It has been blamed for road traffic accidents where people have fallen asleep behind the wheel.
Long-distance lorry drivers who drink coffee have fewer road traffic accidents, research suggests.
According to the World Health Organization, more than 1.2 million lives are lost every year in road traffic accidents.
It also points out that the Met Police stopped using appeal boards for crimes other than murders or road traffic accidents in 2009.
In the absence of natural predators deer populations are continuing to expand, threatening biodiversity and causing road traffic accidents and crop damage, say researchers.
"There are problems with forestry, damage to crops, road traffic accidents and deer need to be moved on from problem locations and stag hunting does that very well, " he said.
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While the number of global vehicle passengers and drivers may not be known, the World Health Organization estimates that 1.2 million people die each year in road traffic accidents (roughly half of which are pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists).
Fewer car journeys means less pollution, fewer road accidents and shorter traffic jams, all of which would be welcomed my many.
This account streams traffic-related info from all around Jakarta accidents here, broken traffic light there, dangerous road situation, etc.
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In the summer, more people are on the road, and when there is more traffic, there are more accidents.
Tina Fallon said the latest accidents at the bridge on Derby Road were causing traffic problems along the road and train delays.
But many commuters and motorists said they did not really see the point of the scheme and some drivers reckoned the idea of having one route in and out restricts traffic flow and does not allow for accidents or other road closures.
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There have been reports that the Blackberry outage there last week coincided with a 40% decrease in traffic accidents, with speculation that drivers were focused on the road rather than on their bricked phones.
By communicating with other cars, as well as with road signs and traffic lights, vehicles will not only be able to avoid most accidents, but will also move more smoothly through traffic, reducing congestion.
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Google thought big when it aimed to reduce accidents, the time and energy wasted in traffic, and the number of cars on the road by 90 percent.
Earlier this year the executive set further road traffic accident targets, including the reduction of deaths and injuries by 40% and a 50% reduction in accidents involving children, by 2010.
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