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IN AN average month 108,000 people are killed in traffic accidents around the world, and the death toll is increasing. On current trends it will exceed 150,000 people a month by 2020, according to the World Health Organisation, as cars become more widespread in developing countries, increasing the number of vehicles on the world’s roads from around 1 billion in 2010 to 2 billion. Many lives will be spared by outfitting more vehicles with airbags, the biggest lifesavers in car technology since seat belts. But now a far greater revolution in road safety is within reach. Around 90% of accidents are caused by human error. Design vehicles so that they can drive themselves, goes the theory, and death tolls will plummet.
Struck on the Street: Four Survivors
New York Times employees, including Executive Editor Jill Abramson, share how being hit by vehicles made a lasting impact on them.
Colorado & Wyoming Aircraft Wreckchasing
This site is dedicated to those men and women of the US Armed Forces who lost their lives training to protect us. It has been reported that there were more casualties from training during WWII than there were from combat.
FARS Encyclopedia
The Summary page for the FARS Web Encyclopedia is the first thing that visitors will see when visiting this site. This page contains a random statistic drawn from the Traffic Safety Facts published each year by the DOT, a table listing the traffic fatality statistics from this day last year.
The left-hand column on the home page contains a random factoid sample from the "Did You Know?" archives. The "Did You Know?" archives contain interesting and relevant statistics drawn from the Traffic Safety Facts, a compilation of motor vehicle crash data collected by the FARS program. These compilations are published every year by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
PursuitWatch.org
We believe that:
1.High speed pursuit should only be used when there is imminent and immediate danger to the public.
2.Ongoing pursuit training should be mandatory for all police officers.
3.Fleeing and eluding should be a felony with mandatory prison time.
4.Law enforcement agencies should welcome accountability to the public they serve.
5.Mandatory reporting of pursuit activities be required of all law enforcement agencies.
And it is the goal of the organization to:
1.Work to implement the above concepts.
2.Educate the public, police and the press about police pursuits.
3.Provide a resource for law enforcement for the development and implementation of safe and responsible pursuit policy.
4.Provide a resource for the victims and families of police pursuits.
Insurance Adjusters: First Discussions
When talking about personal injuries to the other party's insurance company, remember this rule: Be polite but say little.
Shortly after you've notified responsible parties that you've been injured in an accident and intend to file a claim for compensation, you're likely to hear from one or more insurance companies. These first conversations after your accident may be difficult, as you may be agitated or in pain, but common sense and a few guiding principles will keep you from saying anything that will adversely affect your insurance claim.
Police Reports as Evidence in Your Car Accident Injury Case
In some kinds of injury cases -- most notably, car accidents -- a police report may have been prepared in connection with the underlying incident. While police reports are generally inadmissible if your case gets to court, the report can still be very useful in most personal injury cases. In this article, we'll offer some tips on how to use a police report to bolster your side of an injury claim.
MADD - Mothers Against Drunk Driving
The mission of Mothers Against Drunk Driving is to stop drunk driving, support the victims of this violent crime and prevent underage drinking.
Questions for Car Accident Witnesses
Witnesses to a car accident can be valuable when it's time to piece together the details of what happened right before, during, and after the crash. Statements from witnesses can also become key evidence later on, in any lawsuit or insurance claim that seeks to establish legal responsibility -- in other words, fault for a car accident. So it's important that the right questions get asked of witnesses, in order to make sure the right information is obtained and recorded. This article touches on some important strategies and points to cover when questioning witnesses to a car accident.