accidents are the leading cause of death for people under 30. Approximately 6,000 pedestrian deaths and 100,000 pedestrian injuries are recorded every year. More importantly, one third of Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related traffic accident. Collisions with motor vehicles result in about 800 deaths of people riding bicycles every year. A professional attorney can help you with auto accident personal injury settlements by ensuring the victim's claim. The victim's rights are…
In this essay, I will be talking about Marc, a 28 years old rugby player and a postman who was just involved in a road accident. Because of this Marc right leg had to undergo corrective surgery and had the above knee amputated. I will also state the health needs and services that might be of support to Marc or his family as an inpatient and the impact this might have on Marc, his career and his family. I will be discussing the roles of other professionals involved in his care while in the…
motorcycle because they do not want to get stuck in a traffic jam. For the reason ‘less expensive than a car’ is selected by seventeen percent of males and twenty nine percent of females. The majority of males (44%) prefer to drive a motorcycle just for fun than females (35%). The percentage of males (39%) and females (36%) chose the reason ‘do not want to get stuck a traffic jam’ because they do not expect to go to their destination late due to the traffic jam. A minority of men (17%) and women…
For light-truck occupants, seat belts reduce the risk of fatal injury by 60 percent and moderate-to-critical injury by 65 percent. (“Traffic Safety”) Seat belts help prevent or reduce a wide range of injuries, many of which are life-threatening. They prevent these injuries by keeping your body tight against the seat and absorbing the force of the impact that otherwise would have resulted…
say something along the lines of, “it is believed that speed was a factor.” It is plain to see that there is a relationship between people who drive fast, and people who die if they get in an automobile accident. Driving is stressful enough with traffic congestion, without people going faster on the 401. There is another issue with regards to speed which I will discuss…
“A 16-year-old girl was killed during her first drive alone when she veered in front of an oncoming tractor trailer while she sent a text”(“Tragedy” 1). This was stated on the Daily Mall newspaper about a girl named Savannah Nash. Despite being sad and gruesome, accidents like this happen every day. The amount of deaths caused by car accidents in Ga for 2013 was 1,179. That three deaths a day or twenty-two a week. These statistics show that in the course of five years 5,895 people would die.…
Did you know that according to “Injury Prevention and Control” that more than 9 people are killed in a car crash every single day and more than 1,153 people are injured in the U.S. because of car crashes involved with distracted driving? What exactly is distractive driving? Distractive driving is doing anything to take your eyes away from the road and not focusing on driving the vehicle. Such as using a cell phone, texting, eating, using a GPS, etc. Car crashes are terrifying! Why…
What texting and driving has done and caused with teenagers and adults in america today? Texting, looking, dialing, and talking on your phone while driving has caused over million auto crashes nationwide. Most of those crashes are caused by young teens between the ages of 16 - 19. The cause of why adults and young teens getting and causing car crashes and why those distractions can injure or end someone 's life. The stactices of auto crashes in the U.S , death and injury rate of people caused by…
An Accident Waiting to Happen In life, an innocent bystander, parent, or friend may receive news that changes their life forever. A death of a loved one is something that can drop anyone to their knees in agony. Karl Shapiro’s “Auto Wreck” faces the hard truth that is involved in a car accident. In summary, “Auto Wreck” is a gut-wrenching retelling of a brutal mishap in which two cars collide in a fatal accident. The poem concludes on a more philosophical note explaining the certainty that is…
The advertisement chosen is part of Ecovia: Stop the Violence campaign to promote safe driving with creative imagery and slogans such as “don’t speed”, “don’t drink and drive”, “overtake with care”, and “don’t text and drive”. Their advertisement depicts an individual being uppercut by a lone fist, and vehicles are painted on the punching fist and the victim’s face. It is implied that the vehicles are colliding with each other. The Ecovia “don’t speed” ad features a women being punched by an…