Collisions+due+to+heavy+traffic

= __**Collisions Due To Heavy Traffic**__ =

This page is dedicated to collisions due to traffic. People in cars are always in the fast lane to get where they need to be and sometimes it seems that everyone needs to be somewhere. When lots of people are on their way home from work streets can get crowded, and when streets get crowded it makes it harder for people on the road to get home in time to do homework and make dinner and help the kids. With people in such a rush, you get people trying to find ways to get to where they need to be without running later then they already are so, people hurry through traffic, lights and intersections to save time. This causes hold ups, more traffic, and it causes collisions. Collisions can cause serious injury and death, so let’s try to be a little safer shall we? Think about this…
 * __What's this about?:__**

0.000621371192m=1 mile 0.0254m=1 inch Light Timing: Green- 25seconds Yellow- 5seconds Average Length of Cars: 196in. (5m) Number of Cars Make Light: 5 (980in) (25m)
 * __Research:__**

Harrison was driving down Richmond Street on his way home from work. Traffic was heavy with cars, bumper to bumper; trying to make their way home at a slow pace of .4m/s. Harrison was 4 cars away from the light when it finally turned green. However, people sat at the light for 10 seconds before actually moving through the intersection. When people finally did start moving 4 cars made it through the remaining 15 seconds of the green light, instead of slowing down Harrison sped up 2m/s to make it through the yellow light in the 5 seconds he had left before cars would be hitting him. However, he failed to remember the cars sitting on the other side of the intersection. He hits the brakes halfway into the intersection and he still has 5m left, he has to slow at a rate of 1.3m/s2 to not get hit or hit the car in front of him.
 * __Scenario:__**

Starting Velocity: 20m/25s=.4m/s Starting Velocity: .4m/s Final Velocity: 0m/s Green Light: 25 seconds Yellow Light: 5 seconds Intersection: 10 meters Harrison have 5 meters left to travel t=2.5s
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 * What we know**:
 * What acceleration would he have to slow at?**



Instead of speeding up at an intersection to catch the light because the people in front of you are slow, slow down at the yellow light. Or, if you’re going to speed up make sure that you slow at the right acceleration. If Harrison had slowed at any acceleration under 1.3m/s2 he would have gotten collided into on his side, or if he hadn’t slowed at all he would’ve collided with the car in front of him, which could’ve been bad for the vehicle in front of him, him and his wallet.
 * __Avoid the Problem:__**

- These statistics and news articles will demonstrate to your reader how the hazard is relevant to their everyday life.
 * Statistics or News Articles Related to this Hazard (yes, the statistics and articles must be real and cited!)**

- What are the relevant concepts (velocity, position, displacement, etc) for this scenario? - How the outcome of the scenario depends on these concepts (your displacement away from the yellow light determines your acceleration to either stop in time or get through the light).
 * How the Kinematics (principles of motion) Relate to This Hazard**

- Brief description of solution(s) - How do the kinematic principles relate to your solution(s)? - Multiple kinematic representations/models which describe the hazard (these representations can be compared to your initial scenario to stress the differences to the reader)
 * How this Hazard Can Be Avoided With a Better Knowledge of Kinematics**