What type of descriptive research is used in this article? Explain/support your answer. Shopping Center Fire Zone Parking Violators:An Informal LookJOHN TRINKAUSBaruch College (CUNY)(but necessitated walking approximately 75 to 150 feetfurther).Thirty-three 1-br. observations were made. A totalof 916 parkings were noted: 693 (76%) in the fire zone40 and 223 (24%) in designated lot spaces. Of the firezone parkings, 396 (57%) were cars and 297 (43%)vans. Women were driving 222 (56%) of the cars, andmen 174 (44%). Two hundred forty-one (81%) of thevans were driven by women, 56 (19%) by men. For45 every three motorists who parked in the fire zone, therewas approximately one motorist who parked in a des-ignated lot space.Recognizing such methodological limitations as theuse of a relatively small sample of convenience, the50 possibility of double counting, the lack of factoring forthe intrinsic moral code of conduct of individual driv-ers, and the problem of verifiable replication of thisenquiry, it seens that compliance with rules on parkingin fire zones may leave something to be desired. As to55 the finding that women driving vans appeared to be theleast compliant with the parking regulation, it shouldbe cautiously interpreted. For example, it may well bethat the pattern. observed could simply reflect a sampleof the population of drivers and their vehicle types in60 the geographical area or those normally frequenting theshopping center during the observation period. How-ever, it does appear to track four other prior relatedinformal enquiries by Trinkaus. Those who exceededschool zone limits (1), those who failed to observe stop65 signs (2), those who delayed moving out at left-turningtraffic signals (3), and those who blocked road intersec-tions (4) all tended to be women driving vans.Epilogue: To assess whether the parking behaviorof drivers frequenting this shopping center might have70 changed following the World Trade Center incident ofSeptember 11-more law abiding-five additionalobservations were made in late September. No notewas made of vehicle type nor driver gender, but notewas made of whether or not vehicles were adorned75 with American flags or other patriotic trappings. Atotal of 129 parkings were observed: 94 (73%) in thefire zone and 35 (27%) in designated lot spaces. Of:those that were parked in the fire zone, 22 (23%) were:decorated, while in designated lot spaces there were 380 (9%).ABSTRACT. Data for 33 1-hr. observations at a shoppingcenter in a suburban location showed about 700 violationsof a traffic regulation prohibiting parking in a fire zone.Women driving vansaccounting for approximately 35% of the total.From Perceptual and Motor Skills, 95, 1215–1216. Copyright O2002 by Perceptual and Motor Skills. Reprinted with permission.were the least compliant-To glean some information about the profile of mo-torists who fail to comply with rules on parking in des-ignated fire zones in shopping centers (5), an informalenquiry was conducted, June through August of 2001,at a shopping center located in a suburb of a large cityin New York State. The center housed a bank, a largegrocery food supermarket, three sit-down restaurants,and an assortment of 12 other shops and stores. Thecenter was arranged in the form of a "U." The busi-10 nesses-with sidewalks in front–lined the periphery,with parking (for about 450 vehicles) in the centralarea. Painted on the pavement in front of the estab-lishments was a 6-ft.-wide continuous yellow zebra-striping, which, along with sign postings, delineated a15 no-parking fire zone.5Three shops were located in one corner of the cen-ter-a dry cleaner, a bakery, and a laundromat-all ofwhich opened early in the morning and appeared to doa brisk business seemingly with folks on their way to20 work: people dropping off or picking up dry cleaning,those buying rolls, pastry, and coffee, and people leav-ing laundry to be done. It was the parking behavior ofthese people that was observed; in particular, thosewho pulled up in front of one of the three shops and25 parked their vehicles in the fire zone.Convenience sampling of the number of parkers,the type of vehicles driven (car or van), and the genderof the driver was conducted. Hour-long observationswere made on weekdays, between the hours of 070030 and 0900: none during inclement weather. No note wasmade of commercial vehicles or those in which thedriver remained behind the wheel while a passengerexited the vehicle and entered the shop to conductbusiness. As counting was done early in the day, there35 were always many "legal" parking spaces

