Free Essays on Road Accident Statistics

  1. Statistics of Alcohol Related Motor Vehicle Accidents

    Cameron Dickerson Like scary statistics? How this for scary, every 22 minutes someone dies in an alcohol-related motor vehicle accident. Want another one? On any weekend evening, one in 10 drivers on America's roads has been drinking, and these drivers are teenagers. Growing up the question...

  2. Causes of Road Accidents - Summary

    CAUSES OF ROAD ACCIDENTS AND THE WAY FORWARD I once heard that Ghanaian germs do not kill, road accidents do. This was disheartening to hear but sincerely, that is the gospel truth today. We live in a country where four people die daily as a result of accidents on our roads and there is no pragmatic...

  3. Dui Related Accidents

    Every year in the United States over 40,000 people die in vehicle related accidents and 40 % are the cause of drunk drivers. My best friend died from being in a vehicle with a drunk driver behind the wheel. To make a long story short, my friend Dustin was the only one in the vehicle that was wearing...

  4. car truck accidents

    .....................65 i Acknowledgments We thank Kenneth Campbell, Daniel Blower, and Robert Pichler of the Center for National Truck Statistics at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) for providing us with the hard-copy files of the fatal crashes involving...

  5. A Study of the Causes of Male Drivers Involvement on Major Road Accidents Around the World

    in major road accidents across the world. Why are Jamaican male drivers between the ages of 18 – 31 involved in major road accidents which result in fatalities and severe injuries to persons? Are there any similarities between female drivers and male drivers who are involved in major road accidents...

  6. Road Safety Culture

    What can we do to improve road safety for children and adolescents? 1.2 million die in road accidents each year. A child is killed in an accident every three minutes. Road safety is increasingly becoming a major killer and a worldwide concern, particularly for young people. What can we do to address...

  7. Issue Accident

    issue on accidents often featured in the newspaper and hotly debated among the community. This is a serious problem as it has involved the loss of many lives. Thus, all parties must take further action to address this problem before it is too late. There are many factors that caused an accident to happen...

  8. Incedent on Road

    INCEDENT ON ROADS POINTS:- ➢ Introduction. ➢ Easy availability of automobiles. ➢ Reckless driving. ➢ Ditches on roads. ➢ Measures ➢ Maintenance of traffic rules ➢ Fines for law-breakers. ➢ Conclusion. Accidents have become a grave concern in our daily life...

  9. essay

    We all know that road accident is a great issue. The number of incidents of occurring road accident is increasing in an alarming rate. Every day we have to know the news of road accident in print and electric media. Road accident brings sufferings and sorrows for the people. It is a curse in the society...

  10. Banning Cell Phones on the Road

    Name Composition I Mr. Teacher 17 Sep. 2014 Banning Cell Phones on the Road You are driving along the highway when, BAM ! A car rams into the side of yours. As you look up what do you see? A man texting on his cell phone totally oblivious to the world around him. As he gets out of his car he says...

  11. Older Drivers

    Elderly Drivers Picture driving down the road when you pull up to a yellow light, and ease to a stop as it turns red you look to your side to see a car speed past the now red light, and as they zoom by you notice that it happens to be an elderly person. It happens every day, and it can be prevented...

  12. speeding

    Drivers who over speed cause the greatest risks on roads compared to other causes of accidents. Different statistics showing that speeding is a major factor in more than a third of all the road crashes that are fatal. Recent researches show that more than sixty nine per cent of drivers admit that they...

  13. road accidents

    As we were traveling in our car, we saw an accident happen in front of us. My father slammed on the breaks and veered to the left and went into the median strip of the highway. He then put the car into park and opened the car door and ran toward the accident leaving the car door open. Me being the age...

  14. Learning

    detrimental effects of their actions. Notably, researches have depicted that texting while driving is one of the major causes of road accidents. As a matter of fact, accidents caused due to messaging while driving have superseded those which are instigated by drunk drivers. Worth noting is the fact...

  15. speeding

    Drivers who over speed cause the greatest risks on roads compared to other causes of accidents. Different statistics showing that speeding is a major factor in more than a third of all the road crashes that are fatal. Recent researches show that more than sixty nine per cent of drivers admit that they...

