Rush Hour 2 Hu Li Death
Angelika
One in four U.S. traffic deaths occurred during rush hour, taking the lives of nearly 11,000 people. With nearly twice as many traffic fatalities, the evening period is considerably more deadly than the morning.
While it may sound counterintuitive, the more traffic a state has, the less deadly its rush hour is. In fact, six of the ten states with the safest rush hour were among the worst in terms of interstate traffic congestion.
This study is based on fatal crash data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for the year 2021. While fatal collisions are more likely to occur during rush hour in some states, a deadly car accident can happen at any place, at any time. Motorists should prioritize safe driving habits no matter what time of day they are in their vehicles. To do so, drivers can:
In the early 1980s, R. Adam Cowley, a U.S. military surgeon popularized the term "golden hour," words often used in trauma and emergency medicine settings. The term's origins lie in photography and reference the first hour of light after the sun rises and the last hour of light before sunset. That concept of a critical window of perfect sunlight was co-opted by emergency medical providers to refer to the crucial period of time immediately after an injury when appropriate life-saving medical or surgical intervention can offer the highest chance of survival for a traumatically injured patient.
Although there is little scientific basis for this traditional one-hour rule, as many trauma care providers note, trauma care is time-dependent and a prompt response can be a matter of life and death. The "golden hour" is now more scientifically referred to as the "resuscitative hour."
In some LMICs, where the "informal economy" is critical to day-to-day survival for much of the population (those most at risk of traumatic injury), authorities had difficulty enforcing lockdowns effectively. India, for example, did not experience a decrease in the severity of road traffic accidents.
Even before the pandemic, the delivery of timely, high-quality trauma care was often an unmet need in LMICs. Unlike health systems in high-income countries (HICs) that could, for the most part, continue to maintain functional emergency departments despite pressures of treating COVID-19 patients, and sometimes divert trauma cases to "COVID-free" hospitals, fragile health systems in LMICs often crumbled under the weight of the pandemic.
The reduction of trauma-related preventable deaths is a UN target. The UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.6 aims to halve all road-related deaths by 2030. Building safer roads and incentivizing safer driving, and creating access to definitive care, are critical to achieving this target.
By investing in injury prevention and quality trauma care, countries can mitigate the significant negative economic impact of trauma injuries. An estimated 3 percent of gross domestic product globally is lost due to trauma, including an estimated 1 to 2 percent in HICs and up to 30 percent in LMICs. The rehabilitation of injured patients and their ability to return to work is critical to countries' economies. No country is immune. Countries that have effective trauma care systems, such as the U.K. and Australia, suffer less economic burden due to trauma.
Reducing preventable deaths due to road traffic accidents and providing timely, safe trauma care requires a comprehensive approach that tackles both injury prevention and trauma care delivery. The world has made systematic progress, but there are still significant barriers.
Until recently, there was no coordinated research or funding strategy to support the development of surgical care in LMICs such as that which exists with Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations (GAVI) and the Global Fund for HIV, Malaria and Tuberculosis. In early 2020, the Global Surgery Foundation (the GSF), embedded within the UN system, was created as a common platform to pool resources, following the model of other multinational initiatives. The GSF is working to engage with the private sector and multilateral agencies and national governments.
In recognition of the contributions of health workers to the COVID-19 response, 2021 has been declared by the World Health Organization, as the Year of the Health and Care Worker. Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries faced pre-existing health workforce challenges, including shortages estimated at 18 million globally, mostly in LMICs, and maldistribution and misalignment of needs and skills. The pandemic has further affected the availability and capacity of health workers to preserve continuity of essential services, including trauma care. More highly skilled health workers are urgently needed, especially in poorer countries, to offer emergency medicine and other trauma-related care, as well as COVID-19 care and other primary health care services.
