Driving can be a dangerous activity. Road traffic accidents account for a staggering 1.35 million deaths per year globally.1Aside from poor driving skills and road conditions, mechanical failure, poor vehicle maintenance and tyre failure/condition are all major contributory factors. ...
Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death and injury among people under the age of 35 accounting for around five million injuries and deaths every year. Sadly, repeat offenders are common and are often minimally responsive to education and prevention efforts.As such, McGill University...
The paper's unique contributions include estimating the linkage between obesity and motor vehicle deaths by regression analysis on US state-level data for 2005 within a model that controls for economic conditions and other considerations such as driver and passenger characteristics, locational factors, ...
1完形填空 Deaths and injuries from motor-vehicle accidents are increasing in developing countries around the world. Traffic accidents in the young nations of 1 have become a :social scourge (祸害)”, and all too often the victims (受害者) are young, educated Africans 2 increased earning power...
It is not clear if the driver of the Audi will be facing charges. FHP reminds drivers, "If you are involved in a crash, stay at the scene and call for help." Leaving the scene of an accident involving deaths is a first-degree felony. The offender faces a revoked license for...
Mom Charged in Deaths of 2 Children Found Bound in Vehicle More HILLSBOROUGH, N.J. (AP) — Police found the bodies of two young children bound and restrained in the back of a disabled vehicle, leading authorities to level murder charges against their mother. A 7-year-...
According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular diseases cause 32% of global deaths, which are 17.9 million deaths per year1. Stroke and heart attacks are responsible for 85% of these deaths1. Atrial fibrillation is a risk factor for both stroke2 and heart failure3, and often yields...
The fellows concluded vehicle emissions in Australia may cause 11,105 premature deaths in adults per year. That’s about ten times more than road accidents. The analysis also reveals vehicle emissions in Australia may cause 12,210 cardiovascular hospitalisations, 66,000 active asthma cases, and 6...
AP -An endangered Florida panther has died after being struck by a vehicle.It's the 23rd panther death attributed to fatal collisions, out of 25 total deaths this year, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.The remains of the 4-year-old female panther were found ...
do not provide direct vision, the organization said, “despite estimates that one-quarter of the more than 500 pedestrian and bicyclist deaths each year that involve large trucks traveling at low speeds could be prevented by direct-vision cabs.”...