Goiânia accident

Getting in a car accident can be a very traumatic event, both physically and emotionally. If you have been in a car accident, you know what an overwhelming experience it can be, particularly if you have a long recovery ahead of you. If you have been in an accident and it is believed that another person or party is at fault, it is important to be aware that you have rights which include holding the negligent person financially accountable for your injuries. In such cases, the best first step to…

beneficial/good or dangerous/bad. There is support on either side of the argument, but some evidence definitely outweighs others. Self-driving cars could end up killing people on the street, or could potentially have a malfunction and end up causing an accident. According to the article, computers can have glitches all time and it can be very frustrating, but when a computer is driving your car it can become deadly. Also In the text it states, if the car is programmed to…

People see those big rigs on the open highways all the time. Some of the drivers are rolling down the roads at top speeds. This leads to numerous accidents with vehicles on the road. Often, the accidents are catastrophic and lead to serious life altering injuries or even death. Another issue arises because the drivers are operating the vehicle for a high powered company with several lawyers that are versed on truck injury. Furthermore, the truck driver is also an out of state driver. This leads…

temperature and speed all at once can cause the tracking to slow. This works similarly to human brains; our eyes track the road at an astonishingly quick pace, but if we are overloaded on distractions, perhaps drugs or alcohol, we begin to slow and accidents have a higher chance of…

a look can cost a life. Through its use of pathos, logos, ethos and call to senses, this PSA is very effective in communicating the message, “Don’t Text and Drive.” I would like to know whether these realistic PSAs have influenced the number of accidents and…

One of the major reasons of car collisions these days, is using your phone/device while driving. Many negative things can happen if on the phone while driving. Textingndriving.com states that 80% of crashes involved some form of the drivers inattention, due to the fact that they were using their phone while driving. Do you know what this means? It means more than half of crashes that occur are happening because of a electronic device being used during driving. 80% is a huge number for car…

Over 220,000 estimated injuries occurred in 2012 from elderly driver-caused accidents. (“Traffic Safety Facts,” 2014) Coupled with the fact that more than 40 million license-holders over the age of 65 roam the roads of America, driving has become a lot scarier, not only for the elderly drivers themselves, but for those who share the road with them. (“Older Adult Drivers”) Some states have taken it upon themselves to solve the problem, with regulating semi-annual tests for drivers as they age,…

explores various themes throughout the film which apply to the real world and today’s society. The most powerful and important themes in the movie is the way relationships are affected through substantial and critical events. Following the school bus accident, the relationships of Nicole and Sam, Billy and Risa, Zoe and Mitchell all change due to the enormous impact it has on their lives and relationships. Nicole and Sam, a father and daughter with a taboo romantic relationship which is frowned…

According to the Association for safe International Road Travel, nearly 1.3 million people die in road accidents every year. On average, that's 3,287 deaths a day, with an additional of 20-50 million injured or disabled. More than half of these deaths and injuries actually occur among young adults. Due to this fact, the minimum driving age should be raised. Young drivers are inexperienced, irresponsible, and will only endanger themselves if allowed to drive. First of all, teenagers have little…

Imagine driving along an empty road at night when, all of a sudden, your car has a head-on collision with a Hummer with the force of a thousand raging bulls. The Hummer is not a car but rather a symbol for something infinitely more horrendous. The Hummer represents all of the effects of changing the driving law of 18 to 16, and right now we are the only ones who can stop this terrifying monster from entering our legal system. The first reason this law should be put off the road is because…