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    types of car accidents
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  • What type of accident is this ?
    Head-on collision
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  • This word describes a small accident that involves little damange to the vehicles involved: Fender bender or pile-up?
    Fender bender
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  • When multiple cars hit each other, this is called a COLLISION/PILE-UP, and they often occur when the weather and road conditions are bad.
    Pile up
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  • Sometimes a car hits a person, but instead of stopping, the driver of the car drives away. This type of accident is called a hit and.......
    run
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  • A ................ collision (often called simply rear-end or in the UK a shunt) occurs when a vehicle crashes into the one in front of it.
    rear-end collision
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  • When a vehicle tips on its side or roof during a crash, it's known as a....
    roll-over
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  • Side impacts, also known as ........ , occur when the side of a vehicle is struck by the front or rear of another vehicle. Side impact collisions often result in more serious injuries than front or rear-end crashes
    T-bone accident
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  • A cause of accident because of driving faster than the speed limit
    speeding
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  • – this is when one car drives extremely close behind another car. It’s dangerous because if the first car stops suddenly, the second car will not have time to stop
    Tailgating
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  • Cause: driving under the influence of alcohol. To test for the level of alcohol in a driver’s blood, police use a breathalyzer test.
    drunk-driving
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  • driving dangerously, not carefully – for example, people who change lanes without using the turn signal, or who drive impatiently and without careful observation or consideration
    Reckless-driving
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  • when a driver gets angry at another driver, and begins driving aggressively
    Road-rage
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  • – when the driver is paying attention to other things – for example, their cell phone – and not watching the road.
    Distractions
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