Road debris
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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 |
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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
- 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
