraccident,theinsurancerateswillskyrocket,theirparentsmayhaveahard timebeingabletoaffordtheinsurance.Trafficcrashesaretheleadingcauseoffatalitiesforteens. Asstatedinamagazine,"Driversages16to19arefourtimesmorethanlikelythanolderdriversto crash"(Brophy).Thisquoteshowsthatteendriversareinvolvedinmoretrafficaccidentsthenolder drivers.Ithasmuchtodowiththeyoungdriversnotbeingsafeandmakinghorriblechoiceswhile theyaredrivingorinthecarwithanotherperson.Ifteensengageinthedrivingeducationcourse, theywilldefinitelybecomemoreknowledgeableaboutallthesafewaystodrivewhentheirparents donothavetoridewiththemanymoreTeendriversareinvolvedinmanycaraccidentsdueto unsafedrivinghabits.Acourseonsafedrivingwillgivetheyoungdriverbehindthewheelmore experience.Thesecondreasonthatteensshouldattendadriver'seducationcourse,istogivethe teendriveractualexperiencebehindthewheelParentsaremostly

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Obeyingthetrafficlawsandsafedrivingisn'teasywhenmanypeopleontheroaddon'tshareyour mind–set.Youmakeanefforttoallowasafefollowingdistanceonlytohaveatailgaternegatethis byfollowingyoutooclosely.Howdoyoudealwithaggressivetailgaterswithoutbecoming aggressiveyourself?Herearefivesuggestions:Don'tGetDrawnintotheAggressiveDriving "Game"Whilegettingsomerevengemayseemtempting,theotherdriverwillsimplyrespondin kind.Theendresultisanunpleasantanddangerousroadbattlethatcouldendinyourbeingarrested orgettingintoacarcrash.Thechancesaregoodthatthetailgaterhasbeenanaggressivedriverfora verylongtimeDon'tbelikehimAllowtheTailgatertoPassIfyou'reinthepassinglaneofa multilanehighway,signal,andpullintotherightlane.Usetheleftlaneforpassingonly.Ifyou'reon atwolaneshowmorecontent

Thisdecreasesyourriskofthetailgaterrearendingyou.Whenincreasingyourdistance,slowdown graduallybylettinguponthegassomewhatsothatyoudon'tsurprisethetailgater.Slowingdown toorapidlymayalsocausethetailgatertomisinterpretthisasanaggressivegestureDon'tTapthe BrakePedalWhilethismightcausethetailgatertobackoff,theeffectisonlytemporaryandmay makethepersonangry.Inaddition,hewillignorefurtherbraketappingonyourpart,evenwhen yourbrakingisreal.Thiscansetyouupforarearendaccident.PullovertotheSideWhenThere AreNoPassingZonesBoththetailgaterandyouwantthesamething.He'snotenjoyingthe experienceanymorethanyouareIftheroadhasnopassingzones,pulloverwhereit'ssafetodo so,andallowthetailgatertopass.Failingtodothismaytempthimtopassyouonablindcurve,and endangerbothofyou.Remembertosignalbeforepulling

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TheImportanceofObeyingTrafficLaws

Trafficlawsaredesignedtoprotectyouandotherdriversontheroad.Ifwedonotfollowthemwe arenotonlyputtingourselvesatriskbutalsoinnocentbystandersanddrivers.Byknowingtherules oftheroad,practicinggooddrivingskillsandgenerallytakingcareasaroaduser,youhelpplaya vitalroleinpreventingacrashYouwillalsobemakingroadsafetypoliciesmoreeffectiveMany factorsplayaroleinroadsafetyincludingfollowingthespeedlimitsthatarepostedandmaking suresafetyequipmentisproperlyinstalledandused.Iwillalsodiscusstheskillsthatareexpected andneededtobeanefficientdriverincludingtheabilitytoactresponsibly,theabilitytoshow morecontent...

Basicallythehigherthespeedofavehicle,themoredifficultcollisionavoidancebecomesandthe greaterthedamageifacollisiondoesoccur.

