Car accident facts for kids
A car accident is when one or more cars crash into something. Many more car accidents happen with drunk driving, speeding, or other illegal driving. Car accidents are a major cause of death in places where there are many cars. Traffic calming is one of the methods to make them less frequent, and seat belts to make them less deadly.
Images for kids
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A collision between a Saturn Vue and a Chevrolet Trailblazer, the latter of which rolled onto its side. Police and firefighters typically respond to traffic collisions, as seen in this collision in Chicago.
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A collision between a Renault Kangoo and a tram
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A Honda Accord slammed on the side by another car. The left side is completely destroyed.
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A side collision after a driver misjudged his time to make a left turn
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An accident on Ring I in Helsinki, Finland on August 25, 2006, at around 13:00 local time. The incident causes traffic congestion.
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A potential long fall stopped by an early guardrail, ca. 1920. Guardrails, median barriers, or other physical objects can help reduce the consequences of a collision or minimize damage.
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Electric scooter crash in New York City
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A 2005 Chevrolet Malibu involved in a rollover crash
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The fardier à vapeur of Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot allegedly crashed into a wall in 1771.
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Truck collision with house in Compstall, United Kingdom (1914)
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A traffic collision from 1952
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American Landscape by Jan A. Nelson (graphite on Strathmore rag, 1974)
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See also
In Spanish: Accidente de tránsito para niños
