...Speed Law states that when an individual is operating a vehicle one is prohibited to drive at an unreasonable speed and may not endanger the safety of others. As a driver increases the speed of his vehicle so does the distance travelled during the driver’s reaction time and the distance needed to stop. A driver’s reaction time is how long it takes for the driver to notice any hazard and the time it takes for the driver to react to the hazard. On average it takes a driver 1.5 seconds to react to a risky situation while driving. Speeding increases the risk of losing control of the vehicle making it difficult for one to maneuver around turns. Speeding is directly related to the...
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...It was a bright sunny warm Saturday morning in the summer of 2011 and the time was 11:00am and I was coming home from my soccer game with my mom and sister in Butler. My team had won our game and I was happy, but that all changed in the blink of an eye. First of all, my team had won the game 2-0 and my mom, sister and I were going to meet my grandma at Red Lobster after my game. As we were driving down the road we saw five cars in the other lane and there was one Jeep speeding past each one coming straight at us. As the driver of the Jeep came to the last car he swerved back into the other lane almost hitting us head on. “Mom, how fast was the Jeep going” I asked. “We were going 60MPH and he flew by us so he must have been going at least 90MPH” she said in amazement....
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...I, Hailey Leyba now understand the consequences of not obeying the law and committing traffic violations. Speeding is when you exceed past the given speed limit. Not only is speeding a very illegal crime, the consequences of the crime are extremely dangerous and could be fatal. When you speed or break a traffic law you're not only putting yourself in danger but the people around you and your community. Because speeding is a traffic violation, your state DMV is required by law to document it and put it on your driving record. Speeding is considered a moving violation. Not coming to a complete stop or driving through a stop sign is also considered a moving violation. I do understand that the crimes I have committed both have consequences and...
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...The purpose of the commercial is to slow down and not to speed. It will be the fault from both drivers because other people make mistakes if they don’t slow down. After the crash the drivers could be blamed in fact that they could kill or hurt someone else. The perspective from the director of his idea is to support the New Zealand Government about the speed limit and driving on the roads. The lead from the government is drivers must slow down because other drivers make mistakes. For this commercial he chose this road because the use of road starts to the target audience at this spot. For the evidence to support or demonstrate the knowledge and understanding it have been used techniques, sounds, characters and the target audience by the director. The director created the commercial in a T – section and placed us into position of driver. The target audience who is target at men at the age of 30, also can see that the drivers misjudged their time and distance to pull out safety because one of the drivers speeded 8 km/h over the speed limit of the roads in New Zealand. The producer used different camera angles to show us an area of reactions and about the situation. He used the birds eye view to help the audience to see and understand the whole situation which we are watching. Through that we know that the act is in a T - section. For the movement the director used the panning shot. In the panning shot he used the slow motion to let us time to feel the emotions from the people...
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...While every state has their own policy, some states allow you to simply pretend like your speeding ticket never happened. Your state's traffic court or DMV are the best place to identify any ways to sack the ticket you’ve landed. A clean slate is usually what they’re looking for. For instance, Rhode Island courts consider completely ignoring your ticket if the amount that surpassed the speed limit is under about 20 miles/hour above the limit and you don’t have driving violations against you since the past three years. Another option to nullify the ticket might be through attending driving school. A general rule of thumb for most states is that if you submit a “Certificate of Completion” to the court, minor convictions will be erased. At some...
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...Almost everyone who drives a car has done it. Some do it sparingly while others habitually do it every day. This is speeding. You can speed in one of two ways: by exceeding the posted speed limits, or by driving too fast for the conditions. If you're lucky, both types of speeding can get you a speeding ticket. If you're unlucky, they can cause a devastating accident. People often regard speeding as a minor offense partly because it's so easy to do, and because car design does a good job of isolating drivers from the true danger of their situation. It makes them feel safe even though one small mistake or an unexpected traffic event can be just as fatal as driving their car off a cliff. That is, from a height that results in a ground impact...
