were installed in New York and in 1925 they started to be used in Great Britain. At the beginning of the 1930 ’s an attempt at making the signals more `intelligent ’‚ or vehicle responsive‚ was tried in America‚ using microphones at the side of the road‚ requiring drivers to sound their horns. This was obviously not too popular and the first traffic detectors - electrical and pneumatic were invented. Traffic signals are now used throughout the world‚ using the three light signals of Green‚ red
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A road trip is the ultimate getaway. It’s the journey‚ not the destination‚ so don’t hurry. Absorb the scenery‚ visit unusual attractions‚ eat in roadside diners‚ knock back a few cold ones in local taverns‚ and strike up conversations with strangers. The unexpected is part of any memorable road trip. During 4 1/2 decades‚ the two of us have driven more than 250‚000 miles while touring the USA in a variety of vehicles including four VW campers. We have motored through all 50 states (we flew to Hawaii)
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has served the citizens of this ’GREAT CITY OF JOY’‚ with great distinction in empowering good traffic sense and knowledge amongst all sections of our society with the help of extensive training programmes and pertinent traffic education. Over the years‚ this school has become a cradle for nurturing and spreading ideas‚ thoughts‚ campaigns and knowledge on road safety to educate the general public and drivers with the objective of reducing mishaps on the Roads of Kolkata. Various studies conducted
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Road accident | Not a single day passes off these days without the news of road accidents claiming lives of the people. No sooner had the Karnali road accident happened in Jajarkot in which several dozen people were killed a fortnight ago‚ a bus accident claimed six lives in Prithvi Highway the other day when the speeding bus skidded off the road to plunge in the Trishuli River. Similar major and minor accidents occur regularly on the highways‚ feeder roads and fair weather tracks killing passengers
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india has the second largst road network in the world‚ with over 3.314 million kms of roadways spread across the length and breadth of the country. The roads are primarily made of bitumen‚ with some Indian National Highways having concrete roads. The concept of expressway roads is also catching up in India‚ and the Mumbai - Pune expressway and Delhi Gurgaon expressway are the finest examples. These may be divided into : National Highways These are main highways running through the length and
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Activity 1.3.1: DNA Detectives Introduction Bones can provide a snapshot of the identity of a person- they can predict height‚ stature‚ gender‚ ethnicity and even age. However‚ it is what lies inside these hard calcified tissues‚ the DNA housed inside the body’s cells‚ that holds the key to true genetic identity. Tissue is made up of many cells‚ the building blocks of life. Tucked inside the body’s cells‚ you will find chromosomes. These structures house your genes and contain the DNA code necessary
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NATIONAL ROAD TRANSPORT POLICY Introduction 1.1 Road transport is vital to economic development‚ trade and social integration‚ which rely on the conveyance of both people and goods. Reduction in transport costs promote specialization‚ extend markets and thereby enable exploitation of the economies of scale. Global competition has made the existence of efficient transport and logistic systems in delivery chain an absolute imperative. Easy accessibility‚ flexibility of operations‚ door-to-door service
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in the population. According to the definition provided by the United Nations‚ megacities are cities with populations of over 10 million (UNFPA‚ 12). Based on this definition‚ it is expected that the number of megacities in the world will be mostly located in the developing world. However‚ the definition of megacities based on the population size is arbitrary given that the population in any given city changes with context and time. In the ancient times‚ for example‚ Rome‚ which has a population
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Repaving the roads in Fayetteville would be a big investment in many ways‚ not only would it improve the towns look‚ but it would also make it safer for the community members to drive on the roads. Fayetteville community members will be those in the end to put out the money for these potholes because they do damage to car. As “Experts say damaged roads lead to damaged cars‚ so motorists collectively end up paying millions of dollar to repair their cars‚ all because some cities aren’t spending
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Jessica Garcia Dr. Kaye Rappaport English 1302 19 September 2012 Road Blocks Every person‚ in whatever stage of life can relate to going through a journey. Though we might not all have walked the exact same path‚ each person experiences an internal and physical journey. An internal journey is a reflective journey of the mind and spirit filled with uncertainty‚ challenges and conflicts. The growth we derive from such journeys can present us with an avenue for self-discovery and self-evaluation
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