How to Prevent Car Accidents?
TIRES sqealing, metal crunching, glass shattering, people screaming. These sounds are perhaps familiar to anyone who has been involved in a car accident. The Population Reference Bureau reports that worldwide "an estimated 1.2 millio people are killed in road crashes each year, and as many as 50 million are injured." Yet, attention to safety and plain common sense can help you avoid many accidents. Let us see how.
Speed Limits, Seat Belts and Texting
On some roads the speed limit may seem too low. But exceeding the limit usually makes little difference in the time it will take you to arrive at your destinaion, For esample, over a distance of 50 miles (80 km), increasing from 65 miles (104 km) per hour to 80 miles (129 km) per hour will gain you less than nine minutes. Is it worth risking an accident to gain that little time?
Seat belts are designed for safety. A government agency in the United States concluded that seat belts saved over 72,000 lives between 2005 and 2009 in just that country. does an air bag take the place of a seat belt? No. An air bag work with the seat belt to provide increased protection. If you do not wear your seat belt, the air bag losses its effectiveness and can even be dangerous. so make it a habit to buckle up, and have your passengers do the same. Another caution: Never attempt to reead or compose text messages while driving.
