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Animals abroad: The invasion of the species

Go! Magazine posted on September 9, 2015 In the first article, “Animals abroad: How did the livestock cross the road?” we talked about the safe transport of cattle, swine, and chickens. But what about animals that we don’t want to travel? These “invasive species” are not just nonnative to the ecosystem they’ve now decided to…

Animals abroad: How did the livestock cross the road?

Go! Magazine posted on August 26, 2015 America is a nation of beef eaters, and, well, there are chicken eaters too. Really, there are plenty of everything eaters. You may travel to the local supermarket to get your weekly supply of meats, but how does it get there? Livestock, specifically cattle, swine, and chickens often…

The more you know: What technologies can help reduce road fatalities?

Go! Magazine posted on May 1, 2015 In the last article, “The more you know: How countries are combating road fatalities,” we talked about the types of laws that could be put in place to make roads safer. In this article, we will be taking a look at some of the newest technologies that could…

The more you know: How countries are combating road fatalities

Go! Magazine posted on April 28, 2015 In the previous article “The more you know: Safety statistics around the world,” you learned that the world’s largest percentage of road fatalities (41 percent) happen in low-income counties (like Bangladesh) and often occur to “vulnerable” users, a group that includes bicyclists, pedestrians, and motorcyclists. In this article,…

The more you know: Safety statistics around the world

Go! Magazine posted on April 22, 2015 Did you know that one person is killed every 25 seconds around the world from a car accident? Road traffic accidents are the tenth-leading cause of death globally, killing 1.27 million people every year. The World Health Organization has projected that if nothing is done, deaths on the…

Nighttime construction

Go! Magazine posted on November 17, 2014 If you have ever driven late at night and were surprised to see bright lights and a construction zone, you are not the first. Many studies funded by the Department of Transportation have been conducted to understand whether nighttime construction offers more pros than cons. For example, a…

How do YOU drive?

Go! Magazine posted on October 19, 2014 As part of the Driving with a Disability series, I am showcasing what it is like to drive as a person who uses a wheelchair. There are many disabilities in the world that hinder mobility. However, in this article, I am focusing on any given disability that causes…

What color is that traffic light?

Go! Magazine posted on October 17, 2014 “What color is that traffic light? This traffic light is horizontal, so I can’t tell which side is green! Have you ever wondered how people with color blindness differentiate between green and red at a traffic light? For many people, this color confusion is a frightening reality. Color…

Seeing the signs: finding meaning behind traffic control signs

Go! Magazine posted on August 25, 2014 Remember when you were a kid and you and your kid brother made a game out of guessing what each road sign “actually meant?” Have you ever mistaken a “No Parking” sign for a “No Pets Allowed” sign? And the figure in a “Flagger Ahead” sign does resemble…

Observing drivers in their natural habitat

Go! Magazine posted on August 15, 2014 Imagine if you had to sift through two petabytes of information and try to make sense of it. That amount of data would fill up more than 456 million DVDs, each holding 4.7-gigabytes of information. If each DVD were 90 minutes long, it would take 78,000 years to…

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