off of the road for a second to watch him. At that moment I heard a horn coming from another car. I looked up and saw a green car in front of me that I was about to hit. There was no avoiding it. A lot of people say that when you’re involved in an accident or something similar‚ you sometimes see your life flash before your eyes. That didn’t happen for me. There was no time for that. Everything happened so fast. My truck rammed into the passenger side of the turning car. Soda
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Relative Risk of Drivers Fatalities and Driver Involvement in Fatal Crashes in Relation to Driver Age and Gender. JORNAL OF STUDIES ON ALCOHOL.387-395 Problems that motivated the researchers to do this study: * The number of deadly car accidents in the U.S. caused by drivers under the influence of alcohol has increased in the past decades making alcohol one of the main factors of fatal crashes. * The legal level of BAC (blood alcohol concentration) in the U.S. has changed. 31 states
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into the seat in front of me and the one behind me. I didn’t realize what had happened until moments later when someone said something. As I began to sit down I felt a sharp pain shoot through my body and my heart started to beat rapidly. The accident made me realize that nothing is for certain and you shouldn’t take anything for granted. I had always viewed riding a school bus has something that wouldn’t put me in danger‚ after all the drivers are trained professionals‚ right? What I never considered
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tRunning head: THE CAR ACCIDENT Running head: THE CAR ACCIDENT The Car Accident Catrina S July 22‚ 2011 It was one of the most terrifying days of my life‚ the day of my car accident. Disappointment‚ disbelief‚ and fear filled my mind as I was lying on my side. I was sandwiched between the cold dirt and the hot metal of the car. The weight of the car was pressed down on the lower half of my body with monster force. It did not hurt‚ my body was numb. All I could feel was the hood of the car
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CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT Cerebrovascular accident‚ termed as “brain attack‚” is also referred to as Stroke. Stroke is a sudden loss of function resulting from a disruption of the blood supply to a localized part of the brain. The mortality and morbidity of CVA in the Philippines is relatively low. There are two types of stroke: 1. Ischemic Stroke is a disruption of the blood supply due to an obstruction‚ usually thrombus or embolism that causes infarction of brain tissue. 2.
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Arturo Morales Mrs. Brown English 11B 13 September 2010 A Tragic Accident “Yeah! Let’s go‚ let’s go!” I said when they asked if I wanted to go watch the first race of the night. My heart was pounding and my adrenaline was pumping. Screech! They took off‚ the Mustang in front of the Srt-4. My heart started pumping faster hearing the blow off valve from the Srt-4 and the loud roar of the Mustang. “Who is going to win?”I thought to myself. It was close the Mustang won by about a half
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Jonathan swimming pools I. (To begin‚ let’s look at how to clean the pool) I. There are several important steps to cleaning a swimming pool. A. (1)The VGB Pool and Spa Safety Act passed in 2007; states that you must have 2 separate main drains not allowing someone to get stuck to them. (2) The number of return inlets shall be based on two inlets per six hundred square feet of pool surface area; you want to begin by removing and clearing any debris from those baskets. Next you
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Accident Prevention We want to be safe when we travel and minimize any worries that could interrupt our vacation plans. As part of the service and hospitality industry‚ hotels set standards for basic safety and accident prevention. Being a savvy traveller or employee can help keep you safe on any of your stays away from home. Trips and Falls * According to Robert Kohr’s book on accident prevention in hotels and other hospitality locations‚ trips and falls are the most frequently occurring
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3. Brainstorm as many causes of accidents as possible in the following categories (include at least 10 examples of each) HUMAN: Speaking on the phone Texting Speaking to the passengers in the back seat No seatbelt Driving under the influence of drugs/alcohol Not being cautious of people crossing the road Distracted driving Ignoring road signs Unsafe lane changes Road rage VEHICLE: - Flat tires - Design defects - Equipment failure - Brakes - Tires ENVIRONMENT - Rain - Hail
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I used to be the kind of person who thought nothing could ever hurt me‚ until a usual morning turned into a disaster‚ which made me realize that life can be taken abruptly. My event is my car accident. After waving goodbye to my parents‚ I was off to work on a beautiful evening. It was August 2‚ 2002 I worked at Burger Kind which was in Perrysburg‚ Ohio. I remember listening that day to Alanis Morisette‚ looking at the beautiful wild daisies freshly blossoming on the side of the road. Then
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