Saturday, April 26, 2008

Cool Cities


Since the start of industrial revolution, there has been some of the problem s associated with economic development in earth environment issues such as rises in population, traffic delay, increasing in energy consumption and increasing in carbon dioxide. If we don’t solve these problems, we will need another earth to replace our own. To live within the capacity of a single earth, we have to decrease the amount of carbon dioxide which is emitted to the air up to fifty present. In Japan during the last thirty years the Gross Domestic Product has gone up hundred percent while energy efficiency has increase thirty seven percent and oil consumption has decrease eight percent. Ninety percent of carbon dioxide emitted into the air comes from building and transportation. A cool city is a city which can reduce carbon dioxide emission by sixty percent as well as provide with enjoyable life style. SDCJ is the name of the company which is building it and it located in Japan. There are three type of transportation are used in this city are monerall, hybrid and light rapid transitte. The various zones in the city are business culture and green. Water, trees and membrane are the techniques that used to reduce the heat. The CO2 expected reduction for two type of building is 80%. Also the overall percentage of reduction of CO2 emission in the video is 60%.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Car Accident


First of all I would like to show the general meaning of accident. It is an unexpected, unusual and unintended external event which happens in a particular time and place. If any house got fired we could called that accident. So the word of accident can in many cases. But in this subject I well specify the car accident. A Car accident is a road traffic incident which usually involves at least one vehicle hit another vehicle, another road user, or any roadside object. Driving is probably the most dangerous thing we do. It may cause death, injury, and damage has always happened. There are many factor of road accident. Although to improve driver safety, driver error plays a significant role in the cause of accidents. The failure of traffic control devices can make a serious risk to the driver. Moreover the using of electronic devices such ass phone, change a tape or use navigator can also be dangerous. Bad maintenance of the car, especially the brakes, can contribute to accidents. Drivers are responsible to make sure that their cars are safe to drive. Also alcohols are one of the most causes of accident. We can remember that what happen in 1997 to the princes Diana. She dead because of the driver was driving the car under effect of alcohol. Another reason of road accident is the weather condition. When the weather becomes bad, the chances of an accident can be increase. Strong winds can make effect drivers to stay in their lane. Last but no least I have some advice to the driver to follow. Check your car for example breaks, tires, lamp elt... Concentrate look well ahead and always be ready to react. Be aware of weather conditions and that they can change quickly. Don’t drive tired. If you feel that you are tired, stop and take a 20-minute relax and drink some coffee.