estimated the death of 4‚000 people and injury of 5000 per annum but according to study of WHO in 2009 the yearly death is more than 20‚000. Worldwide‚ the number of people killed in road traffic accident each year is estimated at almost 1.2 million‚ while the number injured could be as high as 50 million. Road traffic injuries constitute a major public health and development crisis‚ and are predicted to increase manifold gradually. With the number of vehicles rapidly rising in developing countries
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fighting the fire. As I get closer I spot Chief Langley. I remind him that I am a junior due to limitations junior firefighters have; such as‚ going inside a house that is deemed unsafe without SCBA (self contained breathing apparatus)‚ directing traffic‚ going on a roof‚ etc. he acknowledges and sends me with Captain Lambert to do a walk around. We walk around the building identifying things that have been done‚ observe fire behavior‚ and the incident as a whole. In this case the fire started in
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What is Traffic jam? A traffic jam is a long line of vehicles that cannot move forward because there is too much traffic‚ or because the road is blocked by something. The major factor behind traffic Jam in Bangladesh: There are many reasons behind traffic jam in Bangladesh. Among them some major factors are as follows: ➢ Undisciplined traffic signal in the road. ➢ Indiscipline among the road user. ➢ Might is right‚ everybody are free to park their vehicle on Road. ➢ No knowledge
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style and road traffic 1 Driving behavior‚ driver style and road traffic accidents among young medical groups Sahar M. Sabbour‚ Jehan M. Ibrahim Department of Community‚ Environmental and Occupational Medicine‚ Faculty of Medicine‚ Ain Shams University Abstract Background: Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are increasingly being recognized as a growing public health problem. In Egypt‚ RTAs constitute 45% of all injury mortalities. The main risk factors for road traffic accidents are factors
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Taman Kajang Sentral‚ 43300 Kajang‚ Selangor‚MALAYSIA ABSTRACT Background: Traffic accidents rank fifth among the leading cause of deaths in Malaysia. The country is burdened with more than ten billion ringgit of losses due to traffic accidents every year. Despite implementation of various intervention measures over the years‚ the number of traffic accidents continues to rise. For instance‚ the number of traffic accidents in the year 2007 was approximately twice the number of accidents recorded
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Handling of Traffic Installations During Road Works 1. Introduction During road works involving road opening‚ roadwork contractors or utilities undertakers (UUs) may encounter traffic installations‚ such as loops‚ cables or ductworks installed in public roads and footpaths. Where necessary‚ such installations will have to be diverted or disconnected on site and the roadwork contractors or UUs may wish to ascertain their ownership or managing agents because the traffic installations are not
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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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by Public Safety‚ just being out late‚ a minor can become a victim of criminal activities. It is known that the greatest risk of traffic crashes is among teenage drivers. Traffic accidents are the leading cause of deaths for teenagers across the United States. After doing some research on this subject‚ California Department of Motor Vehicles showed that the traffic accident rates for 16- to
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regulate the use of cellphones while driving but they have not really being implemented fully. Most people cannot deny that use of cell phones while driving has caused traffic deaths and injuries. About 10 Americans have confessed that they drive while talking on their cell phones. Each year there is about 1.6 billion cases of traffic accident caused by cellphone use. One study found out that drivers tend to concentrate more on listening to what the other person is saying while talking on the cellphone
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Traffic Congestion The Problem‚ Causes‚ Implications and Recommendations (17th September 2010) [pic] By : Black Business Consulting Group To : Colombo Traffic Board CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 1. Introduction 4 2. Discussion 5 2.1 Analysis of the Current Situation 5 2.2 Gap Analysis 5 2.3 SWOT Analysis 6 2.4 Implications of Traffic Congestion 7 2.5 Steps Taken
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