Speedingisdefinedastheactoraninstanceofdriving,especiallyamotorvehicle,fasterthanis allowedbylawSpeedingisoftenonecomponentofaggressivedrivingwhichisdefinedas committingacombinationofmovingtrafficoffensessoastoendangerotherpersonsorproperty. Therearestrongdirectrelationshipsbetweenthespeedatwhichwedriveandtheriskofcrash involvementandtheinjuriessustainedifacrashresults.Theprobabilityofinjuryandtheseverityof thoseinjuriesincreasesexponentiallywithvehiclespeed.Evensmallincreasesinspeedsresultina largeincreaseintheforcesexperiencedbythevehicleoccupantsorotherroadusersPutsimply,the fasteryoudrive,theharderyouhitandthemoreseveretheinjuriesyouorsomeoneelsearelikelyto suffer.Travelingoverthespeedlimitcanbeespeciallydangerousinbadweatherconditions. Speedingwasafactorin53percentoffatalcrashesthatoccurredwhentherewassnoworslushon

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CarSafetyAutomobileSafety

It'sadarkrainynight.Youandyourfamilyarecominghomefromalatenightfamilyparty.Asa cariscomingthroughanintersectionanothercarcutinfrontofit.Thedriverdecidestohitthe brakessoyoucanavoidthecar,butashepressesthebrakes,thecarlosescontrolontheslickwet road.Heisnotabletogaincontrolandatthatpointhehasendangeredthelivesofhimselfandmany othersontheroad.Thisisjustoneexampleofthemanytypesofthingsthatoccurinourstreets everydayAllthatwouldhavebeenneededtoavoidthissituationwouldhavebeenatractioncontrol systeminhiscar,whichwouldhavedetectedthatthecarwasskiddingandwouldhaveappliedthe brakestoshowmorecontent

Alongwithaccidentsnotonlycomesalittleheadacheorabrokenbone,butinjuriesthatstaywith youforeversuchaswhiplashandbraindamage.Mostbraindamageincidentsoccurwhenyouare involvedinasideimpactcollisionandthesideofyourheadhitstheglass(braininjury)Sideimpact airbagsarejustoneofthemanywaysinwhichthistypeoflifethreateninginjurycanbeavoided (whiplash).Thereisalsowhiplash,whichhurlsyourheadviolently,andusuallyresultsinlongterm disability.Sincewhiplashissohardtoavoid,itcanonlybeavoidedbyreducingthenumberof accidentsonthestreets.Alsooneofthemostpainfulandmosttraumatizinginjuriesthatwe encounterinaccidentsarebonefractures,whichoccurin65%ofallaccidents(Bush11)Sointurn bymakingthesecarssaferwecanallavoidthesepainful,traumatizing,life–threateninginjuries.

SeatbeltsalthoughtheyarethemosteffectivesafetydeviceoncarsmustbemadesaferOutofall peoplewhodiedincaraccidents,63%ofthosewerenotwearingseatbelts(seatbelts).Thisgoesto showyoutheeffectivenessofseatbelt.Thereforeautomotivemanufacturesmustmandatethe installationof5–pointseatbeltonallcars.InallmajorracecarorganizationsuchasNASCAR (NationalAssociationStockCarAutomotiveRacing)theyrequirethese5–pointseatbelt.Whichis nothingmorethanaseatbeltthatisbuckledin5spotsratherthattheconventional3

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TrafficSafetyEssay

TheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)definesaggressivedrivingas"the operationofamotorvehicleinamannerthatendangersorislikelytoendangerpersonsor property"atrafficandnotacriminaloffenselikeroadrage.Examplesincludespeedingordriving toofastforconditions,improperlanechanging,tailgatingandimproperpassing.Approximately 6,800,000crashesoccurintheUnitedStateseachyear;asubstantialnumberareestimatedtobe causedbyaggressivedriving.1997statisticscompiledbyNHTSAandtheAmericanAutomobile Associationshowthatalmost13,000peoplehavebeeninjuredorkilledsince1990incrashescaused byaggressivedrivingAccordingtoaNHTSAsurvey,morethan60percentofshowmore content...

Theresultingpursuitdrivertrainingprogramswillleadtoanexchangeofinformation,anincreasein knowledgeandthedevelopmentofskillsnecessaryforlawenforcementofficerstosuccessfully conductvehicularpursuits.Theyaremakingmanydifferentprogramsforpeople,includingthe guide:StrengtheningtheCitizenandPolicePartnershipattheTrafficStop:Professionalismisa Two–WayStreetThisguideisforlawenforcementagenciestoassisttheminconducttrafficstops inaprofessionalmanner,toenhancepublicrelationsandimageofthelawenforcementagency, maintainthecredibilityofthelawenforcementagencyandtominimizethenumberofcomplaints. 1999Crime–Clockthisgraphicwasdevelopedtocomparestheincidencesoftrafficcrashesthat injureandkillmotoriststotheassaultsanddeathsassociatedwithcrimeina"snapshot"formatYou Drink&Drive,YouLose.America'sNewImpairedDrivingCampaignAnewandcomprehensive impaireddrivingpreventionprogramforstatesandcommunitiestouseinreachthenationalgoalof reducingalcohol–relateddeathstonomorethan11,000bytheyear2005Thecampaigntargets high–riskpopulationssuchas21–to34–year–olds,highbloodalcoholandrepeatoffenders,and underagedrinkersbyincreasingpubliceducation,expandingpublic–privatepartnerships,enacting strong

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EssayonRoadAccidents

EssayonRoadAccidents!!

