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Highway Traffic Safety Administration National Highway Traffic Safety
395 wordsNHTSA Unveils New Brochure to Help Those with Disabilities Seeking Use of Adapted Vehicles The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) unveiled its consumer brochure to help persons with disabilities in the market for an adapted vehicle to take advantage of new technology to increase their mobility. "President Clinton and Vice President Gore are committed to removing barriers for people with disabilities so they can take advantage of the great bounty of opportunities in America, "...
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First Aid Traffic Safety
922 wordsDriving an automobile is a risky and dangerous activity. Every day, tragic accidents make the headlines in newspapers and on the evening TV news. Driving is an essential part of day-to-day living for most people, and yet this ordinary means of getting from one place to another can be deadly. With so many people of all ages on the road, practicing traffic safety is a must. Among the most important steps to take for a safer driving experience are knowing the possible dangers associated with drivin...
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Cell Phones Ban The Bans
974 wordsA young girl riding in her mothers car is killed when a driver, talking on his cell phone, runs a stop sign in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Further south in a suburb of Camden, New Jersey, a driver ploughs through a group of pedestrians. An elderly couple dies as a result of his efforts to retrieve a dropped cigarette. In western Ohio, a driver causes serious injury to a father and son on their way home from a fishing expedition. The offending driver was changing stations on his radio and unkno...
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Sport Utility Vehicles Highway Traffic Safety Administration
411 wordsA federal agency said today that it was investigating 21 deaths in crashes of sport utility vehicles that may have occurred because the tires disintegrated. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received 193 complaints about accidents, including those that caused the 21 deaths, that took place when the tread on ATX, ATX II and Wilderness tires made by the Bridgestone/ Firestone Company separated. These tires are found on sport utility vehicles and trucks. Complaints about these ...
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Drunk Driving Accidents Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1,006 wordsThere are right and wrong choices to make when a person chooses to drink alcohol. A good choice would be to drink responsibly and make sure not get behind the wheel of a motor vehicle. Designating a driver that will not drink during your outing is a good decision to make. A poor decision would be to get extremely drunk and decide to get behind the wheel of a car and drive anyway. It might be the persons opinion that they are capable of driving safely. This poor decision could seriously harm an i...
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The Medias Effect On Underage Alcohol Abuse
1,790 wordsThe Medias Effects on Underage Drinking The use of alcohol is a major aspect of our society. It is used in religious ceremonies, during socialization, and its presence is seen everywhere. Second only to caffeine, more people drink alcohol than any other substance. It appears in many forms such as beer, wine, and hard liquor. It has been praised, denounced, accepted, and outlawed in the past century alone. The effects of alcohol are numerous. From drunk driving accidents to fetal alcohol syndrome...
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Highway Traffic Safety Administration National Highway Traffic Safety
750 wordsIn recent years, more than 5, 900 teenagers died in the United States from motor vehicle crash injuries. Such injuries are by far the leading public health problem for young people 13 - 19 years old (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety [IIHS], 2004). Drivers are not the only ones at risk. Teenagers who are passengers in others vehicles make up a startling 87 % of the fatality statistic. Lack of driving experience, disregard for traffic laws, and quick access to full driving privileges contrib...
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Road Rage The Scourge Of America Roadways
1,604 wordsTopic: Road Rage General Purpose: To convince Specific Purpose: To convince the audience to combat "road rage" by increasing driver awareness Thesis Statement: "Road rage" caused by aggressive driving tendencies is a growing epidemic affecting today's roadways, but there is a solution. Ethos: Include myself in my statements. Pathos: Audience should feel horrified at the consequences of road rage. Logos: Cite statistics and research resources. Introduction I. How many of you have ever been in a m...
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U S Census Bureau Motor Vehicles
1,253 wordsSenior Drivers Introduction Automobile is the barest necessity for American citizens. Overwhelming majority of our population lives in residential suburbs or small towns where public conveyances are not developed to a proper extent. Correspondingly, the car is the main, and often the only vehicle for such people. According to information provided by the U. S. Census Bureau, 1994 one out of every eight Americans was age 65 or older (NYS Department of Motor Vehicles n. p. ). More than 200 million ...
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Sport Utility Vehicles Air Bags
1,563 wordsAuto-related deaths and injuries place a stain on society. In addition to causing grief and suffering, vehicle crashes add billions to the cost of health care and vehicle insurance. Buying a safer car can help consumers confidently identify the safest vehicles. Each year about 40, 000 Americans lose their lives in motor vehicle collisions. This means that one in 8. 5 drivers are involved in an automobile collision and one out of nine hospital beds are occupied by a victim of an auto-related inci...
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