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Automobile Accidents
- 1. Automobile Accidents What are the causes? Who do they affect? How do we prevent them?
- 2. Don't Let this Happen to You http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K3laXJqy8w
- 6. Drinks & Alcohol Amounts
- 7. Breathalyzer
- 9. Driver Fatigue http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eUiZDBz6dY
- 11. Cellular Distraction Plan of Action Save the conversations for when you're safely parked or when you reach your destination.
- 12. Driver Fatigue Plan of Action Take a nap before driving. If you're too tired. Ask a trusted person to drive you.
- 13. Drunk Driving Plan of Action Don't do it.
Notes de l'éditeur
- The NTSB came to the concluded that 52% of 107 single-vehicle accidents involving heavy trucks were fatigue-related; in nearly 18 per cent of the cases, the driver admitted to falling asleep. Recently The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimate that there are 56,000 sleep related road crashes annually in the USA, resulting in 40,000 injuries and 1,550 fatalities. One study calculated that 17% (about 1 million) of road accidents are sleep related. A 1995 study suggested that 2.6% of accidents caused by driver inattention were due to fatigue A study of road accidents on two of America�s busiest roads indicated that 50% of fatal accidents on those roads were fatigue related.