Lackofroad–sensehasfurthercomplicatedthematters.Drivinglicensesaregivenonillegal gratificationstotheauthoritiesandtrafficrulesandregulationsarethrowntothewinds.

Overloadingisoneofthemajorfactorsofroad–accidentsanddeaths.Theconditionofthevehicles ishardlyfoundroad–worthyTheunmannedrailwaylevel–crossingsfurtheraddtothechaosand confusion.

Themultiplicityofauthoritiesandutterlackofcoordinationamongthemisanothergreatsourceof worryDrug–abuseandaddictionbydriversisanothermajorcauseofaccidentsTheeverincreasing useofmobilephoneshasposedanewchallengetoroad–safety.Immediateandeffectivesteps shouldbetakentochecktheshowmorecontent

Theyareveryold,ricketyandunworthyofuseandstilltheyarerunningontheIndianroadstothe greatdangerofusersandothers.

Itisestimatedthat50percentormoreofthevehiclesontheroadsarenotroad–worthyIndian tendencytoflogthedeadhorseisquiteobvious.Overloadingandplyingofsubstandardvehicles causetherapiddeteriorationofroadsbesidesaccidentswhichmayprovefatal.Thenthereareun–mannedlevel–crossingsacrosstherailwaylines.HundredsofpeopleinIndiadieinsuchaccidents. AllthesefactorshavemadedrivingonIndianroadsanightmare.

NewspapersareredwiththedailyreportsoffatalroadaccidentsThereisnocooperationand coordinationbetweenvariousagenciesandauthoritiesconcernedwiththecontrolandregulationof roadtraffic,constructionandmaintenanceofroadsandthosegrantinglicensestothedriversand registrationtothevehiclesTheroadsinthecitiesareoftenownedandlookedafterbymultiple agencies,thatmakestheconfusionworseconfounded.

ForexampleinDelhi,besidesTransportAuthorityandtrafficpolicethereareMunicipal CorporationofDelhi(MCD),NewDelhiMunicipalCorporation(NDMC),PublicWorks DepartmentandtheNationalHighwayOrganization.Thelatterfouraremainlyresponsibleforthe constructionoftheroadsandtheirpropermaintenanceThequalityoftheroadsissub–standard Theyareoftenfullofpotholes,roughand

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Introduction

Inmoderndays,societyisentrustedwiththeresponsibilityofusingoneofthemostaccessible piecesofpotentiallydangerouspiecesofmachinery.Withtheratesofinjuriesandfatalitiescaused byvehiclescontinuouslyincreasing,ithasbecometheroleofengineerstoevaluateandimprovethe measurestakentopreventfurtherdamageOnemajoraspectofroadsafetyisintersections,where thepossibilityofcollisionsisveryhigh.20%ofallaccidentsoccurwithin100mintersections(K.W Ogden,2001).TheintersectionthatwillbediscussedinthisreportistheBroadwaterRdand NewnhamRdintersectionatWishartThisintersectionissubjectedtosteepinclinesandinsome casessightdistancewaslargelyhindered,...showmorecontent...

Madden,2007).Itwillbeassumedinfurtherdiscussionthatfrictionistheonlyresistanceforce actingonvehiclestoallownegativeacceleration.Also,otherresistanceforcessuchasairresistance willbeneglected.Theprocessofbrakingbeginswithapplyingforcetothebrakepedal,eventuating tobrakepadsinthefrontwheelsgeneratingfrictionwiththerotorandbrakeshoesintherearwheels generatingfrictionwiththedrum(HowCarBrakeWorks,2012).Asfrictionopposesmotion,the spinningcomponentsarebroughttorestbyconvertingkineticenergytoheatenergy.Thepressure withwhichthebrakepadsandshoesact,dictatewhetherthevehiclenegativelyacceleratesdueto staticorslidingfriction.Whendifferentsectionsofthewheelareincontactwiththeroad,itis regardedasstaticfriction(Logbookpg2)Conversely,ifonlyonesectionofthewheelisincontact withtheroad,itisregardedasslidingfriction.Thecoefficientoffrictionincreasewiththeresistance ofthesurfacestomovepasteachother,thus;thecoefficientofslidingfrictionislessthanthatof staticfriction(Townsend,2002)Thisdropinthefrictionactingagainstthemotionofthevehicle locksitsbrakes,makingitverydifficultforthedrivertocontrolthevehicle.Therefore,toprevent thisfromhappening,theanti–lockingbrakesystemisastandardsafetyfeatureinmostvehicles (RoyalAutomobileClubof

