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Collisions and the environment

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What causes road collisions, and how do primary and secondary safety features reduce death and injury?

The main causes of road traffic collisions and the difference between primary (active) safety features that prevent crashes and secondary (passive) features that reduce injury.
A CCEA GCSE Motor Vehicle and Road User Studies answer on the main causes of road collisions and the difference between primary (active) safety features that prevent crashes and secondary (passive) features that reduce injury.
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What should a driver do at the scene of a road collision, and what are their legal duties?

Emergency procedures at the scene of a collision - making the scene safe, calling help, basic first aid (DR ABC) - and the legal duties to stop and report an accident.
A CCEA GCSE Motor Vehicle and Road User Studies answer on what to do at the scene of a collision: making the scene safe, calling the emergency services, basic first aid, and the legal duty to stop and report.
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How does motoring harm the environment, and how can that harm be reduced?

The environmental impact of motoring - exhaust emissions and the pollutants they contain, noise and resource use - and the measures and cleaner vehicles that reduce it.
A CCEA GCSE Motor Vehicle and Road User Studies answer on the environmental impact of motoring: exhaust emissions and pollutants, noise and resource use, and the measures and cleaner vehicles that reduce the harm.
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What are the social and economic benefits and problems of the motor vehicle, and how is traffic managed?

The social and economic impact of motoring - the benefits (mobility, jobs, trade) and problems (congestion, cost, accidents) - and traffic-management measures used to ease them.
A CCEA GCSE Motor Vehicle and Road User Studies answer on the social and economic impact of motoring - its benefits and problems - and the traffic-management measures used to reduce congestion and improve safety.
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