The Pedestrian

Majority of average sidewalk width on segments with sidewalks was at least five feet compliant with Clark County Standards, though littered with street infrastructure that presented obstructions. 8.6. Audit Aesthetics and Amenities Features More pedestrian activity can…

While the roads in Northwest Ohio have many problems, five simple solutions could be utilized. One of the many solutions Northwest Ohio can use to improve road safety is lowering the residential speed limits to 30 miles per hour or below. Ben Welle, a member of the World Resources Institute, states that lowering speed limits in cities can drastically change the risk of fatalities (Welle). In Ohio, the basic speed limit for residential areas is 35 miles per hour and it is about 70 miles per hour…

for killing a pedestrian who suddenly popped up and the other one is not held responsible for anything. The conflict is that they are acting the same except there is a pedestrian in the “unlucky” case, therefore the “unlucky” one is blamed much worse than the “lucky” one. However, is it true that the so-called “unlucky” over speed driver has absolutely no control? The over speed driver could certainly choose not to drive his or her car over the speed limit. Therefore even the pedestrian suddenly…

In The Divide, Matt Taibbi conveys to the reader the different, and often overlooked, side of policing. Taibbi argues that large cities started arresting anyone who looked suspicious or may have committed a crime. Even though violent crimes and felonies had decrease, New York's mayor Rudy Giuliani created a policing system where anyone could be stopped without probable cause. Taibbi states that police began to "fan out into neighborhoods like commercial fisherman, throwing nets over whole…

replace when things happen. Additionally, while bicycle thieves are very common nowadays, skateboard thieves are relatively rare. Skateboards are unique also because of its practicality. Cal Poly’s campus size is 1,438 acres, which is too large for pedestrians. Students are able to move faster on campus as they commute from class to class because riding a skateboard can efficiently shorten the time spent on a corner-to-corner campus walk by half. My friend Johnny said that compared to biking,…

a rival gang member. This brings back us back to my claim where strip searches should be in play because again it is a safety concern for everyone in the jail facility like the inmates and the Staff that work there even for visitors. Therefore, all the people that will be arrested or have been arrested do not have the fourth amendment to save them from being striped searched. I see how Breyer explains how the police should only strip search the people that are arrested for bigger offenses…

Recently, a train crashed into an SUV that was stuck on railroad tracks in Odessa. Luckily, the driver of the SUV reacted in the correct way by getting everyone out of the vehicle before the crash, so there were no injuries reported. Because trains travel at a much faster speed than a car or other vehicles and they cannot stop quickly, it is important to practice safety when traveling across railroad tracks. Here are some railroad track safety tips: Be aware of railroad crossings. If there is…

The arguments about supporters and critics are well stated facts about DST. Either DST Has a positive or negative affects on the people. It is surely positive because a great mind, such as Ben Franklin is behind the debate of DST. It must be positive. Studied have shown that DST save lives! If DST wasn't safe for the people why would such a great mind, encourage this topic. The citizens of United state have been proposing DST for over 200 years, If it was a threat for the us culture it would be…

Bradbury looked around and realized that the neighborhood was silent, and that he, his friend, and the angry officer were the only ones outside. The eerie isolation he felt inspired “The Pedestrian,” in which a man named Leonard Mead experiences a similar situation in a futuristic world (Bradbury, “The Pedestrian”). It becomes clear in the story that Leonard is the only person left in this cold, “metallic” world who feels truly, emotionally alive. To Bradbury, the emotionlessness of this…

There are a lot of pros and cons about driverless cars. Driverless cars could be very dangerous for the public. There are lot of cons with driverless cars. There are risky situations could could happen and lots of things could go wrong. Driverless cars aren’t that simple either, lots of technology is used and if one little thing goes wrong then that could be very dangerous and people could get hurt. One of the cons about driverless cars are, they could have technology issues. The way these…