Slow Down, You Move Too Fast: A Study of Speeding on Woodside Road

Overview

Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn what elements of nature and human activities have an affect on the speed people drive and in what ways. Methods/Materials I used a radar gun to measure the speeds of 650 cars which passed my house at 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 6:30 p.m., and 8:00 p.m. Each time I collected 25 speeds and I did a total of 25 tests. Results I found that many thing do change the speeds people drive past my house and school. While school was getting in, only four percent of the passerbyers sped. Having kids around was bassicly the only thing that slowed people down. When it was dark and on the weekends, people sped a very noticable amount more. Conclusions/Discussion I was right about many of the things I thought would affect people's speeds. One thing I wish I could have found was wether rain had an impact. During the time when I did my tests, it hardly ever rained and when it did, I was either sleeping or in school. A few times the roads were wet however this didn't seem to have a big impact on drivers.

Awards (1)

• Category Award

Competition history

• CSEF 2004 Social Sciences (Junior Division Only) · Entry J1707

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