“Remember‚ both hands on the wheel‚” a father says as he takes his son driving for the first time. “Keep your eyes on the road‚” a grandma reminds as her grandchild fiddles with the radio dial. “Don’t text and drive‚” a mother chimes as her daughter flies out of the room. “Buckle up‚” a friend clucks as she gets into the passenger side. Stay alive‚ is the advice that they are all giving‚ because no one can really know the moment a car will go out of control-no one really knows when everything will
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TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN URBAN AREA (A CASE STUDY OF ILESA ROUNDABOUT) BY OYELAMI MARTINS KAYODE MATRIC NO 06 / CEH/ 0116 THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING FACULTY OF ENGINEERING OSUN STATE POLYTECHNIC‚ IREE‚ OSUN STATE. IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (HND) IN CIVIL ENGINEERING JULY 2009 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First and foremost‚ my special gratitude goes to God Almighty‚ The Alpha and the omega‚ The unchangeable changer
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Excuses‚ Excuses Even though some excuses for turning in work late as seen in “The Dog Ate My Disk‚ and Other Tales of Woe” by Carolyn Foster Segal‚ some excuses given are legitimate for turning in late work. Some unforeseeable events‚ such as traffic accidents‚ death in the family‚ weather that causes an evacuation‚ and a fire are just a few are all events that students can not control‚ which result in turning in late work. It is Monday morning‚ students are on their way to the first class period
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According to AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety‚ car crashes are the biggest killer of teens‚ even among AIDS‚ drug use‚ and street violence combined. Turning sixteen and being able to drive is one of the most anticipated events in every young person’s life. Just the thought of finally getting behind the wheel‚ and televisions shows such as MTV’s My Super Sweet Sixteen have really dramatized this spectacular day. While getting behind the wheel may be one of the most dangerous actions‚ why does every
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always wear a seatbelt‚ in fact‚ it should be a primary law. Most people that don’t buckle up assume that they are a good driver and there’s no need. But what if a bad driver hits you? Ninety percent of people use a seat belt on highways but most traffic fatalities happen within twenty-five miles away from home and under forty mile-per-hour. ‘I’m just running to the gas station’ can turn into a fatal accident. You have an airbag and think that’ll save you? Great‚ but airbags can actually do more of
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year olds! I think the driving age should be raised to eighteen in order to protect people for many reasons. Changing the driving age to eighteen is a good idea because fewer deaths and accidents would result. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration‚ 3‚827 drivers in the 15-20 age bracket died in 2002. One hundred eighty fewer died in the same age bracket in 2003. Several countries have done studies on raising the driving age and found that the younger people start driving
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Road Transport and Road Traffic Accident Statistics (Island of Mauritius) January – June 2011 1. Vehicles registered as at June 2011 As at 30 June 2011‚ the number of vehicles registered at the National Transport Authority (NTA) was 392‚276. This represents a net increase of 8‚161 (2.1%) vehicles as compared to the end of December 2010 when the number of registered vehicles stood at 384‚115 (Table 1.1). 2. Net increase between January and June 2011 Between January and June 2011‚ the fleet
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Drunk Driving Death “Every 53 minutes a life is lost in the United States because of drunk driving accidents; that equals to 27 people every day. On average‚ a drunk driver will drive 80 times under the influence before their first arrest” (“11 Facts About…” 1). Drunk driving is the second cause of car accidents in the US. Texting and driving takes the number one cause of accidents in the United States. Many people have died from drinking and driving. They could have called someone to take
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122 licensed vehicle operators. New data from the Department of Transportation show that alcohol was involved in15‚ 935 deaths or 38.4 percent of traffic fatalities in 1998. In the United States about 600‚000(or ten percent) of all police reported car crashes were alcohol related. Each year about 534‚000 people suffer injuries in alcohol related traffic crashes. People not wearing seatbelts has
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First Time Convicted DUI Drivers Should Receive Mandatory Jail Time Robin L. Simmons AIU Online Abstract The purpose of this paper is to state facts on why first time convicted DUI drivers should receive mandatory jail time. In this paper you will read how repeated drunk drivers are the most dangerous people driving on our road ways. You will also read how the United States and its’ taxpayers are affected when a drunk driver gets into a motor vehicle accident. Finally‚ you will also learn how many
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