safety at all? It is because of the accidents that occur everyday on the road‚ in which all sorts of vehicles and human beings and even animal are involved. These accidents mean loss of life and loss of property and more often than not obstruction to traffic. In this age of speed and fast moving vehicles and with the congestion on roads‚ these accidents have became almost an everyday affair. So unless everybody is educated on the importance of road safety‚ the loss and the sorry spectacles cannot be avoided
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It looked as if a storm was approaching. I was standing at a cross-road traffic junction‚ waiting to cross the road. I have always observed that particular cross-road to be extremely busy‚ with vehicles constantly on the move. I was headed towards the bus stop across the street‚ so I turned in the opposite direction of the cross-road to see if my bus was coming. As I turned back to have a look at the cross-road‚ I saw a flashy yellow sports car trying to beat the red light. Before I knew it‚ I heard
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stress caused by accidents or incidents on roadways. It is often a natural extension of aggressive driving. Essentially road rage is aggressive driving – attempting to injure or kill another driver because of a traffic dispute. It involves unusually aggressive responses to a variety of traffic incidents. Road ragers may be upset by minor driving errors‚ like not using a turn signal‚ or poor driving habits. They may become enraged by a bigger infraction‚ like tailgating. They may retaliate with their
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and retail businesses similar to City Road. One of the visible inequality on Green Lanes is the traffic infrastructure. It’s a constant tension and imbalance of social order to meet the needs of both motorists and pedestrians. The numerous controlled crossings‚ although help pedestrians access their destination‚ in turn has an adverse effect for motorists accumulating traffic and increases social disorder between motorists and pedestrians as they fight for space among the
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that although some may try to say otherwise‚ that there is no way to compete with Miami on the worst driver scale. Barry backs up his clam by giving examples of how he has driven in every major U.S. city as well as in Italy‚ where there is only one traffic law‚ in an Argentinean city of Mar del Plata‚ literally meaning “Cover your eyes‚” and in China‚ where buses ’encourage’ people to get out of the way. He says he has seen many insane drivers
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safe and responsible driver takes a combination of knowledge‚ skill and attitude. To begin‚ you must know the traffic laws and driving practices that help traffic move safely. Breaking these "rules of the road" is the major cause of collisions. Traffic laws are made by federal‚ provincial and municipal governments‚ and police from each level can enforce them. If you break a traffic law‚ you may be fined‚ sent to jail or lose your driver’s licence. If you get caught driving while your licence is
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holding back traffic. That’s why the right lane is made for slower drivers. Slow drivers can make highways and road unsafe. Driving under the limit on the left lane can cause drivers to start tailgating and eventually road rage due to the slow driver. People have places to get to and when drivers are behind someone driving under the limit‚ it causes frustration and stress. I usually drive 5-10 MPH over the limit on the left lane of a highway because I go with the flow of the traffic; that’s how usually
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In her paper "A Call to Action: Regulate Use of Cell Phones on the Road‚" Angela Daly argues that cell phone use on the road should be regulated. Cell phones cause traffic deaths and injuries which put our lives at risk everyday. Cell phones were implicated for three fatal accidents in November 1999 alone. Frances Bents‚ an expert on the relation between cell phones and accidents‚ estimated that between four-hundred and one-thousand crashes a year are connected to cell phone use. The results
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activities‚ but also putting our life at risk. In my point of view‚ using a cell phone while driving increases the risk of accident. Using a cell phone while driving distracts our mind. Distraction is an important risk factor of traffic injuries. Suppose‚ you are holding your phone on your ear‚ listening to the conversation‚ and managing your car all at once. You’re not paying attention; you could miss a turn or not see something coming out into the road. This can be incredibly dangerous
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getting electrocuted and so on; such news appear in the newspapers. This is because of their lack of knowledge about overall safety‚ be it 011 die road or anywhere. While crossing die road‚ they must not run across in blind panic. Wait till the traffic policeman or the green ‘Walk’ signal appear. Even then look for some vehicle drivers who jump signals and cross die road with the others. Safety means protecting ourselves from any danger that may hurt us or endanger to our lives. Unsafe practice
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