will even give you a discount for taking a course in it. What does it mean to drive defensively? Think of it like this. When you get behind the wheel of a vehicle. Don't. Trust. Anyone. It's that simple. Don't assume the other driver will obey all traffic laws. Humans make mistakes. People get too comfortable and distracted while driving. They tend to forget they are in control
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found that the average speed had increased along urban interstate, rural US highway, urban US highway, and rural state highways by 8,4,7, and 5 mph, respectively. Crashes were grouped into the following biases: (fatal crashes), (fatal and incapacitating crashes), (fatal, incapacitating, and capacitating crashes), and (all types of crashes with different injury severity). However, property damaged only was discarded for the study. It was found that 15 months after speed limits had been changed, all
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ROAD SAFETY IN BANGLADESH Introduction: Deaths and injuries as a result of road traffic accidents are recognized as global health issue. It is estimated that road crashes kill 1.2 million people and injure 20-50 million annually (daily road tolls more than 3000 i.e. nearly 140 deaths per hour). Transport is an extremely important part of the Bangladesh economy. Some 12% of GDP and 20% of the annual development budget is spent on transport, and 9.4% of the national employment is in the
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driving on a wet slippery road of i680 north going to toward work. The sides of the freeway were flooded and too many cars tend to be going the same direction as mine. It was heavy traffic and other driver’s frustration appeared; when they were swerving their cars left and right trying to make their way out of traffic. I had my radio on and the news was about a car accident on San Mateo Bridge, which already started my day off wrong from that moment. As I was counting down the miles
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Dear Councilor, We are a facing traffic menace that seems to get no respite from frequent traffic snarls. Local residents in the Canterbury Bankstown region are unanimously groaning under the weight of the chaotic traffic management of some of Sydney’s busiest and well known roads and without a kinetic and curated strategy the quandary will continue to choke our city. Average travel times for commuting trips by both car and public transport for Greater Western Sydney residents are on a daily
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better known as “Road Rage”, occurs when furious motorists lose their temper over traffic disturbances. Almost every day you hear of another incident involving an aggressive driver. Speeding, weaving in and out of traffic, following too closely, yelling and gesturing are actions that characterize the aggressive driver. Psychologists believe that anger is the root of Road Rage. They describe four major traffic situations that trigger road rage: (1) feeling endangered, such as being cut off
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TITLE PAGE Company: “Malik Construction & Builders” Project: “Road Construction” TABLE OF CONTENTS Members and Contributions Asad Saleh Hayat: Project Manager Contribution: Planning, Managing and Controlling Project Fahad Mehmood: Project Administrator Contribution: Facilitator
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rage occurs is on a Friday afternoon mostly. Road rage incidents occur most often during the summer months. Urban areas are most frequently reported location for road rage incidents. That happens most often in moderately congested traffic, because heavily congested traffic conditions lower driver’s expectations. Almost half of drivers have experienced road rage, with some being threatened with physical violence. Road rage can also affect your increase on your car insurance. Their are three types
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available in case of an emergency. Never tailgate. Always travel with an adequate cushion of space ahead of your vehicle. Position your vehicle with space to the sides and the front with an escape route, should you need it. Obey all traffic controls. Exercise the right-of-way rules. Drive defensively. Try to predict the possible actions of other highway users. Do not drive where you cannot see. If your vision is blocked, reduce your speed and reposition your vehicle so
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monsters when they are behind the wheel of a car is stress and anger. Driving long way in bad mood would make them fall into excitable state which leads to uncontrolled circumstances and regrettable consequences. Another reason for this issue is traffic congestion. It is obviously apparent that drivers stuck in crowded roads and annoying noises for hours will be easily crazy. Those causes will definitely result in negative effects to both individual and society. One of them is road accidents. There
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