Rumble Strip

Rumble Strip
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Publisher : Myriad Editions
Total Pages : 192
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781908434654
ISBN-13 : 1908434651
Rating : 4/5 (54 Downloads)

Synopsis Rumble Strip by : Woodrow Phoenix

This is a powerful and darkly humorous graphic polemic by a leading British comi artist that investigates our increasingly dangerous relationship with cars. If you want to get away with murder, buy a car. Combining autobiography, statisti, case histories, advertising and reportage, Woodrow Phoenix draws a compelling picture of the warped psychology behind our need for speed.

Guidance for the Design and Application of Shoulder and Centerline Rumble Strips

Guidance for the Design and Application of Shoulder and Centerline Rumble Strips
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Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Total Pages : 284
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780309117999
ISBN-13 : 0309117992
Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

Synopsis Guidance for the Design and Application of Shoulder and Centerline Rumble Strips by : Darren J. Torbic

This report provides guidance for the design and application of shoulder and centerline rumble strips as an effective crash reduction measure, while minimizing adverse effects for motorcyclists, bicyclists, and nearby residents. Using the results of previous studies and the research conducted under this project, safety effectiveness estimates were developed for shoulder rumble strips on rural freeways and rural two-lane roads and for centerline rumble strips on rural and urban two-lane roads.

Crash Course

Crash Course
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 208
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1951491017
ISBN-13 : 9781951491017
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis Crash Course by : Woodrow Phoenix

A work of graphic nonfiction exploring the powerful, often toxic relationship between people and cars. Using the comic book format, this book vehemently dispels the notion that traffic accidents are inevitable and/or acceptable on any level, insisting that drivers own their responsibility, and consider the consequences of careless and dangerous behavior. It also addresses such timely issues as the use of cars as weapons of mass murder in places like Charlottesville, VA.

Expecting Adam

Expecting Adam
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Publisher : Harmony
Total Pages : 370
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780307719645
ISBN-13 : 0307719642
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Synopsis Expecting Adam by : Martha Beck

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A candid and moving memoir of how one woman’s pregnancy forced her to confront her definition of how to live a successful life “Slyly ironic, frequently hilarious, [Martha] Beck’s memoir charts the journey from being smart to becoming wise.”—Time This edition includes a new afterword about Adam. From the moment Martha and her husband, John, accidentally conceived their second child, all hell broke loose. They were a couple obsessed with success. After years of matching IQs and test scores with less driven peers, they had two Harvard degrees apiece and were gunning for more. They’d plotted out a future in the most vaunted ivory tower of academe. But when their unborn son, Adam, was diagnosed with Down syndrome, doctors, advisers, and friends in the Harvard community warned them that if they decided to keep the baby, they would lose all hope of achieving their carefully crafted goals. Fortunately, that’s exactly what happened. By the time Adam was born, Martha and John were propelled into a world in which they were forced to redefine everything of value to them, put all their faith in miracles, and trust that they could fly without a net. And it worked. Expecting Adam captures the abject terror and exhilarating freedom of facing impending parenthood, being forced to question one’s deepest beliefs, and rewriting life’s rules.

Focus

Focus
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 340
Release :
ISBN-10 : NWU:35556037514239
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis Focus by :

International Encyclopedia of Transportation

International Encyclopedia of Transportation
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Publisher : Elsevier
Total Pages : 4418
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780081026724
ISBN-13 : 0081026722
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis International Encyclopedia of Transportation by :

In an increasingly globalised world, despite reductions in costs and time, transportation has become even more important as a facilitator of economic and human interaction; this is reflected in technical advances in transportation systems, increasing interest in how transportation interacts with society and the need to provide novel approaches to understanding its impacts. This has become particularly acute with the impact that Covid-19 has had on transportation across the world, at local, national and international levels. Encyclopedia of Transportation, Seven Volume Set - containing almost 600 articles - brings a cross-cutting and integrated approach to all aspects of transportation from a variety of interdisciplinary fields including engineering, operations research, economics, geography and sociology in order to understand the changes taking place. Emphasising the interaction between these different aspects of research, it offers new solutions to modern-day problems related to transportation. Each of its nine sections is based around familiar themes, but brings together the views of experts from different disciplinary perspectives. Each section is edited by a subject expert who has commissioned articles from a range of authors representing different disciplines, different parts of the world and different social perspectives. The nine sections are structured around the following themes: Transport Modes; Freight Transport and Logistics; Transport Safety and Security; Transport Economics; Traffic Management; Transport Modelling and Data Management; Transport Policy and Planning; Transport Psychology; Sustainability and Health Issues in Transportation. Some articles provide a technical introduction to a topic whilst others provide a bridge between topics or a more future-oriented view of new research areas or challenges. The end result is a reference work that offers researchers and practitioners new approaches, new ways of thinking and novel solutions to problems. All-encompassing and expertly authored, this outstanding reference work will be essential reading for all students and researchers interested in transportation and its global impact in what is a very uncertain world. Provides a forward looking and integrated approach to transportation Updated with future technological impacts, such as self-driving vehicles, cyber-physical systems and big data analytics Includes comprehensive coverage Presents a worldwide approach, including sets of comparative studies and applications

Sleep Deprivation Countermeasures for Motorist Safety

Sleep Deprivation Countermeasures for Motorist Safety
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Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Total Pages : 108
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0309068681
ISBN-13 : 9780309068680
Rating : 4/5 (81 Downloads)

Synopsis Sleep Deprivation Countermeasures for Motorist Safety by : Jane C. Stutts

Concludes that although adequate sleep is the only 100 percent effective "countermeasure" for sleepiness, there are other countermeasures to help make driving safer. Several of the key countermeasures include: education of high-risk populations, the general driving public, and other key groups, such as law enforcement personnel, new technologies to detect and warn drowsy drivers, roadway countermeasures such as continuous shoulder rumble strips and other roadway treatments, increased use of rest areas, regulatory and judicial action.

Guidelines for Selection of Speed Reduction Treatments at High-speed Intersections

Guidelines for Selection of Speed Reduction Treatments at High-speed Intersections
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Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Total Pages : 110
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780309099356
ISBN-13 : 0309099358
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Guidelines for Selection of Speed Reduction Treatments at High-speed Intersections by : Brian Ray

TRB¿s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 613: Guidelines for Selection of Speed Reduction Treatments at High-Speed Intersections explores the effectiveness of geometric design features as well as signage and pavement markings to reduce vehicle speeds at high-speed intersections.

Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
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Publisher : Claitor's Law Books and Publishing
Total Pages : 802
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1579809294
ISBN-13 : 9781579809294
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Synopsis Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices by : Department of Transportation