10 of the World's Most Dangerous Roads

The North Yungas Road, also known as The Death Road, is a 61 to 69 km road leading from La Paz to Coroico (Bolivia's capital, to the Amazon region) in the Yungas region of Bolivia. It is legendary for its extreme danger: in 1995 the Inter-American Development Bank christened it as the "world's most dangerous road. " One estimate is that 200-300 travelers were killed yearly along the road. The road includes crosses marking many of the spots where such vehicles have fallen.



The Death Road (Bolivia)
At the end of 2006, after 20 years of construction, a new road (a by-pass) from La Paz to Coroico was opened to public. This new route features modern construction (bridges, drainage, etc.), multiple lanes, pavement, guardrails and many other elements that make it considerably safer than the original route. As a result, the original North Yungas Road is currently much less used by traffic, although an increasing number of adventure travelers bike it for the thrills.

Guoliang Tunnel Road (China)
The road in Taihang mountains was built by local villagers: it took five years to finish the 1,200 metre long tunnel which is about 5 meters high and 4 meters wide. Some of the villagers died in accidents during construction; undaunted, the others continued. On May 1, 1977, the tunnel was opened to traffic. It is located in the Taihang Mountains, in the Hunan Province of China.

Ruta 5: Arica to Iquique Road (Chile)

The road from Arica to Iquique is renowned for being dangerous; you drive past very deep valleys and wind your way through, spotting ever so often tell-tale vehicle skeletons at the bottom. The few times you can see cars and buses passing by, they were doing so at such a speed that you may think they are either tempting fate very foolishly or perhaps they are just ghosts whizzing past. The mono-hued and isolated scenery is well capable of endowing you with the capacity to have such visions, so concentrating and avoiding the use of any form of hallucinatory substance is essential here

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Fatal Accidents

ANNUAL NUMBER OF FATAL ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND RELATED RATES

(As reported by SAPS to the National Arrive Alive Fatal Accident Information Centre)

-::- ANNUAL NUMBER OF FATAL ROAD ACCIDENTS -::-

Year GA KZ WC EC FS MP NW LI NC RSA
1998 1728 1169 1064 704 615 798 537 409 236 7260
1999 2067 1181 1169 549 589 608 545 382 252 7342
2000 1429 1330 709 491 463 453 439 328 206 5848
2001 2182 1960 1211 596 775 843 551 427 209 8754
2002 2334 2149 1238 729 754 948 811 672 283 9918

-::- ANNUAL MILLION VEHICLE KILOMETRES TRAVELLED -::-

Year GA KZ WC EC FS MP NW LI NC RSA
1998 38,838 18,943 18,226 8,567 7,550 9,016 6,819 6,317 2,749 117,025
1999 38,579 19,078 19,151 8,471 7,203 8,584 6,769 6,322 2,754 116,911
2000 37,565 18,301 18,229 8,115 6,776 8,284 6,583 6,065 2,644 112,563
2001 38,101 18,326 18,087 8,110 6,661 8,367 6,692 6,074 2,658 113,076
2002 38,747 18,394 17,953 8,128 6,560 8,476 6,824 6,097 2,678 113,856

-::- ANNUAL MID-YEAR NUMBER OF REGISTERED MOTORISED VEHICLES -::-

(Excluding Trailers and Caravans)

Year GA KZ WC EC FS MP NW LI NC RSA
1998 2,183,117 871,650 994,165 405,190 355,685 338,552 339.243 236,435 129,027 5,853,062
1999 2,213,521 873,838 1,017,493 411,155 375,084 347,921 340,564 247,878 128,847 5,956,299
2000 2,252,184 878,372 1,040,982 417,058 384,665 354,432 340,932 255,599 128,956 6,053,178
2001 2,301,585 884,709 1,060,890 422,763 380,007 358,197 341,052 261,457 129,378 6,140,036
2002 2,346,446 891,065 1,076,023 428,631 374,577 362,584 345,557 269,072 129,957 6,223,911

-::- ANNUAL MID-YEAR HUMAN POPULATION - NUMBER OF PERSONS - ALL AGE GROUPS -::-

Year GA KZ WC EC FS MP NW LI NC RSA
1998 7,629,358 8,703,407 4,100,995 6,633,276 2,716,089 2,933,444 3,470,524 5,297,471 859,124 42,343,688
1999 7,780,630 8,857,615 4,178,598 6,811,373 2,760,558 3,004,916 3,532,824 5,495,680 869,248 43,291,442
2000 7,873,205 8,986,858 4,190,656 6,847,162 2,790,733 3,042,638 3,566,777 5,514,807 874,866 43,687,702
2001 7,966,712 9,070,458 4,249,547 6,978,387 2,817,076 3,090,946 3,604,472 5,671,050 879,675 44,328,323
2002 8,106,190 9,212,123 4,313,959 7,132,141 2,859,081 3,156,272 3,659,902 5,843,851 888,390 45,171,909