Governments, civil society, and the private sector need to work together to provide safer roads and quality trauma care. Reducing preventable disability and death due to road traffic accidents, and ensuring that emergency and longer-term trauma care and rehabilitation are available and affordable, requires a comprehensive approach that tackles both injury prevention and trauma care delivery capacity.
The risk of car accidents increases during the holidays, rush hour periods, and weekends. Taking steps to stay safe on the road when accidents often occur can help keep you safe. If you suffer injuries in a crash in Florida, the auto accident attorneys at Emerson Straw can help you seek compensation for your recovery.
Rush hour refers to the morning period of 7 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and the evening period of 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. and are when most car accidents happen. Aggressive driving, truck driving, bicycle riding, and weather-related conditions increase the risk of crashes and injuries by 41% during rush hour.
The morning rush hour increases the risk of a crash injury by 40%, while the afternoon rush hour increases it by 27%. Nearly 47% of all car accidents in the United States occur during the weekday morning and afternoon rush hours.
Fatal car accidents were more frequent on weekends in 2020, with Saturday being the peak day. Nonfatal crashes were more common on weekdays than weekends, with Friday being the most prevalent. The peak time for fatal and nonfatal crashes was between 4 p.m. and 7:59 p.m.
Alcohol consumption is more common during the weekend due to social gatherings and events, increasing the risk of impaired driving and fatal accidents. In 2020, alcohol-impaired drivers accounted for 27% of all fatal crashes on weekends, compared to 16% of all drivers during the week.
Night driving can be more dangerous than during daylight hours due to the limitations of headlights and reduced visibility. Even with high-beam headlights, visibility is limited to about 500 feet, and standard headlights only shine about 250 feet. The limited visibility can make it harder for drivers to react to road obstacles, particularly at high speeds.
Drivers may be more tired at night, leading to slower reaction times and impaired decision-making. Crashes resulting from drowsy driving are most common from midnight to 6 a.m. and often involve single-vehicle accidents on rural roads.
There may be more impaired drivers on the road at night, which can increase the risk of accidents caused by drunk or drugged driving. Nighttime alcohol-impaired driving fatalities are 3.1 times more than daytime fatal accidents.
Due to increased travel and tourism during the summer, there is an increase in vehicle miles traveled and car accidents. According to the National Safety Council (NSC), July, August, and October have the highest number of fatal car accidents, while January and February tend to experience the fewest car accident fatalities.
People also consume alcohol during outdoor events, leading to impaired judgment and an increased risk of accidents. In 2020, alcohol-impaired driving caused 10% of crashes from June to August. There were more speeding drivers from May to September than during the colder months of November to February.
Teenagers are driving more frequently and for more extended periods during the summer. However, their driving behavior, such as joyriding, poses a significant risk of crashes. A AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety study found that teens driving with other teens in the vehicle increase the fatality rate by 51%.
Most car accidents happen during the holidays as people rush to their destinations. By planning your journey ahead of time, you can reduce your risk of getting into an accident and enjoy a stress-free holiday.
I wanted to see what traffic was like during the afternoon rush hour in Springfield, or at least what I thought was rush hour in Springfield. I wanted to see if this 1.6-mile stretch of new roadway was doing what designers thought it would do. The goal was to ease north-south traffic and take pressure off Campbell Avenue.
Traffic was thicker on Campbell than on the extension, but moving well. There are four stop lights as you head south. Unlike the extension, commercial development borders Campbell just south of Republic Road.
The Greene County Highway Department started planning a southern extension of Kansas Expressway in the 1980s. The project is funded by Greene County, the City of Springfield and the federal government.
Steve Pokin writes the Pokin Around and The Answer Man columns for the Springfield Daily Citizen. He also writes about criminal justice issues. He can be reached at spo...@sgfcitizen.org. His office line is 417-837-3661. More by Steve Pokin
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A 16-year-old was to be arraigned in Quincy District Court this morning, charged with the brazen daylight shooting death of another teenager just steps away from afternoon rush-hour traffic on Route 28.
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