2. Are you agree or not on this type of method? Bus is the best answer I guess. Bicycle could be the answer but definitely not a horde of cars. :)Can you guess who are the winner? Think again...
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“Based on what we can see, the attitude of male drivers has improved but women are getting more aggressive. Hence, the number of women involved in accidents is on the rise,” he said.
He, however, did not state statistics. Noting that the attitude of drivers was the main cause of road accidents, Kamal said it was crucial for road users to practise defensive driving.
“Drivers who are aggressive, emotional and distracted while driving are dangerous. Most people will, at one time or another, feel like strangling their fellow drivers but it becomes a criminal act when you follow up on that intention with an aggressive act (such as chasing after a vehicle),” he said at the Rakan Trafik@USM road safety campaign at Universiti Sains Malaysia here yesterday.
Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) director-general Prof Dr Ahmad Farhan Mohd Sadullah said Malaysians generally felt that they were “Superman” and would never end up as an accident casualty.
“It’s their attitudes that cause accidents. The think they are invincible, not even wanting to wear safety belts. Perhaps it’s ego. They just want to be faster and better than the next driver,” said Dr Ahmad.
He said it was easier for people to change their attitudes than for enforcement bodies to step in. He added that Miros was working with several insurance companies to reward “good drivers” but the plan would have to get the approval of Bank Negara.
Source: Thestar Online
A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were.
The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, "Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?"
The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way." I wrote: "Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it.."
Both signs told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind.
The second sign told people that they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective?
Moral of the Story:
1. Be creative. Be innovative. Think differently and positively.
2. When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to smile.
3. Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear.. Keep the faith and drop the fear.
4. The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling… And even more beautiful is, knowing that you are the reason behind it!!!
5. Let's strive together to solve road safety issues creatively by thinking out of the box.
Source: Funmunch Positive Thinking
Around the world, approximately 1.3 million people die each year on the roads and between 20 and 30 million sustain non-fatal injuries according to the Global status report on road safety. The report is the first broad assessment of the road safety situation in 178 countries, using data drawn from a standardized survey. Over 90 percent of the deaths occur in low-income and middle-income countries, which have only 48 percent of the world's registered vehicles.
It's predicted that by 2030, the amount of people who are killed in road traffic accidents will rise to fifth in the leading causes of death around the world. Currently it is in ninth place. Through the Decade, Member States with the support of the international community, commit to actions such as developing and enforcing legislation on key risk factors including limiting speed, reducing drink-driving and increasing the use of seatbelts, child restraints and motorcycle helmets.
Efforts will also be undertaken to improve emergency trauma care, upgrade road and vehicle safety standards, promote road safety education and enhance road safety management in general. The Global status report on road safety results clearly show that significantly more action is needed to make the world's roads safer and hopefully this decade of action will go a long way help change things.
Resource: WHO via NGHealthCare Europe