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...will have too source records of crashes due to speeding in the city through Mass-Dots database or police reports. January 9th 2017 Massachusetts mayor Marty Walsh and his transportation committee signed this bill to reduce the speed limit from 30mph to 25mph on streets that do not have a speed limit sign. Other measures such as signs and new legislation put forward to slow down the drivers in Massachusetts. Speeding has numerous consequences, such as tickets accidents, deaths and car issues. Changing the speed limit to be low will greatly increase the safety of our citizens by giving the driver a better reaction time. One of the main reasons for crashes is speeding. People die in crashes. I have also watched the news a lot to hear enough bike rider hit n runs. What affects or changes has this law of 25 mph made to the commonwealth of...
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...EFFECTIVNESS OF ADVERTISMENT FOR SPEEDING BEHAVIOURS A Review of the Effectiveness of Advertisement Campaign as a countermeasure for preventing Speeding Behaviours in Drivers Name: Mylinh Huynh Student number: n8910481 Unit Name: Traffic Psychology Word Count: 3488 Abstract This essay discusses about the theoretical and empirical evidence relating to the effectiveness of advertisement as a countermeasure for speeding. The results of the review highlight the mixed and inconsistent findings that have been reported in the literature. While fear arousal appears important for attracting attention, its contribution to behaviour change appears less critical than other factors, such as perceptions of vulnerability and effective coping strategies. Furthermore, physical threat appeals such as death or portraying physical harm is less effective for males then females. Consequently, further research is required to determine the optimum way to utilise advertisement as a countermeasure for speeding. A Review of the Effectiveness of Advertisement Campaign as a countermeasure for preventing Speeding Behaviours in Drivers Most traffic accidents are caused by dangerous driving habits attained and carried out by drivers. Risky driver behaviours such as speeding and drink driving represent one of the leading causes to road trauma (Boyle, 1984). One of the most prevalent factors contributing to Australia's road death accidents is speeding. According to New South Wales statistical...
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...There are several statistics that show the risks of driving. The one that stood out to me the most was the result of speeding too fast. Speeding is something that is not difficult to keep under control. All it takes is glancing down at your speedometer, every once in awhile, making sure that you aren’t going any faster than was is appropriate. Out of the top 5 leading causes of death for teens on Utah highways, speeding too fast was second with a 22%, but overall, it is the first with a high percentage at 42. Keeping control of your speed gives you better safety and keeps you at a low risk for harm and accidents. Other than speeding too fast, another statistic stood out to me more than the others. Twenty percent of the leading causes...
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...Speeding up team learning Cardiac surgery is one of medicine’s modern miracles. In an operating room no larger than many household kitchens, a patient is rendered functionally dead—the heart no longer beating, the lungs no longer breathing—while a surgical team repairs or replaces damaged arteries or valves. A week later, the patient walks out of the hospital. The miracle is a testament to medical technology—but also to incredible teamwork. A cardiac surgical team includes an array of specialists who need to work in close cooperation for the operation to succeed. A single error, miscommunication, or slow response can have disastrous consequences. In other words, surgical teams are not all that different from the cross-functional teams that in recent years have become crucial to business success. We studied how surgical teams at 16 major medical centers implemented a difficult new procedure for performing cardiac surgery. What we found sheds light on one of the key determinants of team performance: a team’s ability to adapt to a new way of working. In corporate settings, teams frequently have to learn new technologies or processes that are designed to improve performance. Often, however, things get worse—sometimes for a long time—before they get better. Team members may find it hard to break out of deeply ingrained routines. Or they may struggle to adjust to new roles and communication requirements. When a product development team adopts computer-aided design tools, for...
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...The light turns green. The car in front of you slowly accelerates to a blazing speed of...35mph. A quick glance to the right confirms the suspicion that lingers: 50mph speed limit. Passing is out of the question, as a solid yellow line blocks the freedom of an open road. So now the question arises, Why? The answer can be found through the extra five minutes it takes to reach the destination. The time spent in a car can be the most eyeopening period of one’s life, if one allows it to be. Too many times, we find ourselves rushing through life, always in a hurry, always having places to be and people to see, and never appreciating the full potential of nature’s beauty. As a wise man named Ferris Bueller once said, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it.” This quote takes on a whole new meaning while in a car because nature surrounds the vehicle at all times. While taking this leisurely ride, one is able to take in the beautiful architecture, vibrant colors, and most importantly; breathtaking cornfields. Through In addition to the natural benefit of driving significantly under the speed limit, driving with care saves money by being much more fuel efficient. Unlike those rushed, roadeating cars who burn fuel like a kid eating candy, driving 40 in a 55 will save extensive amounts of money in Sherman 2 the future while saving unnecessary time at the pump. There is nothing that requires one to drive the speed limit that is more important...