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What type of descriptive research is used in this article? Explain/support your answer. Shopping Center Fire Zone Parking Violators:An Informal LookJOHN TRINKAUSBaruch College (CUNY)(but necessitated walking approximately 75 to 150 feetfurther).Thirty-three 1-br. observations were made. A totalof 916 parkings were noted: 693 (76%) in the fire zone40 and 223 (24%) in designated lot spaces. Of the firezone parkings, 396 (57%) were cars and 297 (43%)vans. Women were driving 222 (56%) of the cars, andmen 174 (44%). Two hundred forty-one (81%) of thevans were driven by women, 56 (19%) by men. For45 every three motorists who parked in the fire zone, therewas approximately one motorist who parked in a des-ignated lot space.Recognizing such methodological limitations as theuse of a relatively small sample of convenience, the50 possibility of double counting, the lack of factoring forthe intrinsic moral code of conduct of individual driv-ers, and the problem of verifiable replication of thisenquiry, it seens that compliance with rules on parkingin fire zones may leave something to be desired. As to55 the finding that women driving vans appeared to be theleast compliant with the parking regulation, it shouldbe cautiously interpreted. For example, it may well bethat the pattern. observed could simply reflect a sampleof the population of drivers and their vehicle types in60 the geographical area or those normally frequenting theshopping center during the observation period. How-ever, it does appear to track four other prior relatedinformal enquiries by Trinkaus. Those who exceededschool zone limits (1), those who failed to observe stop65 signs (2), those who delayed moving out at left-turningtraffic signals (3), and those who blocked road intersec-tions (4) all tended to be women driving vans.Epilogue: To assess whether the parking behaviorof drivers frequenting this shopping center might have70 changed following the World Trade Center incident ofSeptember 11-more law abiding-five additionalobservations were made in late September. No notewas made of vehicle type nor driver gender, but notewas made of whether or not vehicles were adorned75 with American flags or other patriotic trappings. Atotal of 129 parkings were observed: 94 (73%) in thefire zone and 35 (27%) in designated lot spaces. Of:those that were parked in the fire zone, 22 (23%) were:decorated, while in designated lot spaces there were 380 (9%).ABSTRACT. Data for 33 1-hr. observations at a shoppingcenter in a suburban location showed about 700 violationsof a traffic regulation prohibiting parking in a fire zone.Women driving vansaccounting for approximately 35% of the total.From Perceptual and Motor Skills, 95, 1215–1216. Copyright O2002 by Perceptual and Motor Skills. Reprinted with permission.were the least compliant-To glean some information about the profile of mo-torists who fail to comply with rules on parking in des-ignated fire zones in shopping centers (5), an informalenquiry was conducted, June through August of 2001,at a shopping center located in a suburb of a large cityin New York State. The center housed a bank, a largegrocery food supermarket, three sit-down restaurants,and an assortment of 12 other shops and stores. Thecenter was arranged in the form of a &#34;U.&#34; The busi-10 nesses-with sidewalks in front–lined the periphery,with parking (for about 450 vehicles) in the centralarea. Painted on the pavement in front of the estab-lishments was a 6-ft.-wide continuous yellow zebra-striping, which, along with sign postings, delineated a15 no-parking fire zone.5Three shops were located in one corner of the cen-ter-a dry cleaner, a bakery, and a laundromat-all ofwhich opened early in the morning and appeared to doa brisk business seemingly with folks on their way to20 work: people dropping off or picking up dry cleaning,those buying rolls, pastry, and coffee, and people leav-ing laundry to be done. It was the parking behavior ofthese people that was observed; in particular, thosewho pulled up in front of one of the three shops and25 parked their vehicles in the fire zone.Convenience sampling of the number of parkers,the type of vehicles driven (car or van), and the genderof the driver was conducted. Hour-long observationswere made on weekdays, between the hours of 070030 and 0900: none during inclement weather. No note wasmade of commercial vehicles or those in which thedriver remained behind the wheel while a passengerexited the vehicle and entered the shop to conductbusiness. As counting was done early in the day, there35 were always many &#34;legal&#34; parking spaces

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