About 3 ,000 people die everyday on roads around the world with another 30 ,000 more surviving but are severely disabled . At this rate , road traffic accidents may become the third leading cause of death worldwide by the year 2014. Because of the severity of this issue , the authors have conducted a study to determine the causes of road traffic accidents among motorcycle drivers . The study was focused to determine if the ability of motorcyclists to be seen on the road to be a vital cause for motorcycle
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Prevent fires and other crashes 4. Photograph the scene 5. Field sketch and measurements 6. Locate and interview witnesses and drivers 7. Exchange information and complete the crash report 8. Tow vehicles 9. Re-establish traffic flow as soon as possible, especially on major roads and around rush hours 10. Cite the violator I would like to go over each of these and give what they mean. An officer's responsibility to conduct a motor vehicle collision investigation begins
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Traffic Modeling Paper Concepts of math can be displayed and solved in many different ways. There are equations, graphs, and word problems and several concepts that can be used as examples to help solve mathematical issues. In week four of this College Algebra class Learning Team B was present with an assignment involving a traffic model. The traffic model is the key to helping Learning Team B solve the problems the assignment presents. The traffic model represents a number of cars within the
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In today’s society, Americans are spending more and more time on their mobile devices throughout the day, even while driving. The most prevalent cause for being on your phone is to socialize with someone else via text. In 2012, there were over 2 trillion texts sent in the US. With more and more individuals having a phone that can send texts, that number has only risen in the past several years. This can only mean that the danger of a car crash because of texting has also increased. Texting while
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Towards Corporate Citizenship… In recent years, a consensus has emerged across economics, political and social sectors that emphasizes the importance of responsible operation in all spheres of corporate activity. Now accepted as a benchmark for good practice, transparent social and environmental responsibility has become an essential part of the business planning. While acknowledging the strides towards success, corporations must and will reach to a place where corporate social responsibility
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brakes in order to prevent impacts or lessen speed in impacts have been added. These improvements do help but crashes still occur and the other vehicles are caught up in traffic jams due to blocked lanes or motorists slowing to see what happened, and sometimes additional collisions occur in those traffic jams; only making traffic conditions worse. All of these systems fail to address the core issue, the drivers which control the vehicles. Research would suggest that all drivers should be required
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Effects of Cellphone Use While Driving The reason I oppose the use of cell phone during driving is because I was once engaged in a cellphone use while driving that totally distracted me as it diverted my concentration off the road. This happened to me years ago, while I was driving home from work, I made a quick phone call to my mother and at the same instant the car swerved onto the side of the street and almost hit a pedestrian crossing the road. I realized that the risk of taking my eyes off
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Unit 2: Research Paper 1 GS1140 The speed limit is 65 mph and I’m at a stand-still! Why must this happen every morning and afternoon? Traffic will always be an ongoing problem. The more the population grows, the more congested our roads get with more vehicles. Besides leaving hours before traffic starts to avoid traffic jams there has to be another solution. Some solutions include: employee parking cash-out, tolls for single use carpool lanes, and tolls during high peak hours on freeways
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Seatbelt Injuries In Motor Vehicle Accidents Peter Pan Southeastern College NUR 2237C Instructor: Captain Hook Seatbelt Injuries In Motor Vehicle Accidents One of the most common types of personal harm experienced from a motor vehicle accident is seatbelt injury. During an automobile accident, the body is thrown frontwards and sideward that could cause harm mostly to the chest, abdomen & shoulders. This will of course have an effect on the body and in occasional cases, can
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European Journal of Business and Management ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol.6, No.5, 2014 www.iiste.org Risk Exposures, Vulnerability and Mitigation Methods among Road Transport Workers in Nigeria Festus M Epetimehin PhD Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji- Arakeji fessy51@yahoo.co.uk, fmepetimehin@jabu.edu.ng Abstract This study examines risk exposures among Road Transport Worker and their methods of mitigation. A simple random sampling technique was used to select respondents
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