Air traffic control

In Utah alone, there are statistics that show how dangerous driving can be. Reading from many different sources, The information I read, gave me facts that impressed me greatly. Driving distracted is a huge problem in the transportation world. One of the biggest impacts on distracted driving is cell phones. In today's society this should not be a big surprise. In a CDC article on distracted driving it tells us, “69% of drivers in the United States ages 18-64 reported that they had talked on…

How many of us text and drive? Many of us do, but do we know the possible results of these actions? “Distracted driving is engaging in non-driving activities which can be visual, manual, or cognitive” (ProQuest 1). Some people believe that hands-free technology is safe. “My hope is that ten years from now there will be systems built into all automobiles that disable all hand-held devices when the car is in motion” (Laws 1). “The average time they take off the road is 5 seconds and you know how…

A 2015 Erie Insurance conducted a survey on distracted driving. Over one-third of drivers admitted to texting while driving, and three-quarters said they’ve seen others do it. Multitasking is hazardous to your health. Text messaging creates a risk 23 times worse than driving while not distracted. The number of deaths and accidents while texting and driving have been increasing over the course of the years. In Mississippi, 3,331 people were killed nationally in crashes involving a distracted. 73%…

Introduction: I have chosen the Don’t Text and Drive PSA as the subject of my analysis. Texting has exploded with the growth and expansion of social technology. The epidemic is so serious that laws have been enacted nationwide. Telecommunications companies and even car manufacturers have produced public service campaigns to address the problem. According to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, texting while driving increases the risk of a crash 23 times more than driving while not…

According to the Association for safe International Road Travel, nearly 1.3 million people die in road accidents every year. On average, that's 3,287 deaths a day, with an additional of 20-50 million injured or disabled. More than half of these deaths and injuries actually occur among young adults. Due to this fact, the minimum driving age should be raised. Young drivers are inexperienced, irresponsible, and will only endanger themselves if allowed to drive. First of all, teenagers have little…

speed automatic transmission, plus touring suspension; both driver and passenger sliding side doors with glass panel, halogen quad headlamps and hand fold away heated exterior mirrors. The Caravan’s performance exterior features electronic stability control, which means the vehicle senses the driver’s intended path vs. their actual path and may apply selective braking and reduce your speed to help steer onto your intended pathway. Dodge wants you to know that safety is their first priority! The…

Advantage of auto driving The advantage of auto-driving is saving people lives. In 2015, around the world, 1.24 million people dead because of traffic accidents. In the United States, every year more than 3 million people were killed because of traffic accidents and 90% of accidents are caused by human personal factors. Autopilot technology can significantly improve road safety. Because machine does not like human has fatigue, alcohol and distraction problem. So that autopilot technology has…

suit, and Virginia is now listed at 97 million metric tons of pollution produced annually. As a result, the quality of air is now just under 9 micrograms of fine particles per cubic meter. Maryland is listed at 64 metric tons of pollution and 10.5 micrograms of fine particles per cubic meter. As this data shows, with an increase of air pollution and decrease in the quality of air, a decrease in environmental quality follows due to a decrease in biodiversity (ALA,…

In today’s aviation world, aircraft are designed with multiple systems to aid aircrew with all aspects of flight; however, the only factor that aircraft manufacturers can’t eliminate is the integration of human error. “Human errors represent the mental or physical activities of individuals that fail to achieve their intended outcome”*. In order to properly predict human error factors we must first understand some factors that make up human error, such as “fatigue” and “situational stress”.…

critical in improving situational awareness. Although the pilots are provided with the automation system, it is vital to constantly monitor them in order to increase high level of situational awareness. The active monitoring of the instruments and controls provided during the flight process is necessary to enhance high level of situational awareness. The physiological factors such as illness and any sort of medication have the ability to influence the information processing ability. The health…