-::- ANNUAL NUMBER OF FATAL ACCIDENTS PER 100 MILLION VEHICLE KILOMETRES TRAVELLED -::-

Year GA KZ WC EC FS MP NW LI NC RSA
1998 4.45 6.17 5.84 8.22 8.15 8.85 7.87 6.47 8.59 6.20
1999 5.36 6.19 6.10 6.48 8.18 7.08 8.05 6.04 9.15 6.28
2000 3.80 7.27 3.89 6.05 6.83 5.47 6.67 5.41 7.79 5.20
2001 5.73 10.69 6.70 7.35 11.64 10.08 8.23 7.03 7.86 7.74
2002 6.02 11.68 6.90 8.97 11.49 11.18 11.89 11.02 10.57 8.71

-::- ANNUAL NUMBER OF FATAL ACCIDENTS PER 10 000 REGISTERED VEHICLES -::-

Year GA KZ WC EC FS MP NW LI NC RSA
1998 7.92 13.41 10.70 17.37 17.29 23.57 15.83 17.30 18.29 12.40
1999 9.34 13.52 11.49 13.35 15.70 17.48 16.00 15.41 19.56 12.33
2000 6.34 15.14 6.81 11.77 12.04 12.78 12.88 12.83 15.97 9.66
2001 9.48 22.15 11.41 14.10 20.39 23.53 16.16 16.33 16.15 14.26
2002 9.95 24.12 11.51 17.01 20.13 26.15 23.47 24.97 21.78 15.94

-::- ANNUAL NUMBER OF FATAL ACCIDENTS PER 100 000 HUMAN POPULATION -::-

Year GA KZ WC EC FS MP NW LI NC RSA
1998 22.65 13.43 25.94 10.61 22.64 27.20 15.47 7.72 27.47 17.15
1999 26.57 13.33 27.98 8.06 21.34 20.23 15.43 6.95 28.99 16.96
2000 18.15 14.80 16.92 7.17 16.59 14.89 12.31 5.95 23.55 13.39
2001 27.39 21.61 28.50 8.54 27.51 27.27 15.29 7.53 23.76 19.75
2002 28.79 23.33 28.70 10.22 26.37 30.04 22.16 11.50 31.86 21.96

-::- % CHANGE IN ANNUAL NUMBER OF FATAL ROAD ACCIDENTS -::-

Year GA KZ WC EC FS MP NW LI NC RSA
1998 - 1999 19.62 1.03 9.87 -22.02 -4.23 -23.81 1.49 -6.60 6.78 1.13
1999 - 2000 -30.87 12.62 -39.35 -10.56 -21.39 -25.49 -19.45 -14.14 -18.25 -20.35
2000 - 2001 52.69 47.37 70.80 21.38 67.39 86.09 25.51 30.18 1.46 49.69
2001 - 2002 6.97 9.64 2.33 22.32 -2.71 12.46 47.19 57.38 35.41 13.30

-::- % CHANGE IN ANNUAL MILLION VEHICLE KILOMETRES TRAVELLED -::-

Year GA KZ WC EC FS MP NW LI NC RSA
1998 - 1999 -0.67 0.72 5.08 -1.12 -4.60 -4.80 -0.74 -0.08 0.18 -0.10
1999 - 2000 -2.63 -4.08 -4.82 -4.20 -5.93 -3.49 -2.75 -4.06 -3.98 -3.72
2000 - 2001 1.42 0.14 -0.78 -0.06 -1.70 1.00 1.66 0.16 0.53 0.46
2001 - 2002 1.70 0.37 -0.74 0.23 -1.52 1.30 1.96 0.37 0.72 0.69

-::- % CHANGE IN NUMBER OF FATAL ACCIDENTS PER MILLION VEHICLE KILOMETRES TRAVELLED -::-

Year GA KZ WC EC FS MP NW LI NC RSA
1998 - 1999 20.42 0.31 4.56 -21.14 0.39 -19.97 -2.24 -6.67 6.59 1.23
1999 - 2000 -29.00 17.40 -36.28 -6.64 -16.44 -22.80 -17.17 -10.50 -14.86 -17.27
2000 - 2001 50.55 47.16 72.15 21.46 70.29 84.26 23.46 29.98 0.91 49.01
2001 - 2002 5.18 9.24 2.99 22.04 -1.21 11.01 44.35 56.79 34.44 12.52

