Traffic accident has been a serious issue in Hong Kong. From 1997 to 2006‚ over 14000 traffic accident cases have been reported each year. The number of cases remained at a high level. In 2006‚ 14849 cases happened causing 144 people died and 18729 people injured. Averaging 40 traffic accident cases take place per day. Traffic accident not only endangers human life but also causes traffic congestion. It brings inconvenience to people. Undoubtedly‚ it wastes the time of road users and also cause serious
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Traffic accident in Cambodia In Cambodia‚ there are many problems that happen in society such as health like HIV‚ Hypertension‚ Diabetes Mellitus‚ Diarrhea diseases‚ Lung Disease. But all of these problems are now better than before. Yet traffic accident is the serious problems that occurred in Cambodia. Most people died on traffic accident than on diseases. According to WHO (World Health Organization) has shown that people Road Traffic Accidents Deaths in Cambodia reached 2‚226 or 2.15% of total
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Genting bus crash case‚ there are several recommendations that we want to point out in preventing or reducing the frequency and severity of bus accidents at Genting Highlands in the future. The government should upgrade the safety of Genting Highlands road. Including signboard‚ lighten up the side of the road‚ adding up the road yellow bar especially at accidents area‚ improving the safety area beside only using the rubber wall and guard rails and reconstruct the widen of the road. The drivers must
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disastrous nuclear accident in Fukushima‚ Japan last year‚ the crisis of a nuclear accident and its consequences has once again become a hotly discussed issue. A nuclear accident is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (2008) as "an event that has led to significant consequences to people‚ the environment or the facility. Examples include lethal effects to individuals‚ large radioactivity release to the environment‚ or reactor core melt." The causes of a nuclear accident mainly are nuclear
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” This is a phrase that has been used carelessly over the years. Gun accidents are continuously increasing‚ and innocent children are the ones who are suffering from this carelessness. What happens when those guns lie in the hands of our children? Parents lose children‚ grandparents lose grandchildren‚ and siblings lose a brother or a sister. Every nine hours a child‚ under the age of fifteen‚ dies from a firearm accident. What could be done to ensure that tragedies like this do not happen
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the Load: The See-Saw as a Simple Machine Introduction The see-saw is not just a playground toy‚ it is an example of a simple machine. In physics‚ simple machines are tools that make it easier to do work. A lever is an example of a simple machine. A lever is a straight rod or board that pivots on a stationary point called a pivot point or a fulcrum. Levers are often used to lift heavy loads. A see-saw‚ a shovel‚ and a wheelbarrow are all examples of levers. Abstract Have you ever tried to pull
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(2000) XXVIX No 3 INSAF 35 DIFFICULTIES SUFFERED BY ACCIDENT VICTIMS ETICAN RAMASAMY* This article highlights the sufferings of victims of motor vehicle accidents due to the amendments to Civil Law Act 1956 by Amendment Act A602 in the year 1984. INTRODUCTION 1. It has been often said that about 50 to 60 per cent of the litigation work handled by lawyers somehow arises due to road accident claims commonly called running down cases. The main claims would be either loss of dependancy
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Traffic accidents are a major cause of death and injuries world wide‚ but while they are declining in many parts of the developed world‚ fatalities are still on the rise in many developing countries including India. In our state more than half of the road accident victims are in the age group of 20 to 55‚ the key wage earning and child raising age group. The loss of the main bread winner and head of household due to death or disability can be catastrophic‚ leading to lower living standards and poverty
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to be taken for Preventing Road Accidents • Most important method to bring down accidents is strict enforcement ofspeed limits.90 % of accidents can be avoided by strict enforcement ofspeed limits. • Heavy Penalty should be imposed on ALL those who cross speed limits. Ifthis is strictly implemented‚ nobody will dare to go at high speed. • Existing speed limits should be brought down further. • Heavy penalty should be imposed for those who cause accidents. • Tamper proof speed controllers
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the conditions around you and the actions of others.”- This is the slogan for Defensive Driving. Vehicle accidents are most common if the driving is inadequate. These happen on most factors if the driver is drowsy or if he is alcoholic. Driver drowsiness is recognized as an important factor in the vehicle accidents. It was demonstrated that driving performance deteriorates with increased drowsiness with resulting crashes constituting more than 20% of all vehicle accidents. But the life lost once
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