Transport

Throughout history transportation has constantly changed overtime due to trade, migration and growth of cities. Transportation innovated from trade due to the fact that they needed a faster way to sell and buy goods. Also when people migrated, they needed a faster way to get to their destination. To add on to that, when groups of peoples settle around the same areas, they start to form a community, build cities etc. As cities are form so are job opportunity, and with these jobs, people need a…

1. a. Recently, the path around Laurel Lakes became accessible to individuals with disabilities. Before, you had to walk down a hill or step over the curb in order to reach the path. Now, there is a ramp the leads from the parking lot right to the path. However, there is only one ramp, located at the main parking lot. There are several parking lots surrounding the lake in which people who are going to the lake park. Of course, all of the parking lots have handicap parking, so they should also…

There are hundreds of driverless cars on the streets and you probably didn't know.Technology grew really fast and it keeps growing.There are driverless cars out there testing it.Some people might think Driverless cars are a bad thing, but it's not.Driverless car can be a good thing for society.It can help a lot of people.It keeps them safe and well. Driverless cars can be a good thing for grandparents or for people who need to get something done.Some grandparents need help from their children…

On 12-03-2015 at approximately 1745 hours I Officer Hildebrand, Officer Patrick Sullivan and Sgt. Joseph Harris were dispatched to 630 N D St. for report of an assault in progress. While en route Dispatch notified me saying the male individual assaulting the victim was Kevin Meyer. I had dealt with Kevin Meyer earlier in my shift. While driving East on West Gallatin I spotted Kevin 's pickup headed West on Gallatin. I pulled my vehicle in front of his pickup. Sgt. Harris and I drew our service…

A new and questionable trend in car shopping has picked up momentum where people have started to buy cars online, without ever seeing it in person. I can't argue with the convenience of buying online and having it delivered straight to my door, but my personal opinion is that this can leave me open for too many scams. I wouldn't buy a new car online for the same reason I wouldn't buy a house online. Cars, like houses, need closer inspection than professionally taken pictures because they cost…

Car dependency is one of the most important problems of the United States. Owning a personal car is mandatory in most of the small towns. All roads are designed for cars without pedestrian ways, and so much lands are reserved for parking lots. Pedestrian-friendly cities’ rates are really low when it is compared with car-friendly ones. As people have difficulties to reach services and activities without owning a car, having a car also is not that much easy and unproblematic solution. The…

While I’m sitting in a car ride, I observe my surroundings. There are traffic signs and pedestrians crossing crosswalks. Most importantly, there are many cars moving at the same and almost no confusion. How is this possible? Thanks to the traffic light, driving cars is easier. Without the traffic light, driving will be a burden and accidents would occur more often. Traffic lights are easy to interpret and keeps traffic calm. The man behind the invention was Garrett Morgan. Garrett Morgan was an…

Maneuvering a car in the streets is accompanied with various ethical and moral decisions. The driver has to decide when to speed up, when to take his eyes off the road or whether he stops when approaches traffic light that turns red. These are just some of the things that a driver must consider in order to uphold and maintain the safety in the streets not only for himself but for everybody. These decisions contain both practical and moral components to the driver which are eliminated in the…

A car is a really important thing to everyone. It’s how people get to work, it’s how people travel, it’s the main source for transportation. Without a car all these thing would be difficult. I know. I had to get to work without a car and it was one of the most toughest times of my life working. I had to ride a scooter, a scooter goes around thirty-five to fifty miles per hour. The main roads I took were the highway which had a speed limit of sixty. I obviously was creating traffic every day. I…

Have you recently gotten a bonus or a promotion and are thinking about buying a new car? Have your previous cars been used ones from the 80s or 90s and now you're wondering about the transponder keys that come with many modern vehicles? A transponder key isn't complicated, but may seem strange if you've never before personally owned a vehicle that used one. Here are the answers to some questions you may have about your new potential purchase: How are duplicate keys handled? Nearly everyone…