-::- % CHANGE IN ANNUAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED MOTORISED VEHICLES -::-

(Excluding Trailers)

Year GA KZ WC EC FS MP NW LI NC RSA
1998 - 1999 1.39 0.25 2.35 1.47 5.45 2.77 0.39 4.84 -0.14 1.76
1999 - 2000 1.75 0.52 2.31 1.44 2.55 1.87 0.11 3.12 0.08 1.63
2000 - 2001 2.19 0.72 1.91 1.37 -1.21 1.06 0.04 2.29 0.33 1.43
2001 - 2002 1.95 0.72 1.43 1.39 -1.43 1.22 1.32 2.91 0.45 1.37

-::- % CHANGE IN NUMBER OF FATAL ACCIDENTS PER 10 000 REGISTERED VEHICLES -::-

Year GA KZ WC EC FS MP NW LI NC RSA
1998 - 1999 17.98 0.77 7.35 -23.15 -9.18 -25.86 1.10 -10.91 6.93 -0.62
1999 - 2000 -32.05 12.04 -40.72 -11.83 -23.35 -26.86 -19.54 -16.73 -18.32 -21.62
2000 - 2001 49.42 46.31 67.60 19.75 69.44 84.14 25.47 27.27 1.13 47.57
2001 - 2002 4.92 8.86 0.79 20.64 -1.30 11.09 45.27 52.92 34.80 11.77

The information in the tables above indicate an increase in the number of fatal road traffic accidents over the past 5 years, from a total of 7 260 in 1998 to a total of 9 918 in 2002.

The number of fatal accidents in the RSA increased by 1,13% from 7 260 in 1998 to 7 342 in 1999. A decrease of –20,35% was experienced from 1999 to a total of 5 848 in 2000. From 2000, however, year-on-year increases were experienced : +49,69% from 2000 to a total of 8 754 fatal accidents in 2001 and a further increase of +13,30% from 2001 to a total of 9 918 fatal accidents in 2002.

In terms of road traffic activity on the road and street network, an accident rate of 6,20 fatal accidents per 100 million vehicle kilometers traveled was experienced in 1998. This rate increased by +1,23% from 1998 to 6,28 in 1999. A decrease of –17,27% was recorded from 1999 to a rate of 5,20 in 2002. From 2000 the rate increased again by +49,01% to a rate of 7,74 in 2001 and a further increase of +12,52% from 2001 to a national rate of 8,71 in 2002.

With the exception of the Free State, all Provinces show an increase in the number of fatal road traffic accidents from 2001 to 2002. Relevant fatal accident figures and % changes in fatal accident rates from 2001 to 2002 are summarized from the tables above to the table below.

Province Fatal Accident % Change in Rates from 2001 to 2002
2001 2002 % Change 100 mil veh kms travelled 10 000 registered vehicles
GA 2182 2334 +6.97% +5.18% +4.92%
KZ 1960 2149 +9.64% +9.24% +8.86%
WC 1211 1238 +2.23% +2.99% +0.79%
EC 596 729 +22.32% +22.04% +20.64%
FS 775 754 -2.71% -1.21% -1.30%
MP 843 948 +12.46% +11.01% +11.09%
NW 551 811 +47.19% +44.35% +45.27%
LI 427 672 +57.38% +56.79% +52.92%
NC 209 283 +35.41% +34.44% +34.80%
RSA 8754 9918 +13.30% +12.52% +11.77%

Road Accidents Facts and Figures

Road accidents - facts and figures
In 2009, 5,755 people were reported injured in collisions on the roads in Surrey.

571 people were killed or seriously injured
43 children under the age of 16 were killed or seriously injured
5,184 people were slightly injured
Previous casualty data for Surrey is shown below.
Year Fatal Serious Slight Total
2001 53 658 6676 7387
2002 66 629 6111 6806
2003 62 494 5899 6455
2004 72 576 6254 6902
2005 64 520 6274 6858
2006 52 531 6265 6848
2007 60 529 5524 6113
2008 45 483 5411 5939
2009 41 530 5184 5755

Serious accidents occurring on road is a matter of great concern for all of us. Not a day passes when we do not read report of at least 2 or 3 serious road accidents. Almost everyone has been affected by such accidents at one time or the other., because a relative or friend is somehow connected to such accidents. The number of deaths per year per 10000 motor vehicle in India is 10 to 15 times more than that in advance countries. The number of motor vehicle is increasing day by day. Though it is a sign of improving economy of the country. It is a bitter truth that is also adds to accidents on roads. Our inability to provide enough funds to widen the roads or to construct new roads in proportion to rise in vehicle population also results in perpetuating this state of affairs.

