My SIE2016 blog

In the article “Floor lights help 'smartphone zombies' keep eye on the road”, Christopher Tan (2017) reported that the Land Transport Authority (LTA) is implementing a new road-crossing feature at two locations which involves fixing LED strips onto pavements by those pedestrian crossings. These strips will imitate signals of pedestrian crossings and can be seen throughout the entire day. According to an interview by the author, Gopinath Meno, senior research fellow of Nanyang technological University, stated that the installation of the floor lights would enhance safety of those who are constantly looking at their smartphones as they are unaware of the road condition. While the floor lights might guide smartphone zombies when crossing the road, it is a bane when considering their attitude towards road safety. The implementation of floor light will help to raise pedestrian awareness while crossing the road, but it does not solve the issue of smartphone zombies not carin...

In the article “Floor lights help 'smartphone zombies' keep eye on the road”, Christopher Tan (2017) reported that the Land Transport Authority (LTA) is implementing a new road-crossing feature at two locations which involves fixing LED strips onto pavements by those pedestrian crossings. These strips will imitate signals of pedestrian crossings and can be seen throughout the entire day. According to an interview by the author, Gopinath Meno, senior research fellow of Nanyang technological University, stated that the installation of the floor lights would enhance safety of those who are constantly looking at their smartphones as they are unaware of the road condition. While the floor lights might guide smartphone zombies when crossing the road, it is a bane when considering their attitude towards road safety.

In the article “Floor lights help 'smartphone zombies' keep eye on the road”, Christopher Tan (2017) reported that the Land Transport Authority (LTA) is implementing a new road-crossing feature at two locations which involves fixing LED strips onto pavements by those pedestrian crossings. These strips will imitate signals of pedestrian crossings and can be seen throughout the entire day. According to an interview by the author, Gopinath Meno, senior research fellow of Nanyang technological University, stated that the installation of the floor lights would enhance safety of those who are constantly looking at their smartphones as they are unaware of the road condition.

Dear Miss Lim Let me begin by introducing myself. My name is Andy Johanly, before coming to Singapore Institute of Technology, I graduated from Nanyang Polytechnic with Diploma in Biomedical Engineering few months back. Currently I am pursuing a degree in Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering (Land). The reason for me to change field is because I feel that the land transportation sector in Singapore is growing rapidly and I want to be a part in this growing sector. From my past experiences in polytechnic and internship, I believe that my strengths in communication is that I am comfortable with giving my opinion during a group discussion. During group discussion when I find things that can be improved, I will usually voice out my idea for improvements. My next strength will be that I am also a good listener, I always listen to other person’s idea before deciding on a solution that will benefit the group. My weaknesses in communications is mainly from my stage fright where ...