The Importance Of Crosswalks

Beyond the road reconstruction, in 2012, out of all traffic death, pedestrians accounted for 16.16% which is the 5th highest in the nation and 3rd highest in the child pedestrian fatality rate.3 This indicates that the state and city developers need to take in account more pedestrian and cycling safety measures in their city planning and

The use of sidewalks that covert the energy of pedestrians is a brilliant idea. I never knew that

b. This route has no physical barrier for pedestrians and is regularly shared with vehicular traffic.

Prioritize and expand pedestrian safety tools such as leading pedestrian intervals, bulbouts, scramble crosswalks, and no right turns on red

There are a multitude of options to increase the safety at cross walks. “A pilot program in Virginia, which is based off of similarly designed programs oversea, uses zigzagged lines painted on the road at dangerous crossings”( Woodward, 2009). The idea is that the lines will draw a motorist’s attention to the road, the upcoming crosswalk, and they become aware of the potential for pedestrians to be crossing. Placing a crossing guard at each crosswalk could serve the dual

Worldwide vehicular traffic has increased by 3.6% in the last year alone. With over a billion motorized “units” occupying our roadways, traffic is a number one topic. Whether we personally contribute to the growing number, or not we are nonetheless effected by it.

This just goes to show us that even with the good intentions of keeping our citizens safe, accidents happen, and we cannot control

The pedestrian walkway was removed to allow room for another rail

If you are in the process of designing and building a parking garage, or if you are looking for ways to improve your existing parking garage, you may want to consider looking into the many ways that you can use stainless steel bollards inside. These are a few of the ways that stainless steel bollards can be useful in a parking structure.

Red-light-running camera enforcement is a relatively new technology. The cameras where implemented for use in the United States in the 1990s. The technology is available to help reduce a substantial problem that causes injuries and fatalities after a person enters a signalized intersection when displayed a red light in their traveled direction. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has defined the term "red-light-running" in Issue Brief 6 as "the act of entering, and proceeding through, a signalized intersection after the traffic signal has turned red." (Federal Highway Administration [FHWA], 2009 (6), p1) While the FHWA is a proponent of this technology, controversy has been driven by claims from opponents who cite privacy issues, maintenance concerns, and claims that the intervals for yellow/amber signals have been shortened for the sole purpose of generating funds for the states and municipalities that use the technology. Looking back at the history of the traffic signals, authorities that control them and some recent studies may allow for a better understanding of the cameras and their use today.

In the article entitled, “Dutch Town Aims Safety Measures at the Feet of ‘Smartphone Zombies’’’ Tom Everett explains how distracted walkers are becoming a problem. First, Everett discusses how many people are not being aware of their surroundings when they are on their smartphones. Everett thinks a unaware walker might even step into oncoming traffic. Then, officials in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk decide to fix this problem with some LED lights. The town put light lines in a handful of intersections around their town. These light lines are synced to the traffic light, so the light lines turn whatever color the traffic light is. So when walkers are looking down at their phone, they can see the traffic light. Although, not everyone agrees with this

This week’s assignment was to search out the schedule for any local city council or county commission public meeting and attend either in person or online to observe the deliberations. This observation paper is of the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) for Broward County. The meeting was held on March 28, 2017 at 10:08 a.m. The Broward County Charter requires a division among the legislative and administrative functions of government and the BOCC is the legislative branch of the county government (Borward.org. 2017. para. 1). The BOCC consists of nine members who are elected by district in partisan elections and each Commissioner is a resident of the distract for which he or she seeks election (Broward.org. 2017. para. 2). Each November,

Public safety while traveling on California roads and highways is California’s Department of Motor vehicles (DMV) top priority. Key elements of the DMV’s mission statement are to establish comprehensive programs for personal identification, driver licensing and post-licensing control. While doing so, the department will ensure the ongoing effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of the licensing and safety programs. The focus is to enhance and monitor driver competency through the driver licensing process. While doing such, we must reach out to our stakeholders to ensure they are kept abreast with policy and proper procedures to ensure that we are consistent with keeping Californians safe while on the road. According to the California Highway

The city government are the people who needs to step up and put forth the effort to try resolve the issue. The need to answer to

If you are late for something and need to get somewhere and the flashing lights come on, then it is not worth chancing your life to get their on time. Wait until the train has passed and it is safe to go, if you try to go under the bars or go around you are putting your life at risk for something that is not worth your life. There are some places called “shared lanes” which means that a railroad crosses with the car lanes. To avoid a crash you should check your mirrors and look out for the train warning. There are some things that could distract you from your surroundings that could put your life at risk like texting, listening to headphones, texting, and taking your hood off. The video was talking about that you need to be able to see and hear the