TRAFFIC SAFETY FACTS Research Note DOT HS 811 379 1 September 2010 Distracted Driving 2009 Highlights In 2009‚ 5‚474 people were killed on U.S. roadways and an estimated additional 448‚000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes that were reported to have involved distracted driving (FARS and GES). Of those people killed in distracted-driving-related crashes‚ 995 involved reports of a cell phone as a distraction (18% of fatalities in distraction-related crashes). Of those injured
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What’s Involved in Career Choice[1] A pyramid can be used to show what’s involved in making a career choice (see Figure 1): Knowing About Myself‚ such as My values Example: security My interests Example: working with people My skills Example: using a computer to plan a budget Knowing About My Options Understanding specific occupations‚ programs of study‚ and jobs Examples: What are typical work tasks for a real estate appraiser?
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Traffic Accidents The world of today has a lot of accidents for many reasons‚ such as car accidents‚ fire accidents‚ or water accidents. Accidents are very common in big cities as there are many modes of transport and road are narrow and overcrowded. We hear of them and read about them in newspapers almost daily. There are few causes of traffic accidents. In Malaysia‚ one of the surest means of putting into practice the "Rakyat Diutamakan" (People First) policy of our prime minister is through
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Traffic congestion is a condition on road networks that occurs as use increases‚ and is characterized by slower speeds‚ longer trip times‚ and increased vehicularqueueing. The most common example is the physical use of roads by vehicles. When traffic demand is great enough that the interaction between vehicles slows the speed of the traffic stream‚ this results in some congestion. As demand approaches the capacity of a road (or of the intersections along the road)‚ extreme traffic congestion sets
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Road traffic safety From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia ’s quality standards. (March 2009) This article possibly contains original research. (March 2009) Sidewalks‚ curbs and traffic signals inMaryland‚ United States Speed limits in different areas‚ unusually with only a "recommended" limit (130 km/h) for the Autobahn Road traffic
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Alcohol and Teens From pastures to unsupervised blowouts at home‚ the social calendars of most teens are full of alcohol. Other drugs rise and fall in popularity from generation to generation‚ but alcohol never really goes out of style. From being worshiped by the ancient Babylonians to being forbidden to teenagers‚ alcohol has caused many problems. Today‚ drinking is the drug of choice by teens and causes most wrecks and deaths today. To understand alcohol people must first know the history
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Traffic Congestion The traffic congestion in the city gets even worse day by day. One of the Indonesian problems which still cannot be addressed yet is traffic. Indonesian people‚ especially for those who live in the big city such as Jakarta and Surabaya‚ experienced traffic congestion almost every day. According to Wikipedia (2012)‚ “Kemacetan adalah situasi atau keadaan tersendatnya atau bahkan terhentinya lalu lintas yang disebabkan oleh banyaknya jumlah kendaraan melebihi kapasitas jalan”
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I. Causes of Traffic Accident in Cambodia Traffic accident is one of the main problems that kill hundreds of people in Cambodia every year. Many people die every day and this is the big concern for the government because they have to spend much money to solve this problem. According to my research and some document that I have read on the internet and other books I found that there are for factor that led traffic accident and now I will tell you in detail about each factor. 1. Human : The main
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Alcohol in America In their primary years‚ children are naïve and impressionable. At such a young age‚ our parents are seen drinking and having a good time‚ which therefore makes us think that the effects of alcohol are only positive. This is why most teenagers start drinking at such a young age. “Thirteen- to fifteen-year-olds are at high risk to begin drinking. According to results of an annual survey of students in 8th‚ 10th‚ and 12th grades‚ 26% of 8th graders‚ 40% of 10th graders‚ and 51% of
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Health‚ Auto Businesses in road safety Commuters Data - List of Variables Hour of accident - 0-24 hrs Alcohol Road alignment Manner of collision Traffic lanes - one /two/more Traffic conditions Road surface Population density Weekday Interstate Highway Relative to Roadway Work zone Relation to Junction Number of travel lanes Region - NE/MW/south/west Month Road surface conditions Traffic Flow Pedestrian/cyclist Light condition Speed limit Weather Sample Data CASENUM 110215646 110215716 110215725
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