Transport

toothpaste is a rather lengthy one. Most people simply think of the raw materials that are put into the toothpaste, but what about the tube itself? Most people just consider the resources that are put into the paste, but what about the energy used to transport those resources or to mix them together. Perhaps one has considered the tube and the energy that was put into making it, but how about the energy put into marketing and maneuvering it to be sold? There are far too many areas in this…

At 2:13pm on April 21th, 2018, Dispatch received a 911 call regarding a stabbing at 19611 SW 134th Ct Miami, FL 33177 at 2:09pm. The caller identified herself as Stephanie Little the victims neighbor. Miami-Dade Police (Officer R. Martinez #5675) was dispatched and arrived on scene with EMS at 2:18pm. After the victim Terry Brown age 68 was taken away by EMS and reported D.O.A at Jackson South Community Hospital, R/O secured the scene and contacted Dispatch to requested backup. I, Investigator…

It is hard to believe that anyone would murder hundreds just to have their message heard, but that is the definition of terrorism. Terrorism is more than just a physical effect and a body count, it also can have a crippling effect on the mental state of millions. Terrorism creates fear in things that people once thought were perfectly safe, and one of the biggest fears created is on travel. Travel is a driving force in the world economy. The effects of terrorism can be felt on several fronts…

The growing population of the Americas, westward expansion became more inevitable. The soil in the east wasn’t able to keep up with the increasing crowded population, and the rich westward soil peaked many farmers interested. However, before the transportation revolution there was no way to get there. We can watch as the new transportation technologies grow, the westward expansion does as well. The new transportation technologies such as the canals, steamboats, and early railroads the bound the…

doesn’t pay attention for one second he could lose control and wreak havoc. Some might ask the question, What is a commercial vehicle? A commercial vehicle is an industrial vehicle that is designed to carry massive loads of a company's products and transport it to various facilities. This includes semi-trucks, delivery vehicles and vans, ambulances, fire trucks and other employee owned vehicles that are under a company’s name. When is comes to the road and being safe the best thing you could…

Self-driving cars What is a self-driving car? A self-driving car is a car that can drive it self from place to place without a person there at operate it. Self-driving cars were invented on August 1961 by William Bertelsen. We won’t notice self-driving cars on the road until 2020. What makes a self-driving car work A self-driving car is a combination of a bunch of sensors and advanced computers Vision systems that make it work. Many of the cars use a lidar. A lidar is a Light Detection…

Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING 1.1 Introduction Vehicles play an important role in our lives everyday. A constant change in lifestyles and occupations, rural to urban migrations, increasing populations, urbanization and modernizing infrastructures has made man more and more dependent on vehicles. Vehicles are a means of transportation for all. In the pursuit for a better economy the developing world has resorted to acquiring faster means of transporting people and goods. Increasing…

Marblehead was established as a fishing community in 1649 and trade with cities became a major source of income for many of the town’s inhabitants. One of the most efficient ways to transport goods at this time was by train. For my Area of Inquiry project I would like to research the history of the trade by means of train into and out of the town. My project will start with research of the Boston and Maine Railroad Company. This information can be found on various websites for and about the…

Spread 4,5 Pg4 Getting from Here to There Bipedalism is the earliest form of transportation. The first humans were mostly nomadic, traveling in search of food and good weather. Foot coverings, snowshoes, and skis made it easier to travel longer distances. As growing populations needed more and more food to survive, people ventured even farther. One day, someone must have wondered if a river might provide a faster way to travel long distances. That’s how the first boat was created. There was…

Over the past century, transportation of goods across borders and into other countries became an important economical system for many civilizations across the globe. With that, a wide range of hazardous products have also been shipped away from developing countries to more modern institutes. The transportation of goods has been greatly affecting the economy of many countries in good and bad ways. Industrial by-products, poisonous pesticides, and nuclear waste all have to go somewhere. In most…