Automobile Accidents

•What are the causes?•Who do they affect?

•How do we prevent them?

Don't Let this Happen to You

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Proposal

•Since the leading causes of car accidents prove to be distractions, driver fatigue and drunk driving, stricter enforcement of regulations and a stronger support for habitual improvements will lead to safer roads.

Cell Phone Use While Driving

•Use of cell phones have a negative effect while driving.•Full attention and focus is hindered.•Ability to maintain a steady speed is hindered.•People that use their cell phones while driving are 4 times as likely to get into a serious car accident.•Driving while talking on the phone reduces brain activity associated with driving by 37%.

Alcohol's Impact on Driving

•Alcohol reduces alertness and motor coordination•It alters depth perception.•A drunk driver does not accurately know how far other cars or pedestrians are.•Alcohol impairs judgement. •Drunk drivers are mistakenly confident. They don't realize their driving skills are reduced.

Drinks & Alcohol Amounts

Breathalyzer

Symptoms of Driver Fatigue

•Heavy eyelids•Frequent yawning•Drifting vehicles•Misjudging traffic situations•Feeling fidgety and irritable•Daydreaming

Driver Fatigue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eUiZDBz6dY

Driver Fatigue Statistics

•52% of 107 single-vehicle accidents involving heavy trucks were fatigue-related.•56,000 sleep related road crashes annually in the United States.•17% (about 1 million) of road accidents are sleep related.

Cellular Distraction Plan of Action

Save the conversations for when you're safely parked or when you

reach your destination.

Driver Fatigue Plan of Action

Take a nap before driving. If you're too tired. Ask a trusted

person to drive you.

Drunk Driving Plan of Action

Don't do it.