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As much as we hate it, I'm afraid we're going to see some accidents with civilians stepping on a mine.

Accidents on or right next to airport property are not all that common.

Accidents happen at night. They come around the curve and flip it, and they wind up in my driveway or across the street.

Accidents can happen. The department holds individuals accountable for any violation of our rules and procedures.

the number of truly serious accidents is not as high as people imagine.

The number of accidents on that road is very low, but anytime you have a bicycle in 50 mile-per-hour traffic, it's a dangerous situation,

It's not the first thing investors look at, but safety plays a role. Few accidents indicate an efficient railroad.

There were very few accidents of any significance.

The report is a celebration of our success and outlines our continuous commitment to eliminate workplace accidents.

It is unfortunate to hear when accidents happen but at the same time you recognize it is part of the business.

John Barry

They?re going to look into some type of upgrade in signage. When you look at 91 accidents in such a short space of time, it is a concern.

There was a lot of traffic and a couple of accidents on the freeway. I have never seen so much traffic. I thought Atlanta traffic was bad. It got so tiring, I didn't want to drive anymore. I just wanted to relax.

At Freudenberg-NOK, we believe that all accidents are preventable, and therefore, unacceptable. Regardless of a company's level of profitability, safety is the one thing that can never be compromised.

It's bad enough that just natural fires or accidents or things that happen without anything intentional happening. In this case, there was one mobile home in the area that we made sure was secure and safe, but you know, it endangers our personnel. They're out there in a wildfire situation, and the winds change.

Tom Chatfield

Modern motor vehicles are safer and more reliable than they have ever been - yet more than 1 million people are killed in car accidents around the world each year, and more than 50 million are injured. Why? Largely because one perilous element in the mechanics of driving remains unperfected by progress: the human being.

We acknowledge everything from the food-stamp fraud to the van accidents. A lot of those legal problems came from growing pains and oversight. But Bishop Jefferson is making the necessary adjustments for anything that is under his watch.

We're beginning to realize that drowsiness or sleep deprivation, fatigue, is beginning to outstrip alcohol as a cause of accidents in transportation, particularly on the highway,

The big thing for us is to give them a fair and safe surface. When they go down in short track, they often take a pile of people with them and that's when accidents happen.

James Longstreet

Bad as was being shot by some of our own troops in the battle of the Wilderness, - that was an honest mistake, one of the accidents of war, - being shot at, since the war, by many officers, was worse.

Scott Smith

Our exposure for accidents for part-timers is not lessened just because they work 20 hours a week.

Our airport has been very lucky over the years with very few serious accidents.

Peoples' lives are changed forever by these accidents. Three fatalities in the last two months qualify that road as extremely dangerous.

People thinking that hiding a firearm in the closet, underneath the bed or somewhere else where they think it is inaccessible to a child is not proper storage. Children are naturally curious. They might find a firearm that you thought was safely hidden, and that's how accidents happen.

Of course, we are thinking of them and their families but there are accidents at home in front of schools. There are reckless drivers at home.

Anything that will help alleviate the amount of traffic will greatly reduce not only cars, but hopefully accidents.

Anything that can keep a driver from being distracted has the potential to avoid accidents and then save lives.

Anything that can keep a driver from being distracted can prevent accidents and save lives, and the safety of our Sailors is important.

Adequate sleep is associated with good health and performance, as well as fewer accidents -- an even more critical issue when children reach adolescence and need to be aware of the dangers of drowsy driving.

Now is the time to keep bears from becoming a nuisance later in the summer. Bears that wander near residential areas in search of food are less likely to stay or return if they do not find anything rewarding. Conversely, if bears find food in your backyard they quickly learn to associate residential areas with food and begin to spend more time in those areas. Encounters between humans and bears increase, as does property damage, the risk of human injury and vehicle accidents involving bears.

Safety is the foundation of our business. People rely on us to offer safe train and bus service to them. I think we had the appropriate safety measures in place, but oftentimes accidents are accidents.

Safety and loss helps prevent indirect costs of training temporary employees and clerical work because 80 percent of accidents are caused by unsafe acts.

Right now there are around 1.3 billion accidents causing 40,000 fatalities each year. That's the equivalent of two jumbo jets full of passengers crashing every day.

Mark Rosenker

The Safety Board believes that had an automatic train control system ... been in place at the time of the accidents, the accidents could have been avoided.