Single-car crashes; how do they happen?Gus PhilpottWoodstock Advocate
Your insurance premiums could go through the roof for the next three years.It may not happen this month. It may not happen next month. But it could happen within the next six months or the next year depending on when you renew your auto policy. Your insurance provider, or their named ag...
A car’s tyres will usually slide on the road rather than grip so much that the vehicle rolls, but there are circumstances where it can happen. A truck is much less stable and will have a static roll threshold above which it will tip over – they are much taller and much more heavily...
“[Plane accidents] are so rare that they make headlines and become far more prominent and exposed to so many more people, even though things like car crashes happen way more often,” Goodness said. For others, a fear of flying is more constant. Tom Bunn, an airline pilot and a licensed...
Second, we should take protective measures and make necessary preparations to ensure the safety of human life and property so that, when a disaster does happen, its damage can be controlled. For example, we should build strong houses and buildings that are quake-proof. Language...
By integrating memory tools into everyday life, amnesia patients can recall memories as often as possible to try to strengthen them. Amnesiacs manage to remember to use these memory tools by creating habits, or implicit memories, so they instinctively know to check their calendar in the morning...
Volvo claims to have been using computer models to simulate what would happen if women (including pregnant women) are involved in a car accident for decades. Other crashes Volvo is said to have a crash test facility where they do a number of other crash tests that aren't done by testing ...
Crashes with 2 or more vehicles happen when 2 or more vehicles try to enter the same space at thesame time. So, in order to be a defensive drivers, and prevent crashes, we need to become experts in space management and timing.
While there’s no excuse for drinking and driving, many think that alcohol-related motorcycle crashes happen more often due to the social nature of the sport. It can be all too easy to go out for a ride with your buddies, stop for some drinks, and then bike home without realizing how ...
Stunt work is dangerous -- injuries are common and deaths happen far too often. While a stuntman isn't going out of his way to do something dangerous, creating a realistic stunt often requires high-risk action. Training and technology help make stunts a lot safer than they were in decades...