4.4 Fences, Pedestrian Walkways and Jersey Barrier
Although worker safety is important, pedestrians’ safety is also important to consider. Almost all the sites we visited had high tarped fences or walls that surrounded the perimeter of the site and were organized in a way that it is not directly beside construction work. This ensures that no pedestrians can trespass onto the site and that no materials from the site encroach onto public space. For sites where the sidewalk had to be relocated, pedestrian walkways and Jersey barriers were installed to provide a temporary protected route for the pedestrians. This will be explored more in depth in the next section.
Construction’s effect on Local Residents, Pedestrians, and Vehicle Traffic
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It uses a luffing crane, so an overhead protected walkway made of wooden boards was installed on Avenue Road. The main features of this can be seen in figure 6, where we see boards were placed on sloped metal scaffolding supported by vertical metal scaffolding in Jersey barriers on Avenue road. This pedestrian walkway cut 1 lane of traffic on Avenue Road since the original sidewalk was used for materials’ storage. To provide adequate lighting under the overhead protection, light bulbs have been installed. Overall, as seen in figure 6, this pedestrian walkway appears sturdy due to the Jersey barriers on the left, well maintained scaffolding that was rust free, and also provides adequate lighting and protects pedestrians. The downside of this is that vehicle congestion increased since 1 lane was removed, which was especially visible as we visited around 3:30 PM, when the extra lane would have reduced congestion. On the site’s south side, where pedestrian traffic was not as much of an issue, the sidewalk was used for storage without overhead protection. Jersey barriers were again used, but here they prevented cars from driving into the site. This cut traffic on Cumberland Ave. from 2 to 1 lanes. Deliveries also come in this side, which temporarily stops traffic as observed. When we were there, a delivery took several minutes and stopped cars, annoying drivers. Overall, Cumberland Avenue was …show more content…
It only has 1 side of the site facing the street, this time on Yorkville Ave., affecting vehicle traffic less than YP2 since Yorkville is less busy than Avenue. On the adjacent east side, there is a small storage area protected by steel mesh fence. This keeps the street and sidewalk clear, as opposed to YP2. Main features of this are seen in figure 7, where overhead protection is held in place by a scaffold system with sloped beams overhead to allow runoff. The vertical scaffolds are placed on wood supports that distribute weight equally, and were installed by a subcontractor who specializes in scaffolding (according to Prof. McCabe in the recording). This system appears sturdy, and is high enough to walk under with an umbrella, as seen in the figure. In terms of vehicular traffic, no lanes were cut on Yorkville, so there is little permanent vehicle disruption. Deliveries do not come from the street as there is a small driveway area for deliveries on the site’s west side. However, large trucks would slow traffic since the street is narrow. Thus, while overall vehicle traffic is not severely affected, it will be affected when deliveries are frequent, such as when steel is delivered for the frame. Finally, across the road is a residential building, meaning that noise will affect residents and work will have to end before 7 PM to comply with Toronto’s
The infrastructure in West Main Street is not dissimilar to City Road in regards to the street bollards which have been introduced to stop vehicles parking on the pavements. Pedestrian islands are another similarly regular sight throughout the street. (‘The Street’, 2009, Scene 1) Both these material things are there to ensure the safety and ease of pedestrians while drivers may find these a nuisance as they are restricted to the small amount of parking bays along the street instead of parking on the pavement for convenience, consequently resulting in an inequality amid the public. There is a steady flow of traffic through the street of which most are cars but there are a lot of busses as well. The busses seem to be in favour of...
The subway had to be built around most of these items to prevent interference. As a result of this, where the subway was subject to pass was dangerously close to the foundations of many buildings. To insure the safety of both the subway and the building many tests were taken. Furthermore, Parsons had to take into consideration that construction could not interfere with traffic. Another difficult task that had to be overcome were the electric railway tracks and horse car tracks that needed to be excavated. The solution to this was to dig near one side of the curb and once that was completed they move onto the other side. By working on one side at a time allowed them to support the underground pipes and the railway wood and steal beams safely.
Chicken Springs Road was a two lane well maintained hard top road. My van handled it very well, being a natural creeper. I was occasio...
...number of people depending on the movement of goods and transportation is always going to be a large portion of the population. “ This is perhaps the most important force in shifting from the old paradigm. Because customers want products when, where, and how they choose, distribution is increasingly a vital component of the supply chain” (Kirchhoff M, Peacock J. 2005). Expanding the clearing yards to a larger number of rails should begin to decrease the amount of congestion the city is witnessing with their freight traffic. Even the problems are being stressed amongst the citizens of the state. The arrival times are unpredictable and are breaking down all the time. Being old like the rest of the rail infrastructure it needs to be repaired as well. “About $8.7 billion is needed to bring it up to "good repair" but no funding plan is in place” (Van Hampton, T. 2007).
