THE FORD PINTO CASE A Dangerous Product On 10 August 1978 Judy Ann Ulrich‚ eighteen‚ was driving a 1973 Ford Pinto to volley-ball practice in Goshen‚ Indiana. Inside the car with her were her sister Lynn Marie‚ sixteen‚ and their cousin Donna Ulrich‚ eighteen. As they were heading north on U.S. Route 33‚ their car was struck from behind by a 1972 Chevrolet van. The Pinto collapsed like an accordion; the fuel tank ruptured; and the car exploded in flames. Lynn Marie and Donna burned to death in the
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more wildlife/vehicle collisions because the numbers of deer and other wildlife commonly hit on our roads and highways have been on a sharp incline since the harsh winter of 1996. The increasing necessity of our automobiles‚ combined with the overlap in urban areas (urban sprawl) and wildlife habitat in the U.S.‚ has given wildlife little choice but to venture onto our roads and highways. This phenomenon has caused many issues that people are aware of but they feel that there is little that can
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Ford had Responsibility to Fix Pinto The Ford Pinto case study clearly presents an unethical and immoral practice that shows corporate greed for a positive bottom line is more important than the value of human life. Along with the issue of greed is the need to outdo the competition to be the best in the automobile industry. Together these issues cloud the judgment of Ford’s management. The use of cost-benefit analysis to determine if the flaw in Ford Pinto automobiles is worth the financial
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CASE STUDY THE FORD PINTO Q1.What moral issues does the pinto case raise? The moral issues raised in Pinto case are that business should not put a value on human life and avoid known dangers. As ford thought they could get away with a dangerous automobile by paying off those lawsuits from people who were injured and the families of the dead. Ford thought it was more cost effective not to fix the dangerous condition than to spend the money to save people. Q2. Suppose ford officials
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outside we got to work and the people walking would start from the tape and have to end to the other side where the other tape was. You notice how some people walk at a slow pace and other at more faster one. It isn’t as difficult to do the math problems. If it wasn’t explained to us it would’ve been difficult to understand. But I love how this project is/was. It entertained me more than I thought it would. Especially when walking down to the other side of the tape. What I found most difficult
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After reviewing the case study and each individual‚ I was able to distinguish a few similarities between their deaths. The symptoms that most patient’s exhibited were a headache‚ confusion‚ shortness of breath or rapid breathing‚ dizziness‚ and vomiting (Gazdik‚ 2010). Another similarity between the individuals was that most of their deaths occurred within a few hours of their symptoms and were very rapid (Gazdik‚ 2010). A connection between the seven individuals is that they all resided in the same
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convicted and sentenced to death after a jury trial based largely on the eyewitness testimony of some boys playing near the murder site. Three days after Bloodsworth’s conviction‚ police and prosecutors learned about David Rehill. Hours after the girl’s murder‚ Rehill had shown up at a mental health clinic with fresh scratches on his face and had mentioned to therapists that he was “in trouble with a little girl.” Rehill closely resembled Bloodsworth‚ who was already on death row. Six months passed
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A Quality or Risk Scenario Case Study Prepared by: February 17‚ 2013 Table of Contents I. Thesis and Introduction: Page 3 2. Patient care and safety scenario Pages 3-6 A.Blood Transfusions B.HIM role in helping reduce risk and cost 3. Scenario related to a physical plant Pages 6-9 A. Power failure risk in health care institutions B. How HIM can help prevent and prepare for a power failure 4. Scenario related to staffing Pages 9-11 A. Using operational
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Chapter 2 Automated Highway Systems A major long-term element of Intelligent Transportation Systems research and development is Automated highway Systems (AHS). The AHS program is a broad international effort “to provide the basis for‚ and transition to‚ the next major performance upgrade of the vehicle/highway system through the use of automated vehicle control technology” [NAHSC96]. The detailed definition of the Automated Highway System is as follows [Plan93]: The term “fully automated
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Executive summary The Ford Ka cannot be marketed to a specific demographic segment‚ as defined by traditional variables such as income‚ age‚ or marital status. Willingness to purchase the Ka was for the most part not dependent on membership in these traditional segments. Alternatively‚ we propose Ford develop a campaign toward a certain segment defined by attitudinal and psychographic variables. We plan to target this segment with tailored advertising campaigns addressing their unique worldview‚
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