Road debris
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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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| - | 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. | + | '''Road debris''', a form of road hazard, is [[debris]] on or [[off-road|off]] a [[road]]. Road debris includes substances, materials, and objects that are foreign to the normal roadway environment. Debris may be produced by [[motor vehicle|vehicular]] or non-vehicular sources, but in all cases it is considered [[litter]], a form of solid waste. |
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| - | 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. | + | *[[Estray]] |
| + | *[[Litter]] | ||
| + | *[[Road slipperiness]] | ||
| + | *[[Roadkill]] | ||
| + | *[[Storm drain]] | ||
| + | *[[Street cleaning]] | ||
| + | *[[Street gutter]] | ||
| - | == See also == | ||
| - | * [[Black ice]] | ||
| - | * [[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 ]] | ||
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Road debris, a form of road hazard, is debris on or off a road. Road debris includes substances, materials, and objects that are foreign to the normal roadway environment. Debris may be produced by vehicular or non-vehicular sources, but in all cases it is considered litter, a form of solid waste.
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