wheels and are typically 24 inches in diameter. The Conventional wheelchair usually offers a folding design‚ so it can be easily transported‚ and has a steel steel tubed frame. However‚ to reduce weight aluminum and titanium frames are also used. The seat is typically made of vinyl‚ which is easy to clean. Attendant propelled wheelchairs‚ or transport chairs‚ often look very similar to a self propelled wheelchair‚ however they do not have handrims on the rear wheels. Instead they are designed to be
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also the recently huge appeal to safety features and ratings for cars. Seat Belts Seat belts are by far the most common safety feature among cars. Everyone knows what they are‚ been taught to always buckle up‚ they reduce the risk of death by around 50%‚ and is illegal to not be wearing one while travelling in a car. But exactly do seatbelts do? Seat belts protect drivers and passengers by strapping them into their seat. This prevents violent jerks caused by either collisions or sudden stops
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James Thurber?s The Catbird Seat focuses on the battle between Erwin Martin and Ulgine Barrows. The Catbird Seat was published twice. It was first published in the November 14‚ 1942 issue of the New Yorker‚ and then in Thurber?s 1945 collection of The Thurber Carnival (Kenney 60). The story was chosen for Best Stories of 1943 (Holmes 227). Thurber is very well known for publishing children?s books full of fairy tales and fables. In The Catbird Seat‚ Thurber employs the structure of comedy with the
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wrecks more than any other age. Twenty five percent of all teen drivers in 2003 had a blood alcohol concentration of .08(defined as drunk driving in all 50 states) or greater. In 2001 two thirds of teens killed in car accidents were not wearing a seat belt. Drinking and driving is a problem for drivers also. Alcohol is responsible for almost half of all teen motor vehicle deaths. Almost one-third of the pedestrians 16 years or older who were killed by automobiles were intoxicated. In 1996
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seatbelts saved an estimated 13‚250 lives" over the span of 1 year. If all the passengers had been wearing seatbelts‚ "17‚402 lives could have been saved." Have you hear that if you wear your seatbelt you "reduce the risk of fatal injury to front-seat passenger car occupants
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transport or in busy environments. Finally I must take health and safety into consideration as traveling on public transport or in a car comes with risks for example gaps between the train and platform‚ wearing seatbelts‚ falling whilst finding a seat on the bus. There are many risks that may arise whilst on a journey such as falls‚ slips‚ slips‚ trips and road traffic accidents “run over”. There are ways I can reduce the likeliness of the risks such as walking with service users‚ crossing roads
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Hypothesis: If a car is involved in a crash‚ a domino effect of reactions will occur. Background: The modern day automobile is a very complex piece of machinery that has a lot to do with the world of physics. Like every great invention‚ there was a beginning. For the automobile this beginning was in 1769. Nicolas Cugnot‚ a Frenchmen inventing for the French Army‚ came up with was first self-propelled‚ steam engined‚ three wheeled cart that was said to go as fast as walking speed. The next
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have these as their concerns. Flexible seating is one good car feature. It would help you accommodate different kinds of passengers. Accessories like built-in booster seats for elevation and to properly use the seat belts. A second row center seat accessory for younger kids is also recommended to make them slide closer to the front seats where mom and dad are seated. And‚ in case you would like to invite friends and relatives for a ride‚ you can install additional seating which folds when not in use
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injuring him or her by acting as a cushioning device. The air bag itself has little air vents in it so when the passenger or driver pushes against it air is slowly let out of it. Making it softer to reduce pain upon impact. Air bags compliment the seat belts‚ as they both work in ways to stop the occupant’s head and upper body parts from hitting the cars interior. They distribute the crash force on the body evenly and reduce the risk of serious injury. Under the right circumstances‚ air bags can
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