Traffic collision
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| + | "It is estimated that [[traffic collision|motor vehicle collision]]s caused the deaths of around 60 million people during the [[20th century]], around the same as the number of [[World War II casualties]] but considerably less than the 200 million dead in what is known as the [[hemoclysm]] ([[Stalinism|Stalin]], [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]], and [[Mao Zedong |Mao]])." --Sholem Stein | ||
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| + | "I see these [[traffic collision|car crashes]] as part of a long tradition of [[American optimism]]. They are positive events, full of the old 'can-do' spirit. Each car crash is meant to be better than the last. There is a constant upgrading of tools and skills, a meeting of challenges. A director says, 'I need this flatbed truck to do a midair double somersault that produces an orange ball of fire with a thirty-six-foot diameter, which the cinematographer will use to light the scene.' I tell my students if they want to bring technology into it, they have to take this into account, this tendency toward grandiose deeds, toward pursuing a dream."--''[[White Noise (novel)|White Noise]]'' (1985) by Don DeLillo | ||
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| - | '''''Il Disprezzo''''' (1954, '''A Ghost at Noon''' or '''Contempt''') is a novel by Italian writer [[Alberto Moravia]]. It was adapted for the cinema as ''[[Contempt (film)|Contempt]]'' by French director Godard. | + | A '''traffic collision''', also known as a '''traffic accident''', '''motor vehicle collision''', '''motor vehicle accident''', '''car accident''', '''automobile accident''', '''road traffic collision''', '''wreck''' (USA), '''car crash''', or '''car smash''' (Australian) occurs when a vehicle [[collision|collides]] with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, [[road debris]], or other stationary obstruction, such as a tree or [[utility pole]]. Traffic collisions may result in injury, death, vehicle damage, and property damage. |
| - | :Why did she not want to come out with me, why is she suddenly comfortable with spending time by her self, why does she sleep on the [[sofa]], why didn't she make up after our last fight, are her confidences genuine? Is her love dying? | + | A number of factors contribute to the risk of collision, including vehicle design, speed of operation, road design, road environment, driver skill and/or impairment, and driver behaviour. Worldwide, [[motor vehicle]] collisions lead to death and disability as well as financial costs to both society and the individuals involved. |
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| - | Riccardo Molteni is a young writer married to Emilia. When, to please his wife, he decides to buy an apartment, he is forced to accept a screenwriting job. Battista, a successful film producer, hires him for a first script and then gives him a more important script, an adaptation of [[Homer's Odyssey]]. While being faithful to Emilia, he realizes that she is cooling towards him, until she finally admits that she despises him. | + | |
| - | When he and Emilia are invited to Battista's villa on Capri to work on the screenplay with director German Rheingold, Richard sees Battista kissing Emilia. This leads him to decide to abandon the project and to return to Rome. The next morning, on waking, he finds a message from his wife, who warns him that she has already left with Battista. While Riccardo spends the rest of the day on Capri, the two fugitives have a [[car accident]] in which Emilia loses her life. | + | == See also == |
| - | ==See also== | + | * [[Black ice]] |
| - | *[[Falling out of love]] | + | * [[Car chase]] |
| - | *[[Driving someone in somebody's arms]] | + | * [[Crash]] |
| + | * [[Crash test]] | ||
| + | * [[Crashworthiness]] | ||
| + | * [[Defensive driving]] | ||
| + | * [[Forensic engineering]] | ||
| + | * [[Global road safety for workers]] | ||
| + | * [[Hill jumping]] | ||
| + | * [[Hit and run (vehicular)|Hit and run]] | ||
| + | * [[List of road accidents]] | ||
| + | * [[Multiple-vehicle collision]] | ||
| + | * [[Roadkill]] | ||
| + | * [[Roadside memorial]] | ||
| + | * [[Skid mark]] | ||
| + | * [[Solomon curve]] | ||
| + | * [[Totaled]] | ||
| + | * [[Transportation safety in the United States]] | ||
| + | * [[Tree squirrel#As roadkill and traffic hazards|Tree squirrel]] (as traffic hazard) | ||
| + | * ''[[Unsafe at Any Speed]]'' | ||
| + | * [[Vehicular accident reconstruction]] | ||
| + | * [[Vehicle extrication]] | ||
| + | * [[Work-related road safety in the United States]] | ||
| + | * [[Rubbernecking ]] | ||
| + | *[[Traffic accident which killed Jayne Mansfield]] | ||
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"It is estimated that motor vehicle collisions caused the deaths of around 60 million people during the 20th century, around the same as the number of World War II casualties but considerably less than the 200 million dead in what is known as the hemoclysm (Stalin, Hitler, and Mao)." --Sholem Stein "I see these car crashes as part of a long tradition of American optimism. They are positive events, full of the old 'can-do' spirit. Each car crash is meant to be better than the last. There is a constant upgrading of tools and skills, a meeting of challenges. A director says, 'I need this flatbed truck to do a midair double somersault that produces an orange ball of fire with a thirty-six-foot diameter, which the cinematographer will use to light the scene.' I tell my students if they want to bring technology into it, they have to take this into account, this tendency toward grandiose deeds, toward pursuing a dream."--White Noise (1985) by Don DeLillo |
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A traffic collision, also known as a traffic accident, motor vehicle collision, motor vehicle accident, car accident, automobile accident, road traffic collision, wreck (USA), car crash, or car smash (Australian) occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other stationary obstruction, such as a tree or utility pole. Traffic collisions may result in injury, death, vehicle damage, and property damage.
A number of factors contribute to the risk of collision, including vehicle design, speed of operation, road design, road environment, driver skill and/or impairment, and driver behaviour. Worldwide, motor vehicle collisions lead to death and disability as well as financial costs to both society and the individuals involved.
See also
- Black ice
- Car chase
- Crash
- Crash test
- Crashworthiness
- Defensive driving
- Forensic engineering
- Global road safety for workers
- Hill jumping
- Hit and run
- List of road accidents
- Multiple-vehicle collision
- Roadkill
- Roadside memorial
- Skid mark
- Solomon curve
- Totaled
- Transportation safety in the United States
- Tree squirrel (as traffic hazard)
- Unsafe at Any Speed
- Vehicular accident reconstruction
- Vehicle extrication
- Work-related road safety in the United States
- Rubbernecking
- Traffic accident which killed Jayne Mansfield
