The Pedestrian

If cars didn’t have seatbelts there would make injuries. More people get a ticket for not having a seat belt. A seat belt is a strap that you put across a chest to protect the chest and back. Seat belts are worn because it prevents paying off tickets. the law is the law because if the law wasn’t here many people will break it and take advantage of it. many people will be injured and paying off tickets. also, thousands of dollars will be given when it can be given to poor people that really need…

As the possibilities of completely autonomous vehicles come into view, the question of safety is taken into consideration. The main focus of autonomous cars is to detect movement of other vehicles and pedestrians. However, issues with detection of bikers has become a major problem (Krauss). Also, the problem of who will be left responsible for accidents and other car incidents comes into play (How California Lawyers). Based on high demand, steps from more states allowing autonomous cars are…

exception for valid reasoning as to why the young person was out very late. Furthermore, teenagers are new and inexperienced drivers on the road. Roads can be difficult to see at night, and car’s headlights can hurt someone’s eyesight. There are also pedestrians on the roads at night that can be difficult to spot, causing a teenger to possibly hit them. If there were a curfew adopted then teengers would not have to worry about the struggles of driving on the roads late at night. In conclusion,…

The number of deaths in the state of Texas from the years 2003-2012 landed at a whopping 13,138. One may ask what the cause could possibly be? Drunk Driving. Every 30 minutes someone in this country dies in an alcohol related crash. There are many organizations that were created to try to put an end to this epidemic, some of these being: MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), TADD (Teens Against Drunk Driving), IDDPA (International Drunk Driving Prevention Association) and many more. If there are…

Critics who study racial profiling acknowledge that law enforcement officials have broad discretion when it comes to stopping and searching citizens. More than 240 years of slavery and 90 years of legalized racial profiling of blacks in traffic and pedestrian stops. The color of your skin should not give law enforcement a reason to point you to a crime. Racial profiling is a problem that has been occurring for a long period of time and a worldwide problem that targets people of colored race for…

going bankrupt, and Poor having no mobility. The subdivisions have influenced these issues due to the fact that they were poorly designed. The reasoning behind the poor design, is that these communities were designed around the car and not the pedestrians, which would actually make the community safer…

still an incomprehensible amount of drivers that neglect to follow the laws of the road. Although while driving under the influence of any substance has been a spotlight issue, it has overshadowed the growing threat to drivers, passengers, and pedestrians that is disregarded by drivers and pardoned far too often by law enforcement. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration had estimated in surveys that a total of 660,000 people are actively using an electronic device on any given day…

Security needs increasingly affect all kinds of businesses in the West, and merchants in the United Kingdom and United States face possible litigation, property losses and nightmare PR scenarios when preventable deaths occur on their property. It doesn't really matter if these threats are deliberate, accidental, or natural disasters if negligence contributes to the damage or harm. Terrorism, hostile intent, and accidental encroachments on your property can generate big legal bills and…

Traditionally, museums are considered secular sites in which curators display art objectively; however, in her work, “The art museum as ritual,” Carol Duncan examines how museums act as powerful entities which influence the visitors’ perception through the display, organization, and architecture of the space. She elaborates that the museum’s authority actually enables them to represent and define entire communities, which consequently shapes the visitors’ perceptions of said communities. Perhaps…

Volvo is a Swedish vehicle company that was established in 1927. Its headquarters is located in Hisingen, Gothenburg. It started initially as a subsidiary of a ball bearing manufacturer but eventually moved on to produce automobiles. Volvo manufactures and markets in SUVs, station wagons and sedans. The largest markets of Volvo would be Sweden, the United States, China and other countries in the European Union. Volvo is well-known for its emphasis for safety in cars as well as its unique and…