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  2. Motorcycle safety - Wikipedia

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    Motorcycle safety is the study of the risks and dangers of motorcycling, and the approaches to mitigate that risk, focusing on motorcycle design, road design and traffic rules, rider training, and the cultural attitudes of motorcyclists and other road users.

  3. Backdraft - Wikipedia

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    A backdraft (North American English), backdraught (British English) [1] or smoke explosion is the abrupt burning of superheated gases in a fire caused when oxygen rapidly enters a hot, oxygen-depleted environment; for example, when a window or door to an enclosed space is opened or broken. Backdrafts are typically seen as a blast of smoke and ...

  4. Flashover - Wikipedia

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    Such an event is known as backdraft. A delayed flashover occurs when the colder gray smoke cloud ignites after congregating outside of its room of origin. This results in a volatile situation, and if the ignition occurs at the ideal mixture, the result can be a violent smoke gas explosion.

  5. Hazards of outdoor recreation - Wikipedia

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    Outdoor recreation, such as hiking, camping, canoeing, cycling, or skiing, entails risks, even if participants do not recklessly place themselves in harm's way. In some circumstances, such as being in remote locations or in extreme weather conditions, even a minor accident may create a dangerous situation that requires survival skills. However ...

  6. What Is Wind Chill And What Makes It So Dangerous? - AOL

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    Stronger wind carries that warmth away even faster, replacing that warm layer with cold air. Your body loses heat trying to warm the new cold air, the wind blows it away, and the cycle continues ...

  7. David Mann (artist) - Wikipedia

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    David Mann (() September 10, 1940 — () September 11, 2004) [2] was a California graphic artist whose paintings celebrated biker culture, and choppers.Called "the biker world's artist-in-residence," [5] his images are ubiquitous in biker clubhouses and garages, on motorcycle gas tanks, tattoos, and on T-shirts and other memorabilia associated with biker culture.

  8. 'Life-threatening' cold weather to expand southward across ...

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    "The cold air will have wide-reaching impacts on everyday life and the economy, such as stressed power grids due to increased heating demands, closed schools, health impacts and dangerous ...

  9. Hidden risks of drinking alcohol in cold weather explained

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    SEE ALSO: The face triangle of death and all the potential dangers, explained In fact, drinking alcohol in the cold lowers your core temperature. Hypothermia can set in if your body drops below 95 ...