Single-vehicle accident

The public is the single most important factor in designing a product for the market. It is even put as number one in the engineering code of ethics for software engineers. As an engineer you have a responsibility to society to make the product safe. Vehicles can be dangerous machines but with the technology available today engineers have made these vehicles safer than ever before. I believe that there is still room for improvement and it must be exploited to the fullest extent to keep society…

maximum from our vehicle depends upon certain factors. Well, you must be thinking about maintenace. Thats right, maintenance plays a crucial role in the way our car performs on the road. When anyone talks about maintenance, the first thing that comes to our mind is the engine. No doubt engine maintenance is a vital aspect in any car. However, we must remember that all the components in a car are intricately related to each other. And we can't escape the reality that looking after a single part…

add semi-autonomous features such as self-steering, the ability to stay within lanes, accident avoidance, and more. Self-driving…

driving vehicles for long hours, in remote outdoor locations, where abnormal conditions risk the life of the drivers. Sometimes the human reflex is not fast enough to hazardous situations. To avoid such harsh consequences, the concept of self-driving vehicles comes into the picture. Self- driving vehicles are those in which operation can also occur without direct driver input to control the driving. The driver does not need to monitor the vehicle constantly, in this self-driving mode. The…

chunk of the American marketplace, this South Korean automaker decided to double its efforts, in releasing new vehicles that would offer years of service at a reasonable price. They have reaped these dividends, as their cars are highly rated by automotive publications, and their sales numbers have grown exponentially. You will not hear cackles of laughter when you mention Hyundai vehicles, and models such as their Elantra, have become…

By the 2030’s, every car in the United States may be driverless. This is assuming the “best case scenario” that the majority of drivers give up the reigns to their choice to drive. With how inconsistent human driving is and how dangerous accidents can be, it sounds like a rational idea to let technology take over this aspect of society. In fact, the developments are only going to get better in 20 years. There are possibilities of unwarranted, negative societal changes that could sprout from the…

video is the demonstrative reminder to buckle up from Sussex County in England. The representation of a man's family holding on to him because he fastening his safety belt before driving off is a simple, beautiful way of saying a lot without voicing a single word. Right there in the spot you see his wife and child; all the reason in the world to click the buckle into the latch. Since launch in January 2010, the advertisement quickly became a worldwide reach, rally over 11.8million views on…

memory of an event can be reconstructed by the questions asked subsequently. Two experiments were conducted. In the first experiment, forty-five participants watched videos of traffic accidents, ranging from five to thirty seconds long. After watching each video, the subjects were asked questions about the accident, with the crucial question being “About how fast were the cars going when they hit each other?”, but different groups of participants were asked with different verbs, such as…

These 10 statements that Heinrich created are the foundation body of knowledge needed in order for companies to prevent accidents from occurring. A company who incorporates Heinrich’s Axioms of Industrial will have less accidents occurring than a company whom does not use them. Heinrich has five reasons on what leads to accidents occurring. Frist, is ancestry and social environment. Ancestry and social environments are the negative character traits that could possible lead people to behave in…

Do not attempt to move a person who has fallen and appears to be in pain. • Do not discuss the possible cause of the accident or any condition that may have contributed to the accident. Under no circumstances should insurance information be discussed with anyone. • Provide the responding officer with a description of what happened after the person has been attended to and the incident is concluded.…