One can only speak of an involuntary incident when referring to the passive part of the action, that is, to someone who is involved in a traffic accident without being able to avoid it. Because, except for the intervention of nature, or organic physiological processes of the human being, a large part of accidents are preventable and avoidable. A smaller percentage of them are due to vehicle manufacturing defects, which does not exclude attributing them to "conscious human error." Subsequent investigations of these "incidents" have corroborated this statement. Traffic incidents have different scales of severity, the most serious type is considered that which results in fatalities, lowering the severity scale when there are serious injuries, minor injuries, and that which causes material damage to the affected vehicles. Accidents can also be classified by the number and type of vehicles involved. According to this category, we could classify accidents into the following categories:

There is always a triggering cause that produces a road event, which can be considerably aggravated if other people are affected by it, in addition to the person who triggers it. Likewise, an accident can be aggravated if adequate use has not been made of preventive means that do not prevent it but would reduce its severity. For example, not wearing your seat belt[8]​ or not wearing a helmet if you are driving a motorcycle or bicycle.

The causes of traffic accidents usually occur mainly due to the following factors:.

In the United States, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or NHTSA reports that in the United States there were 38,680 deaths due to traffic accidents in 2020.[14]​.

In Spain, according to published studies,[15]​ there are 52 deaths per million inhabitants on the roads of the European Union (EU). In a telephone survey[16] of 4,774 drivers, they found that 5.8% of the drivers surveyed had suffered an accident, and 3.2% of them were related to drowsiness.

In a Spanish study of 4002 vehicle drivers, 3.6% presented habitual drowsiness while driving; Of these, 81% had fallen asleep at some point at the wheel and 25% did so regularly. One of the main causes of habitual drowsiness while driving was sleep apnea.[17]​.

The AAA Foundation's 2019 Traffic Safety Culture Index found widespread disapproval of drowsy driving among Americans: More than 97 percent of drivers socially disapprove of drowsy driving and about 96 percent of drivers identify drowsy driving as very or extremely dangerous. Despite these attitudes, only 29% think that drowsy drivers are at risk of being stopped by the police. About 24% of drivers admit to driving while so tired that they had trouble keeping their eyes open at least once in the last 30 days. About 21 percent of fatal car accidents (resulting in death or serious injury) involve a drowsy driver. Even more surprising, more accidents are caused by drowsy driving than by drugs and alcohol combined.[18]​.

There are a number of possible consequences that result from a traffic accident, whether due to a minor friction or a devastating collision.[19] Road events cause numerous social costs, not only in loss of life but also in the form of temporary or permanent injuries to people involved in traffic accidents. Furthermore, permanent injuries frequently entail heavy economic costs to the state, insurance companies, and the individuals who suffer from them. It is estimated that, at the beginning of the century, between 1.5 and 2 million deaths occurred each year due to traffic accidents, and in many developed countries it is the main cause of death among those under 25 years of age.[20] Currently Bangkok is the city with the most traffic accidents in the world.

The accident rate or danger has to do with the probability of accidents occurring on a certain stretch of road, a certain type of vehicle or a certain group of drivers. On the other hand, vulnerability has to do with the possible occurrence of damage in the event of an accident. The passive safety and active safety elements of modern vehicles have been planned to reduce the vulnerability of people involved in accidents.[21]​.

In most developed countries it has been observed, largely due to the improvement in vehicle safety, that the risk of death due to an accident has decreased, that is, in the event of an accident the probability of death has been significantly reduced. However, although mortality has decreased, the proportion of injured people (injured people who did not die) has partly increased.

The majority of deaths in traffic accidents are associated with head trauma, thoracic trauma, and laceration of internal organs. Among the injured, in addition to whether they are serious (risk of death) or minor (no risk of death), a distinction must also be made between injured people with permanent injuries and those injured with temporary injuries.

Contenido

En 1885 Karl Benz y Gottlieb Daimler fabricaron, de forma independiente, un vehículo autopropulsado con gasolina, motor de un único cilindro de cuatro tiempos que revolucionaría el mundo, no solo por sus ventajas en los desplazamientos, sino también porque es el motor de la industria y la organización del trabajo en cadena, con los aportes de Henry Ford.

First traffic accidents in the world without collision

The first known accident occurred in 1869, in Ireland. Mary Ward "Mary Ward (scientist)") died at the age of 42, on August 31, 1869, after falling from a steam-powered vehicle designed by her cousin. She was an eminent scientist and pioneer in the fields of microscopy and telescopy.

In the United Kingdom, the first person to die from a car with a combustion engine was Bridget Driscoll"), from Croydon, Surrey, aged 44 and mother of two children. It happened in London on August 17, 1896, when she was walking with her daughter and a friend was run over at a speed of 7 km/h. The car belonged to an Anglo-French company (Roger-Benz") that gave demonstration rides to the public, driven by employee Arthur Edsell. I had only been driving for three weeks. After a six-hour investigation, the jury's verdict was “accidental death,” and no legal prosecution was carried out against the driver or the company. The speed was described as tremendous and the medical examiner stated that he hoped something like this would never happen again.[22]​.

First fatal accidents with a motor vehicle

On February 12, 1898, the first fatal car collision occurred in Purley, Surrey, United Kingdom. The car of Henry Lindfield, a businessman, crashed into a tree and he died hours later in Croydon hospital. Once again, the verdict was "accidental death."