In Maharashtra there were 100144 motor vehicle in 1961. Thirty six years later in 1997 the figure rose to 4515746 a 45 fold increase! During the same period the road length has risen by mere 5 times. In fact there are several roads where the vehicular traffic 4 to 5 times their capacity.

Statistics for the last few years show that there is a large increase in the number of accidents from year to year. In the state 77565 accidents were recorded 1996. These accidents are only those registered with the Police. Besides these there are several accidents which are not registered with the police. Because only one vehicle is involved or because the injuries or damages are not very serious. It can therefore be surmised that the actual number of accidents may be much more. In these accidents, large scale loss of life occurs every year. Several persons aere maimed for life. The productivity of several others reduces due to temporary incapacity. On an average 212 road accident occur in Maharashtra everyday and 24 person die therein while 145 are injured. Broadly 30 percent of persons dying in road accidents are below the age of 30 years. This means that the proportion of those dying in the prime of their life is quite large. It is clear that unless urgent remedial measures are taken, the occurrence of these accidents and resultant casualties will go on rising.

Why Do Accidents Occur?

Broadly road accidents occur due to the following 4 reasons.

1) Defects in vehicle e.g. breakage of tie rod of a running vehicle tyre bursting, wheel coming loose or failure of brakes. Due to such occurrence the driver loses control on the vehicle and an accident results.

2) Error of driver e.g. overtaking at a wrong place, turning abruptly or stopping without prior signalling, which can cause collision with the vehicle following; driving fast through villages exceeding the speed limit; falling asleep at the wheel, overturning due to going round a curve at excessive speed, driving while intoxicated etc.,

3) Environment around the road e.g. error of drivers of other vehicles like bullockcarts, cycles, rickshaw, jay walking, pedestrians, school children being run over, cattle or dogs etc. running onto roads.

4) Defects in roads: A study of accidents registered with the police shows that the number of accidents due to this reason is around 10% of total accidents. Even allowing for some errors in analysis of reasons for accidents, the figure will not exceed 20%.

Appointment of Accident Prevention Committee

On this background the Government of Maharashtra decided to appoint a Committee with a view to reducing at least the accidents occurring due to shortcoming in the roads by suggesting remedial measures. Thus the road in the state would be rendered safer to some extent and it is expected that there will be reduction in the number of road accidents and good many lives would be saved.

After inspecting a number of accident spots the Committee has found that certain types of sites are definite accident locations. If the general travelling public know them they can negotiate such location with caution and avoid accidents. A few such accident locations are described in this chapter.



Where the road rises to a summit and then slopes down and where the driver cannot see the road ahead for much distance, is a dangerous spot. More so, when the road curves immediately after the summit. In such cases, drivers do not know which way the road is turning after the summit and are therefore involved in accidents.

The summit at the end of a longish rising gradient which in turn follows either a good horizontal stretch or a downward gradient also becomes an accident spot. It is observed that vehicels usually travel along the road in bunch. This bunch consist of some heavy vehicles and some faster lighter vehicle. As soon as this bunch starts climbing up on rising gradient the heavy trucks slow down considerably and the impatient lighter and faster vehicles immediately swing out of overtaking them. This overtaking action usually takes place near the summit where sight distance is any way deficient. At the same time the vehicles coming from the opposite direction are just past the summit on downward gradient and are therefore, travelling fairly fast. The carriageway being only 2 lane wide a dangerous situation is created.

Another dangerous spot is a small level stretch between two long downward gradients. Vehicles travelling down the slope from both directions meet in the small level stretch where the road is only 2 lane wide and a dangerous situation arises,.

The tress and shrubs by the side of the road are also traffic hazards. On the inside of the curves they reduce sight distance. In straight stretches where vehicles are travelling fast, the tree branches projecting close to the carriage way at height less than 6 metres also cause the heavy trucks piled with big loads or big buses to move away from the branches and towards the center of the road. When vehicle travelling in both direction adopt the same tactic, a dangerous situation leading to possible head collision can arise. Many accidents also seem to occur due to vehicles crashing against large trees growing close to the carriageway. In such cases fatalities are high.

In some instance with an eye to economy the depth of cutting are reduced. This sometimes leads to long downward gradients ending in a fairly high bank or on a two-lane bridge. Vehicles travelling at great speed down such slopes or running out of the driver because of mechanical failure find the high bank or 7.5 m wide bridge a difficulty proposition to handle.

When a village and its facilities like source of water supply or school or place or employment like an industrial estate are located on the opposite side of the road, the situation is extremely accident prone. The villagers crossing the road to reach the facilities are exposed to being hit by vehicles travelling at great speed on the road.

