...Speed Law states that when an individual is operating a vehicle one is prohibited to drive at an unreasonable speed and may not endanger the safety of others. As a driver increases the speed of his vehicle so does the distance travelled during the driver’s reaction time and the distance needed to stop. A driver’s reaction time is how long it takes for the driver to notice any hazard and the time it takes for the driver to react to the hazard. On average it takes a driver 1.5 seconds to react to a risky situation while driving. Speeding increases the risk of losing control of the vehicle making it difficult for one to maneuver around turns. Speeding is directly related to the...
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...It was a bright sunny warm Saturday morning in the summer of 2011 and the time was 11:00am and I was coming home from my soccer game with my mom and sister in Butler. My team had won our game and I was happy, but that all changed in the blink of an eye. First of all, my team had won the game 2-0 and my mom, sister and I were going to meet my grandma at Red Lobster after my game. As we were driving down the road we saw five cars in the other lane and there was one Jeep speeding past each one coming straight at us. As the driver of the Jeep came to the last car he swerved back into the other lane almost hitting us head on. “Mom, how fast was the Jeep going” I asked. “We were going 60MPH and he flew by us so he must have been going at least 90MPH” she said in amazement....
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...will have too source records of crashes due to speeding in the city through Mass-Dots database or police reports. January 9th 2017 Massachusetts mayor Marty Walsh and his transportation committee signed this bill to reduce the speed limit from 30mph to 25mph on streets that do not have a speed limit sign. Other measures such as signs and new legislation put forward to slow down the drivers in Massachusetts. Speeding has numerous consequences, such as tickets accidents, deaths and car issues. Changing the speed limit to be low will greatly increase the safety of our citizens by giving the driver a better reaction time. One of the main reasons for crashes is speeding. People die in crashes. I have also watched the news a lot to hear enough bike rider hit n runs. What affects or changes has this law of 25 mph made to the commonwealth of...
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...EFFECTIVNESS OF ADVERTISMENT FOR SPEEDING BEHAVIOURS A Review of the Effectiveness of Advertisement Campaign as a countermeasure for preventing Speeding Behaviours in Drivers Name: Mylinh Huynh Student number: n8910481 Unit Name: Traffic Psychology Word Count: 3488 Abstract This essay discusses about the theoretical and empirical evidence relating to the effectiveness of advertisement as a countermeasure for speeding. The results of the review highlight the mixed and inconsistent findings that have been reported in the literature. While fear arousal appears important for attracting attention, its contribution to behaviour change appears less critical than other factors, such as perceptions of vulnerability and effective coping strategies. Furthermore, physical threat appeals such as death or portraying physical harm is less effective for males then females. Consequently, further research is required to determine the optimum way to utilise advertisement as a countermeasure for speeding. A Review of the Effectiveness of Advertisement Campaign as a countermeasure for preventing Speeding Behaviours in Drivers Most traffic accidents are caused by dangerous driving habits attained and carried out by drivers. Risky driver behaviours such as speeding and drink driving represent one of the leading causes to road trauma (Boyle, 1984). One of the most prevalent factors contributing to Australia's road death accidents is speeding. According to New South Wales statistical...
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...There are several statistics that show the risks of driving. The one that stood out to me the most was the result of speeding too fast. Speeding is something that is not difficult to keep under control. All it takes is glancing down at your speedometer, every once in awhile, making sure that you aren’t going any faster than was is appropriate. Out of the top 5 leading causes of death for teens on Utah highways, speeding too fast was second with a 22%, but overall, it is the first with a high percentage at 42. Keeping control of your speed gives you better safety and keeps you at a low risk for harm and accidents. Other than speeding too fast, another statistic stood out to me more than the others. Twenty percent of the leading causes...
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...The light turns green. The car in front of you slowly accelerates to a blazing speed of...35mph. A quick glance to the right confirms the suspicion that lingers: 50mph speed limit. Passing is out of the question, as a solid yellow line blocks the freedom of an open road. So now the question arises, Why? The answer can be found through the extra five minutes it takes to reach the destination. The time spent in a car can be the most eyeopening period of one’s life, if one allows it to be. Too many times, we find ourselves rushing through life, always in a hurry, always having places to be and people to see, and never appreciating the full potential of nature’s beauty. As a wise man named Ferris Bueller once said, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it.” This quote takes on a whole new meaning while in a car because nature surrounds the vehicle at all times. While taking this leisurely ride, one is able to take in the beautiful architecture, vibrant colors, and most importantly; breathtaking cornfields. Through In addition to the natural benefit of driving significantly under the speed limit, driving with care saves money by being much more fuel efficient. Unlike those rushed, roadeating cars who burn fuel like a kid eating candy, driving 40 in a 55 will save extensive amounts of money in Sherman 2 the future while saving unnecessary time at the pump. There is nothing that requires one to drive the speed limit that is more important...
