There is more than 200,000,000 drivers on the road in the United States alone, what are the chances of you colliding with another from someone running a red light. The red light cameras are rising controversy to citizens in every state, and individuals have had a difficult time finding the truth out of traffic cameras. Traffic limitations have created a better nation of safety on the streets but have also created further problems. The controversy that is around traffic cameras is a positive point
proof of sale for the vehicle.(Geor... ... middle of paper ... ...ving an officer stationed would also decrease the response times to accidents that occur in intersections. Aside from that, a removal of the cameras will reduce the number of rear end collisions caused by the snap decisions the lights impose on drivers. Works Cited George, Cindy, Mrs. "Houston’s Red-light Cameras Gone, but Fines and Headaches Aren’t." The Houston Chronicle. N.p., 16 May 2012. Web. 18 Nov. 2013. Johnson, Laurie
within cars to aid in the avoidance of collisions altogether. Examples of these technologies include blind spot detection, backup cameras, 360-degree cameras, and autonomous driving. Many of these newer safety features are there to avoid collisions. However, whenever a collision does occur, there is not much there to protect passengers in the rear of the car. Looking into this, there is evidence that shows that rear passengers do obtain injuries in collisions and pose the threat of contributing to
yet ignored it and sold the product as is anyway. The Pinto did not meet the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s proposed standard for rear-impact collisions and failed every crash-test. This posed a serious safety concern considering that the Pinto represented a serious fire hazard when struck from the rear; even at low speed collisions. Even with this knowledge, Ford decided to push the product as is and ultimately ended up harming many people. Therefore, Ford acted immorally.
production, however, the engineers at Ford discovered a major flaw in the cars design. In nearly all rear-end crash test collisions the Pinto's fuel system would rupture extremely easily (The Ford Pinto, n.d.). Other problems that were discovered compounded the problem that caused the fires. These included the gas tank being about six inches from the flimsy bumpers, the backend not containing rear sub frame members, and doors tending to jam shut in an accident. The fuel filler tube was prone to
Are Red Light Cameras the Answer? The automobile’s invention revolutionized the American transportation system. It allowed people to move themselves and cargo from city-to-city and state-to-state in a much faster and efficient manner. Its numbers increased as it gained popularity and became affordable. This led to the development of road networks both within and between cities. Problems arose in the areas where roads intersected each other; accidents occurred at these intersections due to the
after the Pinto’s release, complaints concerning the car’s rear-end catching fire began to trickle into Ford. After an evaluation of the Pinto, Ford was unable to find a consistent pattern pertaining to the complaints and the topic was dismissed. What brought the Pinto into the public realm was the highly publicized Grimshaw v. Ford civil trial; a woman had died and her passenger severely burned, after the Ford Pinto they were in was rear-ended and caught fire. Ford was forced to pay punitive damages
as the 9th leading cause of death and if no action is taken, road traffic accidents are predicted to become ranked as the 5th leading cause of death by year 2030. According to Car Insurance, an average driver in the US will file a claim for a car collision about once every 17.9 years. Chances are, over the course of a typical lifetime, a driver should have a total of 3-4 accidents, some might even be fatal. These frightening statistics indicate why car safety is important. Governments, car companies
front and rear supports being made curved, so that they could easily be distorted in an accident and that they would take some of the force off the passenger part of the car. With the country's annual deaths on the road increasing significantly by the year, things needed to be done to try to prevent accidents as much as possible.
This paper will discuss the concept of utilitarianism and its impact in a prominent engineering ethics case, The Ford Pinto Fires. Utilitarianism determines if an act is morally right or wrong depending on the consequences of that actions. For this theory, consequences are measured based off their impact on pleasure or wellbeing. In the classic definition of utilitarian theory, pleasure is additive and does not have to be distributed among individuals equally to be considered morally right. An
S. Air Force Academy traveling east bound on woodman road, while waiting in heavy traffic at the intersection Lexington and woodman traffic light. I witness a rear end auto Collision through the rear view mirror and side view mirror of my vintage 1993 Cadillac Deville. At approximately 1515 hours I had become the victim of rear end Collison. After observing a speeding car in my side view mirror , then realizing this car was not going slow down, I began to brace myself for impact by ensuring
1977, p. 2). Back in the mid-1960s, Ford’s then president had been involved in a collision that resulted in his car’s fuel tank bursting into flames (Mark Dowie, 1977, p. 1). With this occurrence, one would have imagined that the company would become aware of the fuel tank danger associated with collisions, however the reverse was the case. The new Pinto had been fitted with a fuel tank that was just 9 inches from its rear axle (Gary T. Schwartz, 1990, p. 1013) and in the event of At the time, German
The seat belt or safety belt is a safety harness designed to secure the occupant of a vehicle against harmful movement that may result from a collision or a sudden stop. As part of an overall automobile passive safety system, seat belts are intended to reduce injuries by stopping the wearer from hitting the hard interior of the vehicle, or other passengers, when in the correct position for the airbag
synonymous with one of the most debated cases in ethics; production of the Ford Pinto. In this paper we will take a look at Ford’s decision to produce the Pinto under the scope of Utilitarian ethics and ultimately review the lingering question did the ends justify the means? I implore you as the reader to keep an open mind and let the analysis of this case play out before drawing your final conclusions. As presented in the case study we know that Ford was losing the market to the cheap Japanese cars
questions, and it addressed the cost-benefit analysis of human life. There were many ethical problems with Ford in this case. Ford knew that the Pinto car was proved defective after many tests. The Pinto in the tests was involved in low-speed collisions and it still had a serious fire hazard
lightweight design which gave them an edge. However, they have one flaw that would put them in jeopardy. Resulting from the construction and placement of the gas tank, they realized that the car might have fire issues during production. They conducted a rear collision test before marketing their products and discovered that only three out of eleven tested have problems. Their engineers had to install safety dev... ... middle of paper ... ...good or bad and we are willing to pay the price and hold accountability
ABSTRACT Road accidents are critical and major problems in the economical country. In the developing country, heavy vehicle drivers are irresponsible for his/her driving behaviour. Due to this irresponsibility of driver, accident ratio increases in competitive country. An estimated 1.5 lakhs people lose their lives in road traffic crashes every year, and another 2 to 5 lakhs are injured. Indian government declared that India has indefinite death during road traffic accident every year. According
The Titanic: Why Would it Sink The Titanic claimed to be the ship of its time; one that would never sink. However, what the Titanic claimed to be was not the case because on April 15, 1912 the Titanic hit an iceberg, broke in half, and sunk to the bottom of the ocean. There has been debate ever since that fateful day as to how this happened to the Titanic. Some conspiracy theorist believe the ship never even sank -- regardless of the ships remains at the bottom of the ocean. Other conspiracy theorists
The tragic death of the Ulrich sisters and their cousin in their 1973 Ford Pinto, led to the first time an American corporation had been charged for a criminal crime in a court case. Even though the women were involved in a rear-end collision, it was believed that a flaw in the vehicle, a gas tank rupture, was the cause of their deaths. After District Attorney Michael Cosentino presented his argument, a grand jury returned a criminal homicide charge, indicting the Ford Company for three counts of
COLLAPSABLE STEERING ABSTRACT: The steering wheel is the important cause of fatal injury for drivers in frontal collision. When frontal collision occurs, due to the kinetic energy of driver or occupant body, it moves forward against steering wheel and wind shield. Actually in a frontal collision forces will be first transmitted through driver’s feet which act as fulcrum so the body will rotate about it. For the taller driver steering works as fulcrum. Driver head & chest hit the steering or windshield