transport and traffic policing. Our insatiable appetite for vehicles in this country, has led to an exponential increase in the number of road traffic accidents and incidents on our roads and streets. It is the increase of fatal accidents that is of great concern to us as citizens. Statistics have shown that, more than 95% of these accidents happened as a direct result of a road traffic offence. In order to curb this carnage on our roads, we need to effectively combat the occurrence of traffic offences
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and traffic policing. Our insatiable appetite for vehicles in this country, has led to an exponential increase in the number of road traffic accidents and incidents on our roads and streets. It is the increase of fatal accidents that is of great concern to us as citizens. Statistics have shown that, more than 95% of these accidents happened as a direct result of a road traffic offence. In order to curb this carnage on our roads, we need to effectively combat the occurrence of traffic offences
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I-95 Express Lane Project The I-95 Express Lane Project has a negative and positive effect on the surrounding area. The express lane project is nearly a billion dollar endeavor designed to ease traffic congestion and decrease travel times. The project has been broken down into four segments and covers an area of approximately 29 miles from Garrisonville road in Stafford County to Edsall road in Fairfax county Va. This expansion of the current High Occupancy Vehicle lanes (HOV) are designed to
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Traffic jam in Palton area Trffic jam in Farmgate area Taffic Jam in Dhaka City Men have stepped on the moon. Now they are going from one place to another with few hours. But the citizens of Dhaka(sometimes) can not reach to Gulistan Jatrabari from Mohakhali or Farmgate within few hours. Who is responsible for this? Traffic Jam is that magician. Traffic jam has become a great monster in our modern life. Traffic jam has turned daily trips into nightmares. The business community inevitably
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last thing I would taste, minus blood, for quite some time. As I approached the road construction on I 35-W, the smell of freshly poured asphalt stung my nostrils like salt. The arrangement of the brightly colored orange construction cones had traffic dancing from lane to lane to keep the passing vehicles away from the workers. Through one of these lane changes a storm drain came upon me like a point blank, line drive shot in a game of dodge ball. I had no time to react and I flew through the air
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1. Investigate safety issues inside road tunnels and/or bridges. Examine any safety procedures and/or facilities that could reduce the opportunity of traffic accidents inside a road tunnel (and/or bridge). You can include case study(s) on what actually took place when an accident occurred inside a tunnel (and/or bridge) either in Hong Kong or elsewhere. Describe the disaster and the measures taken to alleviate the resulting damage and inconvenience. You can also describe any safety issues related
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Haulage hike: The war rages on The initial decision of the Indian Railways (IR) to hike haulage charges, effective from December 5, 2014 had sent the Container Train Operators (CTOs) operating in India in a state of frenzy, wherein they are unable to comprehend the reasons behind the steep increase by 27 per cent. Apart from imposing the charges for using railway tracks, signals and telecommunications infrastructure, railways has also demanded a 10 per cent congestion charge on base freight rate
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I was not going to get involved in this conversation, however, a few things are in need of saying. 1) the so called fast lane is always for the "faster driver" BS! I personally have seen both if not all three lanes be used as a "slow lane" it didn't matter where I lived... From Georgia, to Florida, to Oregon, to California, to Arizona, back to Florida and finally in Tennessee... it did not matter 2) the fact that slow drivers in the left lane should be ticketed... again BS if you really think that
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Abstract: The main aim of the paper is to analyse the strength of bridge piers using accelerometers /vibration sensors .The capability of this sensor system is to analyse the property of the bridge pier remote end. It The development of low-cost wireless sensor networks has resulted in resurgence in the development of ambient vibration monitoring methods to assess the in-service condition of highway bridges. INTRODUCTION Bridges are a most significant part of daily life. They can save hours in traveling
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Topic: “The effects of road traffic congestion on residential decision- making of inhabitants of the city of Accra- A case study of communities along three congested routes” Transportation is essentially a response to the mobility needs of people, and this must be done in a timely fashion in order for people to realize its full benefits. Consequently, transportation plays a crucial role in the socio-economic and politico-cultural development of people and their communities. However, there are some
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