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They seek to reduce deaths from accidents crossing

Roughly 1.3 million of people die annually because of crossing accidents, according to data handled by the World Health Organization (WHO) on its website. With the large number of deaths that occur each year in road accidents, it was resolved to declare a “Decade of Action for Road Safety” for, among other things, trying to figure significantly lower death.

An interesting debate on road safety have been made in the context of the General Assembly of the United Nations. The same was done last Tuesday, March 2 in the City of New York, United States.

It was in this context it was resolved to proclaim the “Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020″, he informed the website of the UN, adding that the initiative mentioned above will be an important driver to try to reduce the number of dead and injured in accidents in crossing roads and streets around the world.

Regarding this matter, it is important to remember that almost 1.3 million people who die from accidents and pass nearly 50 million people who suffer from a type of damage, he informed the Web page of the World Health Organization.
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GPS guide

gpsThe GPS devices are the solution for car navigation the most common. For several reasons: their prices have shrunk in recent years and their use is generally simple and intuitive. All, so far, are not equal.

For a budget of between 100 and 500 dollars, a GPS opens the way for road navigation. In practice, the housing incorporates the four components of a navigation solution, namely a GPS receiver to receive the signal, digital maps, software, information processing and a processor to enable all to function. Just install the device on its support to connect to the cigarette lighter to set aside any issues of autonomy and turn it on. Some relevant details, however, before departure.

Display: day and night

The effectiveness of guidance depends, inter alia, the display quality. The screen size is therefore a first criterion to consider. Currently, the diagonal average is between 9 and 11 cm. In addition, the overall size of the box becomes annoying to regular users, who must constantly leave their equipment in a pocket or bag so as not to tempt thieves. Note that large screen is not always a guarantee of better readability. In fact, some devices only display the map on a portion of the screen, reserving the remaining space to display information (mileage, speed …).
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New York Sightseeing

new york sightseeingBus Tours New York is one of the best ways to see the main monuments and attractions of New York, and drink and feel the mood and spirit of the city. There are several companies in New York, which organizes and operates bus tours of New York. A major tour bus operators in New York City Sights NY which organizes bus tours in and around New York. The bus tours of the company to cover all the major monuments of the city of New York as Times Square, Central Park, the Statue of Liberty and other sights and monuments. The City Sights NY is organizing a series of towers, which explores a particular aspect of the city.

One of the most popular bus in New York is the All Loops Tour. The circuit includes 48 hours of a bus tour that includes two-story Uptown, Downtown, Brooklyn Loops and Night Tour. All Loop Tour features 4 double decker buses that will allow you to testify in Manhattan and Brooklyn and other New York attractions such as Central Park, Lincoln Center, Times Square, Empire State Building, Brooklyn Museum, 5th and 7th Avenue boutiques , restaurants and shops and many other attractions.
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