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...Throughout that year my mother taught me the importance of driving. She gave me all the extra rules and regulations. One of the most important rules was to watch my speed. Well every time she would say anything about speeding I would say,” OK mom I'm not going to get a speeding ticket” in a annoyed manner. Well one day we were coming back from my cousin birthday party at a bowling alley. My mother let me drive home because she was really tired. It was about 12 o'clock at night before we pulled off my mother said," no speeding it's late and I'm tired so you need to be careful and pay close attention". I replied OK mom it's no police out around this time of night anyway. My mother told me I don't know everything and police are always out. She...
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...Picture yourself crossing A road, when out of nowhere a speeding motorist hit and kills the person that was only a few feet infront of you. Now see yourself as that person or a loved one as that was the one to be hit. In life we have choices to make some are good and others are not but we must learn form our choices to become more responsible people. Speeding is the wrong answer and never should it happen but however in the world today we see it happening everyday around us. It is said that it takes a village to raise a hole. When someone is doing the wrong thing it is our job and the people around us to stop them. Take charge, speak out, be a helping hand, and most of all care to intervene in any form or fashion. Motorised transportation is...
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...SPEEDING TICKETS: A CASE STUDY OF INTERNET DISTRIBUTION AND THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY --- SHOAB MOMIN (13210690764) Case Question: 1) Who are the winners at different stages of the changing travel industry? Ans: Based on the timelines, the case can be divided into following stages. Stage: Emergence of Global Distribution Systems (GDS): By 1950s, American Airline’s growth outpaced its ability to manage its inventory of seats using manual methods. IBM and American Airline developed SABER for this purpose. This system eventually became control center for American Airlines. Witnessing the success of Sabre system, IBM developed a scaled down version called PARS, targeting medium sized airlines and by 1972, 9 out of 10 major airlines operating in US were operating on IBM PARS system. Winner: IBM is the winner of this stage as it profited the most by starting a technology race for Distribution system and capturing major market Stage: GDS companies Dominance The airlines that owned GDS enjoyed oligopoly with only 4 GDS operators providing flight schedule searching and booking capability for almost all travel agents in United States.They deployed various methods to bias the results of searches performed on their systems e.g Display bias, Architectural bias as well as booking fees charging higher booking fees from more threatening competitors. Winner: Airlines Owning the GDS systems. Due to lack of government regulations, GDS owning airlines enjoyed dominance by deploying various...
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...of punishment methodology by studying the variables such as age, gender, socio-economic status and exposure to crime. In the direct context of speeding, contemporary punishment includes ‘positive punishment’ whereby giving the offender a fine and ‘negative punishment’ by suspension of their license. This essay will also assess the effectiveness of punishment. Attempts to neutralize the issue of speeding include implementing warnings showing the severity and consequences of speeding. However, many young irresponsible drivers cannot relate to the seriousness by influence of their peers whom they value higher than authority figures of the law. Golias, J., Kanellaidis, G., & Zarifopoulos. K. (1995) shows that the major reason for speeding is the belief that speed limits are unreliable with a mean grade of 6.67 thus; this supports the idea that people do not perceive road authorities as an influential figure. At a younger age, influential figures are not ones that are necessarily responsible, but they appeal to them in anintrinsic way. In many cultures, speeding is acceptable; growing with this idea leads many drivers to have a habit of speeding (Blincoe, K.M., Jones, A.P., Sauerzapf, V., Haynes, R. 2006). In the essay’s context, the aim of legal sanctions is for the subject to associate punishment with the unwanted behavior of speeding. (Stafford, M. C., & Warr, M. 1993) suggests although punishment may suppress actions temporarily; it may not completely abolish it. According...
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