Need and Significance of Traffic Awareness & Education to School Students Introduction As young people begin to mature and become more independent‚ they are exposed to increasing risks. Teenagers are an important group of road users as pedestrians‚ cyclists‚ motorcyclists and newly-qualified drivers. Many are unaware that road incidents are the biggest cause of accidental deaths and serious injuries amongst young people. There is a need for all those involved with young people to help teach
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volume of traffic travelling on our roads. While this traffic represents an essential part of society’s development and prosperity‚ it is also a growing source of concern for the community. This paper discusses many of the issues relating to the impact of road traffic noise on the community. Section 1 outlines the proposed Road Traffic Noise Strategy‚ its scope‚ development and how you can contribute. Section 2 contains information on the effects‚ levels and sources of traffic noise‚ and
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Traffic congestion is a condition on road networks that occurs as use increases‚ and is characterized by slower speeds‚ longer trip times‚ and increased vehicularqueueing. The most common example is the physical use of roads by vehicles. When traffic demand is great enough that the interaction between vehicles slows the speed of the traffic stream‚ this results in some congestion. As demand approaches the capacity of a road (or of the intersections along the road)‚ extreme traffic congestion sets
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Small road capacity is the main cause of the traffic jam. When a volume of traffic or modal split generates demand for space greater than the available road capacity‚ traffic congestion occurs. So‚ too many vehicles‚ too old or narrow roads‚ and any other immature road infrastructure will lead to traffic jam. For example‚ in Sao Paulo City‚ Brazil‚ almost 1000 new cars are bought every day‚ while the capacity of public transport is quite limited: subway has only 38 miles of lines‚ and many roads
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) defines aggressive driving as "the operation of a motor vehicle in a manner that endangers or is likely to endanger persons or property"a traffic and not a criminal offense like road rage. Examples include speeding or driving too fast for conditions‚ improper lane changing‚ tailgating and improper passing. Approximately 6‚800‚000 crashes occur in the United States each year; a substantial number are estimated to be caused by aggressive driving
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Imagine if you will‚ it is 9am and you are on your way to work. A. You get a text from a friend at work while you are driving down the road going 45 miles per hour. B. You begin to text back when you go across the median to oncoming traffic. C. You get into a head on collision with another oncoming vehicle. D. You are ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. II. The scene I have just described to you is what happens many times when people text and drive. III. After
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freeway with many lanes and heavy traffic. Traffic on roads may consist of pedestrians‚ ridden or herded animals‚ vehicles‚ streetcars and other conveyances‚ either singly or together‚ while using the public way for purposes of travel. Traffic laws are the laws which govern traffic and regulate vehicles‚ while rules of the road are both the laws and the informal rules that may have developed over time to facilitate the orderly and timely flow of traffic. Organized traffic generally has well-established
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INTRODUCTION Traffic Volume Studies A traffic study consists of a comprehensive investigation of existing physical and operating conditions. Analysis of the study data provides insight into possible remedial measures‚ if any. Remedial measures may include various traffic control measures‚ such as speed zoning‚ channelization‚ signing‚ traffic signals‚ safety lighting‚ or a combination of these. Engineers often use counts of number of vehicles or Pedestrians passing a point‚ entering
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Traffic Rules in India The transport department of each and every city around the world has been entrusted with the responsibility of providing a smooth public transportation system on roads‚ controlling pollution under permissible limits‚ keeping a record of registration of vehicles‚ insurance of vehicles‚ issuing permits and collection of taxes. These departments function by devising policies‚ implementing them and then monitor and regulate the functioning of the transport in the city. Traffic
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infrastructure‚ large population and rapidly growing economies lead to severe traffic congestion in many parts of the world. The problem is exacerbated by increased diversity in vehicle types and poor adherence to lane discipline. Existing approaches for detecting traffic congestion do not deal with the diversity of vehicle types and lack of lane discipline. In this work self-learning traffic system is practiced for accessing traffic congestion. It can be useful in controlling of vehicles according to the
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