Traffic collision

A sound is the oscillation of pressure in materials such as the atmosphere, water, or the earth. In spite of the fact that the domain for the pressure oscillations of sound is rather small, there is a significant difference in pressure between the weakest sound heard by a human being (such as the sound of the rustling of leaves), and the strongest sound heard by them (such as the launching of a missile, or an explosion). The size of such difference is measured by the range of the oscillations…

protection like a modern airbag. The concept has been effective in reducing school transportation-related fatalities. The NHTSA states that “From 2005 to 2014 there were 331,730 fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes. Of those crashes, 1,191 (0.4%) were classified as school-transportation-related” (Traffic Safety Facts 1). This shows that compartmentalization is becoming effective in creating a safe transportation environment for school-related vehicles. Despite these uplifting facts, however,…

Some of us have never had the honor or privilege of going out of the United States of America to see the world. This summer I received that chance. In May of 2015 my mom told me, “We are going to see Ben and Samantha, “my Aunt and Uncle in the Dominican Republic. At first I was opposed to going, but as time went on I grew more and more excited about going on the trip. By June, everything was finalized and I was leaving to the Dominican Republic! On June 8th at 10:00 a.m., the American Airline…

notify the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a dangerous pedal defect for almost four months this is the very reason why NHTSA enacted the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act in 1966. The NHTSA wanted to address the underlying factors of Toyota bring a safe car to the market and making sure that all the car parts meet vehicle safety standards like the airbags and gas pedals. The main parties that were involved in the need of the National Traffic and Motor…

Introduction Attention Getter: What if I told you I’d give you five one dollar bills if you give me a five dollar bill, would you do it? [Pulls out pennies] What about now, who is willing to change these 500 pennies for 5 dollars? Background & Audience Relevance: I know most of y’all cringed at the idea of pennies being exchanged for a 5 dollar bill despite it being the same amount of money. Speaker Credibility: To me, making this deal would have been the most amazing thing that’s ever…

In 2014, and the year I was fourteen years old, coincidentally, I went on a long trip out of the country. I visited four countries if I remember. It was England, Netherlands, France, and India. Some of this trip was for tourism purposes and some of it was just for meeting family and having a great time. So the first place I went to was London, England. I remember arriving into London Heathrow Airport and having such a great feeling of excitement. It’s been such a long time since I visited London…

On the Andrea Doria, Capt. Calamai reported that right before the collision he saw the Stockholm’s red sidelight and forward masthead light swing to the left of the higher aft masthead light (Halpern, 2008). This indicated to Capt. Calamai that the Stockholm was turning into them. In response, Capt. Calami ordered hard left rudder and signaled on the whistle his turn to port (Halpern, 2008). However, his attempts failed as well. The Andrea Doria’s starboard side was no giant crater, and the…

abilities. Through algorithms that would reduce the amount of human errors made, the vehicles would be less prone to accidents than human drivers, which would lead to reduced insurance and health costs, reduced deaths, reduced property damage from traffic accidents, and lower gas consumption (Ferreras, "The Driverless City"). Lawrence D. Burns, author of "Autonomous Vehicles: No Drivers Required”, echoes the viewpoint that driverless cars will decrease deaths from road accidents, since…

In the rear-end collision, the second vehicle that collides into the vehicle in front is usually at fault. However, there are exceptions to this such as when a car cuts off a truck in stop-and-go interstate traffic or when the car misjudges the truck's speed and pulls out in front of it from a side road. How does the commercial or owner operator truck driver cope with this? By driving more defensively and learning to anticipate these kinds of situations. He should also drive at a speed…

specializes in traffic enforcement and traffic crash reconstruction I chose to look at the cause and effect of traffic enforcement. As law enforcement we use statistical analysis everyday, but most of the time officers do not realize they are doing this because it is second nature. Traffic officers take the use of statistical analysis to a different level than everyday patrol officers due to the fact that traffic officers actually study numbers and can recreate a traffic collision without ever…