UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

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BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering CIVE 3219(5): Traffic Engineering

Assignment #1_09 Keep a record of all trips you make for a period of some ten days. Record the purpose of each trip, how you travelled, the approximate distance travelled and trip time. What conclusions can you draw from these data? Most departments of transport/traffic incorporate major engineering sub-specialties within their organization. List and briefly indicate at least three tasks falling under each specialty. Cite four statistics that demonstrate the importance of transport in Mauritius. What are some major reasons associated with road accident occurrence? What countermeasures have been proposed/implemented? ******************************* Submission date for assignment: Wednesday 23rd September, 2009

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