Unit-8 - Civic Sense And Civics Activities - Reading Comprehension - Safety Measures That Can Save Your Life - Words/Meaning and Summary

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Unit-8 - Civic Sense And Civics Activities
Reading Comprehension
Safety Measures That Can Save Your Life

Words Meaning and Summary

Words / Meaning

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
1.	Abide by	Obey
2.	Accessory	A thing which can be added to something, Additional things
3.	Anchor	Fix firmly and stably, Firmly held in place
4.	Beneficial	Of use
5.	Considerably	Significant
6.	Constituted	To form and make something
7.	Cramp	Contraction
8.	Crucial	Decisive or Critical, Very Important
9.	Co-traveller	Travelling with someone
10.	Cumbersome	Burdensome, Unnecessarily slowing
11.	Disability	Physical or mental unfitness
12.	Disregard	Pay no attention to
13.	Distract	Divert
14.	Exposure	Experience
15.	Exposing	Putting at risk
16.	Extended	Prolonged
17.	Fatal	Causing death
18.	Fatality	Casualty, Death
19.	Financial	Monetary
20.	Former	Preceding in time
21.	Headgear	A covering or protective device for the head
22.	Hindering	Obstructing
23.	Impact	Collision, Crash
24.	Implications	Consequences, Something clear but not clearly stated
25.	Impose	Enforce
26.	Inconvenience	Troublesomeness
27.	Indulging	Doing something for pleasure
28.	Injuries	Physical damage to the body
29.	Insurance	Protection against future loss
30.	Invincible	Incapable of overcome, Totally secure or safe
31.	Irritate	Annoy
32.	Limitations	Restrictions, Inability to perform
33.	Measures	Steps or actions taken for a purpose
34.	Messed up	Spoiled
35.	Minimise	Make small or insignificant
36.	Minor	Lesser in importance
37.	Option	Choice
38.	Piercing	Penetrating
39.	Permanent	Indefinitely
40.	Pillion riders	A person who travels  in a seat or place behind the rider of a motorcycle or scooter, A passenger on a motorbike
41.	Proportionately	To a proportionate degree, When compared in numbers
42.	Protective	Able to keep safe
43.	Safeguard	Precautions, Protects
44.	Seriousness	State of being serious
45.	Skidding	Slipping, Sliding
46.	Strapped	Prevent some one or something from moving with a strap
47.	Subsequent	Following in time or order
48.	Survival	Existence
49.	Sustain	To give support or relief to
50.	Sweating	Perspiring
51.	Thrilling	Causing excitement
52.	Tough	Difficult
53.	Traumatic	Deeply disturbing or distressing
54.	Two-wheeler	A vehicle with two wheels
55.	Ultimately	Eventually
56.	Undue	Unnecessary
57.	Untoward	Unpleasant, Unexpected
58.	Widespread	Widely circulated
59.	Windshield	A windscreen
60.	Wreck	Wreckage, Destruction (of a ship)
61.	Vulnerable	Open to attack or damage, Facing possible harm

Short note Or Summary on
Safety Measures That Can Save Your Life

We hear about fatal road accidents every day. One of the causes of road accidents is over-speeding and disregard for traffic rules. But if people wear helmets while riding a motorcycle and seat belts While sitting in a car, losses of lives and disability can be avoided.
Riding a motorcycle is not without risks, especially when we are not wearing a helmet. Helmets are an important safety accessory for motorcyclists that can protect us from head injuries in the event of an accident. Police also impose fines for not doing so, but people still do not wear helmets.
Motorcycles are more prone to accidents than other vehicles because of the structure and size of the motorbike, it loses their balance easily.
Helmets minimize the risks of head injuries, the most common cause of death and disability in case of a crash. Non-helmeted motorcyclists are three times more likely to sustain head injuries in a crash as compared to those wearing firmly strapped helmets. Helmet laws are constituted to save the lives of motorbike riders. Those who abide by the laws not only save their own lives but also protect their families from unnecessary harm and suffering.
If you have ridden a motorbike, you know that this can be tough on the eyes. Moreover, extended exposure to sharp wind, strong sun rays, and dust particles can lead to major eye issues that can ultimately affect your health. The piercing cold wind not only causes discomfort but also distracts the vision.
Not wearing a helmet means increasing the risks of fatality and disability due to head injury, and harmful impact on your eyes. Don't drive anywhere until your seatbelt is fastened. If you are not wearing your seat belt, you can easily change seats and quickly slide out of the car. The car brakes will stop the car, but your body is still travelling at the speed of your car. The thing that can save you from serious injury or even death, is your seat belt.
Some people think that seat belts are not necessary. Consider what you and your family will suffer in case you are badly injured or, God forbid, you die just because you did not fasten your seat belt. Also, let us not forget the financial loss due to limitations that your injuries may impose on your earning ability, both long term and short term. The police can fine the driver, particularly on a motorway, if you and your co-traveller are not wearing the seat belt.
Wearing a seat belt does not make you invincible. But wearing seat belts minimizes your chances of getting killed or seriously injured. Seat belts save lives, and that's a fact. You can lose your life and limb, or waste your time and money, or both, by not wearing your seat belt.