Motor Vehicle Collisions On Urban Roads

Background and Audience Relevance: According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2015, about thirty-five hundred people were killed, and four hundred thousand were injured in car crashes.

Motor vehicle collisions stand as one of the leading causes of death in North America. Teens and young adults who have recently gotten their license usually account for about one fatality every 10 minutes. Researchers from the New England Journal of Medicine have done a study on the occurrence of car crashes and the average statistics for crashes during the year shows that about one person in 50 will become involved in a motor vehicle collision. For the people who have become involved in a crash; only about 1 percent of them will die, then 10 percent will be hospitalized, and 25 percent will unfortunately become temporarily disabled. (Donald A. Redelmeier, M.D., and Robert J. Tibshirani, Ph.D., New England Journal of

In 2014, there were 32,675 deaths related to motor vehicle accidents (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and The Highway Loss Data Institute, 2015). The top reported causes of car accidents are distracted driving, speeding, and drunk driving (Starver, 2014). So many lives have been lost to the road, but fortunately, the number of deaths in motor vehicle accidents are decreasing year to year. This trend also correlates with the increasing amount of laws created in order to deter people from actions associated with the causes of many car accidents. In order to continue this trend of reducing fatalities related to car accidents, the federal government should pass laws to standardize safer practices across states, as well as require new drivers, and those who have had their licenses revoked, to take courses on the dangers of driving and defensive driving practices. To support these laws, the federal government could

There was another student death as a result of a car accident in 2011. It is a common fact that teen drivers have higher accident instance rates than their adult counterparts, due to a plethora of factors. First, teen drivers have not been driving for as long and do not have all of the experience that adult drivers have. Also, the incidence rate of accidents increases with the amount of teen passengers in the car. In a study done by the Center for Research and Policy at Johns Hopkins University researchers found that, “The highest death rate (5.61 per 10 million trips) was observed among drivers aged 16 years carrying 3 or more passengers” (Chen). Because of the multiple deaths and injuries caused by traveling to canning destinations, as well as the fact that Penn State students are a high-risk population for car accidents, it’s unsurprising that safety concerns are shared by Penn State administration members, parents, and students alike.

Motor vehicle crashes are among the top 10 causes of death for U.S. residents of all ages and the leading cause of death for persons aged 5--34 years. In terms of years of potential life lost before age 65, motor vehicle crashes ranked third in 2007, behind only cancer and heart disease, and account for an estimated $99 billion in medical and lost work costs annually. Crash-related deaths and injuries largely are preventable. From 2000 to 2009, while the number of vehicle miles traveled on the nation's roads increased by 8.5%, the death

Tire friction marks terminating at the rear wheels of V-2 were located on Aviation Street. See factual diagram for further details.

Vehicle two was parked facing north legally on Lakeshore Drive and not occupied at the time of the collision. Vehicle one was travelling north on Lakeshore Drive from West Cuthbert Boulevard at the time of the collision. Driver one related that he was not watching the roadway when he was glancing to the left. While doing so, driver one related that his vehicle drifted to the right, out of its lane of travel causing him to rear end parked vehicle two. Vehicle two was then pushed in to utility pole # 61725, which is owned by PSE&G Utility Company.

Have you ever wondered what’s safer big cars or small cars? IIHS performed a test that included mini cars and midsized cars they ran collision test and the results came back that the midsized always took damage better than the mini car. Heavier vehicles are better protected than lighter vehicles .the longer the car the more advantage it has in frontal collisions.

The main goal of this study was to “analyze how motor vehicle collision factors influence incidence, severity, and outcome of traumatic brain injury” depending on whether or not the driver was wearing a seatbelt or not. Through their findings they wanted to understand the collision factors that effect rehabilitation and functional outcome. The largest focus of this study was to find out more about causes that resulted in moderate to severe brain injuries. The original hypothesis was “failure to use a seatbelt would result in increased frontal lobe injury” and the original prediction was “increased rates of frontal lobe injury in the unrestrained (non-seatbelt wearers) would result in more compromised functional outcome.

The primary research method for this study is qualitative. First, this study will focus on the common causes of fatal motor vehicle collisions and corrective actions in interviews with state and local highway transportation department (Zwerling et al, 2009). Second, the study will indicate the number of fatal accidents occurred with the last two year (Vock, 2013). There will be questionnaire with a choice of answers, data comparable to rural vs urban collisions, how the past occurrences were addressed and future planning to mitigate car accidents in their community. The questionnaire will also include the projects in process. The questionnaire is based on the fatality analysis reporting system statistics from the National Highway Transportation

Method Summary (important info only) - Students (150) were shown a video of a multiple-car accident due to one car not stopping at a stop sign and making a right turn into the main traffic. The video is less than one minute long and the multiple-car accident happens in a period of four seconds. Afterwards, the students are given a ten item questionnaire with a diagram labeling the scene. Questions asked are either about how fast the car was going when it ran the stop sign or when it turned right. Seventy-five received the stop sign question and seventy-five received the turned right question, the last question was neutral.

Officers responded to a call of a traffic collision in the area of Paige Drive/North Hill Road. Upon arrival, officers discovered a victim of stabbing (pregnant female Hispanic 18 Yoa) down at the scene . The victim was suffering from multiple stab wounds to the stomach/face and is in unknown condition. Fire is airlifting the victim to USC for treatment. The boyfriend and possible suspect was found in the area along with a crime scene/weapon. The boyfriend is being booked for 647 (f) at this time pending the arrival of DB

There is a significant difference in motor vehicle accident between rural, suburban, and urban counties (p-value < 0.0001). There are more motor vehicle accidents in urban counties. According to the analyses, there is an average 17428 motor vehicle accidents in urban counties compared to rural counties (p-value < 0.0001). Similarly, there is an average of 14240 higher motor

The authors, Graham and White, present a conglomerate of relevant information from all different directions, technological, social, and cultural, that uses statistical data to support their premise that a minority of crashes involve high-performance vehicles.

According to the 2011 South Dakota Motor Vehicle Crash Study, there were 17,362 motor vehicle accidents and 5,485 of these crashes resulted in an injury or death in 2011. In South Dakota, the fatality rate of car accidents compared to national average is slightly above, at 1.2%. The national average is 1.1 % (Department of Public Health). This shows that there is a high risk of injury when operating a motor vehicle in the state of South Dakota. This study assesses the causes of many accidents in South Dakota and the prevalence of injury and death in