Road accidents have earned India a dubious distinction. With over 130‚000 deaths annually‚ the country has overtaken China and now has the worst road traffic accident rate worldwide.This has been revealed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in its first ever Global Status Report on Road Safety. The report pointed to speeding‚ drunk driving and low use of helmets‚ seat belts and child restraints in vehicles as the main contributing factors .Every hour‚ 40 people under the age of 25 die in road
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A Call to Action: Regulate Use of Cell Phones on the Road When a cell phone goes off in a classroom or at a concert‚ we are irritated‚ but at least our lives are not endangered. When we are on the road‚ however‚ irresponsible cell phone users are more than irritating: They are putting our lives at risk. Many of us have witnessed drivers so distracted by dialing and chatting that they resemble drunk drivers‚ weaving between lanes‚ for example‚ or nearly running down pedestrians in crosswalks
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The JMI Collision Conference described different lifestyles and worldview‚ how the conflicting ideas within each can create tension‚ and what we‚ as followers of Christ‚ can do to show the real truth of Christianity. Multiple speakers were brought in to share their knowledge and challenge the audience; while each presentation had a plethora of knowledge within‚ the most impactful aspect of this conference was the questions asked and answered by the audience and the initial reactions to statements
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Saudi Arabia’s Number One Enemy: Traffic Accidents 1. INTRODUCTION Traffic Accidents are the main cause for the death and injury of many people and account for huge property damages in the world in general and developing countries in particular. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is no exception to this world-wide problem. Traffic accidents are in fact‚ the first major death rate in the country where 6‚485 citizens have died and more than 36‚000 were hurt in over 485‚000 traffic accidents during
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Many popular name brand car companies expect driverless cars to be on the market by 2020‚ and for all cars to be driverless by 2025. The idea of a car that can drive‚ navigate‚ and park itself was an idea only to be heard of in the movies‚ but now it is in it’s final stages of testing. The self driving car is currently in production of prototypes to be demonstrated to the public by popular name brand companies like: Tesla‚ Mercedes Benz‚ BMW‚ and more. With the introduction of a driverless car‚ the
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around the world. Tens of millions more are injured‚ some of whom become permanently disabled. In Egypt‚ road traffic accidents are the leading cause of death for persons aged 5 to 25 years. Each year; more than 5000 citizens are killed in traffic collisions as reported by the Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC). Traffic accidents also have a significant effect on the economy of the country. A recent study issued by the IDSC concluded that there are great losses in the Egyptian economy each
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unions the workers had very little bargaining power. The controllers wanted job security‚ this was initially what they sought and now they had to come to the table to make demands. PATCO was not intended to be a union but more like a corporation. Collision Course goes into the various executive orders that were signed in 1963 one by President Kennedy‚ Executive Order 1088 that gave federal employees the right to organize. There were also two prior executive orders signed by President Nixon. Collective
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Moving About Inertia: What is Inertia? Inertia is a property of matter that causes it to resist changes in velocity (speed and/or direction) (Rouse‚ 2005). Basically Inertia is a word we use when we talk about matter and movement (Unknown Author‚ Unknown Date). This idea goes all the way back to Sir Isaac Newton‚ a great physicist. In Newton’s first law of motion it is stated that: 1. An object at rests tends to stay in rest 2. An object in motion tends to stay in motion A great example
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Task 1 The demand for newspaper is inelastic while the supply for newspaper is elastic in the short run. This means the quantity demanded for newspaper does not respond strongly to price changes but the quantity supplied for newspaper is responsive to price changes in the short run. (Mankiw‚ 2009) The demand is inelastic because newspaper has very few substitutes. Although online news is getting popular nowadays‚ the majority still prefer to read the papers. Besides‚ newspaper is a necessity
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KINATA HOLT English Composition I Essay 5 TEENS AND CELL PHONES: A RECIPE FOR DISASTER In 2008‚ CTIA and Harris Interactive conducted a survey of 2‚000 teenagers across the United States. The survey revealed that four out of five teenagers own a cell phone; they are considered a necessary accessory and a symbol of status among teens. Nearly half of kids who own cell phones get their first one between the ages of 8 and 12 years old‚ according to the Neilson Company. (1) While cell phones may
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