  16. SUV ON ROAD

    Should SUVs be Illegal? On September 3, 1995 a fatal automobile accident occurred on highway 26; a small red car lost control when it hit a patch of wet pavement and headed straight towards a white Chevy Suburban. The impact of the collision ripped the small red car into two pieces resulting...

  17. Boating Public

    boaters license. Again if you did not know any better your answer would be no. “. On average, approximately 700 people die in recreational boating accidents each year.  It is the belief of boating safety experts that requiring recreational boaters to have boating safety instruction could save numerous...

  18. Anger and Driving

    killed and an estimated 168,000 were injured in crashes that involved red light running. Every day we have to deal with these types of people on the road. We run a great risk whether on a long trip, or a short commute. Fortunately, there is something we can do about it. Motorcycles became popular among...

  19. Inferential Statistics and Findings

     Inferential Statistics and Findings QNT/561 December 8, 2014 Inferential Statistics and Findings The purpose of this paper is to create inferential statistics (hypothesis test) using the research question and two variable (dependent, DV and independent, IV), the learning...

  20. Weapons of Mass Destruction

    of our day, no one plans producing a weapon of such magnitude. With the increasing numbers of automobile owners and drivers comes the countless accidents and unlawful behavior. So with this decreasing of automobile owner awareness comes the need of regulation and laws, Yet only so much can be done...

  21. Driving Ticket Paper

    experience which limits a driver’s knowledge of different road conditions, safe driving techniques, and state requirements. One of the most dangerous aspects of driving can be driving too fast, where the vehicle is less stable and prone to accidents. Studies have shown that of the car crashes that have occurred...

  22. Don't drink and

    and Drive When a cell phone goes off in a classroom or at a concert, we are irritated, but at least our lives are not endangered. When we are on the road, however, irresponsible cell phone users are more than irritating: They are putting our lives at risk. Many of us have witnessed drivers so distracted...

  23. Oral Presentation

     Should the driving age in Australia be lowered? If the driving age in Australia was lowered to 17 the road toll would rise by 20 per cent in the first year alone. The pressure to lower the driving age is the greatest in Victoria as it is the state with the highest driving age. Only in Victoria does...

  24. Boys and Girls Are Mature Enough by the Age of 16 to Drive Cars on Our Roads.

    Boys and girls are mature enough by the age of 16 to drive cars on our roads. The reason why I chose this topic is because I would like to drive at the age of 16. Boys and girls are maturing earlier these days. Studies have shown this to true both physically and emotionally. More is expected of...

  25. Hydrogen Vehicle

    for some fatal accidents in British Columbia. However, Cell phone use while driving is dangerous not only for the sake of drivers’ own safety but also for passengers’ and pedestrians’. Although using cell phones in an operating vehicle is not the only reasons that cause traffic accidents, cell phone driving...

  26. Teen Driving

    United States. Motor vehicle accidents are unnecessary high among young drivers between the ages of 15-20. Accidents risks decline with increased experience, but with more newly licensed teenagers driving, the greater their risk for being involved in a accident. Hence, the dilemma facing policy...

  27. The danger of lying in bed

    said: "Have an accident insurance ticket, also?" "No," I said, after studying the matter over a little. "No, I believe not; I am going to be traveling by rail all day today. However, tomorrow I don't travel. Give me one for tomorrow." The man looked puzzled. He said: "But it is for accident insurance,...

  28. Personal Accident and Health Insurance Market in Argentina: Size, Global Trends, Industry, Drivers, Opportunities and Forecast to 2018

    information and insights into the Argentine personal accident and health insurance segment, including: The Argentine personal accident and health insurance segment's growth prospects by insurance categories Key trends and drivers for the personal accident and health insurance segment The various distribution...

  29. So Why Can't I Speed

    records and statistics yearly. During the course of this paper we will review accident statistics, speed limits, road conditions and driving habits which are the leading causes of speeding. Even though speed is not the main factor for vehicle fatalities, speed is dangerous resulting in accidents and influencing...

  30. Personal Accident and Health Insurance Market in Poland: Size, Global Trends, Industry, Drivers, Opportunities and Forecast to 2018

    The Polish personal accident and health insurance segment recorded steady growth during the review period. The segment’s gross written premium posted a review period (2009-2013) compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.9%. The segment was driven by the economic growth, an increase in demand for health...