Did you know that thinking allows human to make sense or, interpret, represent or model the world they experience, and to make predictions about the world.Well in the two stories “Us and Them” and “The Pedestrian,” the character’s thoughts and actions reveal aspects of his personality. In “Us and Them” the author writes the story based on his own experience during his childhood. It talks about how everybody has a T.V besides that one family who is very behind. Next in “The Pedestrian” it talks about a guy named Mead and he is a person who is just like Mr. Tomkey from “Us and Then” who doesn’t believe in television and doesn’t watches it. In both stories, the character’s actions reveal and express its personality.
As opined by Cassidy (2006), these are intrinsically demanding, hazardous and actually challenging lines of work. Consequently, it is important to consider workers’ health related issues and others connected to the place of work to diminish the effects of drug use in construction sites and to augment the protection contained by the workers in addition to the place of work.
Teens need to be taught that driving is a task that is complex and demanding. Parents know how much experience a young driver has, and they know exactly how inconvenient it is when they have to drive with their teen everywhere while they have their permit. Teens tend to cause most traffic accidents in adults’ eyes. They are not experienced yet, and often fail to pay attention to others on the road. They often think of a car as being some type of toy, but they do not know how powerful it really is. The driver education programs must be strengthened in order to make sure that students really have safer habits, behind the wheel experience, and by having a better understanding of all the laws on the road.
This is one of the main streets of the area with immense foot traffic due
When it comes to safety most people think they are safe, and they have a true understanding on how to work safe. Human nature prevents us from harming ourselves. Our instincts help protect us from harm. Yet everyday there are injuries and deaths across the world due to being unsafe. What causes people to work unsafe is one of the main challenges that face all Safety Managers across the world.
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. 1997 statistics compiled by NHTSA and the American Automobile Association show that almost 13,000 people have been injured or killed since 1990 in crashes caused by aggressive driving. According to a NHTSA survey, more than 60 percent of drivers consider unsafe driving by others, including speeding, a major personal threat to themselves and their families. About 30 percent of respondents said they felt their safety was threatened in the last month, while 67 percent felt this threat during the last year. Weaving, tailgating, distracted drivers, and unsafe lane changes were some of the unsafe behaviors identified. Aggressive drivers are more likely to drink and drive or drive unbelted. Aggressive driving can easily escalate into an incident of road rage. Motorists in all 50 states have killed or injured other motorists for seemingly trivial reasons. Motorists should keep their cool in traffic, be patient and courteous to other drivers, and correct unsafe driving habits that are likely to endanger, antagonize or provoke other motorists. More than half of those surveyed by NHTSA admitted to driving aggressively on occasion. Only 14 percent felt it was "extremely dangerous" to drive 10 miles per hour over the speed limit. 62 percent of those who frequently drive in an unsafe and illegal manner said police for traffic reasons had not stopped them in the past year. The majority of those in the NHTSA survey (52 percent) said it was "very important" to do something about speeding. Ninety-eight percent of respondents thought it "important" that something be done to reduce speeding and unsafe driving. Those surveyed ranked the following countermeasures, in order, as most likely to reduce aggressive and unsafe driving behaviors: (1) more police assigned to traffic control, (2) more frequent ticketing of traffic violations, (3) higher fines, and (4) i...
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Richard Petty once said “You’ll got home safe, so drive safe, and stay safe.” Being a racing legend, he is an advocate for safe driving to minimise the cases of road crushes that have been on the rise. He double up as the chairman of the Veterans’ Safe Driving Initiative, the initiative is aimed at guiding the veterans returning from deployment on safe driving tips. It is necessarily important since the infrastructure has changed over time. Another initiative is being run in Minnesota where the teens are guided on the important safe driving tips. Study shows that more crushes are likely to occur in teen driving than veteran driving. It is also evident that young drivers are more likely to cause a crush within six months of passing the driving test and young male are worse than the females in the field.
1. Studies have shown that wearing a helmet can reduce your chances of head injury by 85%
Public safety covers a wide variety of people and organizations, but carries one common theme and that is, the public’s safety. This course has broadened my knowledge on the many roles that make the public safety sector go around and the role the public plays in it as well. My thoughts before the course were close minded and to the point. I quickly realized that policing is not as cut and dry as I once portrayed it to be. Society is always changing and adapting, and it is the job of the those in public safety to adapt and change with it. The mindset that I grew up with, in rural Saskatchewan, was the police are good people and you will only need to deal with them if you break the law or see someone break the law. My answers in the module 1 survey reflected my upbringing. My first thought for