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A traffic collision in Japan, 2007 The aftermath of an accident involving a jackknifing truck, Mozambique, Africa. A traffic collision, also known as a motor vehicle collision, or car crash, occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other moving or stationary obstruction, such as a tree, pole or building.
In France, in 2014, 499 pedestrians were killed and 4,323 injured. 47% of pedestrians were killed by night (233 pedestrians). This rate was 32% in urban zones, 73% in rural zones (83 deaths by night), and 91% on motorways (40 deaths by night). [21] In Japan, the pedestrian fatality rate is 30% of all road related deaths. [11]
Roadway noise is the collective sound energy emanating from motor vehicles. It consists chiefly of road surface, tire, engine/transmission, aerodynamic, and braking elements. Noise of rolling tires driving on pavement is found to be the biggest contributor of highway noise and increases with higher vehicle speeds. [1] [2] [3]
Large commercial trucks will roll at lateral accelerations as low as 0.2 g [10] Trucks are more likely to roll over than passenger cars because they usually have taller bodies and higher ground clearance. This raises the center of mass. SUVs are prone to rollover, especially those outfitted with long travel off-road suspensions. The increased ...
Merging vehicles must accelerate or brake unsafely or can be forced off the road at the end of a merging lane due to this action. Driving with loud, distracting music Reduces the driver's ability to hear and react to noises around the vehicle (including emergency-vehicle sirens). Driving a vehicle with snow and ice covering it
In late June 2020, a couple drove past this road in the late night. They claimed to be haunted by sticking out tongue female ghost and chased their car for 3 km (1.9 mi). [20] Tuen Mun Road, Hong Kong: the Tuen Mun Road, one of Hong Kong's major expressways, is said by believers to be haunted. Many car accidents have been blamed by locals to ...
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Without action, road traffic crashes are predicted to result in the deaths of around 1.9 million people annually by 2020. Only 28 countries , representing 416 million people (7% of the world's population), have adequate laws that address all five risk factors (speed, drunk-driving, helmets, seat-belts and child restraints).