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Friday, September 6, 2013

Travel Safely - Road Safety and Park Safety

A mother and child were killed by a park vehicle in the USA. The driver allegedly ran away.


1 Can't understand people who run away. My first instinct seeing an injury is to get help. I was passenger in a car which hit a jaywalker who changed direction. He ran out into the middle of the road then tried to run back to the kerb in Asia. We stopped. I ran around screaming at bystanders to use a phone and call an ambulance.
2 Every vehicle driver should have a test in which they are required to reiterate the correct procedure in the case of an accident.
3 Areas where vehicles operate should be taped off away from the public.
4 Vehicles operating in parks and walking areas should have a 'going forward' bleep, distinct from a reversing vehicle bleep.
5 Vehicles should have loudhailers or announcement systems asking people sitting or lying or palying or standing on lawns to move to seats while vehicles operate nearby.
It's a good idea to note the numbers of other countries' emergency services. Often there are different numbers for fire, police, ambulance; local police for non-emergencies, and in Singapore reporting noise nuisance.

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