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    Railroad crossings can be very dangerous. In my opinion, people don’t really take them seriously, but they can be very hazardous and sometimes fatal. Here are some tips from unit 5 lesson 7 for railroad crossing safety: Always make sure to slow down and turn your radio down when approaching a railroad crossing. This will give you time to assess whether or not there's a train coming and you will also be able to read the warning signs and hear any horns sounding. In the video “It’s your choice” a young

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    Railroad crossing is very important. It is always important to be aware of your surroundings and what is going on around you. If you are at a train stop, you also need to be aware of what is going on around you. You can never be too safe at a train stop and railroad crossing. Also you should never walk on train tracks or cross between two different carts. The train could start moving and then you wouldn’t be able to go back. As I stated earlier, the understanding of railroad crossings and train tracks

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    Guy Vanderhaeghe’s The Last Crossing is a Western of subtly crossed borders. Vanderhaeghe elicits a sense of blurred lines between opposites, giving the illusion that boundaries are not so statically fixed. The historical figure Jerry Potts illustrates that the division between Indigenous and white is not so easily distinguished by ways of appearances, languages, and relations. The lines of health and illness intertwine as the reader follows Addington’s syphilis, Custis’ mystery ailment, and the

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     For last four year, We are known about traffic congestion at Janta crossing which is at Vidhya nagar to GIDC road and NH-48 (ANAND- SOJITRA HIGH WAY, which connect to SAURASTA).  Reason behind it have many key features are there which are 1) Tirupati HP petrol pump 2) SBI bank (branch of GIDC) 3) ELECON group 4) Vegetable market 5) GIDC main entry road 6) AMAR Maruti car show room and service station 7) CNG gas station 8) Glossary and snack shops 9) Vidhyanagar railway station Therefore, Traffic

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    “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

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    An brief introduction of Arduino 1. History of Arduino Arduino, a relatively new prototyping platform, has gained great popularity all over the world in less than a decade, over 700,000 official boards had been manufactured by 2013 [1], not to mention the amount of unofficial clone boards which is very likely to surpass the official ones [2]. In this paper, the basic concepts about Arduino, the underlying principles are shown briefly, also the reasons that it’s so prevalent among both industrial

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    Fall of Rome How could the once miniscule Roman Empire (once one of the largest empires to exist) be simply reduced back to comparable dust to that of its former rank? Since Rome’s humble beginnings, its reign has lasted nearly 650 years. These years were filled with vast culture, advances in law, medicine, and breakthroughs that would set the tone for Western Civilization. But this would all collapse into the enemy’s grasp, as all things must have an end. Primarily government corruption, military

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    Éclatant City Paris, France is truly an incredible city. While it is best known for its tourist attractions, including the Eiffel Tower, Paris is so much more than this. Despite being relatively cold all throughout the year, the warmest being in the high sixties, Paris has a population of around 2,241,400. Paris is a very historical city, founded in the 3rd century BC by the Gauls. Some tourist attractions in Paris include the Louvre museum, Notre Dame, and Disneyland Paris. While Paris is great

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    places you are able to walk, right? One thing missing in the neighborhood is crosswalks leading to each of these different places and more. What I am proposing is to have cross walks put up throughout the neighborhood so residents are safe when crossing the road. Problem A large circle is the main road for the neighborhood and has eight connecting streets leading to where the resident’s houses are located. Families each day walk around the neighborhood to different activities

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    Road Safety in Malaysia

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    Overview Of Current Road Safety Situation In Malaysia OVERVIEW OF CURRENT ROAD SAFETY SITUATION IN MALAYSIA Mohamad Nizam Mustafa Highway Planning Unit Road Safety Section Ministry of Works Jalan Sultan Salahuddin 50580 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ABSTRACT Road safety has long been considered as one of social responsibilities to the Malaysian Government. In the visibility of this responsibilities, multiples bodies concern on road safety have been formed within the government departments, private agencies

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