  31. Drivers Safety

    anything from a ticket or fine to death. In most cases it can lead to death. One of the top traumatic events in Alaska today are due to motor vehicle accidents, which are more likely to become fatal and 40% being alcohol related. In 2000, the Alaska legislature set the Blood Alcohol Content level for drivers...

  32. texting and drving

    Texting while driving causes around 1,600,000 accidents per year in the US and causes at least 11 deaths every day. More often than not, people see texting while driving as no big deal, but I am here to tell each and every one of you why this must not go on any longer. Texting in general can be distracting...

  33. Texting while driving vs. drinking and driving

    distracted driving, the question surrounding the fairness of these penalties, given the similarities of choice, still remain. The increasing number of accidents and fatalities caused by distracted driving raises a serious concern as to why stiffer penalties have not yet been in effect. The maximum penalty...

  34. Women Driving in Ksa

    15 years? And it won’t change in a matter of weeks or days or seconds. Our argument focuses on the practicalities of us driving like traffic jams, accidents, car breakdowns, driving in remote areas, etc. (And I say US because just like you I am a woman that has been deprived of my choice to drive). ...

  35. Risk of Teenagers Behind the Wheel

    teenage driving. Motor vehicle accidents remain the leading cause of death in youths from 16 to 20 years of age. The motor vehicle fatality rate of teenagers is higher than that of any other age group. Sixteen-year-old drivers are more than 20 times as likely to have an accident as the general population...

  36. drinking and driving

    inability to react quickly. It can change your mood and behavior, and make it harder to think clearly and move with coordination (drugfreeworld). Statistics say that the percent of alcohol in your body that you can drive with depends on your gender and weight. Even though the legal age for drinking is...

  37. The Self-Driving Advantage

    listening to national public radio on low volume while turning left off of Harvey Road. Suddenly, you find yourself scrambled up behind your second row seats. Incidents like these result in the millions of accidents that occur in the United States per year. The culprit? Human driver error. In order...

  38. Distracted Driving: the Preventable Killer

    was immature, overconfident, and driving too fast. Carelessness and distractions proved too much for this young, inexperienced driver. He ran off the road, hit a ditch, and went airborne slamming into a tree at a high rate of speed. The impact of this horrific crash paralyzed one passenger and instantly...

  39. dlksmdc

    101 14 March XXXX A Call to Action: Regulate Use of Cell Phones on the Road When a cell phone goes off in a classroom or at a concert, we are irritated, but at least our lives are not endangered. When we are on the road, however, irresponsible cell phone users are more than irritating: They are...

  40. Texting and Driving 8

    According to the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis, 2,600 people died in 2004 and 330,000 more were injured while using cell phones just before an accident. In essence, cell phones should not be used while driving, merely because it puts one’s life and others in danger. Introduction: Cellular telephones...

  41. Licensing at Eighteen

    Essay Licensing at Eighteen In High School, I lost two of my best friends to car accidents. Adam, 17, was speeding around a curve and hydroplaned into a telephone pole. Matthew, 18, was speeding down an old country road; he was ejected through the windshield. If there would be any chance of the age of...

  42. Should Old People Be Allowed to Drive

    death which included a girl getting killed by a car who was an 84 year old man, he apparently received a clean bill of health only months before this accident, After he got to serve 15 month sentence in the jail. This showed me that old people can`t react quickly because an eyewitness said that “I don`t...

  43. Accident to Remember

    Accident to remember Every once and awhile I’ll look back on my life and I’ll laugh. Particularly at the times I spent with my friend Parvez and all the mischief we caused. I look back now and I think what the HELL were we doing? How did we not die or even got hurt? Have you ever sat down and had a...

  44. Car Accident

    small conversation about my driving for some reason that morning. She told me how she was proud that I haven’t hit anything or gotten in any car accidents in my first year of having my license. I agreed that it was very fortunate and continued to eat my breakfast. After breakfast was over, I asked...

  45. Texting and Driving Should Be Banned in the United States

    driving. Texting and driving should be banned in the United States because it causes distractions, it increases your chances of being involved in a auto accident, and can lead to high insurance policies. Distractions while driving happen all the time, such as changing a cd or flipping through the channels...

