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The average English person travels 30 miles a day

The average English person travels 30 miles a day. This is equivalent to 31 laps of the world in a lifetime!!. How did you get to school today?. How would you get to hospital if you were ill?. How do your parents get to work?. If you went on holiday, how might you travel?.

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The average English person travels 30 miles a day

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  1. The average English person travels 30 miles a day This is equivalent to 31 laps of the world in a lifetime!!

  2. How did you get to school today? How would you get to hospital if you were ill? How do your parents get to work? If you went on holiday, how might you travel? What’s the strangest way you’ve ever travelled?

  3. Let’s consider a journey to school.. You walk to a bus stop and then take a bus to the school gates.. road

  4. Let’s consider a journey to school.. You walk to a bus stop and then take a bus to the school gates.. safety

  5. Let’s consider a journey to school.. You walk to a bus stop and then take a bus to the school gates.. Factory products

  6. Let’s consider a journey to school.. You walk to a bus stop and then take a bus to the school gates.. timetables

  7. Let’s consider a journey to school.. You walk to a bus stop and then take a bus to the school gates.. bus

  8. Let’s consider a journey to school.. You walk to a bus stop and then take a bus to the school gates.. driver

  9. Let’s consider a journey to school.. You walk to a bus stop and then take a bus to the school gates.. fuel

  10. Let’s consider a journey to school.. You walk to a bus stop and then take a bus to the school gates.. electricity

  11. Let’s consider a journey to school.. You walk to a bus stop and then take a bus to the school gates..

  12. Transport disasters We don’t tend to even notice transport infrastructure until it goes wrong!

  13. What makes a successful transport system? You need.. Reliability A path A vehicle Skilled operators Safety Maintenance

  14. NOW IT’S YOUR TURN Let’s look at a flight What vehicles are involved? The path? The skilled people? Maintenance? Safety? Reliability?

  15. Why do we travel? To get to jobs or school To get to healthcare To trade For enjoyment, and communication A LACK OF TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE IS ONE OF THE CAUSES OF POVERTY

  16. What if there wasn’t all this? How far do you have to walk to school? In Mexico, it can take over 5 hours! Who lives near a tarmac road? 1.2 billion people don’t! Whose family has a car? There’s only 1 car for every 2 thousand people in Africa!

  17. What if there wasn’t all this? Who has access to water at home? In rural Africa, many women have to walk more than 5 miles for water!! The average weight of a water container is 10kg! =

  18. If there wasn’t all this, what would you do? LET’S PLAY A GAME!

  19. If there wasn’t all this, what would you do?

  20. Coal pushers Video

  21. WHAT CAN ENGINEERS DO? How can engineering improve lives?

  22. Engineers can use their skills to make things better But they should use appropriatetechnology Uh oh!

  23. Let’s look at an example..

  24. Bharpak, Nepal Getting crops to a market is slow and difficult in the mountains It can take over 6 hours on foot!!

  25. Bharpak, Nepal Engineers have designed a GRAVITY ROPEWAY to make the journey easier…

  26. Bharpak, Nepal

  27. Bharpak, Nepal The journey now takes 10 minutes!! And the villagers can sell more, fresher crops = + + + + The whole village is prospering!!

  28. Let’s look at another example..

  29. Kibera slum, Nairobi Kibera is the largest slum in Africa Half the residents are under 15 Most live on £1 or £2 a day Yuk!

  30. Kibera slum, Nairobi Children would have to cross this to get to school!

  31. Kibera slum, Nairobi This is where we need engineers!

  32. Kibera slum, Nairobi Good balance! The final bridge!!

  33. LET’S PLAY ANOTHER GAME! You’re going to build a bridge..

  34. Bridge building There are several types of bridges

  35. Truss bridges Why are they strong?

  36. Truss bridges Triangles are seen in lots of structures:

  37. Your task.. You are engineers who must build a bridge in Nicaragua In the rainy season the river is impossible to pass

  38. Your task… Build a truss bridge to cross a 20cm gap The bridge must support # kg

  39. TESTING!!

  40. Is the winning bridge… The one that held the most Or that held the closest to # kg ?

  41. A real one..

  42. If we get transport we get everything else: a community centre, water, employment, post office, telephone.. A community without roads does not have a way out

  43. What can you do..? Maybe one day you could be an engineer? Tell your parents and friends about what you learnt Ask us questions!!

  44. THANK YOU!

  45. Photo credits: INFRASTRUCTURE: WHY DO WE TRAVEL: Pills: Darren Hester on flickr Pens: Kyoya on flickr Passport: chris.corwin on flickr Market: dungodung on flickr WHAT IF THERE WASN’T ALL THIS: Tap: julien_harneis on flickr Water container: khym54 on flickr Suitcase: nojich on flickr IF THERE WASN’T ALL THIS WHAT WOULD YOU DO? NEPAL: All from practical action except: Woman: calumur on flickr Packhorse: yodod on flickr Books: Darren Hester on flickr Wood: Ian BC North on flickr Medical supplies: Peter Baer on flickr SRI LANKA: All from practical action except: Money: Esparta on flickr School girl: James & Vilija on flickr Tractor ambulance: transaid images KIBERA: All from Joe Mulligan END: Guatemalan farmer: AIDG on flickr African woman: RYTC on flickr World: woodleywonderworks on flickr WHAT MAKES A SUCCESFUL.. Spanner: whiteforge on flickr Bus: wikipedia Bus driver: scion_cho on flickr Zebra crossing: IMLV Timetable: Phil_Parker Plane: wikipedia Opening image: snarl on flickr HOW DID YOU GET TO SCHOOL TODAY?: Camel: dhahi alsaeedi on flickr Skateboard: dannysullivan on flickr Ambulance: wikipedia Helicopter: wikipedia Unicycle: wikipedia Bicycle: wikipedia Ski: wikipedia Cable car: wikipedia Jet pack: wikipedia Parachute: wikipedia Weightlifter: Fonzie’s Cousin on flickr Scales: diffendale on flickr

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