First Fatality and Still Climbing
A car accident occurs when a vehicle traveling in a destine path change from it's pathway into another vehicle, ditch, pole, animal, another human being or anything that causes damage to a car.
In 2004 it was reported that car accidents kill almost 1.2 million people worldwide every year.
Everyday we are commonly using the word "car accident" when one or more vehicles collide with something, but almost 90% of these so called "accidents" are related to driver negligence.
General statistics show that the average person has a 6-8% chance of death in a two car collision. It appears that more vehicle rollovers occur when a single vehicle is involved. Bigger vehicles rollover more easily and has a greater chance of causing a fatality.
Mary Ward died on 31 August 1869 when she fell under a steam driven car in Ireland. She was the first fatality ever reported caused by a motor vehicle. The first person who died in an accident with a petrol driven car was Bridget Driscoll in 1896. She was a pedestrian at the time of the crash. On 25 February 1899 the first driver and passenger died in an accident when the rear wheel gave way and the driver collided with a brick wall.
Did you know that the Bethlehem bus crash on 1 May 2003 is the crash with the third highest fatality rate of 80 in the world? The second highest is the Lagos tanker disaster in 2000 with 100-200 fatalities and the highest in the world is the Salang tunnel fire with almost 2000 fatalities. The Bethlehem bus crash claimed 38 more lives than the Westdene bus crash. This month it is 20 years ago that the Westdene dam claimed 42 lives of children.
Unfortunately accident car accidents are a reality and will haunt us everyday of our lives. "It will never happen to me…" That's what they all say. Our country is changing, our lives are changing and most important the power of our vehicles is changing. Yet, people are reluctant to change. People don't take the necessary precaution anymore to make safety a number one priority on the road. Its "put foot" from the moment go.
Most of the accidents on our roads are preventable. Most of the accidents we attend to also include very young drivers. Some of them are inexperienced and "dicey". People have the tendency to show what they've got and sometimes pure pressure.
Drivers should take extra caution on the roads and think, not only for yourself, but for those around you.
In 2004 it was reported that car accidents kill almost 1.2 million people worldwide every year.
Everyday we are commonly using the word "car accident" when one or more vehicles collide with something, but almost 90% of these so called "accidents" are related to driver negligence.
General statistics show that the average person has a 6-8% chance of death in a two car collision. It appears that more vehicle rollovers occur when a single vehicle is involved. Bigger vehicles rollover more easily and has a greater chance of causing a fatality.
Mary Ward died on 31 August 1869 when she fell under a steam driven car in Ireland. She was the first fatality ever reported caused by a motor vehicle. The first person who died in an accident with a petrol driven car was Bridget Driscoll in 1896. She was a pedestrian at the time of the crash. On 25 February 1899 the first driver and passenger died in an accident when the rear wheel gave way and the driver collided with a brick wall.
Did you know that the Bethlehem bus crash on 1 May 2003 is the crash with the third highest fatality rate of 80 in the world? The second highest is the Lagos tanker disaster in 2000 with 100-200 fatalities and the highest in the world is the Salang tunnel fire with almost 2000 fatalities. The Bethlehem bus crash claimed 38 more lives than the Westdene bus crash. This month it is 20 years ago that the Westdene dam claimed 42 lives of children.
Unfortunately accident car accidents are a reality and will haunt us everyday of our lives. "It will never happen to me…" That's what they all say. Our country is changing, our lives are changing and most important the power of our vehicles is changing. Yet, people are reluctant to change. People don't take the necessary precaution anymore to make safety a number one priority on the road. Its "put foot" from the moment go.
Most of the accidents on our roads are preventable. Most of the accidents we attend to also include very young drivers. Some of them are inexperienced and "dicey". People have the tendency to show what they've got and sometimes pure pressure.
Drivers should take extra caution on the roads and think, not only for yourself, but for those around you.
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