1. Transportation Tuesday TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY Do you know what can happen to your life in just 0.7 seconds?

2. Transportation Tuesday It isn’t speed that gets you from one point to another!! Driving at 55 miles per hour can be fatal and the impact tremendous. It is only a matter of time before you lose your life!! It is only a matter of time before you lose your life!!

3. Transportation Tuesday The impact of the accident is so powerful that in the first tenth of a second, the bumper and grill are crushed. Is speeding necessary and worth your life?

4. Transportation Tuesday In the second tenth of a second the body of the car bends, strikes the windshield and the rear wheels elevates off the road. At this point you might think the car has stopped but believe it or not, the car is still traveling at 55 miles per hour. In these few seconds the driver’s knees are fractured.

5. Transportation Tuesday In the third tenth of a second, the steering wheel collapses and reaches the driver’s chest… and the car splits apart in the fourth tenth of a second. and the car splits apart in the fourth tenth of a second.

6. Transportation Tuesday In the fifth tenth of a second, the driver remains impaled by the steering wheel and his lungs are injured. In the fifth tenth of a second, the driver remains impaled by the steering wheel and his lungs are injured. During the sixth tenth of a second, the driver’s forehead strikes the windshield and his feet get twisted in the brake and clutch. In the seventh tenth of a second, the axle and doors collapse and the driver is dead. The last three tenths of a second ends in silence. In the seventh tenth of a second, the axle and doors collapse and the driver is dead. The last three tenths of a second ends in silence.

7. Transportation Tuesday The risk of being involved in a crash increases with the speed a vehicle is being driven. There is less time to react, less control of the vehicle and the distance needed to stop is longer.

8. Transportation Tuesday Be cautious, never take a chance with your life. 1-Always check the speed limit for the road you are traveling on. 1-Always check the speed limit for the road you are traveling on. 2-Always anticipate the road conditions ahead. 2-Always anticipate the road conditions ahead. 3- Make sure to drive at a speed that allows you to stop well within the distance clear to you. 3- Make sure to drive at a speed that allows you to stop well within the distance clear to you.

9. Transportation Tuesday Be cautious, never take a chance with your life. 30 4-You must be able to exercise proper control over your vehicle and keep a full view of the road and traffic ahead. 4-You must be able to exercise proper control over your vehicle and keep a full view of the road and traffic ahead. 5-Make sure to fasten your seat belt. 6-Remember even the best of cars and drivers can experience fatal accidents. 6-Remember even the best of cars and drivers can experience fatal accidents.

10. Transportation Tuesday CRUZ ROJA MEXICANA DELEGACION PUEBLA This presentation was originally in Spanish and translated to English by Mike Matula. http://www.dipsa.com/cruzroja/

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