Annotated Bibliography "Distracted Driving." Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection. Detroit: Gale‚ 2012. Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 6 Mar. 2013. In this article “Distracted Driving”‚ many distractions are mentioned other than just cell phone usage‚ such as changing the radio station or driving with kids in the back seat. It is stated that the dangers from distracted driving are because of the decrease in brain function and inability to pay full attention to the road. These practices
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of 5 teenagers aged 13 to 19 died in auto accidents‚6‚000 of those 4‚000 are the results of distracted driving. Being a safe driver is important because it impacts the individual and the community. Increase in seatbelt use‚56 percent of teen driving have been in at least one crash (teen driving#21) out of 5‚665 teen 9th-11th grades teens with good parents and safe driving habits will stay alive than those who do not easy access to a vehicle were more than twice as likely to crash (Teen Driving#57)
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History of civil aviation does not exceed a hundred years. Therefore‚ the understanding of aviation safety as well as the cause of the airplane accidents remains limited. Convention on International Civil Aviation Annex 13 has defined an airplane accident as an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft‚ which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight until such time as all such persons have disembarked‚ where a person is fatally or seriously
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Guidelines DRIVER TRAINING AND TESTING for the Asian and Pacific Region Asian Development Bank 4.7 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY DRIVER TRAINING AND TESTING 4.7 Recent studies in the United Kingdom (UK) and United States (US) have shown that in about 95 percent of recorded accidents‚ driver error was a contributory factor in some form or other. It is‚ therefore‚ vital that the human factor is addressed in tackling the problems of road safety. Fundamental to this is an efficient driver testing
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Car accident injuries The most common type of personal injury suffered in car accidents is whiplash and it is estimated that as many as 250‚000 Britons are affected by it every year. Whiplash is basically the overstretching of the tissue in the neck and spine and can result in weeks‚ months or‚ in severe cases‚ years of pain and discomfort. Speed is not necessarily a contributing factor to a whiplash injury as it can be caused by a car accident at speeds of as little as 5mph. It is‚ instead‚ the
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SAFETY IS NO ACCIDENT INTRODUCTION This book provides a rare insight into aviation safety from the work carried out by the UK Government’s Accidents Investigation Branch‚ by its former Chief Inspector. It is an account of the particular contribution that aircraft accident investigation has made‚ and can make‚ to the ever improving standards of flight safety. The basic objective of an accident investigation team is to bring to light a potential or actual failure‚ either technical or human. It is
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Most of the common accidents at work can be prevented provided both employees and employers consider it as their duty to prevent accidents at their work place. Employers are required to perform risk assessment for probable accidents that could happen and adapt necessary methods to prevent accidents in the health and safety procedures practiced by them. Employees must strictly follow the health and safety measures adapted by their employers and help to avoid accidents at work. Slips‚ trips and falls
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STUDY OF ROAD ACCIDENTS IN INDIA Introduction: Civil Engineering Seminar topic on the "Study of Road Accidents in India”. Road accidents are one of the causes of disability‚ injury and death. India has the highest road traffic accident rate worldwide with over 140000 deaths annually‚ beating even China. Every hour nearly 14 lives are lost due to road accidents. Most accidents occur during peak hours considered an ‘unsafe’ or dangerous time due to complex flow pattern of vehicular traffic. Thus
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closer look at it. It has its foundations in the discipline of experiential learning. Dewey (1939 cited in Rolfe‚ Freshwater‚ & Jasper 2001) claimed that we learn by doing‚ and realising what came of what we did. “Reflective practice is something more than thoughtful practice. It is that form of practice which seeks to problematise many situations of professional performance so that they can become potential learning situations and so the practitioners can continue to learn‚ grow and develop
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2010 Become a Better Driver In every major city accidents happen in which people are injured or killed. These unintended injurious events are caused by a “mistake” made by the parties involved (Hughes). Many people are good drivers‚ but it would be good for people to learn to be better drivers. It will help people if they have to retake their license test when they renew their license. This will help them follow the road rules‚ be more respectful to other drivers‚ and avoid other distractions
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