In total in 2011, 1020 cases of death followed by traffic accidents have been recorded by the Forensic Medicine Organization in Khuzestan province. The incidence of mortality from accidents in Khuzestan province was 22.5 per 100,000 and age-standardized incidence rate was 24.3 per 100 thousand. The incidence rate for women 9.88, men 34.90, single 3013 and married was 25.50 per 100 thousand. Rates of fatal accidents according to the cities of the province on the basis of gender segregation are presented in Table 1. The mean age of the deceased was 34.58 ± 19.83 which collectively in traffic accidents in Khuzestan province the minimum age was under one year and maximum age was 89 years. And according to age group, the highest rate of accidents …show more content…
The incidence of deaths in traffic accidents in different months of the year are as follows in Table 4. The highest rates of fatal accidents (76.86%) occurred in the major ways and minor ways (9.99%), rural ways (5.44%) were next in the ranking. In terms of the location of the event, 29.71% of accidents resulting in deaths occurred in roads within the city road and 66.27% of these cases occurred in roads out of city. And there was no significant difference between male and female drivers (p =0.8) Most of the accidents caused by vehicles colliding with each other (46.96%) and the reversal of the vehicle with the deceased (24.61%) and pedestrian’s collisions with vehicles (21.27%). In terms of the status of the deceased at the time of the accident, most deceased people were drivers with 42.55% and then vehicle passengers with 34.90 and the pedestrians ranked third with 21.27%. In terms of the type of vehicle used, the highest percentage of deceased people was passenger cars (46.33%) and motorcyclists (33.50%). On the other hand, pedestrians hit by cars (56.34%) and motorcycles mostly (34.73%). In damage of different parts of the body, damages to head and face in 88.70%, chest and abdomen in 44.01% and, hands and arms in 41.45% of cases were recorded as one of the most common injuries in the only limb or one of damaged limbs of the deceased …show more content…
The results show that, in the suburban accidents, the death of the deceased at the scene was 21.12 percent. While this ratio, is only 8.78 percent of accidents within the city. Moreover, 40.12% of the deceased died in accidents within the cities in the hospital so that this proportion was as much as 30.01 percent in accidents in suburban
A vehicle crash kept Route 30 between Buchanan Valley Road and Pine Ridge Lane closed for several hours as police investigated a crash in western Adams County. Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Joshua Yoder said a Nissan Versa was turning left into the Village of Laurel Run when it collided with a Hyundai Sante Fe shortly before 7 a.m. The road reopened shortly before 1 p.m. Both female drivers were taken to York Hospital for treatment of injuries. A man who stopped to help the woman in the Versa and was struck by a Toyota Yaris, police said, and he was also taken to York Hospital. Police did not know the extent of the injuries.
Easterbrook explains why the program of road fatalities is being ignored by society (1). According to Gregg Easterbrook’s article, “Road Kill”, he writes that “the first fundamental difference between harm because of accidents and harm because of deliberate action; the second, society’s strange assumption that traffic fatalities cannot be avoided” (1). He writes that, because, unlike terrorism, car crashes were planned to cause harm. Easterbrook writes that
Easterbrook brings traffic accidents in contrast to the events of the tragedy of September eleventh, 2001 (A2). The number of deaths on 9/11: 3000, compared to the “42,642 traffic deaths in 2006” (Easterbrook A2). Easterbrook writes that in 2006 alone, 1.2 million people were killed on roads all around the world, compared to “100,000 dead as a result of combat” (A2). This huge comparison shows the huge deaths from
The author used various statistics to reinforce her topic such as, “From 1977 to 1995 three and a half times more male drivers than female drivers were involved in fatal car crashes.” These numbers
Multiple drivers surviving a serious car crash generally require some form of occupational therapy for recovery. The Occupational Therapist, conducts comprehensive driving evaluations by developing plans for the individual to continue driving, or assist the person in transitioning from driver to passenger. These decisions are based upon clinical assessments of the individual’s vision, cognition, motor performance, reaction time, and knowledge of traffic rules, as well as provide a behind-the wheel assessment of one’s driving skills. The mission of an Occupational Therapist is to “provide individuals with disabilities solutions for living a normal productive life of independence, and functional
but also Clapp et al.,(2011) state that the road collision straightforwardly rely on upon the drivers stress condition too. In addition Minter, R (2010) claim Now and then, when viewing NASCAR drivers respond off the track contrasted with in the driver 's seat, drivers normally is as lovely and expert as can be outside the vehicle, is on occasion a tiger in the driver 's seat. The author highlight contrasts in drivers off the track and on. Including that the environment the track influences conduct. When you put the power that goes ahead inside the race auto, particularly at a spot like Bristol ... the tolerance level, the dissatisfaction level, is to me just as extraordinary as it 's ever been.
Getting a driver's license is important to them because it is the next step in life. It teaches them how to be responsible, careful. It is when they are really free from their parents. They will not have to ask your parents to drop them to the mall. They will not have to ask them to drop you to school, or to your best friends house.
The author relied her conclusion on the similarity between Butler and Prunty. However, it is possible that the road in Prunty is wide enough and the visibility ar intersections is high enough in Prunty. In fact, the drunk driving is the reason to the poor highway safety condition. Further illustrations of what cause the high accident rate should be furnished, or the advice can merely remain less
This documentation is beneficial to our source because it shows the severity of the consequences of drinking irresponsibly. It provides numerous police data that gives information on aspects affiliated with police indication of involvement with alcohol of injured drivers. With this information, we can depict the seriousness of drinking. The source also provides numerous statistics that will definitely get people’s attention, such as, “Police recognize and document alcohol involvement in 72 percent of injured drivers
In the year 1924, a spike in deaths caused by car accidents occurred, and went up 18 percent to 26,000 deaths, which the majority of
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“Slow response time, loss of clarity in vision and hearing, loss of muscle strength and flexibility, drowsiness due to medications, and a reduction in the ability to focus or concentrate” are all effects of aging identified in Westport News’s March 2010 article “Should elderly drivers be retested?” 2. Although some older drivers try to make up for these disabilities by driving more cautious, driving below the speed limit can cause more dangers. B. Cause 2: The trend of increases in fatal accidents involving elderly people is partially due to an increased susceptibility to injury and medical complications within this age group. Transition 3: While car accidents involving the elderly is a widespread issue, there are multiple solutions that can be implemented to reduce the likelihood of this occurring.
Statistically in the United States the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates in 2006 a total of 17,941 people died in alcohol related collisions and 275,000 were injured in alcohol related accidents. If alcohol is present in evidence on a crime scene the NHTSA will most likely rule the accident as alcohol related. This concept was first introduced
Toyota was disappointed the public because they were not took quick action to the complains about unintended acceleration which was brought by public. The largest grave fault there was 37 people death since 2000 due to the unintended acceleration, which happened without the driver’s contribution. Moreover, USA People critic the company in negative way approximating that Toyota was frustrating to cover up their mistake and the U.S media condemn Toyota for a lack of transparency and action while in these issue. Culture variation along with American and Japanese also one of the major problem to the
Vehicle-related injuries may occur where they lose control of the vehicle or collide with another car(accident).Commercial truck drivers are an integral part of the African economy. Without truckers, few of us would be able to enjoy the access to the wide variety of groceries and consumer goods that we currently take for granted. Truck drivers regularly make a number of sacrifices in order to keep our economy moving. It is not rare for truckers to spend days at a time away from their friends and family. In addition, the nature of their job regularly subjects them to the risk of serious injury.