It was seen that advance direction signs, indication the destination to which a branch road taking off from the main road was leading were absent at much location. The persons heading for such destination tend to brakes suddenly on realising that they are already at their branch road. The following vehicles many a times hit the vehicle in such a situation.

At many locations and in several stretches of the road committee noticed that the shoulder of roads were in a bad shape. At some places they were very much low as compared to the pavement. Where the cart track took off from the main road, the shoulder was found to have been very much deteriorated in the fanning portion of such cart track. In many instances such a portion was found to be almost half a meter or more lower that the shoulder immediately adjoining. This is a very dangerous situation particularly for 2 wheelers or small vehicles or heavily loaded vehicles which are forced on to the shoulder at night at such places,. At several places it was also found that on curves, though the road was in super elevation the outer shoulder had the usual camber sloping away from the edge of the carriageway. This also is considered to be a dangerous situation where a vehicle travelling slightly faster than the permissible limits on such curves is likely to overturn when its outer wheels cross the edge of the black topped pavement.

The committee also found that in the case of almost the full stretch of national highway and in the case of many state Highways, the traffic intensity on these roads is already far in excess of their capacity. This creates a great difficulty in overtaking. It also creates a dangerous situation when two large heavy vehicles crossed each other at high spedd without a divider in between. When shoulders are also in a bad shape in such stretches the danger is compounded. Two wheelers in particular are in very great danger.

Many accidents appear to have occurred because of lack of reflectors or tail lamps to many bullock carts or truck at night. When the drivers was blinded by lights of the on coming vehicle. He was unable to see such vehicles ahead of him and stood in danger of crashing against them.

The driver of broken trucks place large stone behind and by the side of their truck to protect themselves from other traffic. In most cases they forget to remove such stones when leaving the spot after repairing their vehicles. Such stone prove fatal for other vehicles, particularly two wheelers at night.

In many villages there is no separate space available for halting of state Transport buses,. The buses, therefore, stop right on the carriageway. Since the exist of these buses are at the rear end the passenger alight there and when they have to cross the road to reach their destination in the village they cross the road from behind the S.T. bus. While doing so they are hidden from the view of any vehicle coming in the opposite directions so that when they emerge from behind the bus they step right in front of such a vehicle. At several accident spots this was the reason for the accident.

Trucks parked near dhabas and petrol pumps and octroi naka close to the carriageway leave a very narrow lane either between them for the passing traffic. This is a source of accidents. Either people crossing the road are hit or sometimes there is head on collision also. It would be better if adequate parking space os acquired by the owners of these dhabas or petrol pump so that there is enough parking space inside their compound for the trucks. The roads would remain clear. For Octori Naka also municipal Corporation / Council may also be prevailed upon to create sufficient parking space off the road for the trucks. It would be helpful if they are also prevailed upon to streamline the operation of octroi collection so that the number of vehicles required to be parked is reduced.

Car Accident Treatment

Car accident treatment article by Dr Barry L. Marks, DC of Orange-Car-Accident.com Auto Accident Treatment specialist in Orange, CA
Car Accident Injuries (whiplash) must be treated. But not all treatments work. Hard medical evidence suggests that certain types of treatment are far superior at treating this problem.

Untreated and poorly treated cases of whiplash result in life long problems and suffering. It is estimated that 1% of the entire US population suffers from chronic headaches as the result of auto accident injuries otherwise known as whiplash. That means millions of headache sufferers are directly caused by auto accidents.

Improperly treated auto accident injury victims are more prone to long-term health problems such as premature osteoarthritis and degenerative disc disease. One study indicated a 600% chance of early osteoarthritis following car accident injuries if just one key finding was present on x-ray.

Unfortunately, HMO doctors, your family medical physician and even your general chiropractor are likely unaware of all the complexities involved in this type of injury. The result is improper treatment that does not address the important structural and functional damage that has occurred as a result of the car accident induced injury.

Several medical and scientific studies have proven chiropractic to be superior at treating auto accident injuries or whiplash. A study by Woodward, Cook, Gargan and Bannister found 93% of the patients studied under chiropractic care for chronic whiplash injuries had improved.

They further stated "...no conventional (medical) treatment has proven to be effective in these established chronic cases."

The problem is that even a good general chiropractor may not be a true specialist in car accident injury treatment and may overlook vital aspects of proper whiplash management. In order to avoid becoming one of the 25-40% of car accident injury victims whose pain becomes permanent or the 1% who suffers from chronic disabling headaches, then you'll want to be sure your treating doctor is a true car accident injury treatment specialist.