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...Speeding up team learning Cardiac surgery is one of medicine’s modern miracles. In an operating room no larger than many household kitchens, a patient is rendered functionally dead—the heart no longer beating, the lungs no longer breathing—while a surgical team repairs or replaces damaged arteries or valves. A week later, the patient walks out of the hospital. The miracle is a testament to medical technology—but also to incredible teamwork. A cardiac surgical team includes an array of specialists who need to work in close cooperation for the operation to succeed. A single error, miscommunication, or slow response can have disastrous consequences. In other words, surgical teams are not all that different from the cross-functional teams that in recent years have become crucial to business success. We studied how surgical teams at 16 major medical centers implemented a difficult new procedure for performing cardiac surgery. What we found sheds light on one of the key determinants of team performance: a team’s ability to adapt to a new way of working. In corporate settings, teams frequently have to learn new technologies or processes that are designed to improve performance. Often, however, things get worse—sometimes for a long time—before they get better. Team members may find it hard to break out of deeply ingrained routines. Or they may struggle to adjust to new roles and communication requirements. When a product development team adopts computer-aided design tools, for...
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...Throughout that year my mother taught me the importance of driving. She gave me all the extra rules and regulations. One of the most important rules was to watch my speed. Well every time she would say anything about speeding I would say,” OK mom I'm not going to get a speeding ticket” in a annoyed manner. Well one day we were coming back from my cousin birthday party at a bowling alley. My mother let me drive home because she was really tired. It was about 12 o'clock at night before we pulled off my mother said," no speeding it's late and I'm tired so you need to be careful and pay close attention". I replied OK mom it's no police out around this time of night anyway. My mother told me I don't know everything and police are always out. She...
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...Picture yourself crossing A road, when out of nowhere a speeding motorist hit and kills the person that was only a few feet infront of you. Now see yourself as that person or a loved one as that was the one to be hit. In life we have choices to make some are good and others are not but we must learn form our choices to become more responsible people. Speeding is the wrong answer and never should it happen but however in the world today we see it happening everyday around us. It is said that it takes a village to raise a hole. When someone is doing the wrong thing it is our job and the people around us to stop them. Take charge, speak out, be a helping hand, and most of all care to intervene in any form or fashion. Motorised transportation is...
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...SPEEDING TICKETS: A CASE STUDY OF INTERNET DISTRIBUTION AND THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY --- SHOAB MOMIN (13210690764) Case Question: 1) Who are the winners at different stages of the changing travel industry? Ans: Based on the timelines, the case can be divided into following stages. Stage: Emergence of Global Distribution Systems (GDS): By 1950s, American Airline’s growth outpaced its ability to manage its inventory of seats using manual methods. IBM and American Airline developed SABER for this purpose. This system eventually became control center for American Airlines. Witnessing the success of Sabre system, IBM developed a scaled down version called PARS, targeting medium sized airlines and by 1972, 9 out of 10 major airlines operating in US were operating on IBM PARS system. Winner: IBM is the winner of this stage as it profited the most by starting a technology race for Distribution system and capturing major market Stage: GDS companies Dominance The airlines that owned GDS enjoyed oligopoly with only 4 GDS operators providing flight schedule searching and booking capability for almost all travel agents in United States.They deployed various methods to bias the results of searches performed on their systems e.g Display bias, Architectural bias as well as booking fees charging higher booking fees from more threatening competitors. Winner: Airlines Owning the GDS systems. Due to lack of government regulations, GDS owning airlines enjoyed dominance by deploying various...
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...of punishment methodology by studying the variables such as age, gender, socio-economic status and exposure to crime. In the direct context of speeding, contemporary punishment includes ‘positive punishment’ whereby giving the offender a fine and ‘negative punishment’ by suspension of their license. This essay will also assess the effectiveness of punishment. Attempts to neutralize the issue of speeding include implementing warnings showing the severity and consequences of speeding. However, many young irresponsible drivers cannot relate to the seriousness by influence of their peers whom they value higher than authority figures of the law. Golias, J., Kanellaidis, G., & Zarifopoulos. K. (1995) shows that the major reason for speeding is the belief that speed limits are unreliable with a mean grade of 6.67 thus; this supports the idea that people do not perceive road authorities as an influential figure. At a younger age, influential figures are not ones that are necessarily responsible, but they appeal to them in anintrinsic way. In many cultures, speeding is acceptable; growing with this idea leads many drivers to have a habit of speeding (Blincoe, K.M., Jones, A.P., Sauerzapf, V., Haynes, R. 2006). In the essay’s context, the aim of legal sanctions is for the subject to associate punishment with the unwanted behavior of speeding. (Stafford, M. C., & Warr, M. 1993) suggests although punishment may suppress actions temporarily; it may not completely abolish it. According...
