10 mph over the posted speed limit. But that small increase in speed translates to a 78 percent increase in collision energy that’s nearly double. 13‚000 lives lost each year due to speeding. Crashes where speed is an issue cost society more than $40 billion annually. In the U.S.A. it costs society more than $76‚000 for every minute you gain by speeding. Speeding is often one of several risky factors in fatal crashes‚ because alcohol-impaired drivers are more likely to speed‚ and speeding drivers
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Modelling Key language features of an exposition Purpose: to identify language features of an exposition Teacher introduce the various language features of an exposition to the class. Thinking (sensing) Verbs • Teacher write the following sentence on the board “Kim ……………………… very well” • Ask students if the sentence make sence. Ask them what word they might include in the sentence so that it makes sence e.g is‚ feels‚ plays the piano • Explain that these words tell us what is going on in the
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CC503-Traffic engineering CHAPTER 1 :TRANSPORTATION PLANNING 1.0 Highway Engineering Process of design and construction of efficient and safe highways and roads. 1.1 Transportation Engineering Application of scientific principles to the safe sub-discipline of civil engineering. and efficient movement of people and goods ( transport). It is a 1.3 The relationship between transportation ‚ people and goods Transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another with
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Geometric Design of Highways -refer to the visible dimensions of streets and highways. -Its main purpose is to provide safe‚ efficient‚ and economical movement of traffic. Major areas of the design: Locational design Alignment design (includes design controls and criteria) Cross-section design Locational Design One of the most crucial and important parts of the design process of highways. The location procedure is an iterative process in which engineers‚ planners‚ economist‚ ecologist
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are so many penalties for speeding. If you speed you could loose control of your car or hurt someone or even end someone’s life. You could also get pulled over like I did and get a speeding ticket and have to go to court. If you go to court you most likely will get your license taken away‚ which was in my case. My punishment was nothing major just a short driving class‚ an essay and a 30 day license suspension. Speeding has consequences and if you speed you should be penalized to learn your lesson
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Advert Analysis Recently we have been asked to choose an advert and analyse the chosen advert. I have chosen a TV advert by the ’Think!’ campaign‚ it is the campaign called ’kill your speed‚ or live with it’‚ which is also the slogan of the advert. The purpose of the advert is a threat to drivers‚ scaring them into not speeding. The audience is targeted at all drivers‚ it focuses on what happens to you‚ as the driver if you are speeding and kill and innocent child. This spine chilling advert
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To conserve fuel and save lives the 55 miles per hour national speed limit should be restored. The reason I think it should be restored is because it would certainly save lives and it will most definitely save gas. However if the price of gas goes down then I think it would be still exceptional. The distribution of speeding tickets would also go down. I do think that since gas prices constantly go up people will not be happy to have to move so slow while paying a high amount for gas. Higher gas
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When riding through any type of speed zone you should be extremely precarious. Especially in a school zone‚ due to the children going and leaving school as well as all cars that could possible be lined up waiting to pick up and drop off. The Lake Oconee Academy speed zone is approximately 35 miles per hour. Going over this speed zone could harm your self and the people around you as well. Violating any school speed zone could endanger the lives of children crossing the street‚ buses traveling back
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client did their duty in following traffic safety law by driving within the posted speed limit. Following too closely behind the truck was a breach of plaintiff’s duty in following the no tailgating law‚ thereby failing to exercise care for his own safety and that of other motorists. The posted speed limit is 55 miles per house plaintiff stated that he was riding 60 to 65 miles per hour which is well above the speed limit thereby constituting recklessness. People v. Caballes‚ November 20‚ 2003 a vehicle
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For water bound macadam roads in localities of heavy rainfall‚ the recommended value of camber is a) 1 in 30 b) 1 in 36 c) 1 in 48 d) 1 in 60 6. The stopping sight distance depends upon a) total reaction time of driver b) speed of vehicle c) efficiency of brakes d) all of the above 7. When the path travelled along the road surface is more than the circumferential movement of the wheels due to rotation‚ then it results in a) slipping b) skidding c) turning
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