Eng259_"Blog Assignment #3__ Steps to "Proposals for accident prevention at La Guardia school grounds."

Steps to "Proposals for accident prevention at La Guardia school grounds."

       Rows of crash-resistant bollards protect
                     entrances, glass areas and main building of
                   Yuma Regional Medical Center, Yuma, AZ.
                            Reliance Foundry Co. Ltd. Photo

As a class assignment three scenarios where presented to us so that we could come up with a solution in a professional memo. I chose Scenario #1 _Traffic danger because of the actual car accident which I referenced in my memo, I wanted to be more informed on the proposed and available solutions since this concerns the student body and myself. Here is an excerpt from my memo "… Bollards called K4 weigh about 15,000 lbs are capable of stopping a car traveling at 30 mph. These bollards come in different shapes and sizes and other companies offer bollards capable of stopping a truck at 50 mph. .... However we can choose to place 4 bollards on each lane of the two lanes at the intersections of Thompson Avenue and Skillman Avenue and Thompson Avenue and Van Dyke Street intersections of with a total cost of 10,400 US dollars including the installation. This is a great solution can be built upon by installing the first 16 bollards and continue the addition of more bollards throughout the years as our budget allows. … "

Research included phone calls to the governor’s office, which lead to the discovery of DOT's plan to widen the sidewalks; an interview with Simko J. a former IMSA signal technician who witness to the accident. Phone calls to companies that offer radar speed sign’s, rubber speed cushions, and bollards, after their online look up. Because there are many types of violation I concluded that there is no one solution in the market to solve all violations such as car running on sidewalks, red lights and speeding. I concluded that DOT's plan to enlarge the sidewalk along with some bollards at our most dangerous intersections and changes to the traffic signals offer solutions that offers a wider range of protection for the student body.

To conclude after calling the mayors office I learned that the DOT is the one responsible to approve any plans to improve safety. The DOT proposed a plan to enlarge the sidewalks however the DOT will not implement the plan until it is deemed necessary therefore calling, emailing or mailing the  DOT to push for safety precautions is very important.   

***I would like to give a special thanks to Bill from BOLLARDS, Reliance Foundry CO. LTD. for his help with 

product: pricing, description and specifications.

***James Simko for allowing me to interview him, for his ideas, time, input, and advice.

*** Johanna from TRAFFIC LOGIX, Corporation for product pricing and description.  

*** As well as the staff at ,The Mayors Office, for the information on current plans, obstacles and updates of 

current events .