A seat belt‚ an unnecessary luxury for the Bolivians ? Crazy traffic. One of the first things that popped into my mind since I was landed in Cochabamba. Coming from Buenos Aires it is not an immense difference‚ but‚ traffic rules (those that exist) are taken even less serious here. It is not the speed‚ ignoring crosswalks or passing right that are the most interesting for me but the (none) use of seatbelts. The seatbelt‚ ‘a belt or strap in an automobile‚ airplane‚ etc.‚ fastened around or sometimes diagonally
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“The Catbird Seat” Questions 1-9 1. Throughout the story suspense is aroused and maintained excellently. This is achieved by the character the author creates. Mr. Martin is characterized as a neat and cautious man‚ who never took a smoke or a drink in his life. Our suspense is aroused when the author states that it has been “a week to the day since Mr. Martin had decided to rub out Mrs. Ulgine Barrows”. This arouses our suspense because we are told Mr. Martin is planning to murder this woman
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Child Safety Seats For Big Kids Child Safety Seats for Big Kids Child Safety Seats are the best protection a parent can provide to a child when traveling in a vehicle. Child Safety Seats are specifically designed to protect a child from becoming injured in a vehicle collision by ensuring that the child’s brain and spinal cord is protected. This paper will explain the importance of Child Safety Seats and attempt to persuade the reader to ensure that children stay in safety seats until the age
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“Get in car. Check! Adjust seat. Check! Adjust mirrors. Check! What comes next?” Most would say‚ “Buckle up!” Wearing a seat belt is a habit that most people have developed over years of riding and driving in cars. If everyone is required to buckle up‚ why are school buses seat belt free? Some people believe that school buses are already safe enough; nevertheless‚ seat belts should be required on school buses because having children buckle-up would help create a lifelong habit‚ state law requires
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The war of the sexes is as old as time itself and Thurber’s “The Catbird Seat” provides an interesting point of view in this ongoing war. While the protagonist‚ Mr. Erwin Martin‚ displayed characteristics stereotypically common of the female sex‚ his nemesis‚ Mrs. Ulgine Barrows‚ displayed characteristics more commonly observed in men. These two characters did not understand each other‚ nor did they seem to want to bridge the gap. Thurber’s story is set in the early 1940’s‚ creating an expectation
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car seat‚ also known as an infant-toddler car seat‚ is one that can be used for both newborn infants as well as larger toddlers. Purchasing a convertible seat can save you money as it is the only seat you will have to purchase for your infant and toddler. If you already own an infant only seat‚ buying a convertible infant car seat will allow you to keep your young child in the rear facing position longer than transitioning to a toddler seat. For newborns and small infants‚ you have two seat choices
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Ninety percent of people use a seat belt on highways but most traffic fatalities happen within twenty-five miles away from home and under forty mile-per-hour. ‘I’m just running to the gas station’ can turn into a fatal accident. You have an airbag and think that’ll save you? Great‚ but airbags can actually do more of damage than good. Airbags can push in your lungs making it hard for any adult or child to breathe. Airbags shouldn’t be used as a substitute‚ airbags plus a seat belt actually provides the
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dies because she was not wearing a seat belt‚ and if she had been wearing one‚ she would have lived. The author also talks about Princess Diana suffering head and internal injuries. The location‚ time‚ and how it happened are also mentioned in the article. "Buckling up." Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 20 Dec. 2012. <http://www.saferoads.org/buckling>. This website game many statistics about seat belt safety that were used in this essay. Also‚ the website has the list of
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Effect of Seat Belt Enforcement Tens of thousands of Americans die every year in motor vehicle accidents. As a result of the increasing number of fatalities each year‚ the United States began to take action to reduce the amount of avoidable deaths on the road. Following the lead of New York‚ States implemented mandatory seat belt laws that required people in vehicles to wear seat belts‚ or risk a fine for failing to do so. The enforcement of seat belt laws significantly increases the use of seat belts
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Jan. 2014. “During the past 10 years‚ however‚ traffic-related deaths and injuries have declined due to a substantial increase in seat belt use.” "When you are injured‚ you do not just affect yourself. The injured person asks for insurance and government benefits that we all pay for." “The Urban League endorses primary laws because statistics show minorities wear seat belts less and suffer serious injury at higher rates.” Heitmann‚ John. "Automobile Safety." Dictionary of American History. Ed.
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