A true car accident injury treatment specialist is one who:

·Conducts a thorough consultation asking about your medical condition and pain, but also details about your accident to reconstruct the accident to know what injuries to look out for

·Performs a through physical examination

·Takes appropriate x-rays including views of the side, front, front with mouth open and bending forward and backward.

·Performs other specialized tests to locate and document injuries that may be hidden to a cursory exam or x-ray.

·Provides a written explanation of your condition and takes the time to make sure you understand what the basis of your problem is, how sever it is and what treatment options are available.

·Provides a treatment program based on your specific needs that has been proven to work

·Performs periodic re-examinations to ensure treatment is working and to point out if any other tests or exams are needed.

·Has a strong team of professionals of all specialties to consult with as appropriate.

Meet noted Orange County Car Accident Treatment Specialist,
Dr. Barry L. Marks, DC
·Specializing in car accident injury treatment since 1986
·Former Associate Clinical Professor at a leading Chiropractic College
·Post-Doctorate specialty training in spinal orthopedics
·Advanced Graduate Whiplash Traumatology & Brain Injury
·Post-Doctorate training in auto accident reconstruction
·Author of many articles on car accident injury treatment

Dr. Marks offers a free online seminar on car accident injury treatment and a free auto accident report at Orange-Car-Accident.com
Orange County, CA Car Accident Doctor
Car Accident? Then you need a specialist you can trust and who knows exactly what to do
Dr Barry Marks, DC
Orange, CA
OrangeCarAccident.com

Car accidents are a unique form of injury. Although you may think a strained neck from a rear-ender is the same as a strained neck from over exercising or sleeping wrong, you are wrong. What you don't know can come back to hurt you.

The forces suffered by your neck in a rear end car accident can be quite severe, even if your car was barely damaged. Car accident research ahs proven beyond dispute that the human neck can be damaged in a collision of only 2.5 mph. The average rear end collision in the US is 10-12 mph. That is more than 4x the human threshold for injury!

And while you may believe that auto accidents simply cause muscles to be strained, think again. The sudden jerk and shearing force of the collision causes damage to all of these structures:




Muscles

Ligaments

Tendons

Discs

Joint surfaces

Nerves

Brain



Are you starting to get the picture that these injuries are little more involved than you may have previously thought? I hope so.

The extent of damage to each of these tissues depends on many factors; age, gender, body type, position in vehicle, type of vehicles involved, angel of impact, previous injuries, prepared versus surprised victim at impact, and many more. Each car accident is totally unique. No two injured victims are alike.

Because injuries are serious and each person's injuries are unique, it takes a specialist to properly diagnose and treat them. A generalist chiropractor or medical physician may be able to provide relieving treatments, but what they may lack is proper skills to document ALL the injuries that are present and adequately care for them to prevent chronic pain that can often accompany untreated and improperly treated cases.

Only specialists steeped in the latest car accident research and trends know exactly how to circumnavigate the complex auto insurance claim world. There are behind the scenes rules the insurance industry has devised to evaluate your car accident claim that most doctors and lawyers are ignorant of.

Accidents

Nearly 37 million Americans visit hospital emergency rooms each year for treatment of injuries attributed to accidents. Of these, 147,000 persons die fromtheir injuries, making accidents the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. For persons under the age of 65, automobile accidents (accountingfor nearly 29% of all injury deaths) are the number one cause of accidentaldeaths in the United States. In second place are falls, which occur mainly inthe home; this type of accident is the leading cause of accidental death forpersons over 75.

By taking adequate precautions, many deaths due to accidents could be avoided. Many deaths occurring as the result of automobile accidents, for example, could be avoided if adults and children would use safety restraints, e.g., seat belts and restraint seats; it is estimated that one half of all adult fatalities and 90% of the deaths of children under five could have been preventedby the use of suitable restraints.

Drinking alcohol raises the risk of accidental injury and death. A relativelysmall amount of alcohol can impair a person's judgment, concentration, and reaction time. In 1996, 17,000 people died and more than 321,000 (for an average of one injury every two minutes) were injured in automobile accidents where police determined that alcohol was a factor. The injured included, besidesthe drivers, pedestrians, motorcyclists, and bicyclists who had been drinking.

Each year about one third of all adults over the age of 65 sustain falls. Falls are the leading cause of nonfatal injury to elderly persons. Deaths from falls, or from complications arising as the result of a fall, are responsiblefor more than half of all accidental deaths of older persons. In addition, upto 25% of those who fall end up restricting their activities to prevent another fall. Although many falls can be attributed to an older person's unsteadygait, mobility problems, diminished vision, or use of multiple medications,there may also be contributing factors in the environment such as poor lighting, loose rugs, slippery surfaces, and objects on the floor that can be addressed before an accident occurs.