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TheDangersOfNotFollowingTrafficLaws

LaciRichey

CauseNumber:T03513–16–05

July1,2016

TheDangersofNotFollowingTrafficLaws

Drivingisoneofmostdangerousthingsyouwilleverdo.Drivingremainsthenumberonecauseof deathintheUnitedStatesDriversputthemselvesandothersatriskeverytimetheygetbehindthe wheeloftheirvehicle.Thedangersincreasewhendriversfailtofollowingtrafficlawssuchas drinkinganddriving,speedingortextingwhiledrivingtheirvehicle.Drivingisnotaright,itisa privilege.Youmustfollowtrafficlawsanddemonstrateyourabilitytodrivesafelyandcautiously ontheroads.Itisyourownresponsibilitytobeasafeandcarefuldriver,notonlyforyourselfbut forotherdriversyousharetheroadwithIfyoufailtofollowtrafficlawsyouarenotonlyputting yourselfinadangeroussituation,youareputtingothersindangeraswell.Youalsotakethechance oftrafficfines,havingyourlicensesuspendedorrevokedorevenworse,death.

TrafficLaws:

Trafficlawsaredesignedandappliedforyoursafety.Theyalloworderlyandsafecommutes betweendestinationsTrafficlawsmaybeenforcedbytickets,finesandevenjailtimeformajor violationssuchhasdrivingundertheinfluence.Roadsafetyisimportantandbyknowingtherules andpracticinggooddrivingskills,youhelpplayavitalroleinavoidingacrash.Speedlimitlaws arethemostcommontrafficlawinplaceTheyletdriversknowhowfastorhowslowtheymay drivein

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Anyonewhohasriddenabikeormotorcyclehaslikelywornahelmetatsomepointintheir lifetime.Theyhavehearditfromthefirstdaythoselittlefeettouchedapedal,"alwaysweara helmet."Whetherfromaparent,guardian,oreventelevision,atsomepointineveryone'stimehere onearththeyhaveheardthatwearingahelmetwillsavemorebraincellsthanwearingnothing. Eventually,someofthosekidsthatenjoyedbikesasakid,grewupandtheirenjoymentthatthey foundasachildneverchanged.Theyupgradedastimeprogressed,frombicycletomotorcycle. Theimportanceofsafetygearneverdiminished,infact,needforgearincreased.Whenridinga bicycle,ahelmetmayprotectmorethanenoughonone'sbodyinthecaseofaminorwreck,asthey willonlytravelataroundtentofifteenmilesperhour.Allofthatchangeswhenyoustraddlea motorizedmachinebuildforthesingleobjectiveofspeed.Comparedwithpeopledrivingcars, motorcycledriversfaceamuchhigherriskofdyinginacrash,U.S.governmentdatafrom2013 showthatforeverymiletraveledthatyear,amotorcyclisthasalargerchanceofdyingthanacar driverbyafactorof26times[source:InsuranceInstituteforHighwaySafety],withatotalof4,381 motorcyclefatalities.

Anymotorcyclistwillquicklysaythatskillandsmartsplayacrucialpartinstayingaliveinaworld dominatedbycars.Andthestatisticsdon'tdifferentiateirresponsiblemotorcyclistsandresponsible ones.However,allmotorcyclistsstartoutwithsomedisadvantages.Becausetheyhavetwowheels andnotfour,thedriver'sbalanceanddrivingabilities,includingquickreflexes,playacriticalrole However,thatonlyaccountsforrider–controlledsafety,afewmechanicalsafetyfeaturesexistbut nonestanduptothatofcarsafetyfeatures.

