Drive at a speed of 20 miles per hour and make a quick, safe stop when the examiner instructs you to do so. Backing. Back your car for a distance of approximately 50 feet at a slow rate of speed as straight and as smoothly as possible. You must turn your head and look behind the vechicle at all times while backing.
Stroke Statistics. 1  Worldwide, stroke is the second leading cause of death. In 2012, stroke was responsible for 6.7 million (12 percent) of deaths. 2  Stroke is the No. 5 cause of death in the U.S., behind heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory disease, and unintentional injuries. About 130,000 Americans die every year from stroke.
1 Over the past 10 years, the death rate from stroke has fallen about 36 percent and the number of stroke deaths has dropped about 23 percent. 2  About 795,000 people have a stroke every year. 3  Someone in the U.S. has a stroke about once every 40 seconds. More than 787,000 people in the U.S. died from heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases in 2010. 2  Thatâs about one of every three deaths in America. 3  About 2,150 Americans die each day from these diseases, one every 40 seconds. 4  Cardiovascular diseases claim more lives than all forms of cancer combined.