First degree burns (which involve damage to the epidermis, or outer layer ofskin) frequently result from minor household accidents such as touching a hotobject, a corrosive chemical (acids or alkalis), or uninsulated electrical wiring. Burns of this type can easily be prevented by exercising care when cooking or ironing, handling chemicals, or dealing with electricity.

In the case of accidents that leave the outer skin barrier scraped, cut, or punctured, it is essential that the injury be dealt with immediately to prevent infection.

Some authorities on childhood injuries prefer not to use the term accidents because most of these injuries are preventable and occur in predictable patterns. Children are particularly susceptible to preventable accidents, such as poisonings. A disproportionate number of childhood accidents are associated with stressful life events, such as the arrival of a new baby, divorce, death of a family member, or marriage of a parent. Parents can take appropriate measures to prevent their children from suffering accidental injury by noting that these accidents all too often involve chemicals stored in kitchen and dining areas; overheated bath water; electrical appliances; stairways; walkers; swimming pools; portable heaters; burning cigarettes; disposable lighters; toothpicks; firearms; microwave ovens; automatic garage doors; hazards associatedwith playpens, high chairs, or cribs; swings, slides, and other outdoor playequipment; windows; plastic bags; toy balloons and other toys; and discardedfreezers and refrigerators.

The increasing emphasis on exercise and sports accounts for many injuries. Anestimated 50 million Americans suffer at some point in their lives from kneepain or injuries, and at least one in four sports injuries involves the knee. Types of knee injuries include sprains (i.e., torn ligaments such as frequently occur in skiing, hockey, or soccer accidents), runner's knee (i.e., a degeneration of cartilage that affects nearly 30% of all runners but also showsup among skiers, cyclists, soccer players, and people who participate in high impact aerobics), and tendinitis (i.e., an inflammation of the tendons prevalent among dancers, hikers, and cyclists).

Muscle strains and sprains are typical of the types of accidents that resultfrom a single, abrupt incident; they are particularly common among weekend athletes don't know or have ignored the physical limitations of their muscles and joints.

Recent Accident

Date: November 25, 2010 Time: 12:07
Location: Strezhevoy, Russia
Operator: NARZ
AC Type: Mil Mi-8T
Reg: RA-22376 cn: 7257
Aboard: 10 Fatalities: 7 Ground: 0
Route: ?
Details: The helicopter, which was delivering workers to a drilling site, crashed and burned while attempting to land, after the tail rotor became entangled in wires.

Police report high number of road crashes in Crewe and across Cheshire because of icy roads

POOR weather conditions wreaked havoc across roads in Cheshire today (Thursday) with police responding to more than 150 accident calls.

Between 6am and 2pm Cheshire Police say there were more 76 collisions on the county’s roads and motorways because of ice - 17 of them in Crewe.

Despite the high number of crashes - some pile-ups have involved as many as 10 cars - none of the injuries reported have been life-threatening.

A Cheshire Police spokesman said the majority of calls reported cars skidding off the road, or colliding with other vehicles due to the poor road conditions.

He added as the evening rush hour is approaching police are advising people to only make journeys that are absolutely necessary, ensure the car is fully defrosted with full visibility and to maintain a safe and constant speed and avoid sudden breaking that can cause the car to skid.

Two people are dead after two separate crashes on South Island roads.

One person died and three were taken to Timaru Hospital following a crash involving a bus and a four wheel drive on State Highway 1 near Orari, South Canterbury, around noon.

Police confirmed the sole occupant of the four wheel drive is dead.

There were 19 people on the bus, three of which, two females and one male, have been taken to Timaru Hospital with moderate injuries.

Emergency services were at the scene and traffic diversions were in place.

Meanwhile, emergency services were at the scene of a fatal car accident at Clarks Junction, 30km south-west of Middlemarch in Central Otago just after 1pm.

One person is believed to have died in the crash, which may have involved a single vehicle, acting Senior Sergeant Chris McLellan said.

Takoradi, Dec. 6, GNA - The Western Region recorded 136 deaths and 839 injuries from road accidents between January and September, Alhaji Sumani Mbo, Regional Manager of National Road Safety Commission, has said.



He said the same period also recorded 638 cases of road crashes, involving 833 vehicles.



Alhaji Mbo told the GNA in an interview that speeding was the key factor that contributed to the rise in the number of deaths as compared to last year in which the region recorded 133 deaths and 694 injuries.



"Speeding is a major cause of road traffic crash, accounting for over 60 per cent of reported cases", he said.

GNA

Whipped cream truck crashes outside home

LOS ANGELES -- Mark Leon lives in a sweet spot for big rigs in Los Angeles County.


