1) Given the theme of the final project (Safety on Our Roadways), it is only natural that the interview should be with someone who is able to provide useful information on the threats that exist on roadways, instruments and solutions to mitigate these risks, and how each individual should be involved in ensuring that safety on roadways is maximized and that risks are minimal. With this in mind, the interview shall be done with JoAnn M. Faiella, the mayor of Port St. Lucie. Mayor Faiella has promised that she will put all her efforts towards keeping Port St. Lucie beautiful. However, in her campaign, she has made no mention about safety on the roads. An interview with her will help both clarify her intentions in this area and, in the case that her policies are not directed towards increasing and ensuring safety on the roadways, to ask questions about why this is not a priority for her administration. The interview will take place at the mayor's office. It is important, for a more thorough and informative interview, to have people from the mayor's staff who can also contribute to the questions and provide more technical answers if necessary. One can expect the mayor to have a good knowledge of the subject at hand, however, it is less likely that the mayor is familiar with details about what the local authorities are undertaking when it comes to roadway safety. Here is a list of potential questions that the mayor can be asked: 1) Dear mayor, thank you for taking the
Employees are unaware of which policies and procedures are current and have not received training on them in 2 years
1. The place is at City of Whittier, the location is 13230 Penn Street Whittier, CA 90602, and the date I went to go visit was Thursday August 6. It was my first time attending a local governmental meeting. The meeting that was held was titled as The Parking and Transportation Commission. I was glad the topic was on this because I felt keeping our society safe is the most important. So the City Council would do its best to make sure that there would not be hassle while driving on the road way. They try their best to prevent traffic and parking problems. Obviously there is still going to be traffic on the freeways, but they try their best to cause fewer problems for people in the society. The members that were in the meeting would give suggestions or feedback, and recommendations to other board members. Everyone had their own point of view about the Parking and Transportation issue. The Directive was taking a look at the transportation ecological impact reports, future transportation expansion strategies, and school crossing guard sites. I feel like their thoughts were all good, however in my opinion it is not a good idea to use all those recommendations regarding about the issue. The reason for this is because then it would be too costly. I feel that it would be best to just take the best recommendation and then use that as a strategy for traffic flow. In addition, I like the idea of how they need of school crossing guard places is important, because sometimes children do
In an effort, to bring all these issues in view, each area of concern will be further elaborated in this analysis. As mayor, Burns favors resolving issues that involve the police. The public interest for the greater good and the “greatest” number was not initially a priority. However, it appears before Professor Burns was elected he was aware of the agenda
While this provides my action plan if appointed as the City of North Port’s new Chief of Police, please keep in mind that I have the flexibility required to change based on unforeseen circumstances or needs. In my experience as a member of the Dayton Police Department 29 years, significant critical incidents, community issues, city administration direction or other unanticipated events may delay or alter plans. However, my plans focus on public safety as my primary objective.
I think that we can agree that more sidewalks for our roads would be very useful for the people of the Sunland-Tujunga community. So I am asking you, as the president of the Sunland-Tujunga council and committee chair person of the Safety Committee, to please improve the quality and quantity and sidewalks in out city.
Knowing the times in which we live and how very crucial the issues are, we firmly believe that the person to fill that position must be one with both the sensitivity and familiarity with the issues of the our day. It must be a person who has knowledge of the community and it’s needs.
The City Council performs three essential functions: representation, legislation, and oversight. If it fails to perform these roles adequately, Lewisville loses. By speaking for resident’s interests, a City Councilor bridges the gap between City Hall and the parts of the city that may feel disenfranchised. By recommending candidates for mayoral appointments, a City Councilor helps ensure that Lewisville’s diverse interests are represented in all areas of city governance. By taking an active role in setting city priorities, a City Councilor ensures that future plans will benefit as many residents as possible. City Councilors should represent the people’s interests at City Hall. A good council will ensure that there are no conflicts of interest involved in determining who
My interview with Debbie Cruit was very fun and informational. She explained to me all the questions I had about township and what it was. Our interview took place in the Okaw Township Building, which was the first time I had ever been in there, so it was really interesting to see where their meetings took place. Debbie says her favorite part about being the supervisor of the township is that she gets to oversee and make sure that the taxpayers money is spent right. Debbie has only been in the township for a year, but has enjoyed taking on the role.
I started the interview with defining the problem as an unorganized flow of traffic. The main focus was on the safety of pedestrians. My interview with Bertini was described all the possible traffic safety measures that can be taken at the intersection while keeping in mind the long term plan for the intersection that will be incorporated into the Master Plan. To describe the main components of traffic safety, Bertini uses the three E’s, engineering, enforcement, and education.
In the recent years, the United States government has been enforcing stricter mandates on auto manufacturers to create safer vehicles, and on construction companies to create safer roadways. Matthew Jensen wrote a dissertation for the Graduate School of Clemson University titled, A Methodology for the Analysis of In-vehicle Operating Data and Design of Intelligent Vehicle Systems for Improved Automotive Safety. In his abstract, Jensen evaluated the future of vehicle manufacturing and traffic-related incidents. Of course, every year more vehicles are manufactured, which in theory means the number of miles driven in vehicles increases. He points out how the World Health Organization (WHO) found that automobile crashes was the ninth
In Melcher-Dallas, Iowa, children walking to and from school put themselves in danger by walking in the streets instead of the adjacent sidewalks. When the children walk in the streets, they do not walk along the left side or any side in general; they walk spread out in the streets. Before and after school, a number of inexperienced teen drivers drive on the same streets the children walk in, not to mention the number of people who choose to ignore the speed limit signs. Linda Snook, the Melcher-Dallas’s school crosswalk guard, notes that “people speed through the school zone with no consideration of the kids. One of these times, a kid is going to end up getting hit.” When children endanger themselves because they want to walk in the streets, a major problem is presented.
Evaluate the effectiveness of safety features that have been introduced to vehicles in order to reduce the likelihood and/or effects of collisions.
In the scenario Ms, Young and her proponents of speed bumps in the neighborhood could have went to the media with their cause and put public pressure on council members. By doing research on accident statistics of autos versus pedestrian and presented the information to the council members based on evidence based research; why speed bumps save lives. They could have contacted the local Department of Health for assistance on public safety policy and how to address the health hazards of speeding and bicycles.
I decided to do safety improvements because people are becoming more reliant on technology. They go out on the road thinking they can do what they want and technology will just correct what they did. Technology can malfunction and will not always work so they could end up causing a crash.
Improving safety by designing major arterials to include features such as wider sidewalks, dedicated bicycle facilities, medians, and pedestrian streetscape features, including trees where appropriate;