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    NOTIFICATION AND ARRIVAL On Wednesday, February 10, 2016, at approximately 2:07 p.m., I, Trooper Brad Brachear, received a telephone call from Sergeant Robert Ventura. Sgt. Ventura advised Trooper Daron Barge of Illinois State Police District 11 requested my assistance with a car vs. two pedestrian crash on the ramp from Interstate 64 westbound to Illinois Route 111 in Canteen Township in St. Clair County. I responded from the Metro East Crime Lab in Belleville, Illinois to assist. The crash…

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    Ford Pinto Case Study

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    had a defective gas tank which had a tendency to burst into flames in rear-end collisions. Instead of fixing the Pinto, Ford fought against federal regulation affecting fuel tank safety. The disaster was cause during rear end collisions…

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    Ship collision is a kind of marine accident that results from a ship crashing into a still or floating object. Ship collision cases can be a ship to ship, ship to floating object, ship to submarine or ship to still structure collisions. We all have heard about the historic accident of the collision of the ship Titanic to an Iceberg. It was a ship to floating object type of collision. Collision can also be defined as the change in form of a vessel as a result of an impact with a solid object.…

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    In Law Enforcement today, traffic stops are main thing officers conduct. Some common traffic stops include speeding. failure to use a turn signal, failure to make a complete stop at a stop sign, and equipment violations. Being pulled over for speeding and receiving a pricy ticket usually makes me people reconsider speeding again. When it comes to DUI Detection and Enforcement, the main goal is to reduce collisions involving alcohol and narcotics. A main tool used in DUI Enforcement is sobriety…

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    a public health and safety issue of the first order, although it is difficult to accurately determine the speed factor in traffic accidents. However, excess speed is the main factor contributing to the problem of injuries and deaths on the roads faced by the countries of the world. Jules White, Chris Thompson, Hamilton Turner, Brian Dougherty, Douglas C. Schmidt said traffic accidents are a major cause of death in the United States. The most prominent point of the answer to the survival is the…

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    that provides a series of management options regarding kangaroo-vehicle collisions. This report aims to outline what is involved in meeting the goal of the consultancy, which is identifying low-cost, high-impact solutions for reducing the number of kangaroo-vehicle collisions (KVCs) in the urban/suburban parts of the ACT and their intervening areas of natural/semi-natural land. 1.1 - Costs to society: Kangaroo vehicle collisions (KVCs) have a number of significant costs to society. The first…

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    built-in Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection will assist with the collisions currently resulting in the bottlenecks by assigning a random time interval before attempting to resubmit on the network. Currently, the network bandwidth has a small capacity, at only 10Mb. By upgrading to Fiber 1000Based-F Ethernet cabling, the capacity can be increased to 100Gb/sec. This will resolve the bottlenecking that occurs during the high-traffic morning hours when teachers are…

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    and 1,700 deaths. In order to cut down on rear-end collisions, automakers have developed crash avoidance technologies, which the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is planning to add to its recommended safety list. Common causes of rear-end collisions As is the case with all types of auto accidents, there are a number of factors that contribute to causing rear-end wrecks. Some of the most common causes of these types of collisions include the following: • Speed • Tailgating •…

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    and over 431,000 injured in the year of 2014 alone in the United States as a result of distracted driving. This type of behavior is similar to the social norms involving driving while intoxicated offenses. The statistics for fatality and injury collisions resulting from driving while intoxicated are spread nationwide through public campaigns, public service announcements, and through general enforcement of these laws. Still today, our society is combating the problem of intoxicated drivers…

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    In the United States, rear-end collisions represent 38% of all car crashes on public roads (NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration, 2014). Two major causes for car accidents are drivers not paying attention to the traffic ahead and failing to maintain a safe distance from the car that’s ahead (J. DingusT.A., S.K.,Horowitz,A.D.,&Knipling,R., 1998). Therefore, a device that can alert drivers whenever they are not paying attention to the traffic and helping them maintain proper distance from…

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