Traffic Accidents The world of today has a lot of accidents for many reasons‚ such as car accidents‚ fire accidents‚ or water accidents. Accidents are very common in big cities as there are many modes of transport and road are narrow and overcrowded. We hear of them and read about them in newspapers almost daily. There are few causes of traffic accidents. In Malaysia‚ one of the surest means of putting into practice the "Rakyat Diutamakan" (People First) policy of our prime minister is through
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BAYESIAN MODELLING OF DRIVER ERROR-CAUSED TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN METRO MANILA ABSRACT Filipinos have been known to be one of the most reckless drivers in the world. The Philippine government has been continuously reminding the public to drive safely and avoid reckless driving but the lack of discipline and complete disregard of traffic rules have led wasted time to destruction of both property and life. This study aims to aid in formulating traffic road policies in the busiest roads in the
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Distracted driving is not only teens but it is adults as well. In the state of Florida there is no ban or law keeping anyone from texting and driving. They tried before for a bill with texting and driving and if convicted they would face up to $250 or to 30 days in jail. This bill did not last very long and today texting and driving has caused more wrecks. While driving‚ adults and teenagers cannot resist the urge to pick up their cell phone and send a text or respond to one‚ and as soon as the driver’s
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there are reports and newspaper articles about drivers who were distracted or under the influence of something. Most of us have probably seen drivers swerving in their lanes or barely dodging a pedestrian because they are not focused. In fact‚ each day‚ the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that “more than 15 people are killed and more than 1‚200 people are injured in crashes that were reported to involve a distracted driver”. Some victims sustain minor injuries while others
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Traffic accidents are on the rise these days. Most of the accidents caused injuries or either worse death. Research have found that most of the accidents are caused by inexperienced drivers‚ for example young drivers. Young drivers tend to be more daring and are unable to avoid a crush when they face one. They tend to be more daring after drinking alcohol at night and this causes them to lose control of the car. Drunk driving will not only risk a person’s own life but may also cause an innivent
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DISTRACTED DRIVING Multitasking has developed into an essential part of people’s lives and it is expected of human beings to be able to multitask at a high level (Madden 15). This expectation has begun to cause many problems in the modern world with distractions such as texting‚ Facebook chat‚ and‚ Twitter‚ games‚ and social media in general. From the moment people wake up‚ they begin checking their phone‚ to see if anything interesting is going on‚ check the weather‚ search through social
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Experts state that the major causes of car accidents are driver distractions. Dangerous distractions that can lead to an accident include cell phones and other gadgets that drivers use as they drive. Cell phones‚ laptops‚ electric razors‚ etc. causes drivers to take their eyes off the road for seconds at a time with the potential to cause a serious‚ if not deadly‚ accident. In response to this‚ some states in the US have banned the use of hand-held cell phones while people are driving. The alternative
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Distracted Driving Distracted driving is dangerous because it can kill any driver or passenger; however‚ steps can be taken to reduce the causes of distracted driving and the number of fatalities that result from it. There are many different distractions behind the wheel‚ the one most people do and it is very dangerous is texting and driving. More and more Studies are found everyday this is not safe‚ people should care if they’re putting their lives at risk. “In Study 1‚ we found that males reported
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7.7 Our state does an all right job of warning us about the dangers of distracted driving. What to do and what not to do behind the wheel of a vehicle. Just under half of the population who are in their mid thirties and below have cell phones that they use while driving. This shows just how important it is that we need to stop with the distractive driving; the state can only do so much. The rest is up to us‚ and it shouldn’t be a hard decision to make. When you have your phone out and your
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Steering Wheel Car accidents can happen to drivers anytime‚ anywhere. ”According to the National Safety council‚ which stated that more that 2.5 million collisions. The most common type of car accidents it is also know that the accident rear end as incident of injury. Among the car accidents‚ the teenage group is the only age group who is number of deaths is increasing instead of decreasing. Also‚ all the people are exposed to risk and actually every one of the has got car accidents at least once that
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