Avoidable calamities: Blame game mounts as bloody highways claim 2,233 Nigerians in four months The Punch
Published 12 July 2021
ADELANI ADEPEGBA writes on the factors responsible for the rising road crashes in the country with the attendant loss of lives
last Thursday, some military trucks ferrying troops on reinforcement to Damaturu, Yobe State, in response to a Boko Haram attack on a village, crashed in a screech of grinding metal and steel when one of the vehicles lost control and hit a boulder by the roadside. Before the incident, a video had shown the convoy driving at top speed on the narrow road. Thankfully, no lives were lost, but about nine soldiers were injured in the crash.
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A Cork student s idea for steering wheel technology that will alert drivers when they are fatigued
The project is on display at the virtual BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition this week. By Hayley Halpin Thursday 7 Jan 2021, 6:30 PM Jan 7th 2021, 6:30 PM 35,027 Views 21 Comments
Molly Lowney
Molly Lowney
IT IS ESTIMATED that driver fatigue is a contributory factor in as many as one in five driver deaths in Ireland every year, according to the Road Safety Authority (RSA).
A person’s heart rate varies depending on what they are doing – for example, it will be slower if a person is sleeping and faster if they are exercising.