Road safety

Living in Baton Rouge is a daily struggle for me and I'm pretty sure a lot of other people from early morning and especially late afternoon, not because of the humidity and not because of the bad road conditions but Baton Rouge’s awful traffic. Every day for approximately 45 minutes to an hour I have no choice but to deal with the traffic, because I work in WBR and there’s only two ways to enter into EBR from WBR, the New Mississippi Bridge or as I know it the old bridge. It’s becoming one of…

Queens-dwellers have mixed feelings upon hearing the road running from Jamaica, Queens to Midtown Manhattan, known notoriously as the Boulevard of Death, is ultimately undergoing much needed reform. On July 23, Mayor De Blasio announced the implementation of a $100 million dollar project, called Vision Zero, which will completely reconstruct the boulevard, making it a safer place primarily for pedestrians and bikers. Queens Boulevard is the widest street in New York City (175-225ft) on which…

the busy highway. School going kids are involved in accidents when they attempt to cross the highway and end up being knocked down by speeding motorists along the road. After the completion of the CV Link, the authorities are going to put up underpasses and overpasses that will ensure that the pedestrians are protected while on the road because they shall be walking away from the highway. (Stock, p.17) Thirdly, recreational facility shall be available. The CV Link has been established…

Imagine a street that no longer needs traffic lights or traffic signs. A public space that allows both automobiles and pedestrians alike to share the road. Children laugh and play in the street, pedestrians cross where they please, and cars and bikes safely drive through to their destination (Hockenos). Although this street will not work in all instances it can and has been implemented before. In the Netherlands, a shared public space like this one is called a woonerf (Biddulph). This type of…

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 motorists. Responsible lane splitting provides numerous benefits in conjunction with added safety. Addressing rider safety should be more widely concerned, since not only the rider is at risk, but anyone…

seems that other than losing one's job and the roof of their trailer, no one gets hurt. However, this isn't always the case. Flying debris, a car rear-ending the truck after the low clearance collision, or hazardous materials falling or spilling on the road are some of the ways that injuries occur. As providers of commercial or owner…

The Department of Transportation was established in October of 1966. The reason for its adoption was to ensure the safety of every American whilst traveling. DOT states on their federal website that their mission is to, “[s]erve the United States by ensuring a fast, safe, efficient, accessible and convenient transportation system that meets our vital national interests and enhances the quality of life of the American people, today and into the future”. However, many, if not all Americans, can…

Painted Lines in Parking Lots and On Highways Road and parking lot line markings are important aspects of safe and efficient roadway as well as parking lot usage respectively. Road markings convey information to roadway users, indicating which part of the road to use, where passing is allowed and warn motorists about any potential danger ahead. Parking lot line markings ensure safe and efficient parking as well as traffic flow around the parking area. Road and parking lot markings undergo…

Social media has negatively affected the safety of driving for a variety of reasons. The ways that this has occurred is through an increase of teenage drivers on the road, an increase in the number of social media sites, and general distraction. As the years have gone on, more teenagers and young people have been owning cars and driving places, instead of having parents or public transportation get them there. Additionally, smartphone usage has increased over the past couple years as well.…

There are many theories that there was a girl that was killed on Gravity road and now forces cars that are in neutral and objects back up the hill so they don't go through the same tragedy she went through. A group of boys wanted to test this phenomenon and they decided to go on a road trip and test it out. they came to the stop sign and to their amazement it worked and they went back up the hill. There are many legends of what people think happened and one of them was a lady and her husband…