Asautomotivemanufacturersdevelopnewtechnologytomakecarsevensafer,motorcycle manufacturershaveverylittleroomforsafetyfeatures.Motorcyclefeaturessuchas,brighter headlights,motorcycleairbagsandmirrorswithlargerfieldsofviewcanhelpreducetheriskofan accidentortheseverityofinjuries.Butingeneral,motorcyclescan'tenterthemarketlabeledas saferthanthe

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PersuasiveEssayOnRoadSafety

Someoneoncesaid,"Safetyisn'texpensive,it'spriceless."Thismeanspeopleshouldbeteaching everyoneaboutsafetybecauseitisfree.Peopleshouldtakeadvantageofthesefreeopportunities. Youngchildrenthatarenotinformedofsafetyaregettingkilledbyvehiclesbecausetheydonot understandroadsafety.AccordingtotheAutoChannelwebsiteintheyearof1999,733children undertheageof14diedfromaccidentswithcarsAlso,intheyearof2000,nearly44,600children weretreatedinhospitalemergencyroomsforpedestrianrelatedinjuries. Thebackgroundoftheissueisthatchildrenarenotbeingeducatedthecorrectwayaboutcars,road intersections,lights,roadsignsandmanyotherinformingthingsthattheyneedtoknowAssaid beforeintheyearof2000,nearly44,600childrenwereaffectedbythisissue.Thisisaproblemthat wecanfix.Thenumberwillnotgoallthewaytozerobecausebecausethingshappensthatwecan notcontrol,butthenumberwillgodownifwecontrolthethingswecancontrol.If733childrendie undertheageof14duetoanaccident,sayeachofthemhavefourfamilymembersgiveortake some,thatisatotalofabout3,000peoplebeingaffectedbythosepeoplebeingkilledThose numbersdonotincludetheextendedfamilyofthesepeopleandthepeoplewhowenttoschoolwith thechildwhowaspassedaway.Therearehundredsofthousandsofpeoplewhoareaffectedbythe deathsofchildrenwhodiefrompedestrianaccidents.Childrendyingisanurgentproblem.Parents nevershouldreceiveacallsayingthattheirchildhasbeenhitbyacar,becausetheyranoutinfront ofthevehicleThisisaproblemthatneedstobefixedWhenpeoplethinkaboutthisissue,they shouldthinkaboutsafetytown.Theyshouldthinkthatasafetytownwillslovetheissue.Safety townwillbethoughofaplacetoinformchildrenaboutroadsandroadsigns.Peoplewillimagea safeplacethatissavingchildren'slives,byinformingthemTherewouldbeaconflictofbringinga safetytowntoSaginawbecausesomepeoplemaybelievethatitisnotgoingtohelpandthey childrenarestillgoingtobegettinghitbyvehicles.Thepeoplewhodo

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VehicleSafetyEssay

Intherecentyears,theUnitedStatesgovernmenthasbeenenforcingstrictermandatesonauto manufacturerstocreatesafervehicles,andonconstructioncompaniestocreatesaferroadways.

MatthewJensenwroteadissertationfortheGraduateSchoolofClemsonUniversitytitled,A MethodologyfortheAnalysisofIn–vehicleOperatingDataandDesignofIntelligentVehicle SystemsforImprovedAutomotiveSafetyInhisabstract,Jensenevaluatedthefutureofvehicle manufacturingandtraffic–relatedincidents.Ofcourse,everyyearmorevehiclesaremanufactured, whichintheorymeansthenumberofmilesdriveninvehiclesincreases.Hepointsouthowthe WorldHealthOrganization(WHO)foundthatautomobilecrasheswastheninthshowmore content...

Generallyspeakingtheitemstakenintoaccountasvehiclespeed,RPM,andthrottlepositionaswell asmanyotherparameters.Morerecentlydeveloperstobeginusingaccelerometerandglobal positionalsystems(GPS)toprovidefeedbacktothedriver(Jensen).Yetanothercriticalcomponent ofsafedrivingisthehuman–vehicleinterface(HVI),verysimilartothehumancomputerinterface/ interaction(HCI).HVIisusedtoproducesounds,visualaids,andotherformsoffeedbacksuchas thehapticsteeringwheeltoalertthevehicleoperatoroftheroadwayconditions(traffic,construction environment,pedestrians).Sinceautomobilesareoperatedbysingleindividuals,theprimarymeans ofreceivingfeedbackarevisual.SincetheintroductionofHVI"thecostforreal–timecontrol systemsdecreases"andthenewsafetyfeaturesprovideinformationthathopestoimprovedecision–makingresponsetime(Jensen).

Thearticledescribesthreeformatsofin–vehiclefeedback;visual,haptic,andaudioEachofthe threeformatstobebrokedownintovarioussystemsandfunctions.Verysimilartoadatabase containingtables,rows,andattributes.Inthevisualtable,therearefourrowsoneofwhichisthe dashboard.Thedashboardcontainsseveralaidsincludinggauges,on–boarddiagnostics,GPS,and lamps.Thehaptictablecontainsthebreak/throttlerow,werepedalpulsationwillnotifytheoperator ofactivatedantilock–brakesortractioncontrolJensen

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