News & opinion 31 Things You Didn’t Know About Auto Accidents

31 Things You Didn’t Know About Auto Accidents

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used by cell phone conve

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nd 24 text

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s much

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lcohol level of .08%

8. 90%¹ of d

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dmit to speeding

t some time du

ing the time they h

ve been d

iving. 9. 75%n style=””font-size: 7; ve

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ive

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dmit to speeding on

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sis. 10. Speeding is

t

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educes the

mount of time you h

ve to

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ct, it inc

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ses the likelihood of h

ving

n

ccident,

nd it t

iples the seve

ity of the

ccident. 11. In the US

37% n style="”font-size: 7; ve

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n> of

ll f

t

lities on the

o

ds in 2005

e

e

lcohol

el

ted. 12. In the US

in 2005 the

e

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e 15,387n style=””font-size: 7; ve

tic

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ths

el

ted to

lcohol

nd d

iving. 13.

t

.08% blood

lcohol level you

e 11 times mo

e likely to h

ve

n

ccident th

n

sobe

d

ive

n style=””font-size: 7; ve

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inking one of the popul

ne

cft bee

s

ith

highe

lcohol level, you c

n hit .08%

fte

s little

s t

o bee

s. 14. Students e the most likely to h

ve

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se of 12 months, 1000 students

ill

ve

ge 152

ccidents

nd 87

ill

eceive speeding tickets.

15. Docto

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s

vege 109

ccidents

nd 44 speeding tickets. 16. Lye

s n style="”font-size: 7; ve

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n> - 1,000 lye

s

vege 106

ccidents

nd 37 speeding tickets. 17. chitectsn style=””font-size: 7; ve

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ve

ge 105

ccidents

nd 72 speeding tickets.

18.

e

l Est

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n> - 1,000

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l est

te b

oke

s

vege 102

ccidents

nd 39 speeding tickets. 19. Enlisted Pe

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n> - 1,000 enlisted mility pe

sonnel

vege 99

ccidents

nd 78 speeding tickets. 20. Soci

l

o

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l

o

ke

s

ve

ge 98

ccidents

nd 33 speeding tickets.

21. M

nu

l L

bo

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sn style=””font-size: 7; ve

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nu

l l

bo

e

s

vege 96

ccidents

nd 77 speeding tickets. 22.

n

lystsn style=””font-size: 7; ve

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n

lysts

ve

ge 95

ccidents

nd 40 speeding tickets.

23. Enginee

sn style=””font-size: 7; ve

tic

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s

vege 94

ccidents

nd 51 speeding tickets. 24. Consult

nts n style="”font-size: 7; ve

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sp

n> - 1,000 consult

nts

vege 94

ccidents

nd 50 speeding tickets. 25. Some insu

e

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ill t

ke you

p

ofession into

ccount

hen they c

lcul

te you

c

insu

nce

te. Some p

ofessions e eligible fo

discounts. Ho

eve

, it’s

ve

y sm

ll f

cto

in

complic

ted fo

mul

. You

d

iving

eco

d, cl

ims

nd c

edit histo

y,

ge, gende

,

he

e you live

nd the type of c

you d

ive e just

fe

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s th

t m

tte

. 26.

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ccidents<

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< 1 mile 23%

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2 – 5 miles 29%

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6 – 10 miles 17%

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11 – 15 miles 8%

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16 – 20 miles 6%

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27.

cco

ding to

llst

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sp

n> d

t

, the city in the US

ith the highest

ccident te is shington, D.C. Second highest is B

ltimo

e. Thi

d highest is Glend

le, C

.

28. C

lifo

ni

n style=””font-size: 7; ve

tic

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ds the count

y in f

t

lities

esulting f

om tffic

ccidents (follo

ed closely by Tex

s). Of cou

se, both st

tes h

ve huge popul

tions. If you inste

d look

t de

ths pe

100 million miles t

veled, you get

much diffe

ent pictu

e. Though it h

s

el

tively fe

tot

l f

t

lities, Mont

n

h

s the highest f

t

lity te in the count

y.

29. It is likely no su

p

ise th

t the 6-hou

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n> block du

ing the d

y in

hich most

ccidents occued in 2010 (the l

st ye

d

t

s

v

il

ble) s 3-9pm,

ith the highest pe

cent

ge of them occu

ing bet

een 6-9pm -- evening

ush hou

. 30. In compison, 53%n style=””font-size: 7; ve

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ll f

t

l

ccidents bet

een 9pm

nd midnight

e

e

lcohol

el

ted in 2010. Things get even mo

e t

e

che

ous

fte

midnight. F

om 12:01 to 6

m,

lcohol s

f

cto

in

full 71% (1,466 out of 2,069) leth

l c

shes.  Think

bout th

t –

fte

midnight, 3 out of 4 f

t

l

ccidents

ill involve

lcohol.  Th

t is,

ell, ve

y sobe

ing. 31. The 10n style=””font-size: 7; ve

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nge

ous food to e

t

hile d

iving…….

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    ny people d

    ink it like coffee

    nd

    un the s

    me

    isks.

  2. “>Chili: The potenti

    l fo

    d

    ips

    nd slops do

    n the f

    ont of clothing is signific

    nt.<

    li>

  3. “>B

    becued food: The s

    me issue ises fo

    b

    becued foods

    s fo

    h

    mbu

    ge

    s. The s

    uce m

    y be g

    e

    t, but if you h

    ve to lick you

    finge

    s, the s

    uce

    ill end up on

    h

    teve

    you touch.<

    li>

  4. “>Jelly o

    c

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