2. DEFINITIONS OF DISASTER
A disaster can be defined as any occurrence that
cause damage, ecological disruption, loss of human
life, deterioration of health and health services on a
scale ,sufficient to
5. MAN- MADE DISASTERS
fires
transport accidents
industrial accidents
oil spills
nuclear explosions/radiation
traffic accident
6. DEFININTION OF ACCIDENT
The who definition:
- Unpremeditated event resulting in recognizable
damage
- An unexpected, unplanned occurrence which may
involve injury.
8. OTHER LAWS YOU NEED
TO KNOW!
Headlights must be lighted from sunset to sunrise or
when visibility is poor.
You must dim your brights 500’ before meeting and 200’
before overtaking another vehicle.
It is illegal to engage in any vehicle race, exhibit of
speed, or speed contest on any public road, street, or
highway.
Windows and windshields must be kept clean and free
of stickers, signs, posters, except those required by law.
When a load extends 4’ or more out the back, a red flag
must be attached to the load.
It is illegal to drive recklessly or inattentively.
It is illegal to send or read text messages while
driving!
9. SPEED LIMITS
The Basic Rule: No matter what the posted speed,
you must judge the situation and conditions and
adjust your speed accordingly.
The maximum speed on a freeway is 75mph,
65mph on a highway, and 35mph on city streets
(unless posted otherwise).
It is illegal to drive so slowly that you disrupt the
normal flow of traffic.
Observe posted speeds in school and construction
zones to protect students and workers (penalties
are higher in these areas).
10. FACT ABOUT SIGNALING & TURNING
You must signal when turning at an intersection or
into a driveway!
You must signal when changing lanes.
You must signal when entering or leaving the
freeway.
You must signal when pulling toward or away from
the curb.
You must signal 100 feet (about 5 seconds) before
turning.
In Idaho, you may turn right on a red light, after
stopping.
In Idaho, you may turn left on a red light, after
stopping, and if turning onto a one-way street.
11. TEXTING AND DRIVING
As of July 1, 2012, it is illegal to text while driving in
Idaho.
“Texting” means, “engaging in the review of, or
manual preparation and transmission of, written
communication via handheld wireless devices.”
12. PERFORMANCE OF ORIGINAL ARPANET
ALGORITHM
Light load
Delay dominated by the constant part (transmission
delay and propagation delay)
Medium load
Queuing delay is no longer negligible
Moderate traffic shifts to avoid congestion
Heavy load
Very high metrics on congested links
Busy links look bad to all of the routers
All routers avoid the busy links
Routers may send packets on longer paths
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Binding properties of DNA and RNA.
Electronic circuit element.
Detectable electronic signal.
Disposable biochip cartridges, detection reagents,
electronic biochip reader, software and protocols.
Convenient, economically feasible.
14. AIM
INVESTIGATE THE CAUSES OF THE MAJOR REDUCTION
IN THE NUMBER OF ROAD ACCIDENT FATALITIES IN 2007-10
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Casualties
indexed
to
2000
figure
Killed Seriously injured
15. RISK FACTORS
The risk depends on four elements :
A) Exposure excess (need to travel)
B) Risk of crash, given a particular exposure,
C) Risk of injury, given a crash,
D) Risk of death or severe consequences,
given an injury.
16. PREVENTION
Traffic accidents are preventable.
The three targets of the road safety actions :
- the road users
- the vehicles
- the roads infrastructure as well as the
traffic management.
17. PREVENTION
A scientific approach to the issue is necessary :
Many conditions are required to guarantee the
efficiency of the prevention strategies which are
adopted.
To collect, analyse and carefully interpret reliable
data : The National Traffic Observatory in Tunisia was
established to fulfill theses missions.
To define objectives.
To promote research, which subjects are concerned with
road safety.
To encourage the cooperation between different
organizations intervening in traffic accidents prevention
(NETWORKING).
19. PREVENTION MEASURES
Prevention strategies are made of interventions
which are aiming to :
diminish the exposure risk.
avoid road crashes, given a particular
exposure.
reduce the severity of injuries caused by
crashes
improve the medical care for victims.
20. MEASURES AVOIDING ROAD CRASHES, GIVEN
AN EXPOSURE
Speed limitation
Measures against « alcohol and driving »
Measures avoiding the drivers fatigue :
Measures ensuring pedestrian and cyclists safety
Prevention of traffic accidents implying young
drivers
The prohibition of the use of hand- held mobile
telephones while driving
More road visibility
21. MEASURES REDUCING THE SEVERITY OF
INJURIES CAUSED BY CRASHES :
a – The use of seat-belts
When use, the seat- belt reduce the risk of fatal or
severe accident, between 40% and 65 % (1).
Making the wearing of safety belts compulsory
improves their use rates.
b- Use of helmets
c- Availability of air bags
22. ACTIONS IMPROVING POST-CRASH
INJURY OUTCOME
- pre-hospital mesures :
* Bystanders : call for help, carry out simple acts to
rescue victims, protect victims from
an other accident
* Larger access to emergency services
* Better pre- hospital medical care
- actions in the hospital :
25. CONCLUSIONS
General reduction in traffic
Reduction in young male drivers
Drink driving accidents reduce
Small reduction in speeding
Progressively colder winters