Vehicle in Collision: What Did You See ? - Couverture souple

Holmes, Godfrey

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0953601692 ISBN 13 : 9780953601691

Editeur : Nethermoor Books

Synopsis

VEHICLE IN COLLISION : What did you see ? ------------------------------------------------------------------ Where were YOU when 2 cars collided ? when 2 motorcycles collided? when car hit cyclist, bus hit taxi, lorry hit car, car hit motorcyclist, truck hit truck ? Here is a Book that looks at Road Crash / Road Collision in an entirely novel way : one that should appeal to the wider audience of lay people, ordinary motorists - as well as those for whom Road Safety is everything : bereaved parents, Insurance Companies, BRAKE, RoadSafe, PACTS, RoSPA, RoadPeace, the AA and the RAC - as well as Police Officers. Here is a book that concentrates on Road Safety through the eyes of both the Witness of Vehicle Collision and the Survivor. Impartial Witnesses are those who have not been hit ; those who have not - in any accepted sense - been party to a Collision. That means these Witnesses are both fortunate and unfortunate: fortunate to have been kept out of the action; unfortunate in seeing a dreadful spectacle unfolding [ scenes they will never forget ] ; unfortunate, too, in having a personal, a moral, even a legal responsibility to give evidence : vital evidence. Conversely, Survivors - if they live, or have escaped life-changing injury - cannot be impartial. What has or hasn t happened will alter the rest of their lives, certainly the rest of their motoring lives ; the remainder of their insured lives ; the dried up well of their self-confidence ; occasionally, also, their freedom [ liberty to fulfil everyday tasks; or, imprisoned, liberty itself ]. The Author presents what could have been a grim subject in an engaging, uncontroversial, and very accessible, manner. Central to his proposition that Witnesses are essentially bashful and truthful at the same time are his 100 Case Studies. These 100 Collisions are not recorded crashes : that would have raised insurmountable issues of confidentiality. However, they are both true-to-life and already seen by the Author or his contacts. The challenge for the Reader of the first 60 Collisions - each expertly drawn by a professional Artist - is to decide where they themselves might have been sitting or standing. In every one of these 60 Collisions, there are six impartial Witnesses - thus six possible angles. The task set for the next 20 Collisions is to listen to Witness testimony, then try to determine exactly what has taken place and who might be at Fault. Finally, the dilemma of Collisions 81-100 is to hear one or more of the actual Parties/ participants, then to decide who might - or might not be - telling the Truth. VEHICLE IN COLLISION ends with sections addressing (i) Why Witnesses are Important; (ii) Why Witnesses are often either ignored or not called ; (iii) What to do just after a Collision ; (iv) What to expect in the way of a Sentence or Disposal; (v) How to write a Victim / Survivor Statement, and (vi) Preparing for the Ripple Effect of Collision. Then, after Solutions, there is a select Book List. All in all, VEHICLE IN COLLISION is a bold - and entirely novel - exploration of a Subject rarely talked about: maybe due to guilt ? superstition? loyalty? perplexity? Or simply out of fear.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

A lifelong campaigner for Safer Roads, Safer Road Users, and an accredited BRAKE educator. Godfrey Holmes is also a versatile Writer in the fields of Sociology,Politics & Psychology. He is also Author of two volumes of East Riding poetry. Then he is a well-known and well-received Public Speaker on many stages. His photography for Reflections Magazine, Derbyshire Life and the Library service has also been acclaimed.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Nethermoor Books
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0953601692
• ISBN 13: 9780953601691
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible