The problem I am trying to observe is what factors make people aggressive while driving. Some of the problems that my literature review linked to aggressive driving are traffic, gender and age. I have chosen this topic because the media often has new stories about people be injured or even killed as a result of an aggressive driving behavior. Therefore I believe it is an important topic to discuss, and try to find some solutions to this problem.
My plan for observation was to go to the locations I picked, and sit and observe. Once I was in these locations I found it much easier to walk around so I could get the accurate descriptions that I wanted. The first spot I observed was Lake Michigan Drive/Pearl Avenue where you get on the ramp for …show more content…
While sitting at Burger King I observed that this light often backs up about seventeen cars. The cars typically lined up to the Winter Avenue light at the train tracks. I also found at one point that cars were backed up to approximately twenty-five (it was hard to see that far down) at one point going all the way back to the light at Seward Avenue. The time with the most traffic was between five and six …show more content…
The lane for this turn is very short and only holds about five or six cars at a time. I found that people would often be stuck underneath the light when it changed which would cause problems for people on the other side of the light. This only added to the traffic in that area. There is also a lot of foot traffic near that turn so cars would have to wait until the pedestrians to cross. In one instance around four thirty I saw a car being driven by a male who appeared to be 20-25 waiting to turn onto the 131 waiting for a women pushing a stroller to cross. You could see the frustration in their face as the women crossed the road extremely slow. I believe this frustration was fueled by a long day as well as how fast the light turns red
My plan for observation was to go to the locations I picked, and sit and observe. Once I was in these locations I found it much easier to walk around so I could get the accurate descriptions that I wanted. The first spot I observed was Lake Michigan Drive/Pearl Avenue where you get on the ramp for …show more content…
While sitting at Burger King I observed that this light often backs up about seventeen cars. The cars typically lined up to the Winter Avenue light at the train tracks. I also found at one point that cars were backed up to approximately twenty-five (it was hard to see that far down) at one point going all the way back to the light at Seward Avenue. The time with the most traffic was between five and six …show more content…
The lane for this turn is very short and only holds about five or six cars at a time. I found that people would often be stuck underneath the light when it changed which would cause problems for people on the other side of the light. This only added to the traffic in that area. There is also a lot of foot traffic near that turn so cars would have to wait until the pedestrians to cross. In one instance around four thirty I saw a car being driven by a male who appeared to be 20-25 waiting to turn onto the 131 waiting for a women pushing a stroller to cross. You could see the frustration in their face as the women crossed the road extremely slow. I believe this frustration was fueled by a long day as well as how fast the light turns red