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The risk of dying as a result of a road traffic injury is highest in the African Region (26.6 per 100 000 population), and lowest in the European Region (9.3 per 100 000). [ 3 ] Adults aged between 15 and 44 years account for 59 percent of global road traffic deaths. 77 percent of road deaths are males.
A vehicle miles traveled tax, also frequently referred to as a VMT tax, VMT fee, mileage-based fee, or road user charge, is a policy of charging motorists based on how many miles they have traveled. It has been proposed in various states in the United States including Illinois who are currently following through with implementing this tax, and ...
New Zealand ( Māori: Aotearoa) is an island country located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, near the centre of the water hemisphere. It consists of a large number of islands, estimated around 700, mainly remnants of a larger landmass now beneath the sea. The land masses by size are the South Island (or Te Waipounamu) and the North Island ...
Five Eyes. The Five Eyes ( FVEY) is an anglosphere intelligence alliance comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. [ 1] These countries are party to the multilateral UK-USA Agreement, a treaty for joint cooperation in signals intelligence. [ 2][ 3][ 4] Informally, "Five Eyes" can refer to the group of ...
Braking distance refers to the distance a vehicle will travel from the point when its brakes are fully applied to when it comes to a complete stop. It is primarily affected by the original speed of the vehicle and the coefficient of friction between the tires and the road surface, [Note 1] and negligibly by the tires' rolling resistance and vehicle's air drag.
Countries with the lowest driving ages (17 and below) are Australia, The Bahamas, Canada, Malaysia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom (mainland), United States, and Zimbabwe. In some jurisdictions in the United States [citation needed] and Canada, drivers can be as young as 14 (with parental supervision). [1]
New Brunswick as of June 6, 2011 Newfoundland and Labrador as of 2003 [64] Nova Scotia as of April 8, 2008 [65] Prince Edward Island as of 23 January 2010 [66] Ontario as of 1 October 2009 [63] Quebec Saskatchewan as of January 1, 2010 (plus hands-free for 'new' drivers) [67] Northwest Territories as of January, 2012 [68] Yukon as of April 1, 2011
The mile, sometimes the international mile or statute mile to distinguish it from other miles, is a British imperial unit and United States customary unit of length; both are based on the older English unit of length equal to 5,280 English feet, or 1,760 yards. The statute mile was standardised between the Commonwealth of Nations and the United ...