  46. The Car Accident

    The Car Accident On a luminous Thursday morning, I woke up to the smell of bacon sizzling in the frying pan, and the sound of the bacon grease splattering all over. I lazily opened one eye and the blinding sun filled my room. I opened the curtains, and saw the sun scattered tiny diamonds over the...

  47. tsfd

    [preview] Cell Phones And Driving: Dangers Involved with Cell Phone Use While Driving - Most people don’t abide by the rules and regulations of the road. Most people don’t even know that they are breaking the law because they do it so often. Talking on the cell phone and driving has become a very popular...

  48. Major Accidents in Oil and Gas

    are allowed to take this course to learn about health and safety which will surely be useful in the present and the future. ABSTRACT Major accidents in oil and gas, petrochemicals and pharmaceutical plants have occurred countless time during the period where fossil fuel replacing the coal engine...

  49. Statistics Term Paper

    to take a Statistics Class. So, first of all you aren't very good in math and secondly, you don't understand why not only a statistics class but a DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS class is required for a BA with a concentration in Human Resources. What does "Human Resources" have to do with Statistics? The writer...

  50. Meeting an Old Injured Man by the Road Side

    such conditions I was rather brave. As I was passing a narrow lane, I heard a hoarse cough. My attention was immediately focused on an object on the road. Upon closer scrutiny, I saw that it was an old man. He was in pain and was groaning. Fortunately, the brilliant moon cast some light and I could see...

  51. The Road

    The Religious Road: Religious Ambiguity in Cormac McCarthy’s The Road Cormac McCarthy's The Road carries a complex juxtaposition between the presence and absence of God. In some scenes we are reminded that God is always looking after us, while other portions of the novel offer skepticism...

  52. Road Rage Anger

    I got a low level of anger in response to roads events. I was really surprise when I saw my scores; I do not expect to be in that level. I believed that I was in the top of anger category. I think I got that result, first of all, because, I am not spending many time driving at this time. I am not working...

  53. Texting and driving

    enforced as a D.U.I is so that the roads can stay safer for everyone. The state laws created to prevent texting and driving are a vital step in cracking down on texting and driving. According to stoptextsstopwrecks.org you’re three times more likely to get into an accident while texting and driving. Police...

  54. Texting and Driving

    National Safety Council: The National Safety Council saves lives by preventing injuries and deaths at work, in homes and communities, and on the roads through leadership, research, education and advocacy National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: NHTSA was established by the Highway Safety Act...

  55. Guidance in Accident Protection and Safety

    Purpose: To provide guidance on accident prevention and safety. 1. General - Units will establish an aggressive safety and accident awareness and prevention program to keep losses to a minimum. Appropriate control and prevention procedures will be implemented to provide for an intensely managed...

  56. COMMUNITY HEALTH AND POPULATION-FOCUSED NURSING

    response department, and other NGOs. Texas community is experiencing a number of public health issues which include diseases, drugs, and accidents among others. This paper reviews Texas community and the most pronounced public health issues. Identified Public Health Issues The...

  57. hihihih

    It was just a really horrific scene all because of a senseless text message. It’s just sad, sorry, it’s just sad (“Texting While Driving Stories & Accidents”) Texting and driving is one of the largest epidemics to sweep our nation. The progression of text messaging, with more capable phones and larger...

  58. regression

    higher chance of being involved in an accident.  Statistically, young men usually have to pay higher insurance rates than young women since more male teenagers have accidents than female teenagers. However, older women are suggested to be involved in more minor accidents than older men. Thus, when become...

  59. 2021 Automotive Lighting Research Report

    Development policies and plans are discussed as well as  manufacturing processes and cost structures are also analysed  With 173 tables the report provides key statistics on the state  of the industry and is a valuable source of guidance and  direction for companies and individuals interested in the  market. ...

  60. Seatbelts

    Irvine AP National Writer DEERFIELD, Wis. (AP)--The car was racing down a country road at speeds well over 100 mph, even though the cop who'd been chasing it had given up. So when the young passengers saw the "T" in the road ahead, they knew there was no way driver Matt Hotmann could stop or make the turn...