The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) defines aggressive driving as "the operation of a motor vehicle in a manner that endangers or is likely to endanger persons or property"a traffic and not a criminal offense like road rage. Examples include speeding or driving too fast for conditions‚ improper lane changing‚ tailgating and improper passing. Approximately 6‚800‚000 crashes occur in the United States each year; a substantial number are estimated to be caused by aggressive driving
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freeway with many lanes and heavy traffic. Traffic on roads may consist of pedestrians‚ ridden or herded animals‚ vehicles‚ streetcars and other conveyances‚ either singly or together‚ while using the public way for purposes of travel. Traffic laws are the laws which govern traffic and regulate vehicles‚ while rules of the road are both the laws and the informal rules that may have developed over time to facilitate the orderly and timely flow of traffic. Organized traffic generally has well-established
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Traffic Light If I were to court a boy‚ I would be like the traffic light. I am color yellow‚ whispering take everything slowly but surely. I am color green‚ saying go when everything is going strong. I am color red‚ shouting stop when everything goes wrong. I see color yellow. I let myself stay firm to wait. I just keep waiting for my turn. I am in the middle. I stay neutral. I shall not go fast‚ but shall fire up and set. If I remain sluggish and dawdling‚ I will be left out. If I go too
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Imagine if you will‚ it is 9am and you are on your way to work. A. You get a text from a friend at work while you are driving down the road going 45 miles per hour. B. You begin to text back when you go across the median to oncoming traffic. C. You get into a head on collision with another oncoming vehicle. D. You are ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. II. The scene I have just described to you is what happens many times when people text and drive. III. After
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and care. » • A motorbike is for two‚ not for too many. » • Traffic rules are life saving tools. » • Break should be perfect. » • Don’t drive if feeling dizzy‚ or sleepy. » • Clean the windscreen before driving. » • Use the mirrors for rear or side view. » • They are your third eye. » • Watch the rear before reversing your car. » • Yours wipers should be perfect. » • Do not dazzle… drive with dipper on. » • Use the fog light in foggy weather. » • Drive with both blinkers on in dense fog
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Traffic Volume Study Road-Traffic Studies Part One CE-452 TRANSPORTAION ENGINEERING SESSIONAL II Traffic Volume Survey List of Content 1. Introduction 2. Scope and Objectives 3. Methodology 4. Data collection 5. Data analysis 6. Conclusion Chapter One Introduction 1.1. Traffic Survey: Traffic engineers and planners need information about traffic. They need information to design and manage road and traffic system. They use the information for planning and designing
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very high. Pressure on roads has been on increase and the number of vehicles is increasing by leaps and bounds. Lack of road-sense has further complicated the matters. Driving licenses are given on illegal gratifications to the authorities and traffic rules and regulations are thrown to the winds. Overloading is one of the major factors of road- accidents and deaths. The condition of the vehicles is hardly found road-worthy. The unmanned railway level- crossings further add to the chaos and confusion
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Traffic congestion is a condition on road networks that occurs as use increases‚ and is characterized by slower speeds‚ longer trip times‚ and increased vehicularqueueing. The most common example is the physical use of roads by vehicles. When traffic demand is great enough that the interaction between vehicles slows the speed of the traffic stream‚ this results in some congestion. As demand approaches the capacity of a road (or of the intersections along the road)‚ extreme traffic congestion sets
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INTRODUCTION Traffic Volume Studies A traffic study consists of a comprehensive investigation of existing physical and operating conditions. Analysis of the study data provides insight into possible remedial measures‚ if any. Remedial measures may include various traffic control measures‚ such as speed zoning‚ channelization‚ signing‚ traffic signals‚ safety lighting‚ or a combination of these. Engineers often use counts of number of vehicles or Pedestrians passing a point‚ entering
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Traffic Rules in India The transport department of each and every city around the world has been entrusted with the responsibility of providing a smooth public transportation system on roads‚ controlling pollution under permissible limits‚ keeping a record of registration of vehicles‚ insurance of vehicles‚ issuing permits and collection of taxes. These departments function by devising policies‚ implementing them and then monitor and regulate the functioning of the transport in the city. Traffic
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