One can only speak of an involuntary incident when referring to the passive part of the action, that is, to someone who is involved in a traffic accident without being able to avoid it. Because, except for the intervention of nature, or organic physiological processes of the human being, a large part of accidents are preventable and avoidable. A smaller percentage of them are due to vehicle manufacturing defects, which does not exclude attributing them to "conscious human error." Subsequent investigations of these "incidents" have corroborated this statement. Traffic incidents have different scales of severity, the most serious type is considered that which results in fatalities, lowering the severity scale when there are serious injuries, minor injuries, and that which causes material damage to the affected vehicles. Accidents can also be classified by the number and type of vehicles involved. According to this category, we could classify accidents into the following categories:

There is always a triggering cause that produces a road event, which can be considerably aggravated if other people are affected by it, in addition to the person who triggers it. Likewise, an accident can be aggravated if adequate use has not been made of preventive means that do not prevent it but would reduce its severity. For example, not wearing your seat belt[8]​ or not wearing a helmet if you are driving a motorcycle or bicycle.

The causes of traffic accidents usually occur mainly due to the following factors:.

In the United States, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or NHTSA reports that in the United States there were 38,680 deaths due to traffic accidents in 2020.[14]​.

In Spain, according to published studies,[15]​ there are 52 deaths per million inhabitants on the roads of the European Union (EU). In a telephone survey[16] of 4,774 drivers, they found that 5.8% of the drivers surveyed had suffered an accident, and 3.2% of them were related to drowsiness.

In a Spanish study of 4002 vehicle drivers, 3.6% presented habitual drowsiness while driving; Of these, 81% had fallen asleep at some point at the wheel and 25% did so regularly. One of the main causes of habitual drowsiness while driving was sleep apnea.[17]​.

The AAA Foundation's 2019 Traffic Safety Culture Index found widespread disapproval of drowsy driving among Americans: More than 97 percent of drivers socially disapprove of drowsy driving and about 96 percent of drivers identify drowsy driving as very or extremely dangerous. Despite these attitudes, only 29% think that drowsy drivers are at risk of being stopped by the police. About 24% of drivers admit to driving while so tired that they had trouble keeping their eyes open at least once in the last 30 days. About 21 percent of fatal car accidents (resulting in death or serious injury) involve a drowsy driver. Even more surprising, more accidents are caused by drowsy driving than by drugs and alcohol combined.[18]​.

There are a number of possible consequences that result from a traffic accident, whether due to a minor friction or a devastating collision.[19] Road events cause numerous social costs, not only in loss of life but also in the form of temporary or permanent injuries to people involved in traffic accidents. Furthermore, permanent injuries frequently entail heavy economic costs to the state, insurance companies, and the individuals who suffer from them. It is estimated that, at the beginning of the century, between 1.5 and 2 million deaths occurred each year due to traffic accidents, and in many developed countries it is the main cause of death among those under 25 years of age.[20] Currently Bangkok is the city with the most traffic accidents in the world.

The accident rate or danger has to do with the probability of accidents occurring on a certain stretch of road, a certain type of vehicle or a certain group of drivers. On the other hand, vulnerability has to do with the possible occurrence of damage in the event of an accident. The passive safety and active safety elements of modern vehicles have been planned to reduce the vulnerability of people involved in accidents.[21]​.

In most developed countries it has been observed, largely due to the improvement in vehicle safety, that the risk of death due to an accident has decreased, that is, in the event of an accident the probability of death has been significantly reduced. However, although mortality has decreased, the proportion of injured people (injured people who did not die) has partly increased.

The majority of deaths in traffic accidents are associated with head trauma, thoracic trauma, and laceration of internal organs. Among the injured, in addition to whether they are serious (risk of death) or minor (no risk of death), a distinction must also be made between injured people with permanent injuries and those injured with temporary injuries.

Contenido

En 1885 Karl Benz y Gottlieb Daimler fabricaron, de forma independiente, un vehículo autopropulsado con gasolina, motor de un único cilindro de cuatro tiempos que revolucionaría el mundo, no solo por sus ventajas en los desplazamientos, sino también porque es el motor de la industria y la organización del trabajo en cadena, con los aportes de Henry Ford.

First traffic accidents in the world without collision

The first known accident occurred in 1869, in Ireland. Mary Ward "Mary Ward (scientist)") died at the age of 42, on August 31, 1869, after falling from a steam-powered vehicle designed by her cousin. She was an eminent scientist and pioneer in the fields of microscopy and telescopy.

In the United Kingdom, the first person to die from a car with a combustion engine was Bridget Driscoll"), from Croydon, Surrey, aged 44 and mother of two children. It happened in London on August 17, 1896, when she was walking with her daughter and a friend was run over at a speed of 7 km/h. The car belonged to an Anglo-French company (Roger-Benz") that gave demonstration rides to the public, driven by employee Arthur Edsell. I had only been driving for three weeks. After a six-hour investigation, the jury's verdict was “accidental death,” and no legal prosecution was carried out against the driver or the company. The speed was described as tremendous and the medical examiner stated that he hoped something like this would never happen again.[22]​.

First fatal accidents with a motor vehicle

On February 12, 1898, the first fatal car collision occurred in Purley, Surrey, United Kingdom. The car of Henry Lindfield, a businessman, crashed into a tree and he died hours later in Croydon hospital. Once again, the verdict was "accidental death."