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...The claim that the US should adopt the rule of 55 miles per hour as the national speed limit in order to : conserve fuel, save lives, reduce air pollutants, and provide a standard for safety reducing traffic accidents on American roads, highways, and interstates. The Union of Concerned Scientists tells us that dropping from 70 to 60 mph improves fuel efficiency by an average of 17.2 percent. Dropping from 75 to 55 improves fuel efficiency by 30.6 percent!. In an easy to vision example for the people to understand example: A family sedan, every 10 mph you drive over 60 is like paying 54 cents per gallon more for gas you bought at $3.25 a gallon. That extra cost is even higher if you're buying more expensive gas, and for big SUVs and other less-efficient vehicles. The carbon emissions percentage will also drop considerably reducing pollution by 33 percent, and the time you save by going easy on the accelerator may not add up to as much as you thought. On a 300-mile trip, driving 65 instead of 70 mph would cost you only 20 minutes time difference and save money and spew less carbon into the atmosphere. Most small to midsize cars get the best mileage between 45 and 55 mph The studies show that as speeds creep higher, fuel efficiency drops. For every mile per hour over 60 mph fuel economy drops by an average of 1 Percent which is lowering your fuel efficiency. The US Department of Transportation stated in a study dated 2010 that the factors will determine the amounts of...
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...A STUDY OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE RULE VIOLATION BEHAVIOUR OF DRIVERS Mohammed Najeeb. P. M Motor Vehicle Department, Ministry of Transport, Kerala, India. Mob +91 9447679841 najeeb.blossom@gmail.com Abstract An analysis of traffic accidents indicates that human factors are a sole or a contributory factor in approximately 90% of road traffic accidents. The present study examined the extent to which Type A behaviour pattern , Sensation Seeking behaviour, propensity to aggression, Hostility, Attitude to Speeding and demographic variables including Age, Experience And Education have an effect on violation behaviour of drivers. The Data was obtained from 500 drivers on standardized instruments such as Violation of Basic Traffic Rules scale, Hostility scale (MMPI), Propensity to Aggression Scale, Sensation Seeking Scale (Zukerman) Type A behaviour Scale and Attitude to Speeding Scale. The Result presented in this study revealed that there was an effect of age, experience and education and significant influence of personality traits and attitude on violation behaviour of drivers. Key Words: Violation of Basic Traffic Rules, Type A behavior, Sensation Seeking, propensity to aggression Hostility and attitude 1. Introduction The National Crime Record Bureau Reported that, in India the number of road accidents, deaths due to road accidents and injuries due to road accidents is very high and increasing every year. During the year 2010; 4, 30,600...
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...Dan A Parallel Message Analysis of Ecovia’s Don’t Speed Speeding plays a role in over one third of all fatal car crashes. If this amount of people speeding could be cut in half, thousands of innocent lives could be saved. Driving too fast has become an issue ever since cars were put on the road but society feels it is time to put an end to this. There are many advertisements and commercials on the television and on billboards, but they don’t seem to be doing the job to stop the speeding. Ecovia, a transit company, is trying to get the message across in a different way. They are tying the message of “don’t speed” in with a very popular issue, of violence against women. Is speeding just as serious as violence against women? That is the question this image is trying to get humanity to think about. The use of text, color, shadows and contrast make this image prove that driving too fast is equally as appalling as domestic abuse. This ad portrays an image of what seems to be a man’s fist striking the jaw of a woman. Right above the man’s arm there is a text box with the words “STOP THE VIOLENCE DON’T SPEED.” The words “DON’T SPEED” are written in the color red. On the man’s hand there is a painting of a red truck. On the woman’s face there is a painting of a yellow SUV. The red truck makes the red writing really stand out. It also draws the message of don’t speed to the red truck to make it seem as if the driver of the red truck is the guilty party in the crash...
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...regulation interests me because as a Georgia resident I have seen the damages that speeding on a Georgia highway can cause. I have had colleagues face bad accidents as a result to speeding and this regulation punishes those drivers that break the new regulation. -This law will directly affect me so much as if I was in violation of the law; I can face an additional $200 in the ticket fee just for being in violation. This fee does not include the actual speeding ticket. 2. Describe the proposal/change -The new law will increase the amount of money that an individual pays along with the speeding ticket fee. The proposal is in place to decrease the number of deaths and accidents from the result of driving above the given speed limit. 3. Write the public comment which you would submit to this proposal. Explain briefly what you wish to accomplish with your comment. -I am in favor of the new super speeder regulation. I believe this law will decrease the amount of ‘speeders’ on Georgia highways. Georgia has a high rate of motor vehicle accidents a day and with a new law that will punish these drivers with higher fines, I believe that more drivers will take caution and actually slow down to the defined speeding limits. I feel the state of Georgia is obligated to encourage safe drivers and with including this new regulation, drivers will be heavily penalized if they break speeding limits. I highly stand behind this regulation. -I wish to accomplish that...
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