Trams in Melbourne

What did you learn this week? Was it useful? How? If not, why not? This week, we reviewed some common traffic laws. We discussed parking laws in some more detail, and I learned some rules that I didn’t know existed. For instance, I always wondered: While Brookline law says that you can only park in one spot for two hours, couldn’t you just move the car into another spot right by the original spot? Turns out, the rule applies to an entire street; if you are parked on one street for two hours,…

Driving the desolate narrow country highway, I am two counties’ away from Dad’s house. The landscape is cast in the inky abyss of the wee hours. I am alone but for my dog. I curse my decision to leave Dallas so late, when the rear of my car thuds and jerks. The steering wheel vibrates in my gripe as I struggling to maintain control of the car until I manage to hobble it slowly to the narrow shoulder. I sit staring ahead into the beams of the only light for miles around me, I ease the hold…

Would you want to die or have a life threatening injury? Lots of teens die or are seriously injured in a car crash of some sort. The amount of teens involved in crashes, the lack of knowledge and, careless teen minds, are all things that I am going to use to support the fact that 2.35 million people per year in the United States die per year in car crashes and about one-fifty fourth of that is caused by teen drivers. Drivers under the age of 18 were involved in about 516 crashes per year in the…

11) Alone In My Room - Crash by Decyfer Down A secret I have kept for a long time is that I love rock music and it is something so secretive that I have to listen to it in my room which is the only place I can get some privacy. I put this song on the fullest volume when I listen to it and sometimes my siblings shout at me to turn it off but I never listen. The reason why I don't tell people is because they are the ones who are quick to assume the type of music that I listen to and they don’t…

Despite the fact that most drivers know it's not a good idea, one out of every four car accidents are caused by texting and driving.Obviously, texting and driving is very dangerous but so many drivers are still guilty of doing it. Driver’s eyes should be on the road not their phones, for the safety of themselves and everyone around them. Texting while driving is also illegal in almost every state in the United States. While the U.S. is getting better about the ban, we still have a lot of work to…

Most adults in the United States drive cars. One item that is always a possibility when operating an automobile is getting into a car accident. Car accidents can range from slight fender-benders to catastrophic events that could include the loss of life. The World Health Organization stated that 20 to 30 million people are injured in car accidents annually (Factor, Yair, Mahalel) with an estimated to 3,000 automobile fatalities worldwide each day (Factor, Yair, Mahalel). Either way, the…

Ending Distracted Driving As more people, especially young people, feel the need to constantly feel connected, entertained, and busy, injuries and fatalities caused by distracted driving have gone from bad to worse. The biggest worry is in novice, not necessarily young, drivers who don’t have the experience and maturity to react to sudden situations while driving. When you add a text message or changing the radio the sudden situation becomes deadly. Nearly 4000 drivers were involved in a fatal…

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…

Did you know that texting and driving is more likely to get you in an accident than drinking and driving? Yeah, it turns out it is actually safer for you to drive drunk than for you to text while driving. Did you know cell phones are a physical and mental distraction to drivers? Using one while driving could be dangerous and deadly. A cell phone is not the only thing that can distract a driver, though, smoking, makeup, food, and even the radio can cause a driver to take his eyes off the road.…

Imagine this, every time our thumbs hit a letter projected on our phone screens, some other innocent bystander is injured or possibly killed by an irresponsible driver. This is what the Road Safety Association of Indonesia is presenting with their image. This image is located on an ad website which states the name of the ad is Car and was made by the illustrator Faddy Ravydera, published on October 2014. Within the image, the message given is “Stop Killing While Driving” which replaces the usual…