Polytechnic English 1st Semester Chapter 8: SAVE YOURSELF

Answer the following in 4 to 6 sentences

1: Express your views/ideas on: Road Safety.

Ans.: Road safety refers to the methods and measures used to prevent road users from being killed or seriously injured. In today’s world road transport has become an integral part of every human being. Everybody is a road user in one shape or the other. The present transport system has minimised the distance but it has on the other hand increased the life risk. Every year road crashes lakhs of lives. We should follow all the following rules to be safety on road:

1) Often come across instructional hoardings.(which says don’t drink and drive)

2) Wear seatbelt while driving

3) Don’t honk unnecessarily

4) Drive car or other vehicle with 40km/hr.

5) Red light jumping is an offence.

6) Wait at the Zebra crossing to cross the road.

7) Two wheeler riders should wear helmet.

8) Don’t use mobile while driving.

2: Express your views/ideas on: Save Yourself from Mobile Addiction.

Ans.: Smartphone addiction is becoming a big problem. Here are some signs of addiction: - You frequently use your phone at mealtimes. You spend more time on your phone than interacting with others in person. You frequently use your phone when you know you should be doing something else more productive. You frequently use your smartphone while performing tasks that require focus, e.g. completing an assignment, writing a report, driving. You feel uncomfortable when your phone isn’t with you. These all suggest you have addiction of mobile use.You can Save Yourself from Mobile Addiction by using following tricks:

1. Turn off notifications.- The more often you check your phone, the more it becomes An ingrained habit. So turn off notifications, and you’ll feel less compelled to use your phone.

2. When you feel the urge to check your phone, close your eyes and take a deep Breath.

3. Delete all the social media apps on your phone.

4. Set specific boundaries for smartphone usage. Telling yourself that you should “use Your phone less” isn’t effective, because that phrase is too general. To limit your Phone usage, set specific boundaries instead. Here are some possible boundaries: - No phone usage at mealtimes - No phone usage in the restroom

3:State the importance and need of wearing helmets.

Ans.:1. Riding a motorcycle gives riders a sense of freedom on the open road. However, there Are serious dangers involved in riding without a helmet.

2. A motorcycle does not provide the structural protection that a car does to keep drivers safe in the event of an accident.

3. Motorcyclists need to take extra precautions to protect their body. The most important Place to start is by protecting the head.

4. The head and brain is most vulnerable to injury in a motorcycle accident. Drivers and Passengers wearing helmets increase their chance of survival significantly over non- Helmet wearers.

5. In 2012, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimated 1,699 lives were Saved because individuals wore helmets.

6. It is important for motorcyclists to understand the risks of riding without a helmet. Riders who do not wear helmets are at risk of suffering a traumatic brain injury if they are in an accident. Without protection, the head is vulnerable to a traumatic impact in an accident even when traveling at low speeds

4: State the reasons of youngsters’ reluctance to wearing helmets.

Ans.:1. Some youngsters don’t like helmet. They think it is the headache to carry with.

2. Helmets give them tunnel vision and restrict the movement of their head. They lose their sense of surrounding traffic.

3. Whenever they wear helmet head sweats because of which their hair gets spoiled.

4. They think wearing helmet is not adventurous journey.

5: Summarize the views of Anish’s father on wearing of helmets.

Ans.:1. Anish’s father always used to insist him to wear a helmet whenever he rides on bike.

2. But Anish used to argue that he was travelling only a short distance.

3. He convinced him that accident can occur even we travel a short distance and there is a maximum chance of head injury.

4. Whenever he wears helmet, His head sweats because of which his hair gets spoiled.

5. But because he didn’t wear helmet not his head itself got spoiled. His life got spoiled

6: Describe the tragedy of Anish after the accident.

Ans.:

1. Anish’s brain had got severe injury. Doctors operated him. He was shifted to the special room.

2. Tubes were inserted in his body to aid breathing, feeding and urination. The right side of the skull was cut open and kept in his abdomen for further use.

3. His only head was moving right to left. His entire body was unconscious hands and legs were numb.

4. His house turned into special hospital. All the medical apparatuses were installed in the house.

5. Four years were passed in bed. Anish’s condition remained unchanged.

6. Everyday all relatives were talking to him loudly holding his hand, playing his favourite music.

7. All kinds of techniques tricks were operated but in vain. One day Anish had a problem with his uro-catheter .They rushed to the hospital. There he developed a breathing Difficulty and collapsed. His painful life came to an end.

7: Explain the statement in six sentences: ‘Life is a precious, irreplaceable gift.’

Ans.: Life is precious. It is God’s gift to you. It is so unique that there is no one else on earth like you. There never was; and never will be. Life, again, is an opportunity. It is an opportunity to do well. Therefore it does not matter how long you live; all that matters is how well you live and how safely you live. And how many lives you are able to touch with love and encouragement

8:Describe any road accident you have seen.

Ans.: The most heart breaking accident that I have ever seen is the one that I witnessed near CST Mumbai, while a train smashed a passing bus. I saw the accident almost one month back and I can remember the event clearly so far. I was on my way to home from the capital city that I’m currently residing in. There is a Train pass on the road and our bus stopped at the signal. I was busy reading a magazine on the bus and all of a sudden I heard a loud crashing sound and I looked through the window. What I saw was unbelievable- the quickly passing train has hit a bus that was trying to pass the train road. The bus had been thrown away like a toy and we could hear the unbearable screaming of victims. Lots of people have gathered the place and the train was passing slowly. People became speechless on the effect of the heart breaking accident. I could see people were trying to help the wounded people and 2-3 ambulances reached there after 15 minutes. The bus driver was blamed for the incident and I heard that he was dead too. We could not move on from the place as a huge jam occurred. The wounded people were moved to nearby hospitals and medical centres and the dead people were placed in a nearby field. The entire place became a gloomy area and people mourned on the event. I started feeling sick and tried to help the wounded people. I have witnessed more than 30 people were lying dead and their relatives were crying and mourning heavily. I left the place after 8/9 hours and could not think anything else. The whole event occurred in a few minutes and the effect was heart touching. I had spent Nearly 2 weeks in a hallucination and thought a lot about the people who died there and about their relatives. It came to my mind that, our life is hanging on the cliffs and we are so helpless sometimes deciding our fates.