Walker English Comp 1 January 31‚ 2013 Carelessness Causes Accidents Pulling up in our driveway from winning my first soccer game of the season‚ my mother and I jumped out of the car to go inside and celebrate the win. As we were walking to unlock the front door‚ we heard a screeching of tires across the hot pavement of a midsummer’s day. I turned my head to the scene of a fatal accident and screamed. When I witnessed this accident‚ a memory was created of the scene to remind myself of how reckless
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WAY TO PEDESTRIANS AT ZEBRA CROSSING: MOREMI HALL‚ UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS. ADETUASE Christiana & OLUYEMI Abayomi Department of Psychology‚ University of Lagos. ABSTRACT Pedestrians are susceptible road users. In the University of Lagos‚ pedestrian have the right of way over cars at unsignalised zebra crossing as soon as they noticeably indicate their intention to cross the street. In this research‚ we present the findings of the willingness of motorist to give way to pedestrians at the
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CAUSES OF CAR ACCIDENTS IN OMAN 1‚051 people were killed on the road in 2011‚ according to the final statistics1 of the Royal Oman Police. Oman‚ unfortunately‚ has continuously recorded a huge leap2 in road accidents and accident- related deaths. Despite the fact that drivers should have a high degree of attention‚ caution and awareness‚ we cannot solely blame3 them for every single car accident. To discuss the main causes of car accidents in Oman I will confine4 myself to four main causes which
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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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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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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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Describe the policies and procedures for dealing with accidents‚ injuries‚ illnesses and other emergencies that are in place within the school setting (P3). These policies and procedures of accident‚ injury‚ illness and other emergencies are in place within the school setting to govern working practices and provide quality and an agreed framework for action. The management within the school setting is responsible for creating the policies and for checking that they are being followed‚ and the staffs
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How to prevent car accidents Car accidents happen every day‚ and while some are inevitable‚ many are preventable. Although‚ in recent years‚ a number of innovative campaigns have been arranged to avoid car accidents‚ car crashes occur frequently. Mostly‚ car accidents occur due to rash and careless driving. Road accidents also happen sometimes due to disorderliness and lack of patience. So how can you prevent a car accident? The answer is very simple‚ use common sense and obey the rules of the
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Car accidents are one of the scariest every day possibilities that can effect anyone’s life‚ any day‚ in a matter of seconds. Most people consider themselves to be well informed on what to do if they should ever find themselves in that type of situation. However many are misinformed. Car accidents can happen at any time of the day‚ anywhere. Put yourself in that situation‚ what would be the first thing you did after impact? If you say pick up the phone and call 911‚ you would be wrong. There are
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Driving a car may not seem as dangerous as it is due to it being a daily routine‚ but in truth everyday people risk lives by letting themselves get distracted. On average in the U.S. alone there over 6 million car accidents per year of which over 1060 accidents per day involve a distracted party. The causes of these distracted drivers are caused by anything for the surroundings of the vehicle‚ the components inside‚ and the condemned cell phone usage. Cars and trucks all have their downsides‚ nevertheless
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