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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 of drinking and driving has always...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
differentiating fatal car-car and fatal car-truck crashes. Hard-copy materials—including original police accident reports, crash diagrams, and other crash-related information from the 1995–98 Trucks in Fatal Accidents records maintained by the Center iv for National Truck Statistics—were reviewed. The results...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
DANGERS OF SPEEDING AND CARELESSNESS ON THE ROAD People who speed cause the greatest risks on roads compared to other causes of accidents. Speeding is a major factor in more than a third of all the crashes that are fatal. Speeding above the set speed limit may lead to a number of dangers. Speeding...
safer cars on safer roads; decades of advertisements and public information campaigns have made most of us safer drivers. As a result, the U.S. logged the lowest accident fatality rate ever recorded in 2008 [source: NHTSA]. Despite this progress, unfortunately, the number of auto accidents and fatalities...
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...
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...
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...
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...
phone in the hand and eyes on the screen instead of the road. You can also see older adults chatting on a cell phone while driving, not paying attention to the road, but to the conversation at hand. The average time of taking your eyes off the road to look at the cell phone is about 5 seconds. That is...
traffic on Earth". Traffic congestion is a big problem for everyone within the city. The main reasons why traffic congestion occurs are more cars, poor road management, and poor practices on behalf of employers. Traffic is one of the most serious problems in big cities and it has made people’s lives more...
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...
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,...
first car accident it was caused by a lack of attention. The day of the accident is a day that I will never forget. It was a hot summer day in July 2009. I was driving my 1996 Ford Mustang on my way to St. Louis Mills mall. On my way there I collided with another car. The accident occurred only...
Speeding Increase Risks Of Auto Accidents Hurrying to get to work or out of town can result in a great deal of lost time, money and even personal injury or death when speeding results in an auto accident. According to the insurance Institute for Highway Safety , there are three ways in which speed...
drunk driving. Or is drunk driving even the true problem? Could we still let people have a good time and drive home themselves without causing any accidents? I believe there is a better way. Everyone knows drinking always leads to having a good time and lots of fun. Let’s say you’re at a party at your...
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...
impatient drivers will begin to overtake illegally recklessly by jumping queue. Minor accidents could happen and therefore worsen the traffic jam. Drivers can end up by arguing and drive bumper to bumper. Accidents happen incur expenditure, higher cost is needed to service our car. Besides that, the...
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 many fatalities. Additionally...
dangerous it can be. One small distraction can cause a huge car accident that could be potentially fatal. Indeed, many of today’s drivers have faced these distractions. There were 43,200 deaths on traffic crashes in 2005. Many car accidents result in serious injuries because drivers and passengers fail...
it comes to safety, these words do not guarantee perfect health or become a shield against accidents on the road. As Americans are living longer, there is tremendous concern for our elderly loved ones on the road and their safety. For many seniors, driving represents an unimaginable sense of freedom and...
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...
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...
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...
case of an accident, anyone seeing her dead on the highway would know at once that she was a lady.” The Misfit drives a hearse: A hearse is used to carry the deceased, and the Misfit kills people. Grandmother takes notice of the graves in the field as they travel. “In case of an accident, anyone...
addition to the traditional siren, they could use radio communication to warn other vehicles or to preempt traffic lights. Such an application can reduce accident risks during emergency response trips and also help save valuable time. We outline a comprehensive design of such an emergency vehicle warning system...
that are imposed on the various types of roads e.g., freeways, side streets, residential streets, etc. one would perhaps be surprised to discover an inability to answer this seemingly simple question. The same could easily be said of many other rules of the road for instance, far too many drivers in this...
are being done while driving an automobile. The United States already has way too many car accidents, but with people talking on phones while driving just becomes more of a hazard. Cell phones cause car accidents, they are disruptive in classrooms, and teenagers tend to spend less time with family. Cell...
enforcement or being part of an accident due to someone driving too fast or even having a loved one be a victim of excessive speeding. Speeding is the act or an instance of driving especially a motor vehicle faster than is allowed by law. Speeding occurs in 33% of all fatal accidents. Driving too fast is also...
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...
3 2/4/2009 Think twice before running that red light! Speeding through a red light at the intersection of Hamburg Turnpike and Black Oak Ridge Road will soon cost you even when there is no police officer in sight. The intersection is the first in the counties of Passaic, Bergen or Morris to be selected...
[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...
Cell phone safety would seem largely a matter of common sense. Pay attention, watch the road and you’ll arrive safely. But researchers who have been studying cell phone-related accidents since the 1990s say there are some surprising ways in which wireless phones endanger drivers, passengers and pedestrians...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Negotiation Skills 5-6 The Overall Responsibilities of a Vehicle Assessor 6-7 Task 2 8-12 The Role of an Expert Witness 8 Bio Mechanist 8-9 Accident investigator 9-10 Metallurgist 11 The Importance of Using a Range of Expert Witnesses 11-12 Task 3 13-14 Initial inspection 13-14 Task...
and overlays a main road in the area with a traffic layer. The traffic layer is created by using JavaScript, to lay and stroke paths over the main road. It highlight the paths in either red for busy roads, or green for roads with no congestion. JavaScript determines whether the roads are congested or not...