Nine years after a truck hauling chocolate syrup crashed into his mobile home park, another rig hauling 36,000 pounds of whipped cream and sour cream crashed Tuesday just feet from his house.

Authorities say the truck, driven by an unlicensed 16-year-old, was stopped by a stand of trees and a chain-link fence just off Interstate 210. Three people had minor injuries.

The California Highway Patrol says the 16-year-old fell asleep and lost control of the big rig that toppled down an embankment.

Investigators say the teen's 20-year-old brother got tired and asked for driving help. Two cousins, ages 3 and 13, were also in the truck.




HAYWARD -- A BART police officer is in a local hospital this morning recovering from injuries sustained when a suspect fleeing capture slammed into the BART officer's car, the rapid transit agency reported.


Alameda County sheriff's deputies had stopped the suspect shortly before midnight on Sunday for driving a vehicle that had been reported as stolen from a Castro Valley BART station, BART said.

Facing a felony, the suspect tried to ram into one of the deputies before fleeing the traffic stop, BART said.

At that intersection, the suspect ran a red light and hit the BART officer's car, BART said. The police officer was proceeding on a green light when he was struck by the suspect, they said.

The BART officer was not assisting the sheriff's deputies in the car chase when he was hit, BART said.

The 38-year-old officer - whose name is being withheld at this time - was transported to a local hospital with injuries that were not considered life threatening, BART said.

The officer has been with Bay Area Rapid Transit since 2001, BART said.

The suspect was arrested by sheriff's deputies at the scene and also transported to a local hospital for treatment of injuries that were not life threatening, BART said.

Deputies recovered a firearm from the stolen car, BART said.


Teen driver strikes two pedestrians, killing toddler

ROHNERT PARK, Calif. -- A two-year-old Rohnert Park girl was killed and her mother was seriously injured when they were struck by a vehicle Wednesday evening, according to the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety.


Two public safety officers who were conducting an unrelated traffic stop nearby witnessed the crash that occurred at Snyder Lane and Medical Center Driver at 5:39 p.m. and rushed to the victims' aid.

The two officers immediately began administering first aid and reported the crash, which involved a 1997 Honda driven by 18-year-old Rohnert Park woman Kaitlyn Dunaway.

Although police and fire units were called to the scene, they could not save the life of the two-year-old girl. The child's mother remained in intensive care Thursday evening, according to the department.

The cause of the collision is still under investigation.

Date: November 5, 2010 Time: 07:10
Location: Near Karachi, Pakistan
Operator: JS Air
AC Type: Beechcraft 1900C-1
Reg: AP-BJD cn: UC-157
Aboard: 21 Fatalities: 21 Ground: 0
Route: Karachi - Oil compound in Sindh province
Details: The plane, carrying Italian oil company personne,l suffered an engine failure on climb-out and was attempting to return to the airport when it nose-dived and crashed near a residential area in Gulistan-e-Jauhar. All 17 passengers and crew of 4 were killed.

Date: November 4, 2010 Time: 17:45
Location: Near Guasimal, Cuba
Operator: Aerocaribbean Flight: 883
AC Type: ATR-72-212
Reg: CU-T1549 cn: 459
Aboard: 68 Fatalities: 68 Ground: 0
Route: Santiago de Cuba- Havana
Details: While the plane was en route, the pilot radioed an emergency message. Contact was lost and the plane crashed into mountainous terrain. All 61 passenger and 7 crew were killed.

Date: October 27, 2010 Time: 16:30
Location: Near Wami, Indonesia
Operator: Indonesian Police
AC Type: PZL Mielec M28-05PI Skytruck
Reg: P-4202
Aboard: 5 Fatalities: 5 Ground: 0
Route: Nabire - Ambon
Details: Five Indonesian police officers, on a mission to help flood victems, were killed when their plane crashed into a tree while attempting to land in poor weather conditons.

Recent Accidents

Date: November 24, 2010 Time: 14:30
Location: Monterey, Mexico
Operator: Military - Mexican Air Force
AC Type: Antonov 32B
Reg: FAM 3101 cn: 3306
Aboard: 5 Fatalities: 5 Ground: 0
Route: Monterey - Santa Lucia
Details: The military plane crashed while taking off on a logistics flight to Santa Lucia.

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Date: November 11, 2010 Time: 16:18
Location: Zalingei, Sudan
Operator: Tarco Airlines
AC Type: Antonov 24
Reg: ST-ARQ ? cn: 07305910
Aboard: 50 Fatalities: 1 Ground: 0
Route: Khartoum - Zalingei
Details: While attempting to land, the cargo plane suffered two burst tires, split in two and burst into flames.