1 TMA04 Word count 1472. Compare and contrast Buchanan and Monderman`s approaches to the production of social order in public spaces?. This essay will look at the ordering of motor vehicles and pedestrians ‚in order to compare and contrast Colin Buchanan’s Traffic in towns 1963 government commissioned report‚ with Hans Monderman’s thesis 1982.It will also look briefly at further accounts of social order that of philosopher Micheal Foucault’s macro dimensions of social life and sociologists
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as guardrails and barriers are potential safety problems on all highways (source 10). An aging driver population reduced compliance with traffic regulations‚ higher traffic speeds‚ aggressive driving behavior‚ and demands for the road by use of pedestrians and bicyclists pose additional challenges. Improvement of the Road safety A car accident is part of a list of problems on the road. Car accidents can happen to drivers anytime‚ anywhere‚ and even with those who are careful. This essay will
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“On Balmer Island‚ where mopeds serve as a popular form of transportation‚ the population increases to 100‚000 during the summer months. To reduce the number of accidents involving mopeds and pedestrians‚ the town council of Balmer Island should limit the number of mopeds rented by the island’s moped rental companies from 50 per day to 25 per day during the summer season. By limiting the number of rentals‚ the town council will attain the 50 percent annual reduction in moped accidents that was achieved
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INTRODUCTION At the request of HSQE Manager‚ a health and safety inspection of company name (Principal Contractor) worksite at location‚ including welfare facilities‚ was carried out on the afternoon of 8th June 2011. The purpose of the inspection was to highlight areas of good working practice and to identify hazards and breaches in current health and safety legislation. The inspection was carried out by HSE Advisor. At the time of the inspection there was 1 x supervisor present
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Road Transport and Road Traffic Accident Statistics (Island of Mauritius) January – June 2011 1. Vehicles registered as at June 2011 As at 30 June 2011‚ the number of vehicles registered at the National Transport Authority (NTA) was 392‚276. This represents a net increase of 8‚161 (2.1%) vehicles as compared to the end of December 2010 when the number of registered vehicles stood at 384‚115 (Table 1.1). 2. Net increase between January and June 2011 Between January and June 2011‚ the fleet
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levels. Rental car facilities will include vehicle ready/return‚ washing‚ fueling‚ and storage areas as well as customer service areas and offices. The facility will be located within the terminal complex‚ and will be connected to the terminals by pedestrian bridges and a common bus system‚ while preserving the option for a people mover in the future. BCAD allowed all interested rental car companies to participate in negotiations for rental car facilities. Twelve rental car companies‚ representing 99%
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In “Just Walk on By: Black Men and Public Space‚” an article published in Ms. Magazine‚ Brent Staples discusses his experience of a stereotype against black men. First‚ Staples points out that due to his appearance‚ female pedestrians fear and arouse hostility toward him in the street. According to him‚ black men are excessively misrepresented as a factor of danger‚ and the misperception is excruciating. Next‚ he mentions that the misconstruction is commonplace‚ and it triggers unfortunate consequences
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people from using cell phones while on the road. These laws have lowered the amount of cellphone usage while driving‚ but it is still a big problem. I believe that these laws are for the best of the people and are only for the safety of drivers and pedestrians. Three of the biggest distractions that cell phones can provide while driving is texting‚ calling‚ and social media. The most common occurrence of cell phone usage while driving is texting and driving. Many people argue that texting and driving
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actions that keep the peace. A city that is classified as unsafe or with high crime rate will most likely not have people occupying the sidewalks at night‚ but a city with plenty of city street users have a safe reputation. When thousands of pedestrians walk through the city streets and they unknowingly become the primary surveillance when it comes to keeping the peace against trouble. Being a promoter for urban advancement‚ Jane Jacobs relied on big cities with a network of streets and sidewalks
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study done in by the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis found that driving while using a cell phone increases the risk to 6.4 fatalities per million drivers annually. The study also found that the chance that driver using a cell phone would kill a pedestrian or other motorists was 1.5 per 1 million people. Extrapolating from these figures‚ with 210 million licensed drivers in the U.S.‚ this amounts to roughly 1‚660 fatalities per year stemming from cell phone-related accidents So‚ these factors and
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