Vehicle Accident

Last time, I’ve posted about my encounter of a man who happens to meet an accident along the way due to his desperate attempt to use his cell phone while driving. In view of this, I decided to write about the common road accidents so people would be alerted on how to prevent these things from happening.

Let me first ask mister wiki of car accident description: car accident is a road traffic incident which usually involves at least one road vehicle being in collision with, either another vehicle, another road user, or a stationary roadside object, and which may result in injury or property damage. Phrases used to describe accidents include: auto accident, car crash, car smash, car wreck, fender bender, motor vehicle accident (MVA), personal injury collision (PIC), road accident, road traffic accident (RTA), road traffic collision (RTC), road traffic incident (RTI), traffic collision.

As simple as it may sound, people are aware that most of the time, this simple happening can lead to death. More and more people falls victim, each year the number of road accidents never seem to go down. It does not choose its victims; in fact much renowned personality had also suffered the same fate. Consider the case of Louis IV of France who passed on his life in 1954 when he falls down from his horse. Same fate was experience William I during 1087 and William III in the year 1702. On present days, perhaps the most controversial road accident happened to Princess Diana.

There are many underlying causes of road accidents; one is driving in the influence of alcohol which contributes partly to about 93% of crashes. Anyone knows the fact that driving and alcohol just can’t get along. Accidents due to alcohol results to about 100,000 accidents every year in United States alone, this is based on the study done by the U.S. National Traffic Safety Administration. Authority found out that there is a higher risk when driving around 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. This is the time when people should suppose to go to their bed and sleep therefore they become drowsy on street.

Fatigue is another factor for road accidents. Some signs to watch out for before attempting to drive which may indicate fatigue are heavy eyelids, a drifting vehicle that wanders over road lines, frequent yawning, misjudging traffic situations, varying vehicle speed for no reason, seeing things "jump out" in the road, or irritable and daydreaming. If you sense that you are having these kinds of problem then it is better to do the following:

· Take a break from driving at least every two hours.

· Get a good night's sleep before a long trip.

· Share the driving whenever possible.

· Avoid long drives after work.

· Avoid drinking before driving.

· Pull over and stop when drowsiness, discomfort or loss of concentration occurs.

· Find out whether any medicine you are taking may affect your driving.

Sourced from: http://www.sixwise.com/newsletters/05/07/20/the_6_most_common_causes_of_automobile_crashes.htm

Moreover, speeding can also be another problem. In fact, this is a multi-tiered threat seeing the fact that it does not merely reduce the amount of time needed to keep away from experiencing crash on the road but rather it also increases the danger of crashing. Driving in high speed is also the same as aggressive driving, the two are highly dangerous. So if you want to preserve your life, better act with cautious within the road. Life is too precious, take care of it.

Drive safely. Do not attempt to make the road your racing arena, at least think about the life of other people.