Psychology 2036A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Liver Disease, Theory Of Planned Behavior, Binge Eating Disorder
22 Feb 2014
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Driving hazards are poorly illuminated when dark. The provisional license provides a test period, an opportunity for the new driver to establish an accident/incident-free driving record. Current finding show that the provisional or graduated license have helped reduce adolescent automobile accidents and other driving-related incidences by 9%-41% Seat belt use reduces the number of fatal injured due to automobile accidents. Before the seat belt legislation (1999), 54% of adults in automobile accidents died after. After the legislation, the fatality rate associated with automobile accidents dropped by reaching the hospital. Requiring individuals to use seat belts as a matter of law requires them to adopt a behaviour that improves this health outcomes in the event of an auto accident. Motorcycles: no seat belt, structure of motorcycle little protections against other vehicles, riding without helmet. Fatal motor vehicle injury rates are higher for motorcycle riders than for all other forms of motorized travel.
