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    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 cannot be re-winded. Advanced technology

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    Discuss the extent to which the rules on causation need to be reformed? Causation refers to whether the defendant’s conduct caused the harm or damage in a crime and it must be established in all result crimes. Causation in criminal liability is divided into factual causation and legal causation. Factual causation is the starting point and consists of applying the ’but for’ test. In most cases‚ factual causation alone will be enough to establish causation. However‚ in some circumstances it will also

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    10 Ways to Prevent an Accident Accidents are unpredictable happenings that can catch anyone off-guard when you least expect it. That’s why the simple‚ yet so overlooked prevention methods need to be taken into consideration before going on the road. 1. Carefully look both ways — twice — before entering an intersection. It’s easy to miss an oncoming car at first glance because it’s hidden by your car’s windshield frame. A second look only takes a second and it might avoid a serious collision.

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    Airline Accident Investigation Prcedure "Aviation in itself is not inherently dangerous. But to an even greater degree than the sea‚ it is terribly unforgiving of any carelessness‚ incapacity or neglect." -- Capt A. G. Lamplugh‚ British Aviation Insurance Group According to the Air Transport Association‚ a person could fly every day for 3‚859 years without being involved in an aircraft accident. That’s an accident rate of one accident for every 1.4 million flights‚ according to a CNN report‚ based

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    Report Final Draft Technology Traffic Accidents in KSA Name – Mohammad Ba-Azeem Outline Thesis: This report will discuss technical causes‚ effects and solutions of traffic accident in KSA. Also‚ it will compare and contrast the solutions‚ then‚ recommend the best solution and show how it can be applied in KSA. Introduction I. Causes & effects of technology car accidents. A. Causes of technology car accidents. 1) Tires. a) Underinflated

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    Road accidents are global tragedies with an ever-raising trend. In Malaysia‚ it represents a major public problem because of the high number of victims involved and also the seriousness of the consequences for the victim themselves and to their families. Accidents are generally classified as single vehicle accidents in which the vehicle is either colliding with fixed objects or with pedestrians Besides that‚ the vehicle may fall in a ditch and multiple vehicle accidents in which two or more than

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    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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