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stouffville suntribune u thursday aug 19 2004 17 most people dont stop to think of the risks involved from page so far this year five have been killed accounting for 27 per cent of all fatal collisions in york another 17 pedestrians lost their lives between 2000 and 2003 the numbers do surprise us we see the devastation this can cause most people dont stop to think of the risks involved said staffsgt carrique adding acci dents involving pedestrians jumped this year to the second leading cause of fatal collisions after speeding crossing the road its obvi ously not done with the inten tion of getting hurt but its what you dont see while navigating traffic thats going to get you simple steps to safety he advised taking simple steps to increase safety such as crossing the road at traffic sig nals crosswalks and stop signs making eye contact with drivers before stepping off the curb waiting for vehicles to stop before crossing wearing bright or reflective clothing especially at night using sidewalks and refraining from wearing head phones while walking or jogging along roadways although drivers are aware speeding causes accidents many continue to drive with a lead foot brett kelly spokesperson for the canadian automobile association says speeding was the cause of 22000 collisions in ontario in 2002 thats 63 collisions a day mr kelly said from his thornhill office unsafe speed is the num ber 1 cause of accidents in ontario at the same time the safety council reports the 7 per cent of canadian drivers who dont wear seat belts account for a third of the 3000 fatalities on roads every year meanwhile sexual health officials in some communities including toronto warn they are seeing more cases of sexually transmitted diseases such as gonorrhea syphilis and chlamy dia among teenagers neglecting to practise safe sex the list of dire consequences resulting from dangerous choic es goes on and on deciding whether or not to follow the rules or engage in risky behaviour involves a com plex process according to patricia scottjeoffroy health educator in the substance abuse prevention program of yorks public health department much depends on if the per son is a thrill seeker by nature their age the activity in question and the dynamics of the specific situation a behaviour that someone would avoid like the plague dur ing their daily life could take on a certain appeal while away on vacation for instance adolescents take risks adolescents are often big risktakers ms scottjeoffroy said younger children are more inclined to listen to their parents who spell out consequences for their behaviour children have enough trust in their parents to believe them on the other hand adults have generally learned to think matters through to their logical conclusion however teenagers may start asserting their independence before they have developed the cognitive skills needed to keep them out of trouble youth have always had that attitude that theyare invincible nothing fatal can 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