Driving While Using Cell Phones Increases Road Carnage Dependence on the cell phone is one of the most defining features of the 21st century. This situation is due to cell phones proving to be convenient devices and practical for real-time communication. However‚ this dependency has seen people use cell phones in all situations‚ even when driving. Accordingly‚ this development has led to a converse increase in road accidents related to mobile usage while driving in spite of existing legislation
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Editorial New Laws against Texting while Walking Will Rogers once said “You can’t legislate intelligence and common sense into people." However‚ you can try. After recent incidents involving distracted pedestrian accidents‚ New York and Arkansas are attempting to outlaw texting or listening to music while walking‚ or cycling. It may seem a little bit ridiculous‚ but after Cathy Cruz Marrero’s infamous fall into a mall fountain‚ these means may be necessary. Have you ever tripped while
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areas‚ unusually with only a "recommended" limit (130 km/h) for the Autobahn Road traffic safety refers to methods and measures for reducing the risk of a person using the road network being killed or seriously injured. The users of a road include pedestrians‚ cyclists‚ motorists‚ their passengers‚ and passengers of on-road public transport‚ mainly buses and trams. Best-practice road safety strategies focus upon the prevention of serious injury and death crashes in spite of human fallibility[1] (which
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Gale Encyclopedia of US History: Gallatin ’s Report on Roads‚ Canals‚ Harbors‚ and Rivers At its beginning the United States was so deficient in avenues of transportation—with roads in some areas practically impassable several months of the year—that political disintegration was gravely feared. So insistent were the demands for improvement that‚ acting on a Senate resolution of 1807‚ Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin prepared an analysis and program‚ presented in 1808. He urged the national
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References: 1. United States‚ Integrating Bicycle and Pedestrian Considerations Into State and Local Transportation Planning (Washington: The Administration‚ 1994) Federal Community (Washington: U.S. General Accounting Office‚ 1981) 4. Mike Hudson‚ Bicycle Planning (The Architectural Press: London‚ 1982) 5. National Research Council. Transportation Research Board. Pedestrian Behavior and Bicycle Traffic (Washington: National Academy of Sciences‚ 1980) 6. National
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THE DECLINE IN THE PUBLIC REALM “We have reached a stage in the development of our technology where we have the power to create the environment that we need or to destroy it beyond repair‚ according to the use we make of this power. This forces us to control this power. To do this we must first of all decide what we want to achieve. And this is far from easy…..” * Sir Ove Arup (How do you want to live?) The need to care about the urban environment has never been greater. Towns and cities
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the federal government all the way down to municipal or city regulations. A licensed driver must be aware of and abide by all of these different laws in order to ensure the safety of not just other drivers on the road but also bike riders and pedestrians that are walking along side of the roads. The federal government has enacted several motor vehicle laws and standards to ensure the safety and health of the population. The first piece of national legislation was signed in 1966 and was called
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place that is used for people who are handicapped. You must follow all of these colors meanings‚ and what to do when you come across them. Right of way can help you be a better driver. The whole point of right of way is to always let pedestrians go first. Pedestrians are considered to be anyone who is not
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There are numerous distractions at can be made to disrupt drivers. Being on a hand held cell phone would be considered an inside vehicle distraction‚ so that means it can be controlled. I believe hat it should be illegal to drive while using a phone because it distracts drivers from the road and makes the roads unsafe. Although some believe it should not be illegal‚ actually it should because driving and being on the phone is one of the main causes for death and accidents in the United States.
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By increasing public space in this area‚ shopping along the strip can take place without the disruption of traffic‚ commercial industry already located along the beach will profit. More people that are frequenting the beach simply to go to the beach will be attracted to the shops that emanate colour‚ vibrancy and seek out the curious. This will also create an opportunity for parents to take their children out for gatherings with other friends‚ create more relaxation while doing errands by having
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