traffic accident

…in the home as in motor-vehicle accidents, and about twice as many at home as in industrial accidents. On a worldwide basis, motor-vehicle accidents tend to be the primary cause of accidental deaths, followed by those in industry and in the home.

The massive numbers of traffic accidents that occurred during the 20th century inspired efforts to build safer cars as well as safer child restraints (e.g., car seats) to ensure that children travel safely. The correct use of child safety seats in passenger cars can reduce the risk of death…

…at the scene of an accident and investigate accidents. Traffic enforcement has been aided by the use of technology—cameras, radar, video, and inductance loops—to detect and record traffic offenders automatically.

…especially in the context of traffic accidents. This expansion, largely the result of increased insurance protection, received a boost in 1968 when the Court of Cassation decided that the rule of article 1384 could be used in favour of nonpaying car passengers and, more recently, in 1982 when in the…

…the resulting high rate of accidents, with fatalities, personal injuries, and property damage. For example, in 2002 alcohol was involved in about one-third of the more than 40,000 annual road traffic fatalities in the United States, in possibly 500,000 injuries to persons, and in more than $1 billion worth of…

…liable to death in a motor-vehicle accident. Risk of death by suicide, homicide, fire, and drowning are roughly doubled. These liabilities reflect not only the effects of immediate intoxication but also poor self-care by alcoholics.