August 28, 2008

32 Bemo Digaruk Lantaran Tidak Berizin

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Kamis, 28/08/2008 14:08 WIB
32 Bemo Digaruk Lantaran Tidak Berizin
Ari Saputra – detikNews

(Foto: Ari Saputra/detikcom)
Jakarta – 32 bemo digaruk oleh Dinas Perhubungan Jakarta Barat (Jakbar) dengan dibantu petugas Satpol PP. Bemo tersebut diambil paksa dari dua pangkalan yakni Fly Over Grogol dan Satrio, Jembatan Tiga.
Menurut Kasudin Perhubungan Jakbar, Tanwir Panai, [...]

August 28, 2008

Angkot Terbalik di Pondok Gede, 6 Luka-luka

Kamis, 28/08/2008 07:34 WIB
Angkot Terbalik di Pondok Gede, 6 Luka-luka
Rafiqa Qurrata A – detikNews

Jakarta – Naasnya nasib 6 penumpang angkot jurusan Pondok Gede – Kampung Rambutan ini. Angkot yang mereka tumpangi terbalik dan membuat mereka menderita luka-luka.
Insiden ini dialami angkot bernomor polisi B-1514 YZ di Jl Pondok Gede ke arah Kampung Rambutan, Jakarta [...]

August 28, 2008

What is Nose Wheel?

Main cause of Boeing 737-200’s skid in Sultan Thaha (Jambi) Airport (27/8) is predicted by failure of nose wheel.
What is nose wheel?

Nose wheel is one of landing gear components.
Landing Gear :

The landing gear on the NG has been extensively redesigned. The nose gear is 3.5″ longer to relieve higher dynamic loads and the nose-wheelwell has [...]

August 28, 2008

What is Main Cause of B737 Accidents?

Phase of Flight / Type of Incident
Number of Occurrences

Ground
8

RTO – Overrun
11

RTO – Remained on runway
3

Take-off
10

Climb
5

Cruise – Structural failure
2

Cruise – Other
4

Hijack / Bomb
4

Double Engine Failure
3

Fuel Exhaustion
1

Rudder Problem
2

Approach – Non Precision
16

Approach – Other
10

Landing – Collision
1

Landing – Short
5

Landing – Long
6

Landing – Heavy
15

Landing – Fast
4

Landing – Gear Up
1

Landing – LOC after touchdown
12

Go-Around
4

There have been 131 737 hull-losses, including [...]

August 28, 2008

Buckle Up Now, Selective Traffic Enforcement Program in Elmira NY

Buckle Up Now, a Selective Traffic Enforcement Program in Elmira NY achieved 90 percent belt use in a short time by incorporating the following elements :
1. community coalition spearheaded by law enforcement leaders,
2. intensive enforcement of a primary belt law,
3. publicity emphasizing enforcement,
4. careful sequencing of program elements,
5. feedback on enforcement results and progress toward [...]

August 28, 2008

SEAT BELT FACTS

Lap-shoulder belts reduce the risk of fatal injury to front-seat occupants by 45% and the risk of moderate-to-critical injuries by 50%, [...]

August 28, 2008

Safety Belt Myths and Facts

MYTH: Belts are uncomfortable or inconvenient.
FACT: Initially people may find safety belts uncomfortable, confining or inconvenient simply because they’re not used to wearing them. Those people who have made wearing safety belts a habit can testify that once their use does become a [...]

August 28, 2008

Suddenly, Sharing a Ride Looks Good

By PAT WIEDENKELLER
Published: August 22, 2008 (http://www.nytimes.com)

South Farmingdale

Phil Marino for The New York Times – ROAD BUDDIES Randi Mitzner, left, commutes with Charlene Middleton.

RANDI MITZNER watched in alarm as the cost of driving to work rose from $15 a week three years ago to $35, then $40. One day last spring, she [...]

August 28, 2008

Taksi Tertabrak KA karena Terjebak Macet

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Rabu, 27 Agustus 2008 – 20:11 wib
JAKARTA – Kecelakaan antara kereta api (KA) dengan mobil taksi Express di perlintasan KA LP Cipinang sore tadi diketahui akibat taksi terjebak kemacetan di tengah perlintasan.
Mobil dengan kendaraan polisi B 2092 BL yang sedang melaju dari arah Pulogadung menuju Bekasi itu tidak bisa bergerak maju atau mundur saat pintu [...]