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A road accident, also known as a motor vehicle collision (MVC) among others, occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other stationary obstruction, such as a tree or utility pole. Traffic collisions may result in injury, death and property damage.
Nearly 1.3 million people die in road crashes each year, on average 3,287 deaths a day.An additional 20-50 million are injured or disabled.More than half of all road traffic deaths occur among young adults ages 15-44.Road traffic crashes rank as the 9th leading cause of death and account for 2.2% of all deaths globally.Road crashes are the leading cause of death among young people ages 15-29, and the second leading cause of death worldwide among young people ages 5-14.Each year nearly 400,000 people under 25 die on the world's roads, on average over 1,000 a day.Over 90% of all road fatalities occur in low and middle-income countries, which have less than half of the world's vehicles.Road crashes cost USD $518 billion globally, costing individual countries from 1-2% of their annual GDP.Road crashes cost low and middle-income countries USD $65 billion annually, exceeding the total amount received in developmental assistance.Unless action is taken, road traffic injuries are predicted to become the fifth leading cause of death by 2030. The majority of road crashes are caused by human error. Research has shown that driver error accounts for over 80% of all fatal and injury crashes on Irish roads The main causes of death and injury on Irish roads remain speeding, drink driving and non-wearing of seat-belts . Because most traffic accidents are the product of several factors, the probability of accidents can be reduced in a number of different ways. There is no doubt that the following activities have prevented the increase in accidents that would normally result from increases in traffic density. There are three main approaches to preventing accidents:
(1)Education and training of (a) children in school by road-traffic instructors and school teachers; and of (b) adolescents in the principles of safe driving and in good driving attitudes; by (c) refresher courses for older drivers to bring home safe-driving principles and to refresh their knowledge of traffic law; and by means of (d) newspaper, radio television, and other publicity, to draw the attention of all road users both to dangers and to safe practices on the road.(2)Enforcement by (a) adopting reasonable and enforceable traffic laws which, at the same time, are best designed to prevent accidents; (b) concentrating the time and energy of traffic officers on the offences, locations, and times that feature frequently in accidents; and (c) thoroughly testing new drivers to ensure they will not be liable to cause accidents.(3)Engineering of vehicles and roads: Vehicle engineering, comprising (a) regular inspection for a “warrant of fitness” to ensure that the main components of the vehicle are safe; (b) improving the design of the vehicle to give ease of vision and control to the driver and so reduce the likelihood of injury in an accident; (c) fitting safety equipment, such as seat belts.
Nearly 1.3 million people die in road crashes each year, on average 3,287 deaths a day.An additional 20-50 million are injured or disabled.More than half of all road traffic deaths occur among young adults ages 15-44.Road traffic crashes rank as the 9th leading cause of death and account for 2.2% of all deaths globally.Road crashes are the leading cause of death among young people ages 15-29, and the second leading cause of death worldwide among young people ages 5-14.Each year nearly 400,000 people under 25 die on the world's roads, on average over 1,000 a day.Over 90% of all road fatalities occur in low and middle-income countries, which have less than half of the world's vehicles.Road crashes cost USD $518 billion globally, costing individual countries from 1-2% of their annual GDP.Road crashes cost low and middle-income countries USD $65 billion annually, exceeding the total amount received in developmental assistance.Unless action is taken, road traffic injuries are predicted to become the fifth leading cause of death by 2030. The majority of road crashes are caused by human error. Research has shown that driver error accounts for over 80% of all fatal and injury crashes on Irish roads The main causes of death and injury on Irish roads remain speeding, drink driving and non-wearing of seat-belts . Because most traffic accidents are the product of several factors, the probability of accidents can be reduced in a number of different ways. There is no doubt that the following activities have prevented the increase in accidents that would normally result from increases in traffic density. There are three main approaches to preventing accidents:
(1)Education and training of (a) children in school by road-traffic instructors and school teachers; and of (b) adolescents in the principles of safe driving and in good driving attitudes; by (c) refresher courses for older drivers to bring home safe-driving principles and to refresh their knowledge of traffic law; and by means of (d) newspaper, radio television, and other publicity, to draw the attention of all road users both to dangers and to safe practices on the road.(2)Enforcement by (a) adopting reasonable and enforceable traffic laws which, at the same time, are best designed to prevent accidents; (b) concentrating the time and energy of traffic officers on the offences, locations, and times that feature frequently in accidents; and (c) thoroughly testing new drivers to ensure they will not be liable to cause accidents.(3)Engineering of vehicles and roads: Vehicle engineering, comprising (a) regular inspection for a “warrant of fitness” to ensure that the main components of the vehicle are safe; (b) improving the design of the vehicle to give ease of vision and control to the driver and so reduce the likelihood of injury in an accident; (c) fitting safety equipment, such as seat belts.
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