Single-vehicle accident

Teenagers between the ages of 18 and 20 years or better known as the new generation are getting involved in car accidents but get lucky to survive in the event of sending or getting messages during driving on the road. Drivers loose attention on the road when using a mobile phone often takes about five seconds. For example, if a driver is driving 55 miles per hour. The driver would cover the same distance without interruption for five seconds is like the distance of a football field ( Codey,…

Engineering Design Case Study The Takata Airbag Recall Airbags are one of the most important safety equipment in almost all vehicles on the road today. All new cars sold in Australia today come with airbags as standard (NRMA, 2017). United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that airbags save the lives of at least 2500 people every year in the United States alone (Glassbrenner, 2002). People rely on airbags to save their lives if there is a crash, therefore…

After analyzing the medical records of more than 6,267 individuals who had experienced a brain injury after a biking accident, they found only a little over 25 percent wore a helmet. When researchers compared this to cyclists who wore a helmet, they discovered that those who wear a helmet have a 58 percent decreased likelihood of undergoing a serious traumatic brain injury after an accident. In addition, they had 59 percent less chances that they would die, and they had 61 percent less…

First, it’s important to investigate the incident that occurred at Truss Construction Shop. Without investigating, the company will not be able to educate their staff on the occurrence that happened. It can cause tension between the employee’s and management and create an insensitive image for the individual worker that was injured. The company should have a clear and concise answer when employees want to know what exactly took place the day of the event. Next, the company should follow up on…

within the twelve months prior to being hired. (The twelve month period may be shortened if required by a customer) 2.1.2 Periodic Drug Testing – annual testing is required 2.1.3 Post-accident - Any workplace injury or illness requiring leaving the site for treatment will require both drug and alcohol testing. Accidents involving property damage may be subject to testing at General Pipe’s discretion. 2.1.4 Reasonable Cause – testing of this kind occurs when work place behavior indicates that an…

As mentioned, teens are the ones that are involved in most car accidents caused by using cell phones. For example, in a injury case study by “Judge Anthony P. Calisi”, he investigated a car accident where a sixteen year old girl named Emily, who had just gotten her license, was on her way to a high school football game with her five girl friends, and Emily was just driving for 5 minutes, until her boyfriend send her a text message saying he wanted to breakup their relationship. Instead of…

When hauling a boat, it is vitally important that you keep safety at the top of your list of priorities. There are some guidelines that you should always follow when towing a boat with your own personal vehicle. #1 Make Sure The Weight Is Distributed Evenly You are not going to be hauling an empty boat around. You are going to have fuel, equipment and water on your boat. All of these supplies are heavy. Make sure these supplies are distributed evenly on your boat. You don’t want to stack up all…

If you have ever been in an accident, and the other driver was at fault, you may have had to make a claim under the uninsured motorist or underinsured motorist provisions of your auto insurance policy. These stipulations of your policy come into action when the at-fault driver either has no insurance coverage, or inadequate insurance coverage, to pay for the injuries or property damage that occurred during your accident. Keep reading below for more information on how to deal with these types of…

today because people text and walk. Texting can be dangerous; because there are more than two accidents happen because of walking and texting. Some people think that walking and texting should not be banned because they think they can take care of themselves. Texting and walking should be banned because texting and walking can be dangerous ; there has been more than one of the texting and walking accidents. Why is Texting and Walking Dangerous? People are getting hit by cars, “in 2014 a 14 -…

Everyone knows that driving a truck is dangerous but, oil field trucking is even more so! Now you might be saying to yourself, “That isn’t true”, but let me tell you: Well it is!! Now, here comes the other argument: What about firefighters, hazmat drivers, police officers,ica road trucking and such? I will admit their jobs are dangerous, but not more than oil field trucking! So, here are a few numbers to support my claim An estimated 41% of ALLfatal work-related deaths were in the…